farandole en · NOUN
Etymology
From French farandole, from Occitan farandola.
Meanings
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A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.
"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:In another corner fragments of the town band tried hard to assemble a farandole, for this type of folklore seemed appropriate to a nationalist and patriotic celebration.
1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (The Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 953:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| farandoles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
cs farandola (a lively chain dance) · ru фарандо́ла (a lively chain dance) · fr farandole (a lively chain dance) · de Farandole (a lively chain dance) · it farandola (a lively chain dance) · hu farandol (a lively chain dance) · oc farandoulo (a lively chain dance) · nl farandole (a lively chain dance) · el φαραντόλα (a lively chain dance) · es farandola (a lively chain dance) · ca farandola (a lively chain dance)