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

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

grand chain

We see whole nations swept away from the surface of the globe, and others springing up to form the connecting link in the grand chain of nature.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

Of the few cotillon figures danced in New York society, the grand chain is the most popular and the simplest.

From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter

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

Isn't that better than a grand chain through a lot of shingle-shangled cottages in the suburbs?

From With the Procession by Fuller, Henry Blake

Again Polyansky led the grand chain through all the rooms, again after dancing they played "fate."

From The Party by Garnett, Constance