loure

noun

ˈlu̇(ə)r

plural -s

: a dance in slow triple or sextuple time

also : the music for such a dance

Word History

Etymology

French, dance in slow triple or sextuple time, bagpipe, from Middle French, bagpipe, perhaps from Old Norse lūthr trumpet

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