sword dance
noun
any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
Origin of sword dance
First recorded in 1595–1605
OTHER WORDS FROM sword dance
sword dancer, nounWords nearby sword dance
sword,
sword bayonet,
sword bean,
sword belt,
sword cane,
sword dance,
sword fern,
sword grass,
sword knot,
sword lily,
sword of damocles
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British Dictionary definitions for sword dance
sword dance
noun
a dance in which the performers dance nimbly over swords on the ground or brandish them in the air