Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of dancetime (“the time for dancing”).
Before the dance begins the head dressing is covered with a raffia headdress, but is replaced with a feather one at dance-time.
1987, Alyce Taylor Cheska, Traditional Games and Dances in West African Nations, page 862 more examples
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.
1850, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese XXVEssentially, 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.
1957, Bertha Pauline Dutton, Indian Artistry in Wood and Other Media, page 10 - alternativeAlternative form of dancetime (“a lively tempo”).
The music quickened into dance-time with the theme of a song emerging.
1934, Hervey Allen, Anthony Adverse2 more examples
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.
1916, Jack London, The Little Lady of the Big House, page 27The station loudspeaker was broadcasting another Vera Lynn vintage tune, in sprightly dance-time:
2014, W.S. Walton, Echoes from the Past: Reflections and Stories
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