Strathspey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Strathspey is a noun meaning A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
Meaning
A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
More Meanings
- A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
Example Sentences
Arms are raised, the cheers are deafening, the pipes turn to a strathspey and a whole section of the crowd launches into a mad jig.
He muttered an exclamation in Gaelic, strode across the floor, and then, with an air of dogged resolution, as if prepared to see the scene to an end, sate himself down on the oak table and whistled a strathspey.
Word Forms
- strathspeys
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quickstep, glide, varsovienne, glissade, skidance, striding.
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