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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024co•til•lion /kəˈtɪlyən, koʊ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Music and Dancea formal ball for young society women.
- Music and Danceany of various dances in which a head couple leads the other dancers through elegant steps or patterns.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•til•lion (kə til′yən, kō-),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea formal ball given esp. for debutantes.
- Music and Dancea lively French social dance originating in the 18th century, consisting of a variety of steps and figures and performed by couples.
- Music and Danceany of various dances resembling the quadrille.
- Music and Dancemusic arranged or played for these dances.
- Music and Dancea formalized dance for a large number of people, in which a head couple leads the other dancers through elaborate and stately figures.
- French cotillon kind of dance, in Old French: petticoat, equivalent. to cote coat + -illon diminutive suffix
- 1760–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cotillion, cotillon /kəˈtɪljən kəʊ-/ n - a French formation dance of the 18th century
- US a quadrille
- US Canadian a formal ball, esp one at which debutantes are presented
Etymology: 18th Century: from French cotillon dance, from Old French: petticoat, from cote coat |