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Definition of Couranto
1. n. A sprightly dance; a coranto; a courant.
Definition of Couranto
1. Noun. (alternative form of coranto) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Couranto
1. courante [n -TOS or -TOES] - See also: courante
Lexicographical Neighbors of Couranto
Literary usage of Couranto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1851)
"A shout that made the rafters ring again followed the address, after which a
couranto was called for by the host, who taking Mistress Nicholas Assheton by ..."
2. The constable of the Tower by William Harrison Ainsworth (1861)
"the couranto which is just about to commence?" he added to Elizabeth. " I will
dance the couranto with you with pleasure, my lord," replied the princess. ..."
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