Definition of Ballade
Bal`lade´
n.
1.
A
form
of
French
versification
,
sometimes
imitated
in
English
,
in
which
three
or
four
rhymes
recur
through
three
stanzas
of
eight
or
ten
lines
each
,
the
stanzas
concluding
with
a
refrain
,
and
the
whole
poem
with
an
envoy
.
Related Words
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,
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form
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Balkingly
Balkish
balkline
Balky
Ball
Ball and socket joint
Ball bearings
Ball cartridge
Ball cock
Ball gudgeon
Ball lever
Ball lightning
Ball of the eye
Ball valve
Ball vein
Ball-flower
ball-hawking
ball-shaped
Ballad
Ballad monger
Ballader
Balladry
Ballahoo
Ballarag
Ballast
Ballast engine
Ballastage
Ballasting
Ballatry
balled
ballerina
Ballet
ballet master
ballet mistress
ballet slipper
balletic
balletomane
Ballista
Ballister
Ballistic
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