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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
2: a short jacket; worn mostly by women
3: a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ros) Etymology: Spanish Date: 1787 1. a Spanish dance characterized by sharp turns, stamping of the feet, and sudden pauses in a position with one arm arched over the head; also music in 3/4 time for a bolero 2. a loose waist-length jacket open at the front

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) 1 a a Spanish dance in simple triple time. b music for or in the time of a bolero. 2 also a woman's short open jacket. Etymology: Sp.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bolero Bo*le"ro, n. A kind of small outer jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by women.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bolero Bo*le"ro, n. [Sp.] (Mus.) A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. A bolero is a very short jacket, sometimes without sleeves. Boleros are worn mainly by women. N-COUNT 2. The bolero is a traditional Spanish dance. They danced a romantic bolero together. N-COUNT