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Cotillion (disambiguation ) — Cotillion is a 18 –19th century French dance . Cotillion can also refer to: Cotillion ball , a formal presentation of young ladies , debutantes , to polite society . Cotillion (Malazan ), a character in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series Cotillion … … Wikipedia
cotillion — (n .) type of dance , 1766 , from Fr . cotillion (15c .), originally petticoat , a double dim . of O .Fr . cote skirt (see COAT (Cf . coat )); its application to a kind of dance arose in France and is considered obscure by some linguists , but there are … … Etymology dictionary
Cotillion (music ) — Cotillion is an Irish group of emerging contemporary artists , who interpreted the idea of being presented to society in relation to putting their art work into the public . Their first self titled exhibition in the Crow Gallery was a debutant ball … Wikipedia
cotillion — [kō til ′yən ] n . [Fr cotillon , orig ., petticoat < OFr cote: see COAT ] 1 . a ) a brisk , lively dance characterized by many intricate figures and the continual changing of partners b ) music for such a dance 2 . a formal ball , esp . one at which … … English World dictionary
Cotillion — For other uses , see Cotillion (disambiguation ). Cotillion figures demonstrated in the Festsaal , Hofburg , Vienna , in 2008 The cotillion is a type of patterned social dance that originated in France in the 18th century and was originally made up of … Wikipedia
cotillion — /keuh til yeuhn , koh /, n . 1 . a formal ball given esp . for debutantes . 2 . a lively French social dance originating in the 18th century , consisting of a variety of steps and figures and performed by couples . 3 . any of various dances resembling the … Universalium
Ball (dance ) — A ball is a formal dance . The word ball is derived from the Latin word ballare , meaning to dance ; the term also derived into bailar , which is the Spanish and Portuguese word for dance (verb ). In Catalan it is the same word , ball , for the … … Wikipedia
ball — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus ) n . dance , cotillion ; shot , projectile ; sphere , globe . See amusement , arms , rotundity . II (Roget s IV ) n . 1 . [A spherical body ] Syn . globe , spheroid , sphere , balloon , orb , perisphere , globule , globular or … English dictionary for students
Cotillion — Cotillon Co til lon (k [ o ] t [ e ] y [^o ]N or k [ o ] t [ e ]l ; 277 ), Cotillion Co *til lion (k [ o ]*t [i ^]l y [u ^]n ), n . [F . cotillon , fr . OF . cote coat , LL . cotta tunic . See {Coat }.] 1 . A brisk dance , performed by eight persons ; a quadrille . [1913 … … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotillion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus ) n . german ; ball , square dance . See amusement . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus ) n . ball , dance … English dictionary for students