单词 | contredanse |
释义 | contredanse /kon"treuh dans', -dahns'/; Fr. /kawonn trddeudahonns"/, n. , pl. contredanses /-dan'siz, -dahn'-/; Fr. /-dahonns"/. 1. a variation of the quadrille in which the dancers face each other. 2. a piece of music suitable for such a dance. Also, contradance. [1795-1805; < F, equiv. to contre- COUNTER- + danse DANCE, misrendering of E COUNTRY-DANCE, by assoc. with the characteristic arrangement of dancers in rows facing each other] |
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