‖a. [ It. ] (Mus.) Gradually accelerating the movement. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ OE. randon, OF. randon force, violence, rapidity, à randon, de randon, violently, suddenly, rapidly, prob. of German origin; cf. G. rand edge, border, OHG. rant shield, edge of a shield, akin to E. rand, n. See Rand, n. ]
For courageously the two kings newly fought with great random and force. E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
Counsels, when they fly
At random, sometimes hit most happily. Herrick. [ 1913 Webster ]
O, many a shaft, at random sent,
Finds mark the archer little meant! Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Some random truths he can impart. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle to the random. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]
at random
Random courses (Masonry),
Random shot,
Random work (Masonry),
v. t. To arrange or rearrange so that there is no predetermined order; to make random; to select by a random process; to assign (members of a group) into subgroups by a random process.
adv. In a random manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Random. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To go or stray at random. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]