allemande

2 definitions found

allemande - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Allemande \Al"le*mande"\, n. [F., fr. allemand German.]
     1. (Mus.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the
        French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in
        suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A figure in dancing.
        [1913 Webster]

allemande - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  allemande
      n 1: egg-thickened veloute [syn: allemande, allemande sauce]