CONTREDANSE

contredanse, country dancing, country-dance, contra danse, contradance

(noun) a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse

(verb) perform a contradance

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

contredanse (countable and uncountable, plural contredanses)

A folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other.

The quadrille.

A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

Source: Wiktionary

Con"tre*danse`, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E. Country-dance). ]

1. (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. (b) The quadrille. [Obs.]

2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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