| 单词 | square dance |
| 释义 | > as lemmassquare dance square dance n. a dance in which four couples face inwards from four sides; also loosely, a country-dance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > square, figure, or set dance > [noun] set dance1712 figure-dance1801 square dance1870 square1882 square-dancing1977 1870 L. M. Alcott Old-fashioned Girl vii. 132 I'm going to begin with a redowa, because..it's better fun than square dances. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 375/2 ‘Dull Sir John’ and ‘Faine I would’ were square dances popular in England three hundred years ago. 1931 Amer. Speech 7 50 To the ‘fiddlin'’ for the square dances the ‘caller’ sing-songs All to your places [etc.]. 1955 Times 28 June 11/4 The term ‘square dance’ is the American equivalent of the English ‘country dance’. < as lemmas |
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