| 单词 | scottish country dance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish country dance Scottish country dance n. any of various traditional Scottish dances, as a jig, reel, or strathspey (strathspey n.), esp. one in which a number of couples follow a designated figure or pattern using choreographed steps, so that the leading couple return to the head of the formation at the end of the sequence; an event at which such dancing takes place; (also, as a mass noun) this type of dancing as a genre. ΚΠ 1807 R. Heron Comforts Human Life iv. 119 I love the Scottish Country-Dance and Reel, the English Hornpipe, the French Minuet and Cotillon, the German Walse [etc.]. 1872 C. Davies Recoll. Society in France & Eng. II. v. 102 More amazing still to the uninitiated were the Scottish country dances, and particularly the reel, with its rapid steps. 1949 Lubbock (Texas) Evening Jrnl. 6 Dec. 10/2 The City of Dundee's first Scottish country dance attracted 1,500 people. 1957 Rotarian May 35/1 In the evening they sang songs for us and we all danced Scottish country dances. They're a lot like our square dances. 1976 Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 21 Jan. 30/2 Lessons in Highland dance, Scottish country dance, beginning and intermediate ballet. 2002 Denver Post (Nexis) 1 Sept. (Travel section) 1 You'll learn the difference between the ritual of the English Morris dance.., the circle and square Irish Ceili (party) dances, and the jigs and reels of Scottish country dances. < as lemmas |
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