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Webster 1913 Edition
Country-dance
Coun′try-danceˊ
(-d?nsˊ)
, Noun.
[Prob. an adaptation of
contradance
.] See
Contradance
. He had introduced the English
country-dance
to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. Macaulay.
Definition 2024
country-dance
country-dance
See also: country dance
English
Noun
country-dance (plural country-dances)
- A dance carried out in the countryside, or by country people; used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line.