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dance(1) (iou) and tanager (sh)


dance(1) (iou)



Dance noun. [d¨»:ns] ME.
[Old & mod. French Dance, (also mod.) danse, formed as Dance verb.]
The action or an act of dancing; a single round or turn of dancing; the Art or practice of dancing. ME.
An arrangement of steps and movements constituting a specific form of dancing, often given a particular name. LME.
ballroom Dance, barn Dance, clog-Dance, country Dance, Highland Dance, morris Dance, square Dance, sword Dance, tap-Dance, war Dance, etc.
b. A musical composition for dancing to or in a rhythm suitable for dancing to. E16.
A social gathering for the purpose of dancing. LME.
dinner-Dance, tea Dance, etc.
fig. A course of action, a proceeding; a game. Now only in set phrs. below. LME.
A genre of popular Music which is largely or wholly synthesized, has a repetitive beat, few or no lyrics, and freq. incorporates sound samples. L20.
Phrases: begin the Dance fig. take the lead in a course of action. Dance macabre: see MACABRE noun. Dance of Death an allegorical representation of Death leading people of all conditions in the Dance to the grave, popular in the Middle Ages; = DANSE MACABRE. Dance of macabre: see MACABRE adjective. lead a person a Dance, lead a person a merry Dance cause a person a lot of trouble esp. by leading him or her on a lengthy pointless course. lead the Dance = begin the Dance above. song and Dance: see SONG noun1. St Vitus's Dance, St Vitus' Dance: see SAINT noun & adjective. waggle Dance: see WAGGLE noun.
Comb.: Dance band a band that plays Music (suitable) for dancing to; Dance-card a card bearing the names of (a woman's) prospective partners at a Dance; Dance-drama a drama in which all the action is expressed by dancing; Dance floor a usu. uncarpeted area of flooring reserved for dancing; dancehall (orig. US) a place where public dances are held; Dance hostess (a) a woman who holds a Dance at her house etc.; (b) a woman dancing-partner (see dancing-partner (b) s.v. DANCING verbal noun); Dance-house (chiefly US) a dancehall; Dance programme a Dance-card.

tanager (sh)




Any of 200-220 species (family Emberizidae) of New World songbirds inhabiting forests and gardens.

Most species are 4-8 in. (10-20 cm) long and have a short neck. Bills vary in shape, but all are slightly toothed and hooked. Tanagers have brilliant plumage in reds, yellows, greens, blues, and black, sometimes strikingly patterned. Most species are arboreal; most eat fruit, and some eat insects. The scarlet, summer, and western tanagers breed in temperate North America. The hepatic tanager breeds from Arizona to central Argentina. Most Other species are chiefly tropical.