quadrille

1 of 2

noun

qua·drille kwä-ˈdril How to pronounce quadrille (audio)

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: a four-handed variant of ombre popular especially in the 18th century

: a square dance for four couples made up of five or six figures chiefly in ⁶/₈ and ²/₄ time

also : music for this dance

quadrille

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adjective

: marked with squares or rectangles

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The quadrille, named for its four couples that form the sides of a square, seems to have begun as a French country dance. In the 18th century it became fashionable among the French nobility; as performed by elegantly dressed aristocrats, it became slow and formal. It crossed over to England and from there to New England, where it turned back into a dance for the common people. It soon evolved into the American square dance, a lively type of dance that employs a "caller" to make sure everyone remembers the steps.

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Square dancing is also derived from various traditional European dances, including the Morris Dance from England and a French dance form called the quadrille, first documented in the seventeenth century.

Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 Music hall-goers quickly become enamored with the cancan, an energetic new dance style inspired by the quadrille in which dancers kicked their legs high into the air—and exposed their petticoats in the process.

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2022 Carrie, assuming she would be included, had been practicing the quadrille with her friends for weeks.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022 These include the long rein, the airs above the ground and the quadrille.

Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2021 Mary, on the other hand, famously danced a quadrille at his first inauguration — with Sen. Stephen Douglas, her former boyfriend and the man Lincoln had defeated for the presidency.

Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2021 On the dance floor, guests ingest opium with lolling tongues, then variously pop their booties and walk a quadrille.

Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019 After a pre-ball dance lesson, Bangers & Mash waltzes, polkas, mixers, quadrilles, country & contra dances, and other popular 19th-century couple and set dances.

Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019 The dance is a traditional mid-19th century dance featuring contras (reels), quadrilles (squares) and novelty (circle) dances that were once common.

Joy Davis, Aurora Beacon-News, 6 July 2017 See More

单词	quadrille
释义	quadrille 1 of 2 noun qua·drille kwä-ˈdril kwə-, kə- 1 : a four-handed variant of ombre popular especially in the 18th century 2 : a square dance for four couples made up of five or six figures chiefly in ⁶/₈ and ²/₄ time also : music for this dance quadrille 2 of 2 adjective : marked with squares or rectangles Did you know? The quadrille, named for its four couples that form the sides of a square, seems to have begun as a French country dance. In the 18th century it became fashionable among the French nobility; as performed by elegantly dressed aristocrats, it became slow and formal. It crossed over to England and from there to New England, where it turned back into a dance for the common people. It soon evolved into the American square dance, a lively type of dance that employs a "caller" to make sure everyone remembers the steps. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun Square dancing is also derived from various traditional European dances, including the Morris Dance from England and a French dance form called the quadrille, first documented in the seventeenth century. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 Music hall-goers quickly become enamored with the cancan, an energetic new dance style inspired by the quadrille in which dancers kicked their legs high into the air—and exposed their petticoats in the process. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2022 Carrie, assuming she would be included, had been practicing the quadrille with her friends for weeks. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022 These include the long rein, the airs above the ground and the quadrille. Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2021 Mary, on the other hand, famously danced a quadrille at his first inauguration — with Sen. Stephen Douglas, her former boyfriend and the man Lincoln had defeated for the presidency. Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2021 On the dance floor, guests ingest opium with lolling tongues, then variously pop their booties and walk a quadrille. Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019 After a pre-ball dance lesson, Bangers & Mash waltzes, polkas, mixers, quadrilles, country & contra dances, and other popular 19th-century couple and set dances. Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019 The dance is a traditional mid-19th century dance featuring contras (reels), quadrilles (squares) and novelty (circle) dances that were once common. Joy Davis, Aurora Beacon-News, 6 July 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun French, group of knights engaged in a carousel, from Spanish cuadrilla troop, from diminutive of cuadra square, from Latin quadra, quadrum Adjective French quadrillé First Known Use Noun 1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1856, in the meaning defined above
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quadrille

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