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Definition of Sword dancing
1. Noun. Any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sword Dancing
Literary usage of Sword dancing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"There ¡sa ven,- singular custom, called sword-dancing, prevalent in many parts of
... who play by far the most important part in sword-dancing excursions, ..."
2. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs by Peter Hampson Ditchfield (1891)
"... Monday—Winter Games—Skating—Sword-dancing. the old life of rural England few
things are more interesting than the ancient sports and pastimes, ..."
3. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1846)
"SWORD-DANCING is not so common in the North of England as it was a few years ago;
but a troop of rustic practitioners of the art may still be occasionally ..."
4. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1846)
"SWORD-DANCING is not so common in the North of England as it was a few years
ago ; but a troop of rustic practitioners of the art may still be occasionally ..."
5. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads by James Henry Dixon, Peter Buchan, William Jerdan (1846)
"At the conclusion of the song a dance ensues, and sometimes a rustic drama is
performed, similar to the one given in an article on sword-dancing, ..."
6. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1894)
"... peculiar to the English Border, and to exhibit the musical pastimes of
sword-dancing, and other traditional accompaniments of northern folk- music. ..."
7. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events by William Francis Dawson (1902)
"1827, contains a letter descriptive of the pitmen of Northumberland, which
says :— " The ancient custom of sword-dancing at Christmas is kept up in ..."
8. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"There ¡sa ven,- singular custom, called sword-dancing, prevalent in many parts of
... who play by far the most important part in sword-dancing excursions, ..."
9. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs by Peter Hampson Ditchfield (1891)
"... Monday—Winter Games—Skating—Sword-dancing. the old life of rural England few
things are more interesting than the ancient sports and pastimes, ..."
10. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1846)
"SWORD-DANCING is not so common in the North of England as it was a few years ago;
but a troop of rustic practitioners of the art may still be occasionally ..."
11. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1846)
"SWORD-DANCING is not so common in the North of England as it was a few years
ago ; but a troop of rustic practitioners of the art may still be occasionally ..."
12. Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads by James Henry Dixon, Peter Buchan, William Jerdan (1846)
"At the conclusion of the song a dance ensues, and sometimes a rustic drama is
performed, similar to the one given in an article on sword-dancing, ..."
13. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1894)
"... peculiar to the English Border, and to exhibit the musical pastimes of
sword-dancing, and other traditional accompaniments of northern folk- music. ..."
14. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events by William Francis Dawson (1902)
"1827, contains a letter descriptive of the pitmen of Northumberland, which
says :— " The ancient custom of sword-dancing at Christmas is kept up in ..."
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