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Webster 1913 Edition
Carmagnole
‖
Carˊmaˊgnole′
,Noun.
[F.]
1.
A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
They danced and yelled the
carmagnole
. Compton Reade.
2.
A bombastic report from the French armies.
Definition 2024
carmagnole
carmagnole
English
Noun
carmagnole (plural carmagnoles)
- A popular or Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
- Compton Reade
- They danced and yelled the carmagnole.
- Compton Reade
- (archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁ.ma.ɲɔl/
Noun
carmagnole f (plural carmagnoles)
- carmagnole, a short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution.
- carmagnole, a lively song and street dance.
Descendants
- Greek: καρμανιόλα f (karmanióla, “guillotine”)