BEGUINES
“BEGUINES” is a valid word.
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Scrabble points
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Definition
BEGUINES is a form of BEGUINE
noun
- Roman Catholic Church a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
- music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
- a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba