n. & v.
n. 1 a slow stately dance for two in triple time. 2 Mus. the music for this, or music in the same rhythm and style, often as a movement in a suite, sonata, or symphony.
v.intr. (minueted, minueting) dance a minuet.
[ F menuet, orig. adj. = fine, delicate, dimin. of menu: see MENU ]