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dance card

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dance card

–noun
a card listing, in order, the names of the partners with whom a woman has agreed to dance at a formal ball or party.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism
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Main Entry:  dance card1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  formerly, a card holding the names of a woman's prospective partners at a formal dance
Main Entry:  dance card2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a list of activities that one is involved in
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