Meanings
nouncarmagnole (plural carmagnoles)
plural carmagnoles
- historicalA popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
dancing a devil's dance to the diabolical music of the carmagnole
1903, John Coleman, Charles Reade As I Knew Him - historicalbusinessA short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
Origin
- Frenchcarmagnole
- Englishcarmagnole
18th-century, borrowed from French carmagnole, named after Carmagnole, the French name of the northwestern Italian town of Carmagnola.
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Rhymes with carmagnole
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APA
carmagnole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carmagnole
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“carmagnole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carmagnole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carmagnole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carmagnole.
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