coranto

American  

[kuh-ran-toh, -rahn-, koh-] / kəˈræn toʊ, -ˈrɑn-, koʊ- /

noun

plural

corantos, corantoes

1. courante.

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coranto British  

/ kɒˈræntəʊ /

noun

1. a variant of courante

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Etymology

Origin of coranto

1615–25; earlier carranta < Italian cor ( r ) anta < French courante courante

Example Sentences

M'sieu spoke dreadful English, but danced like the essence of agility, and taught both Nick and Cicely the latest Italian coranto, playing the tune upon his queer little pochette.

From Master Skylark by Bennett, John

The coranto is a difficult movement to perform gracefully.

From The Touchstone of Fortune by Major, Charles

It is a good beast for carrying a burden or trampling down a foe, but a very indifferent one at a lavolta or a coranto.

From Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives by Cary, Henry Francis

After that, the king led a lady a single coranto; and then the rest of the lords, one after another, other ladies: very noble it was, and great pleasure to see.

From Royalty Restored by Molloy, J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald)

I would give value to behold the execution of a coranto and inspect the steps of a cinque-pace, having assurance that the performances assuming these names were veritably identical with their memorable originals.

From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales by Bierce, Ambrose