carmagnole
nounUK /ˌkɑːmənˈjəʊl/ · US /ˈkɑɹmənˌjoʊl/
Etymology 18th-century, borrowed from French carmagnole, named after Carmagnole, the French name of the northwestern Italian town of Carmagnola.
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Historical A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
- dancing a devil's dance to the diabolical music of the carmagnole1903, John Coleman, Charles Reade As I Knew Him:
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Business, Clothing, Fashion, Lifestyle, Manufacturing, Textiles Historical A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.