† poloˈnese, n. and a. Obs.
Also 8 poloneze.
[ad. F. polonais Polish, It. Polonese, f. med.L. Polonia Poland: see -ese.]
A. n.
1. = polonaise 1. Also apparently applied to the material for this.
| 1755 Connoisseur No. 52 I. 312 Some squire's aukward daughter, who never yet heard of a Poloneze. 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton I. 199 Her gown was a white silk polonese. 1774 Lady's Mag. July 379/1 Lady T—nell..chiefly wears a white Persian gown and coat, made of Irish polenese... The Irish polenese is made very becoming—it buttons down half the arm—no ruffles, [etc.]. |
2. A native of Poland, a Pole. (Sing. and pl.)
| 1810 E. D. Clarke Trav. Russia (1839) 47/1 Their features are those of the Polonese. |
b. The Polish language.
| 1828 Webster cites Encyc. |
B. adj. = Polish a. Polonese coat = polonaise 1 c.
| 1774 Westm. Mag. II. 288 It is not possible..to fix a standard for the dress of Gentlemen:—The Polonese Coats, with a silk edging, still prevail. |