carmagnole

[ kahr-muhn-yohl; French kar-ma-nyawl ]

noun

, plural car·ma·gnoles [kahr-m, uh, n-, yohlz, k, a, r, -m, a, -, nyawl].

1. a dance and song popular during the French Revolution.
2. a man's loose jacket with wide lapels and metal buttons, worn during the French Revolution.
3. the costume of the French revolutionists, consisting chiefly of this jacket, black pantaloons, and a red liberty cap.

carmagnole

/ ˌkɑːmənˈjəʊl; karmaɲɔl /

noun

1. a dance and song popular during the French Revolution
2. the costume worn by many French Revolutionaries, consisting of a short jacket with wide lapels, black trousers, a red liberty cap, and a tricoloured sash

Word History and Origins

Origin of carmagnole¹

1790–1800; < French, after the name of a ceremonial jacket worn by peasants of Dauphiné and Savoy, named after Carmagnola, town in Piedmont, Italy

Word History and Origins

Origin of carmagnole¹

C18: from French, probably named after Carmagnola, Italy, taken by French Revolutionaries in 1792

Example Sentences

The pseudo-folk character dances, performed to revolutionary songs, might have lacked the tone of violence ascribed to the Carmagnole revels of the revolutionary period, but they were lusty.

From New York Times

His “Flames” is filled with raucous folk ensembles, including a clog dance and a rousing Carmagnole.

From New York Times

One set would be seen adorning Napoleon's pillar with trophies; another, prostrate before the altar of the elder Bourbon's monumental chapel; a third, marshalling themselves under the bloody banner of Robespierre to the tune of "Dansons la Carmagnole;" whilst a fourth, by far the most numerous, would be brushing their national uniforms, attending to their prosperous shops, and giving a nod of good-fellowship every time his majesty the king passes by.

From Project Gutenberg

To yell "�a Ira" in discordant chorus--to gambol in the mazes of a dance which bore some distorted rustic resemblance to the Carmagnole--these were safe and harmless outlets for feverish activity.

From Project Gutenberg

The other actors in our little play are foreigners: Sansculottes, French soldiers of all arms, British and Russian invaders, captives from all of the Lord's countries, French customs officers, French policemen, French spies, adventurers of every sort and nationality; French bands playing the "Carmagnole" and "Marseillaise," ad infinitum and ad nauseam.

From Project Gutenberg