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Definition of Nautch
1. Noun. An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls.
Definition of Nautch
1. n. An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.
Definition of Nautch
1. Noun. A dance in South Asia, performed by professional dancing girls. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nautch
1. a dancing exhibition in India [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nautch
Literary usage of Nautch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1905)
"At the " Mohon-mela " a good deal of space was devoted to native amusements and
sports, and several bands of nautch girls were dancing before large crowds ..."
2. Musical Myths and Facts by Carl Engel (1876)
"The roving nautch-people in Hindustan are similarly musical and mysterious.
THE nautch-PEOPLE. The nautch-people in Hindustan are not only singers and ..."
3. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1905)
"At the " Mohon-mela " a good deal of space was devoted to native amusements and
sports, and several bands of nautch girls were dancing before large crowds ..."
4. The Wrongs of Indian Womanhood by Marcus B. Fuller (1900)
"IX AN ANTI-nautch MOVEMENT IN 1892 there was organized, in Madras, an Anti-nautch
Movement by educated Hindus. The Indian Social Reformer supported the ..."
5. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain (1897)
"A while after midnight a couple of celebrated and high-priced nautch-girls ajv
pea red in the gorgeous place, and danced and sang. ..."
6. The Mythology of the Aryan Nations by George William Cox (1887)
"The girl thus represents the carter, and at once the framework of the tale is
provided; nautch- but the method by which the sparrow wreaks her vengeance on ..."
7. India Revisited by Edwin Arnold (1886)
"nautch DANCES, PLAYS, AND JEWELS. ON the evening of our visit to the city of
Poona and to the sacred hill of Parvati, we were invited to a nautch dance at ..."
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