Definitions
an old formal French dance in quadruple time
Word origin
From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”, literally “glutton, boor”), from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s.
Used in a sentence
“You had one eye in the mirror as / you watched yourself gavotte / And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner / They'd be your partner, and / You're so vain”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Old courtly dance”7 letters
02“Old French dance”7 letters
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