country-dance
a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
Origin of country-dance
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How to use country-dance in a sentence
A country-dance was called, and the epicier claimed the fair hand of the gentle Adele.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonGertrude was standing beside him—they were going to be partners in a country-dance, which was a favourite of Ted's.
A Christmas Child | Mrs. MolesworthMadam, there's a country dance to the trifle that I sung to-day; your hand, and we'll lead it up.
The Beaux-Stratagem | George FarquharAlliances are made and broken as if in a country dance; the English called in, now by this one, now by the other.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books | Robert Louis StevensonThe women met in sewing and quilting bees and apple-parings; the men came for the evening meal and remained for the country dance.
Wisconsin in Story and Song; | Various
British Dictionary definitions for country dance
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
Derived forms of country dance
- country dancing, noun
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