\Gav"ot\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. gavotte, fr. Gavots, a
people inhabiting a mountainous district in France, called
Gap.] (Mus.)
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}.]