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Lancers (The)

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The dance so called was introduced into Paris in 1836. It is in imitation of a military dance in which men used lances.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lancaster Gun
Lancasterian (A)
Lancastrian (A)
Lance
Lance-Corporal and Lance-Sergeant
Lance-Knight
Lance of the Ladies
Lancelot (Sir)
Lancelot or Launcelot Gobbo
Lancelot du Lac
Lancers (The)
Land
Land-damn
Land-loupers
Land-lubber
Land of Beulah (Isa. lxii. 4)
Land of Bondage
Land of Cakes
Land of Myrrh
Land of Nod (The)
Land of Promise