Gigue vs. Jig

Giguenoun

an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).

Giguenoun

A piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are repeated; also, the dance.

Gigue

The gigue (; French pronunciation: ​[ʒiɡ]) or giga (Italian: [ˈdʒiːɡa]) is a lively baroque dance originating from the English jig. It was imported into France in the mid-17th century and usually appears at the end of a suite.

Jignoun

(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

Jignoun

A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.

Jignoun

A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.

Jignoun

(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.

Jignoun

A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.

Jignoun

(mining) An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.

Jignoun

(obsolete) A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

Jignoun

(obsolete) A trick; a prank.

Jignoun

A black person.

Jigverb

To move briskly, especially as a dance.

Jigverb

To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

Jigverb

(fishing) To fish with a jig.

Jigverb

To sing to the tune of a jig.

Jigverb

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

Jigverb

(mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.

Jigverb

To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

Jignoun

A light, brisk musical movement.

Jignoun

A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

Jignoun

A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.

Jignoun

A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.

Jignoun

A small machine or handy tool

Jigverb

To sing to the tune of a jig.

Jigverb

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

Jigverb

To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.

Jigverb

To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

Jigverb

To dance a jig; to skip about.

Jigverb

To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

Jignoun

music in three-four time for dancing a jig

Jignoun

any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

Jigverb

dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

Jig

The jig (Irish: port, Scottish Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity in 16th-century Scotland and Northern England, and was quickly adopted on mainland Europe where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga).