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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)

  1. A popular or Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
    • Compton Reade
      They danced and yelled the carmagnole.
  2. (archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.ma.ɲɔl/

Noun

carmagnole f (plural carmagnoles)

  1. carmagnole, a short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution.
  2. carmagnole, a lively song and street dance.

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