单词 | cotillion |
释义 | cotillionn. 1. a. The name of several dances, chiefly of French origin, consisting of a variety of steps and figures.In English usage now only as a foreign term; but in U.S. commonly used as a generic name for quadrilles, spec. = German cotillion n. at German n. and adj. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > square, figure, or set dance > [noun] > specific dances brawla1542 branglec1550 caterbrawl1565 bransle1590 branle1674 bocanea1701 cotillion1766 quadrille1773 German cotillion1831 supper quadrille1831 Grandpère1835 galop1837 brantle1846 German1853 lancers1862 grandfather1897 1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide xiii. vii. 95 Miss Clunch and Sir Toby perform'd a Cotillon. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iii. v These outlandish heathen Allemandes and Cotillons are quite beyond me! 1790 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 560 Warlocks and witches in a dance; Nae cotillon [1791 cotillion] brent new frae France. 1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. xiv. 215 [In America] they call their dances cotillions instead of quadrilles. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1811 L.-M. Hawkins Countess & Gertrude I. viii. 124 Monday's dress ball, Wednesday's concert, Thursday's cotillion ball. 1837–42 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) II. xv. 229 Some cotillion party, or subscription ball at a dollar a head. 2. a. A piece of music suited to or arranged for the dance. ΚΠ 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. b. A formal ball, such as a coming-out dance. U.S. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > other balls or dances carolc1300 buttock-ball1698 redoubt1698 ridotto1708 race ball1770 county ball1771 dress ball?1772 promenade1778 waltz1802 hunt ball1807 dignity ball1834 ball-royala1843 polkery1845 jigging-party1872 prom1879 Cinderella dance1883 dinner dance1887 white ball1891 cotillion1898 taxi dance1910 Stampede Dance1950 go-go1965 1898 P. L. Ford Tattle-tales Cupid 210 Well, on a yacht—he met her; then at a ball—he met her; then at a cotillion—he met her; then at a dinner—he met her. 1910 J. Addams Twenty Years at Hull-House xv. 348 A small group of residents put their best powers of invention and construction into preparation for a cotillion which is like a pageant in its gayety and vigor. 1985 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. i. 84/3 She was presented at the Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball and was a member of the New York Junior Assembly. Categories » 3. ‘A woollen material in black and white for ladies' skirts’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). cotillionv. intransitive. To dance cotillions. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > square, figure, or set dance > [verb (intransitive)] quadrille1825 cotillion1833 1833 Deb. Congress 26 Jan. 1402 Daughters of very indulgent fathers enter the ball room, and waltz, and cotillon, ornamented with several hundred bales of cotton. 1900 Daily News 28 June 4/7 We dance, and cotillon, and listen to music. Derivatives cotillonneur n. /kɔtijɔnœːr/ a dancer of the cotillion. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > square, figure, or set dance > [noun] > specific dances > dancer quadriller1740 cotillonneur1898 1898 Daily News 4 June 3/3 One of the best cotilloneurs going. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1766v.1833 |
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