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Definition of Rigadoons
1. rigadoon [n] - See also: rigadoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rigadoons
Literary usage of Rigadoons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tatler by Joseph Addison, Alexander Chalmers, Richard Steele (1822)
"Likewise a collection of all the new minuets, rigadoons, and French dances, danced
at the schools and public entertainments. Printed for J. Walsh, ..."
2. Catalogue of Printed Music by William Barclay Squire (1909)
"London. Printed for Wanting paye 3. Ц. С. 22. MINUETS. The Newest Minuets,
rigadoons and French Dances ..."
3. The Sketch Book by Washington Irving, Elmer Ellsworth Wentworth (1894)
"Different centuries were figuring at cross hands and right and left; the dark
ages were cutting pirouettes and rigadoons; and the days of Queen Bess jigging ..."
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