saraband

English

Etymology

From French sarabande, Spanish zarabanda, from Persian سربند‎ (sarband, “a song”).

Noun

saraband (plural sarabands)

  1. 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

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