country dancingn.

Brit.

/ˌkʌntrɪ ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/,

/ˌkʌntrɪ ˈdansɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌkəntri ˈdænsɪŋ/

Forms: see country n. and adj. and dancing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., dancing n.

Etymology: < country n. + dancing n., after country dance n. Compare later country dance v.

The performing of country dances. In early use also: †a social gathering at which country dances are performed; a dance held in the country (obsolete). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > country-dance or dancing > [noun]

country dance?1577

country dancing1655

contre-danse1803

1655 Duchess of Newcastle Worlds Olio 25 Country dancing is a kinde of a rude pastime, and cannot be called truly a dance, but rather a running in figaris [sic].

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xlv. 507 That..civil exercise of dancing, which Plato calls very honest and harmeless dancing, And we may call French and Countrey dancing, or dancing in Masks.

1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 67. ⁋6 I was very much pleased..with that Part..which he called French Dancing..After this Part was over, they began a Diversion which they call Country Dancing.

1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless III. iii. 39 She..also gave him an invitation to 'squire her to a country-dancing.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. ii. 328 What pretty country-dancings, and hayings, your five million of million of corpuscles make!

a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. x. 165 The cotillions were over, the country-dancing beginning.

1859 G. Thompson Palm Land (ed. 3) xv. 277 Where there was a school, their country dancing and jugglery were not allowed.

1920 Eng. Jrnl. 9 311 Even before the recent revival, country dancing had not entirely disappeared.

1953 Afr. Music Soc. Newslet. No. 6. 45 Country dancing, however, is far from being ousted from its age old position of the first and foremost recreation throughout all Africa.

1998 D. Pool What Jane Austen ate & Charles Dickens Knew (new ed.) 45 As the new century wore on, however, the trend for country dancing in a group gave way to the more intimate waltz.

2006 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 7 July 10/1 These included yoga, hydrofit, aerobics, cheerleading, country dancing, belly dancing and holistic therapy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	country dancing
释义	country dancingn. Brit. /ˌkʌntrɪ ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/, /ˌkʌntrɪ ˈdansɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌkəntri ˈdænsɪŋ/ Forms: see country n. and adj. and dancing n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., dancing n. Etymology: < country n. + dancing n., after country dance n. Compare later country dance v. The performing of country dances. In early use also: †a social gathering at which country dances are performed; a dance held in the country (obsolete). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > country-dance or dancing > [noun] country dance?1577 country dancing1655 contre-danse1803 1655 Duchess of Newcastle Worlds Olio 25 Country dancing is a kinde of a rude pastime, and cannot be called truly a dance, but rather a running in figaris [sic]. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xlv. 507 That..civil exercise of dancing, which Plato calls very honest and harmeless dancing, And we may call French and Countrey dancing, or dancing in Masks. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 67. ⁋6 I was very much pleased..with that Part..which he called French Dancing..After this Part was over, they began a Diversion which they call Country Dancing. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless III. iii. 39 She..also gave him an invitation to 'squire her to a country-dancing. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. ii. 328 What pretty country-dancings, and hayings, your five million of million of corpuscles make! a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. x. 165 The cotillions were over, the country-dancing beginning. View more context for this quotation 1859 G. Thompson Palm Land (ed. 3) xv. 277 Where there was a school, their country dancing and jugglery were not allowed. 1920 Eng. Jrnl. 9 311 Even before the recent revival, country dancing had not entirely disappeared. 1953 Afr. Music Soc. Newslet. No. 6. 45 Country dancing, however, is far from being ousted from its age old position of the first and foremost recreation throughout all Africa. 1998 D. Pool What Jane Austen ate & Charles Dickens Knew (new ed.) 45 As the new century wore on, however, the trend for country dancing in a group gave way to the more intimate waltz. 2006 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 7 July 10/1 These included yoga, hydrofit, aerobics, cheerleading, country dancing, belly dancing and holistic therapy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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