the dansant
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
An afternoon tea party, with dancing. Theagenes and Chariclea (the aj' e nez, char i kle' a). The hero and heroine of an erotic romance in Greek by Heliodorus, Bishop of Trikka (4th century).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the dansant” mean?
An afternoon tea party, with dancing. Theagenes and Chariclea (the aj' e nez, char i kle' a). The hero and heroine of an erotic romance in Greek by Heliodorus, Bishop of Trikka (4th century).
Is “the dansant” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.