POLONAISE


Meaning of POLONAISE in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. a dance of Polish origin in triple time.

2 the music for this.

3 hist. a woman's dress consisting of a bodice and a skirt open from the waist downwards to show an underskirt.

--adj. cooked in a Polish style.

Etymology: F, fem. of polonais Polish f. med.L Polonia Poland

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.