It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. --Sir
W. temple.
[1913 Webster]
Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
corant — corant(e obs. f. courant, courante, currant … Useful english dictionary
Coranto — Corant Co*rant, Coranto Co*ran to, n. [See {Courant}.] A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion. [1913 Webster] It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. Sir W. temple. [1913 Webster] Dancing a coranto with him upon the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corante — corant(e obs. f. courant, courante, currant … Useful english dictionary
courant — courant, ante (kou ran, rant t ) adj. 1° Qui court. Adverbialement. Tout courant, en grande hâte. Elle envoie tout courant savoir de Mme du Châtelet, si S. • M. [le roi de Prusse] passera, VOLT. Roi de Prusse, 14. Tout courant, sans… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
current — {{11}}current (adj.) c.1300, running, flowing, from O.Fr. corant running, lively, eager, swift, prp. of corre to run, from L. currere to run, move quickly (of persons or things), from PIE *kers to run (Cf. Gk. khouros running, Lith. karsiu go… … Etymology dictionary
List of compositions by Henry Purcell — This is a list of musical compositions by Henry Purcell.By Z numberThese pieces arranged by the Zimmerman catalogue.Anthems*Z 001, Full Anthem, Awake, put on thy strength (c. 1682 5) *Z 002, Full Anthem, Behold, I bring you glad tidings (1687) *Z … Wikipedia
Elizabeth Roger's Virginal Book — Elizabeth Rogers Virginal Book is a musical commonplace book compiled in the mid seventeenth century by a person or persons so far unidentified. Of all the so called English virginal books this is the only one to mention the name of the… … Wikipedia
Zimmerman-Verzeichnis — Das Zimmerman Verzeichnis bezeichnet die vollständige Werkliste des englischen Komponisten Henry Purcell nach dem Katalog von Franklin B. Zimmerman: Henry Purcell, 1659 1695. An Analytical Catalogue of his Music. London: Macmillan 1963.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
alevin — [ alvɛ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. pop. °allevamen, de allevare « élever, nourrir », « alléger, soulager » en class.; cf. it. allevare ♦ Jeune poisson destiné au peuplement des rivières et des étangs, à l aquaculture. ⇒ nourrain. Alevins de truite. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Account current — Current Cur rent (k?r rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant, corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run, from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. {Course}, {Concur}, {Courant}, {Coranto}.] 1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
