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.

[ F, fem. of polonais Polish f. med.L Polonia Poland ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.