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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.

passe-pied

A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some time after; – called also

passing measure

, and

passymeasure

Percy Smith.

paspy ‎(plural paspies)

A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and for some time after.
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