saraband
English
Etymology
From French sarabande, Spanish zarabanda, from Persian سربند (sarband, “a song”).
Noun
saraband (plural sarabands)
- A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.
- She has brought us the newest saraband from the court of Queen Mab. -Sir W. Scott.
References
- saraband in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Rabadans