noun

1. A classical form of dance.

2. A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.

3. The company of persons who perform this dance.

4. A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.

5. A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour.

6. Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.