\Po`lo*naise"\, a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.]
Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also
{Polonese}.]

\Po`lo*naise"\, n. [Written also Polonese and
Polonoise.]
1. The Polish language.
2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an
   outer skirt in one piece.
3. (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure,
   beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a
   crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on
   the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a
   polacca.