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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F. (with a foreign suffix), from

promener

to lead, take for a walk,

se promener

to walk, from L.

prominare

to drive forward or along;

pro

forward +

minare

to drive animals. See

A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

Burke.

A place for walking; a public walk.

Bp. Montagu.

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Promenaded

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Promenading

To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

, n.

A walk for amusement or exercise.

A place for walking.