schottische

[ shot-ish ]

noun

1. a round dance resembling the polka.
2. the music for this dance.

schottische

/ ʃɒˈtiːʃ /

noun

1. a 19th-century German dance resembling a slow polka
2. a piece of music composed for or in the manner of this dance

Word History and Origins

Origin of schottische¹

1840–50; < German: Scottish (dance)

Word History and Origins

Origin of schottische¹

C19: from German der schottische Tanz the Scottish dance

Example Sentences

But still, I do sometimes take part in a schottische, count.

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Miss Austin's dance of the Schottische, with double-soled military boots, was excellent.

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Then she brought Tot into her own dainty chamber, where he sat upon a chair and heard an orchestra play a merry schottische.

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The old fiddler strikes up a merry air, and they dance the jenka, a sort of schottische, joyously.

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Some men can only dance the two-step—they don't know the waltz, the polka, or the schottische.

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