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minaway
† minaway Chiefly Sc. Obs. Also 7 minnaway, 8 minuwae, 9 minowaye, minua. Phonetic adoption of F. menuet, minuet n.? 1695 Ballad, Constant Coridon ii, No Minnaway Dance, or Boree, Was ever so sweet a strain. 1787 Burns Let. to W. Nicol 1 June, She..tipper-taipers when she taks the gate, first like a...
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minuet, n. (mɪnjuːˈɛt) Also 7 minnuet, minuett, 7–8 minouet, menuet, 8 minuit; and see minaway, minuetto. [ad. F. menuet, subst. use of menuet adj., small, fine, delicate, dim. of menu small: see menu, minute a. The form of the Eng. word was perh. influenced by the It. minuetto, which is adapted fro...
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