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Corant, Coranto

02319 Co*rant (?), Co*ran"to (?), n. [See Courant.] A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion.It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig.
Sir W. temple.Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath.
Macaulay.
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