From minstrelsy to ragtime and jazz was only a short hop, skip and jump for the banjo (Wall Street Journal).
Nodding their heads before her goes the merry minstrelsy (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
min|strel — «MIHN struhl», noun. 1. a singer or musician in the Middle Ages who entertained in the household of a lord: »Here to the harp did minstrels sing (Scott). 2. a singer or musician in the Middle Ages who went about and sang or recited poems, often… … Useful english dictionary
min·strel — /ˈmınstrəl/ noun, pl strels [count] 1 : a musical entertainer in the Middle Ages a wandering minstrel 2 US : a member of a group of entertainers who performed black American songs and jokes usually with blackened faces a minstrel show ◇ Minstrel… … Useful english dictionary
strel — min·strel·sy; min·strel; … English syllables
min — al·bu·min·uria; al·u·min·ic; al·u·min·i·um; a·min; an·chi·mono·min·er·al; an·ti·vi·ta·min; ar·min·ian·ism; asc·hel·min·thes; avi·ta·min·o·sis; ax·min·ster; az·o·lit·min; bad·min·ton; bar·a·min; ben·ja·min·ite; blood al·bu·min; brah·min;… … English syllables
minstrel — min·strel … English syllables
minstrelsy — min·strel·sy … English syllables
minstrel — min|strel [ˈmınstrəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: menestrel servant, minstrel , from Latin minister; MINISTER1] 1.) a singer or musician in the Middle Ages 2.) one of a group of white singers and dancers who pretended to be black… … Dictionary of contemporary English
minstrel — min|strel [ mınstrəl ] noun count 1. ) a singer or musician who traveled and performed in the Middle Ages 2. ) a white entertainer during the 19th and early 20th centuries who copied the appearance and singing of black people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
minstrel — min•strel [[t]ˈmɪn strəl[/t]] n. 1) lit. a medieval poet, singer, and musician, who was either an itinerant or a member of a noble household 2) mad a musician, singer, or poet 3) sbz a performer in a minstrel show • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME… … From formal English to slang
minstrel show — min′strel show n. sbz a theatrical entertainment of the 19th and early 20th centuries, usu. performed by whites in blackface … From formal English to slang
