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cotillon

[ kuh-til-yuhn, koh-; French kaw-tee-yawn ]

noun

, plural co·til·lons [k, uh, -, til, -y, uh, nz, koh-, kaw-tee-, yawn].

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In a few moments Isabel was engaged for every dance before supper; she had given the cotillon to Gwynne.

The violins struck up; again the sets were formed; with the partner of my choice, I stood up for a cotillon.

"We were old dinner and cotillon partners in Washington," Lady Helen explained.

The leader must announce after supper the time for the cotillon to begin.

It is almost unnecessary here to illustrate the form of the cotillon.

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