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Fast whirling dance of Italy
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tarantella
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I was the fifth grandchild, and as there were seven more after me, I stayed familiar with the tarantella . ▪ Massine's quicker more set version of the tarantella in La Boutique Fantasque shows exactly the same features as those ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tarantella is a type of Italian folk dance. Tarantella may also refer to: Tarantella (ballet) , a choreographed performance dance Tarantella, Inc. , a software company Tarantella (catamaran) , an historic catamaran designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1782, "peasant dance popular in Italy," originally "hysterical malady characterized by extreme impulse to dance" (1630s), epidemic in Apulia and adjacent parts of southern Italy 15c.-17c., popularly attributed to (or believed to be a cure for) the bite ...
Usage examples of tarantella.
Unknown to Titus, inside the modem a minute speck of fly wing dropped by the outgoing Tarantella lay across a vital part of the circuitry.
Crawling out of the modem and into the CD-ROM, Tarantella paused in the drawer and listened.
Chewing thoughtfully on the speck of fly-wing that she had dropped on her outward journey, Tarantella looked down at her cocooned charge.
Spotting an opportunity to demonstrate the wonders of Web-travel, Tarantella acted swiftly.
Heading on a collision course towards Tarantella, Damp and Pandora were the missing rat babies, their yellow teeth bared in the airflow, their tails streaming out behind them.
Almost immediately, with an excruciatingly jarring impact, Pandora, Damp and Tarantella arrived at the portal.
Lurching inexpertly on her two new legs, Tarantella headed for her attic.
Signor Strega-Borgia standing, one arm on the mantelpiece, clad in a dry nappy, Tarantella gazing into the camera with her legs draped over the arm of a chair, Damp asleep propped up against a pinnacle of books, Titus in his pyjamas affecting total boredom as Pandora swung back and forth in front of him, suspended on a lumpy length of spider-silk .
Titus, inside the modem a minute speck of fly wing dropped by the outgoing Tarantella lay across a vital part of the circuitry.
Strega-Borgia standing, one arm on the mantelpiece, clad in a dry nappy, Tarantella gazing into the camera with her legs draped over the arm of a chair, Damp asleep propped up against a pinnacle of books, Titus in his pyjamas affecting total boredom as Pandora swung back and forth in front of him, suspended on a lumpy length of spider-silk .
Terminus, just to put the frighteners on her, Tarantella draped the unconscious rat-baby over the edge of the milk-jug and sauntered off in search of something more appetizing.
Incorrectly assuming that Pandora was already inside the house, Tarantella leapt across the attic to stand in wait by the trapdoor.
Peering through the air vents in the oven, Tarantella could just see a furry apparition picking its way delicately across the flooded kitchen floor.
Scanning the whole kitchen, Tarantella spotted movement under the table.
Tarantella, oh great mother-of-millions, oh faithful, intelligent, beautiful Tarantella, how ever can I make it up to you?