Cotillon

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  • n. Alternative form of cotillion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.
  • n. A tune which regulates the dance.
  • n. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.
  • n. A formal ball, especially one at which debutantes are first presented to society.
  • Word Usage
    "It is true she never performed above one or two at most; but what she did, she piqued herself upon executing with a degree of spirit, which made all the operators in cotillon steps, and allemands, 'hide their diminished' heels."
    Equivalent
    cotillion   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    quadrille   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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