écossaise

[ ey-koh-seyz, -kuh- ]

noun

a country-dance in quick duple meter.

Origin of écossaise

1860–65; <French, feminine of écossaisScottish, equivalent to Écosse Scotland + -ais-ese; translation of German schottisch

Words Nearby écossaise

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use écossaise in a sentence

The conversation was then directed towards various topics, and at last we got to the 'Ecossaise' we had played at Soleure.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
We shall give Voltaire's Ecossaise, translated by an anonymous author: no prompter will be present.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
C'est l qu'il faut chercher l'origine de la Maonnerie Ecossaise, et mme celle des autres Rites maoniques.
Sketch of the History of the Knights Templars | James Burnes
In the meantime une limonade Ecossaise would combat the effect of chill and mist.
The Pursuit | Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile

British Dictionary definitions for écossaise

écossaise

/ (ˌeɪkɒˈseɪz, French ekɔsɛz) /

noun

a lively dance in two-four time
the tune for such a dance

Origin of écossaise

C19: French, literally: Scottish (dance)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse