schottische

[ shot-ish ]

/ ˈʃɒt ɪʃ /

noun

a round dance resembling the polka.

the music for this dance.

Nearby words

schopenhauer, schopenhauer, arthur, schopenhauerism, schorl, schott, schottische, schottky defect, schottky effect, schottky noise, schouten islands, schrank

Origin of schottische

1840–50; < German: Scottish (dance)

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Examples from the Web for schottische

And then Miss Wood passed him brightly again, and was dancing the schottische almost immediately.
The Virginian|Owen Wister
Nothing is more graceful than the reel and schottische of the Highlands.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
The Schottische, a kind of modified polka, was “created” by Markowski, who was the proprietor of a famous dancing academy in 1850.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
I liked to schottische with her; she had so much spring and variety, and was always putting in new steps and slides.
My Antonia|Willa Cather

You waltz and two-step and polka and schottische, don't you?
The Long Shadow|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for schottische

schottische

/ (ʃɒˈtiːʃ) /

noun

a 19th-century German dance resembling a slow polka

a piece of music composed for or in the manner of this dance

Word Origin for schottische

C19: from German der schottische Tanz the Scottish dance

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