Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.]
Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also
Polonese.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, n. [Written also Polonese and
Polonoise.]
1. The Polish language.
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2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an
outer skirt in one piece.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
polonaise
n 1: a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn
back to reveal a colorful underskirt