| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. |
| n. | 1. | The Polish language. |
| 2. | An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece. | |
| 3. | (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca. |
| Noun | 1. | polonaise - a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt |
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