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Webster 1913 Edition
Minuet
Min′u-et
,Noun.
[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 1828 Edition
Minuet
MIN'UET
,n.1.
A slow graceful dance, consisting of a coupee, a high step and a balance.2.
A tune or air to regulate the movements in the dance so called; a movement of three crotchets or three quavers in a bar.