View synonyms for country-dance

country-dance

[ kuhn-tree-dans, -dahns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.

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

First recorded in 1570–80

A country-dance was called, and the epicier claimed the fair hand of the gentle Adele.

Gertrude was standing beside him—they were going to be partners in a country-dance, which was a favourite of Ted's.

Madam, there's a country dance to the trifle that I sung to-day; your hand, and we'll lead it up.

Alliances are made and broken as if in a country dance; the English called in, now by this one, now by the other.

The women met in sewing and quilting bees and apple-parings; the men came for the evening meal and remained for the country dance.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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