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Webster 1913 Edition
ecossaise
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Éˊcosˊsaise′
,Noun.
[F.]
(Mus.)
A dancing tune in the Scotch style.
Definition 2024
Écossaise
Écossaise
French
Alternative forms
Noun
Écossaise f (plural Écossaises)
- feminine equivalent of Écossais; Scotswoman
Usage notes
- In traditional French orthography, capital letters do not take diacritics, so É becomes E. É is more common in contemporary usage, however.
Anagrams
écossaise
écossaise
English
Noun
écossaise (plural écossaises)
- A contra dance in a Scottish style, popular in France and Great Britain around the late eighteenth century.