Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
jig .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are repeated; also, the dance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an Irish
dance , derived from thejig , used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun music in three-four time for dancing a jig
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Prologues and epilogues have become my specialty—and then a gigue in my breeches, naturellement.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Somehow, at the end of the play she is revived sufficiently to dance a gigue in her breeches, à la myself.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Somehow, at the end of the play she is revived sufficiently to dance a gigue in her breeches, à la myself.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Prologues and epilogues have become my specialty—and then a gigue in my breeches, naturellement.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Beth played exquisitely and taught me the latest French gigue, much more complicated, with a very quick capriole in the first pass.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Beth played exquisitely and taught me the latest French gigue, much more complicated, with a very quick capriole in the first pass.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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She braced herself in the doorway with her hands and legs as the earth began an insane gigue.
red dust Ryn Cricket 2010
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That wonder of mine which I first experienced during my long stay in London was repeated that night by my guests, yet on this occasion the most astonished was Jan, who almost danced a gigue around the object, such was his delight.
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That wonder of mine which I first experienced during my long stay in London was repeated that night by my guests, yet on this occasion the most astonished was Jan, who almost danced a gigue around the object, such was his delight.
The Stream and The Torrent (1st prologue) Brian Howell 2009
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February 29, 2008 at 10:34 am but teh gigue, allemande, corante adn bouray are dance musik!
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