I. ˌpäləˈnāz, ˌpōl- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from feminine of polonais Polish, from Pologne Poland, country in central Europe, from Medieval Latin Polonia
1.
a. : an elaborate overdress that consists of a short-sleeved fitted waist and a draped cutaway overskirt
b. Scotland : a tight-fitting jacket for boys
2.
a. : a stately Polish processional dance fashionable in 19th century Europe
b. : the music for or suited to this dance in moderate 3/4 time characterized typically by the rhythms of an eighth note and two sixteenths followed by either four eighths or a repetition of the rhythm of the first beat
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II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to dance a polonaise
III. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, feminine of polonais Polish
: made of or dressed with browned butter and bread crumbs
sauce Polonaise
cauliflower Polonaise