an English country dance performed to a traditional tune by two rows of dancers facing each other
Word origin
C18: alteration of Roger of Coverley influenced by Sir Roger de Coverley, a fictitious character appearing in the Spectator essays by Addison and Steele
Coverley in American English
(ˈkʌvərli)
noun
Sir Roger de a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele
Examples of 'Coverley' in a sentence
Coverley
She was Coverley too, her grandfather my grandfather's brother.
various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
Richard said `Four', I said `Two' then we chorused ` Coverley Close '.