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plural bourrées
A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. examples
A piece of music in character with such a dance. quotations examples
Stationed just outside the main gate, the band is hammering away at ‘Rule Britannia’ and the bourrée from the ‘Royal Fireworks Music.’
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 309
third-person singular simple present bourrées, present participle bourréeing, simple past and past participle bourréed
To perform this dance. quotations examples
As a physical presence, nevertheless, he can bourree with the best of them and packs a mean port-de-bras.
1991 April 6, Ron Caldwell, “Kind of Stranger”, in Gay Community News, page 16