cotillon
noun
cotillons
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pluralof cotillon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I can already play several minuets and cotillons from the notes, and will soon learn a polonaise.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
He leads all the cotillons worth speaking of, and is a universal favorite.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
His son, we were told, was a very smart young officer who led cotillons at the Athenian balls—two generations from the original brigand.
From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers
To be a successful leader of cotillons it requires the skill and the tact of a general—I might almost say of a Napoleon Bonaparte.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Walter Germain
"More! more!" shouted the people as they formed into cotillons and reels.
From The Arkansaw Bear A Tale of Fanciful Adventure by Frank Ver Beck
