Sekirov Dictionary

cotillion

UK /kəʊtɪlˈjɒ̃/US /koʊtɪlˈjɑ̃/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

•
A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles.
- Mrs. Hughes now joined them, and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon," said Catherine. "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?" — 1803
•
(US) Ellipsis of cotillion ball.
- But now, WASP's want their place in the multicultural sun. Social rituals are social rituals. If there is Kwanzaa, why not cotillions? — 1997
The music regulating the cotillion.
A kind of woollen material for women's skirts.

verb1

(rare) To dance the cotillion.

forms

cotillioned · cotillioning · cotillions

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