strathspey

[ strath-spey, strath-spey ]

/ ˌstræθˈspeɪ, ˈstræθˌspeɪ /

a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.

the music for this dance.

Origin of strathspey

First recorded in 1645–55; after Strath Spey, the valley of the river Spey in Scotland

"Mrs. Strathspey and the officers are to breakfast here to-morrow," said Bab.

Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) |Various
But your dear mother says you resemble some beautiful wild thing when you dance the Strathspey.

The Cabinet Minister |Arthur Pinero
"Dinna think bonnie lassie, I'm goin' to leave you," I remember was his best; it is a strathspey tune; I learned it from him.

From Edinburgh to India & Burmah |William G. Burn Murdoch
It is scarcely necessary to add that the Huddersfield manufacturer never called it Strathspey House.

Rich Relatives |Compton Mackenzie

When they got back to Strathspey House it was obvious that something unpleasant had occurred during their absence.

Rich Relatives |Compton Mackenzie

strathspey

/ (ˌstræθˈspeɪ) /

a Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel

a piece of music in four-four time composed for this dance

after Strathspey valley of the rived Spey