Cinque-pace

Cinque-pace
Cinque-pace Cinque"-pace`, n. [Cinque + pace.] A lively dance (called also {galliard}), the steps of which were regulated by the number five. [Obs.] --Nares. Shak. [1913 Webster]

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  • galliard — Cinque pace Cinque pace , n. [Cinque + pace.] A lively dance (called also {galliard}), the steps of which were regulated by the number five. [Obs.] Nares. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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