Waltz
[wɔːl(t)s;wɒl-] or [wɔlts]
Definition
(noun.) a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat.
(noun.) music composed in triple time for waltzing.
(verb.) dance a waltz.
Inputed by Gretchen--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance.
(v. i.) To dance a waltz.
Checker: Marie
Definition
n. a German national dance performed by two persons with a rapid whirling motion introduced into England in 1813: the music for such.—v.i. to dance a waltz: (slang) to move trippingly.—ns. Waltz′er; Waltz′ing.
Checker: Max
Unserious Contents or Definition
To see the waltz danced, foretells that you will have pleasant relations with a cheerful and adventuresome person. For a young woman to waltz with her lover, denotes that she will be the object of much admiration, but none will seek her for a wife. If she sees her lover waltzing with a rival, she will overcome obstacles to her desires with strategy. If she waltzes with a woman, she will be loved for her virtues and winning ways. If she sees persons whirling in the waltz as if intoxicated, she will be engulfed so deeply in desire and pleasure that it will be a miracle if she resists the impassioned advances of her lover and male acquaintances.
Editor: Rosanne
Examples
- My dun-coloured dress did well enough under a palet?t on the stage, but would not suit a waltz or a quadrille. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Then she figured in a waltz with Monsieur de Klingenspohr, the Prince of Peterwaradin's cousin and attache. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I think a waltz would be jollier than that, said Maurice, when she returned to her seat. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I waltz with the eldest Miss Larkins! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- After supper we had a waltz. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was one in the room; Bessie went and opened it, and then asked me to sit down and give her a tune: I played a waltz or two, and she was charmed. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I go home in a state of unspeakable bliss, and waltz in imagination, all night long, with my arm round the blue waist of my dear divinity. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- So the little boy you saw just now waltzes by himself in the empty kitchen, and we distribute the others over the house as well as we can. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- If you are very kind, said he, it will be one of the waltzes we danced last night;let me live them over again. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He appeared charmed to obey her commands and sport his really graceful waltzing. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I inquired of a gay captain of Italian banditti with whom I had been waltzing. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I waltzed and danced quadrilles with half the young ladies and gentlemen in the room. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Checked by Bertrand