any of a number of German dances, in particular an elaborate court dance popular in the 16th century.
the music for an allemande, especially as a movement of a suite:the deep and moving Allemande which opens Suite No. 20
a figure in country dancing in which adjacent dancers link arms or join hands and make a full or partial turn:‘Pass through, ends crossfold, left allemande.’
Origin:
late 17th century: from French, 'German (dance)'
allemande in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of allemande in the US English dictionary
