passymeasure en · NOUN
Etymology
Corrupted from Italian passamezzo. Doublet of passamezzo.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A dance, the passepied.
After a passy-measure, or a pavin', I hate a drunken rogue
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| passymeasures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |