BEGUINE

/beɪˈɡiːn/ Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: B3E1G2U1I1N1E1 = 10

Definition

  1. noun (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries).
  2. noun music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance.
  3. noun a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies.

Examples

  • “though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life”
  • “similar to the rumba”

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