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
Frequently in large cotillons in New York the blank or nonfavor figures are danced only once without change of partners, as in the snake or grand chain; otherwise the cotillon would be interminable.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter
I have also written about cotillons as they are conducted in New York.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter
The tables are all circular, and cotillons are chiefly preferred from having this quality.
From Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 by Pinkney, Lt-Col.
Originality, however, has not been rampant in cotillons.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter
