| 单词 | tea dance |
| 释义 | > as lemmastea dance tea dance n. an afternoon entertainment at which there is dancing and tea is served; = thé dansant n.; also Canadian, ‘a social gathering held by Indians, so called because in the early days the Hudson's Bay Company contributed tea, bannock, etc.’ ( Dict. Canadianisms, 1967). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > of North American Indians powwow1663 potlatch1858 tea dance1885 society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > at which food is served thé dansant1817 tea dance1885 supper dance1913 tango tea1913 dansant1921 1885 T. Gowanlock Two Months Camp of Big Bear 119 When the Indians held their tea-dances or pow-wows in times of peace, the squaws and their children joined in and it was a very amusing sight to watch them. 1916 W. Stevens Let. 23 Apr. (1967) 193 People are pretty much dependent on the same things as in New-York: band concerts, tea-dances and..coffee-parties. 1965 News of North (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) 29 July 5/4 The ceremony was marked by a tea dance, in which everyone joined. 1978 Lancashire Life Nov. 129/2 For in a brave gesture of defiance in the punk era, the management has resurrected the Sunday Afternoon Tea Dance. It's all very Palm Court, even if the palms are plastic. < as lemmas |
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