3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb n.
from {Dance}.
{Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose
profession is to dance in the temples, or for the
amusement of spectators. There are various classes of
dancing girls.
{Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing.
{Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dance \Dance\ (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Danced}; p. pr &
vb n. {Dancing}.] [F. danser, fr OHG. dans[=o]n to draw;
akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan and prob. from the
same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See {Thin}.]
1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical
accompaniment; to go through either alone or in company
with others with a regulated succession of movements,
(commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap
rhythmically.
Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither.
Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances
with your daughter? --Shak.
2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion;
to caper; to frisk; to skip about
Then, 'tis time to dance off --Thackeray.
More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my
wedded mistress saw. --Shak.
Shadows in the glassy waters dance. --Byron.
Where rivulets dance their wayward round.
--Wordsworth.
{To dance on a rope}, or {To dance on nothing}, to be hanged.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dancing
adj : moving quickly and excitedly; "on dancing feet"
n : taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time
to music [syn: {dance}, {terpsichore}]
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