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passepied

(päs pyā′)

noun

a lively, 17th-cent. French dance, similar to the minuet but faster in tempo
the music for this

Origin: Fr < passer, pass + pied (< L pes), foot

See passepied in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A spirited dance in triple meter, popular in France and England in the 17th and 18th centuries, resembling a minuet but faster.
Music for or in the rhythm of this dance.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : passer, to pass; see pass

Origin: + pied, foot (from Old French, from Latin pēs, ped-; see pedal)

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