dance-time
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1VERB + DANCE-TIME
beating, gift
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noun
Alternative form of dancetime (“the time for dancing”).
And sorrow after sorrow took the place Of all those natural joys as lightly worn As the stringed pearls, each lifted in its turn By a beating heart at dance-time.
Essentially, the tihü provides a means of education; it is a gift at dance-time; it is a decorative article for the home; it can be used as a toy, though not primarily so intended; but above all, it is a constant reminder of the Kachinas.
Alternative form of dancetime (“a lively tempo”).
As he left the head of the stairway, a dance-time piano measure and burst of laughter made him peep into a white morning room, flooded with sunshine.
The music quickened into dance-time with the theme of a song emerging.
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3And sorrow after sorrow took the place Of all those natural joys as lightly worn As the stringed pearls, each lifted in its turn By a beating heart at dance-time.
WiktionaryEssentially, the tihü provides a means of education; it is a gift at dance-time; it is a decorative article for the home; it can be used as a toy, though not primarily so intended; but above all, it i
WiktionaryBefore the dance begins the head dressing is covered with a raffia headdress, but is replaced with a feather one at dance-time.
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