What does "polonaise" mean?

Polonaise: The Polish language.

Additional senses

  1. 2.An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece.
  2. 3.(Mus.) 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.

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