Definition of Miuet
Min"u*et (?), n. [F., fr. menu
small, L. minutus small. So called on account of the short
steps of the dance. See 4th Minute.]
1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a
coupee, a high step, and a balance.
2. (Mus.) A tune or air to regulate
the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas,
symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3-4,
sometimes 3-8, measure.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance.
- (music) A tune or air to regulate the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3-4, sometimes 3-8, measure.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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