Allemande
Pronunciation : Al"le*mande"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. allemand German.]
Definition : 1. (Mus.)
Defn: A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.
2. A figure in dancing.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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