cotillon

American  

[kuh-til-yuhn, koh-, kaw-tee-yawn] / kəˈtɪl yən, koʊ-, kɔ tiˈyɔ̃ /

noun

plural

cotillons

1. cotillion.

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Example Sentences

Didn't she tell you she was going from the dinner to the cotillon?

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

The set in which they found themselves was composed of English, and Amy was compelled to walk decorously through a cotillon, feeling all the while as if she could dance the Tarantula with a relish.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Alcott, Louisa May

Many a "cotillon" was danced on the deck of that first boat, while the unloading was being vigorously carried on below.

From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Glazier, Willard W.

Leaning towards her, and speaking more softly than before, he says, gravely, "And I hope that during the cotillon you will confide to me, as an old friend, why you look so sad to-night."

From Erlach Court by Schubin, Ossip

Well, I must say!" he began in a tone of extreme annoyance, "you speak of it as if it were a no more serious question than the dancing of a cotillon.

From Our Own Set A Novel by Schubin, Ossip