Polonaise

Word POLONAISE
Character 9
Hyphenation po lo naise
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Polonaise"

What do we mean by polonaise?

A stately, marchlike Polish dance in triple meter, primarily a promenade by couples. noun

The music for this dance. noun

A woman's dress of the 1700s, having a fitted bodice and draped cutaway skirt, worn over an elaborate underskirt. noun

A light open gown looped up at the sides, showing the front of an elaborate petticoat, and longer behind, worn toward the close of the eighteenth century; also, a similar but plainer gown, not so much drawn back, and draped more simply, worn at the present time. noun

A kind of overcoat, short and usually faced and bordered with fur, worn by men who affected a semi-military dress during the first quarter of the nineteenth century. noun

A Polish dance, consisting mainly of a march or promenade of the dancers in procession. noun

Music for such a promenade, or in its peculiar rhythm, which is triple and stately, with a characteristic division of the first beat of the measures, and a capricious ending of the phrases on the last beat. noun

Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. adjective

The Polish language. noun

An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece. noun

A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca. noun

A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo. noun

Music for this dance. noun

A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt. noun

A woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt noun

A kind of canopy bed draped with a baldacchin.

A penis large enough to surpass the delight of females and the envy of males, into the territory of actual fear and awe. Term originates from the mythos surrounding a muscular Slavic student at the University of Connecticut who reportedly possesses the largest genitalia on campus. Literally translated, it is "Polish Sausage". Also known as a kielbasa. See also: Kevorka Polonaise. Urban Dictionary

The Kevorka, or "lure of the animal", was an attribute which rendered one irresistable to women according to Baltic mythology, probably originating in Latvia. Its eastern variant, the Kevorka Polonaise (literally, "Polish Kevorka") is much the same as its Baltic neighbor; however, it is reputedly accompanied by the scent of saddle-leather and borscht. Lovers of freedom and open lands upon which to graze, those afflicted with the Kevorka Polonaise are also historically known as great lovers. However, their powers are almost exclusively limited to smuglianki. See also: Saucisson Polonaise, smuglianki. Urban Dictionary

The sexual act of building a row of young virgins dressed in traditional Bavarian dirndl. The first in the row receives a cumshot in her mouth. Gargling the cum for at least a minute and then passing it to the next in the row. Urban Dictionary

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The word "polonaise" in example sentences

The first wore a white silk, called a polonaise, forming a flowing robe, open to the waist; the pink sash was six inches wide, and filled with spangles; the shoes and stockings were also spangled, and, above all, arose a towering head-dress, filled with a profusion of pearls and jewels; the veil was spangled, and edged with silver lace. ❋ Randall Parrish (1890)

In the olden times the polonaise was a kind of solemn ceremony. ❋ Niecks, Frederick (1888)

Ax built this recital around the theme of fantasy, beginning with Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, Op 61, in which the polonaise is a firmly focused introduction to the meandering that follows. ❋ Rian Evans (2010)

When, therefore, the signal for the "polonaise" resounded through the saloons, and the guests of all ranks took part in that measured promenade, which on occasions of this kind has all the importance of a national dance, the mingled costumes, the sweeping robes adorned with lace, and uniforms covered with orders, presented a scene of dazzling splendor, lighted by hundreds of lusters multiplied tenfold by the numerous mirrors adorning the walls. ❋ Unknown (1911)

The ball consisted of nothing but repetitions of the dance called "polonaise," in which I had for my first partner young Prince Bariatinski, with whom I went the round of the room and afterward took a seat on the bench to watch all the dancers. ❋ Unknown (1903)

The "polonaise" was often danced, too, and was much less fatiguing, for this dance is nothing more than a procession in which you quietly walk two by two. ❋ Unknown (1903)

I thought it was called polonaise, "he answered humbly. ❋ Katherine Stokes (N/A)

'polonaise' of plain cloth, a little toque on her head trimmed with a pheasant's wing, a bunch of violets in her bosom, hastening along the ❋ Marcel Proust (1896)

The forthright, hip-gyrating dance for the array of disco-dancing and drink-swigging Brits is set tightly on the polonaise Tchaikovsky called a "dance with goblets," albeit, in the original, wine-filled ones toasting that libretto's prince. ❋ Robert Greskovic (2010)

Because it is similar to Alsace's legendary and sauerkrauty choucroute garnie, bigos is often referred to by French cooks as "choucroute a la polonaise" despite the Poles proclaiming their version superior in every way. ❋ Gail Monaghan (2011)

Playing under the shelter of an open, vaulted passageway to an intimate audience of about 50 on the terrace, Ms. Vetruccio began sedately with Chopin's "Nocturne in D-flat major," then proceeded with rising energy to Liszt's "Liebestraum No. 3" and Chopin's exhilarating "Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante," all marked by an arresting combination of vitality and technical precision. ❋ Francis X. Rocca (2011)

So much of the writing – the polonaise, the falling woodwind phrases – reminds one of the opera that it was hard not to see Janine Jansen, the exciting soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, as an instrumental version of Tatyana herself. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Chopin also transformed the polonaise, a dance that predated him, into a Polish processional march. ❋ Byron Janis (2010)

One Chopin polonaise even gave us the popular song "Till the End of Time." ❋ Byron Janis (2010)

"I heard that kid's [hung like a moose]." "He ain't got no [saucisson polonaise]. That shit's [bush-league]." ❋ Casper McFriendly (2006)

"Wow, [that guy's] Kevorka Polonaise is [off the charts]." "Yeah... hey, are we near [a farm]?" ❋ Casper McFriendly (2006)

[Tonight] we do an [bavarian polonaise] ❋ Z80 (2019)

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