Dictionary entry

Farandole

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Fa′ran′dole″ (?), n. [F. farandole, Pr. farandoulo.] A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from room to room. It originated in Provence.

I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole. W. D. Howells.