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单词 square dance
释义

square dance

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noun

a dance by a set of four couples arranged in a square or in some set form.
hoedown (def. 1).

Origin of square dance

First recorded in 1865–70

OTHER WORDS FROM square dance

square dancer, nounsquare dancing, noun

Words nearby square dance

square, square away, square-bashing, square bracket, square centimeter, square dance, square deal, squared paper, squared ring, squared splice, square foot

Definition for square dance (2 of 2)

square-dance
[ skwair-dans, -dahns ]
/ ˈskwɛərˌdæns, -ˌdɑns /

verb (used without object), square-danced, square-danc·ing.

to perform or participate in a square dance.
to participate in a hoedown.

Origin of square-dance

First recorded in 1955–60
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for square dance

  • "If he's a square-dance caller, his memory ought to be extra good," Bud joked.

    Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton
  • He was also much in demand as a square-dance caller and fiddler.

    Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton

British Dictionary definitions for square dance

square dance

noun

mainly US and Canadian any of various formation dances, such as a quadrille, in which the couples form squares

verb square-dance

(intr) to perform such a dance

Derived forms of square dance

square-dancer, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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