écossaise

[ ey-koh-seyz, -kuh- ]

/ ˌeɪ koʊˈseɪz, -kə- /

noun

a country-dance in quick duple meter.

Origin of écossaise

1860–65; <French, feminine of écossaisScottish, equivalent to Écosse Scotland + -ais-ese; translation of German schottisch

Words nearby écossaise

écorché, ecoregion, Ecorse, ecospecies, ecosphere, écossaise, ecosystem, ecosystem services, ecotage, ecotarian, ecotaxis

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Example sentences from the Web for écossaise

The conversation was then directed towards various topics, and at last we got to the 'Ecossaise' we had played at Soleure.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
In the meantime une limonade Ecossaise would combat the effect of chill and mist.
The Pursuit|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
We shall give Voltaire's Ecossaise, translated by an anonymous author: no prompter will be present.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for écossaise

écossaise

/ (ˌeɪkɒˈseɪz, French ekɔsɛz) /

noun

a lively dance in two-four time

the tune for such a dance

Word Origin for écossaise

C19: French, literally: Scottish (dance)

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单词	écossaise
释义	écossaise [ ey-koh-seyz, -kuh- ] / ˌeɪ koʊˈseɪz, -kə- / noun a country-dance in quick duple meter. Origin of écossaise 1860–65; <French, feminine of écossaisScottish, equivalent to Écosse Scotland + -ais-ese; translation of German schottisch Words nearby écossaise écorché, ecoregion, Ecorse, ecospecies, ecosphere, écossaise, ecosystem, ecosystem services, ecotage, ecotarian, ecotaxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for écossaise The conversation was then directed towards various topics, and at last we got to the 'Ecossaise' we had played at Soleure. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt In the meantime une limonade Ecossaise would combat the effect of chill and mist. The Pursuit\|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile We shall give Voltaire's Ecossaise, translated by an anonymous author: no prompter will be present. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt British Dictionary definitions for écossaise écossaise / (ˌeɪkɒˈseɪz, French ekɔsɛz) / noun a lively dance in two-four time the tune for such a dance Word Origin for écossaise C19: French, literally: Scottish (dance) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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