écossaise
a country-dance in quick duple meter.
Origin of écossaise
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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 SeingaltWe shall give Voltaire's Ecossaise, translated by an anonymous author: no prompter will be present.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de SeingaltC'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 BurnesIn the meantime une limonade Ecossaise would combat the effect of chill and mist.
The Pursuit | Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
British Dictionary definitions for écossaise
/ (ˌeɪkɒˈseɪz, French ekɔsɛz) /
a lively dance in two-four time
the tune for such a dance
Origin of écossaise
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