Gavot
Pronunciation : Gav"ot ( or ; 277)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. gavotte, fr. Gavots, a people inhabiting a mountainous district in France, called Gap.] (Mus.)
Definition : Defn: A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over. [Written also gavotte.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913