CHANSON DE TOILE


Meaning of CHANSON DE TOILE in English

an early form of French lyric poetry dating from the beginning of the 12th century. The poems consisted of short monorhyme stanzas with a refrain. Chanson de toile is derived from the Old French phrase chanon de toile, literally, linen song.

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