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cotillon

[ kuh-til-yuhn, koh-; French kaw-tee-yawn ]

noun

plural cotillons


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He made many roles on her, including the Young Girl — no acting necessary — in the 1932 “Cotillon,” for which she wore a long tulle skirt brimming with shimmering stars, designed by Christian Bérard.

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Warlocks and witches in a dance; Nae cotillon brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels.

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Ready for a dance; got into the ball-room, which was so full already that each cotillon had only a space about as big as a pickle-tub—"balance four" and you stepped on somebody's heels and tore off the skirt of some lady's dress—"forward two" and you poked your nose into the whiskers of the gentleman opposite, and felt his neck-tie in your eye, and "promenade all" was the signal for an animated but irregular fancy dance upon the toes of the bystanders.

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It is quite different from our cotillon or the Sir Roger de Coverley.

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We had a very pretty cotillon.

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