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Sir Roger de Coverley
Sir Roger de Coverley
noun
an English country dance performed by two rows of dancers facing each other.
Origin:
1680–90; earlier Roger of Coverly, apparently a fictional name
1680–90; earlier Roger of Coverly, apparently a fictional name
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| Sir Roger de Coverley | |
| —n | |
| an English country dance performed to a traditional tune by two rows of dancers facing each other | |
| [C18: alteration of Roger of Coverley influenced by Sir Roger de Coverley, a fictitious character appearing in the Spectator essays by Addison and Steele] | |
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