beguine |biˈgēn| noun a popular dance of West Indian origin, similar to the foxtrot. ORIGIN 1930s: from West Indian French, from French béguin ‘infatuation.’
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
Beguine |ˈbegēn; ˈbāˌgēn; bəˈgēn| noun (in the Roman Catholic Church) a member of a Dutch lay sisterhood, formed in the 12th century, and not bound by vows.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
"She refused to begin the beguine When they besought her to... And in language profane and obscene She cursed the man who taught her to... She cursed Cole Porter, too!"