grand chain

British  

noun

1. a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners

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grand chain

It represents a golden brown grandmother, with a coiffe and a ruffle and a grand chain round her neck, and a ring on her forefinger, and a double-winged house in the background.

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss

"Git the straws, Luke!" urged Frank Hansard, as the "grand chain" brought him near Bradley.

From Westerfelt by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)

And now, the grand chain riveted to the last link, the discreet automaton ceased, and the sixteen, two and two, took a walk among the furniture.

From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

The geological history of this grand chain appears to me eminently interesting.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

But you can so watch the grand chain of old volcanoes which are the rampart of Auvergne.

From First and Last by Belloc, Hilaire