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minuet noun & verb. . L17.
[French menuet use as noun of adjective menuet small, fine, delicate, dim. of menu small: see MENU, -ET1.]
A. noun.
A slow stately dance for two in triple time, fashionable in the 18th cent. L17.
A piece of music for this dance or in its rhythm, often forming a movement in a suite, sonata, or symphony. L17.
b. verb intrans. Dance a minuet. M19.