| 单词 | sir roger de coverley |
| 释义 | Sir Roger de Coverley in British Englishnoun an English country dance performed to a traditional tune by two rows of dancers facing each other Word origin C18: alteration of Roger of Coverley influenced by Sir Roger de Coverley, a fictitious character appearing in the Spectator essays by Addison and SteeleSir Roger de Coverley in American Englishnoun an English country dance performed by two rows of dancers facing each other Word origin [1680–90; earlier Roger of Coverly, appar. a fictional name]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bull's-eye, gangway, knockdown, reservoir, turnout |
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