Noun: saraband 'sa-ru,band
- A stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time
"The period drama included a scene where characters performed a graceful saraband"
- Music composed for dancing the saraband
"The baroque ensemble performed a stately saraband"
Derived forms: sarabands
Type of: dance, dance music, dancing, saltation [archaic], terpsichore
Encyclopedia: Saraband