n. [ Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek. ] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge.
It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. Sir W. temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]