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écossaise

[ ey-koh-seyz, -kuh- ]
/ ˌeɪ koʊˈseɪz, -kə- /
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noun
a country-dance in quick duple meter.
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Origin of écossaise

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

Words nearby écossaise

écorché, ecoregion, Ecorse, ecospecies, ecosphere, écossaise, ecosystem, ecosystem services, ecotage, ecotarian, ecotaxis
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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

Word Origin for écossaise

C19: French, literally: Scottish (dance)
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