bolero (short jacket)

  • 1Bolero (disambiguation) — Bolero can mean:Dance/music* Bolero , a dance * Boléro , an orchestral work by Maurice Ravel * Bolero , an 80s pop song by German singer Fancy * Bolero , a song composed and interpreted by Italian singer Claudio Baglioni * Bolero Records , a… …

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  • 2bolero — kind of Spanish dance, 1787, probably from bola ball (and perhaps with reference to whirling motion ), from L. bulla (see BULL (Cf. bull) (2)). In reference to a type of short jacket, it is recorded by 1864 …

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  • 3Jacket — This article is about the garment. For other uses, see Jacket (disambiguation). A jacket is a hip or waist length garment for the upper body. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter fitting …

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  • 4bolero — boleros (Pronounced [[t]bɒ̱ləroʊ, AM bəle̱roʊ[/t]] for meaning 1, and [[t]bəle͟əroʊ[/t]] for meaning 2.) 1) N COUNT A bolero is a very short jacket, sometimes without sleeves. Boleros are worn mainly by women. 2) N COUNT The bolero is a… …

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  • 5bolero — [bəˈleroʊ] noun [countable] Word forms bolero : singular bolero plural boleros 1) UK [bəˈleərəʊ] / UK [ˈbɒlərəʊ] / US [bəˈleroʊ] a short jacket for a woman 2) music UK [bəˈleərəʊ] / US [bəˈleroʊ] a dance from Spain, performed by a man and a woman …

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  • 6bolero — bo|le|ro1 [bəˈleərəu US ˈlerou] n plural boleros a type of Spanish dance, or the music for this dance bolero 2 bol|e|ro2 [ˈbɔlərəu US bəˈlerou] n plural boleros a short jacket for a woman …

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  • 7bolero — bo|le|ro [ bə lerou ] noun count 1. ) a dance from Spain, performed by a man and a woman together, or the music for this dance 2. ) a short jacket for a woman …

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  • 8bolero — 1 noun (C) a type of Spanish dance, or the music for this dance 2 noun (C) a short jacket for a woman …

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  • 9bolero — /bəˈlɛəroʊ / (say buh lairroh), /bəˈlɪəroʊ / (say buh learroh) noun (plural boleros) 1. a lively Spanish dance in three four time. 2. the music for it. 3. a short jacket ending above or at the waistline. {Spanish} …

  • 10bolero — ► NOUN (pl. boleros) 1) a Spanish dance in simple triple time. 2) a woman s short open jacket. ORIGIN Spanish …

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