[Fr. farandole, ad. mod.Pr. farandoula in same sense. Cf. Sp. farandula troop of travelling comedians.] A Provençal dance in 6/8 time (see quots.).
1863. [Miss M. Roberts], Denise, II. xx. 23. The fête began with a farandole, that singular southern dance of the whole unmarried population, sometimes grave, serious, and most elegant.
1881. Leeds Mercury, 3 May. A farandole is a kind of jig in which all the dancers join hands, winding in an interminable string, and going from room to room, upstairs and down, to the tune of fast polka music.
