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Webster 1913 Edition
Saraband
Sar′a-band
,Noun.
[F.
sarabande
, Sp. zarabanda
, fr. Per. serbend
a song.] A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.
She has brought us the newest
saraband
from the court of Queen Mab. Sir W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Saraband
SAR'ABAND
,Noun.
A dance and a tune used in Spain, said to be derived from the Saracens.
Definition 2024
saraband
saraband
English
Noun
saraband (plural sarabands)
- A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.
- She has brought us the newest saraband from the court of Queen Mab. -Sir W. Scott.
References
- saraband in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913