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grand chain
noun
- 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
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Of the few cotillon figures danced in New York society, the grand chain is the most popular and the simplest.
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I shall content myself with some further reference to the central figure in this grand chain, the Puy de Dme itself.
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The lady held out her jewelled hand as though she were taking some one else's hand in the Grand Chain.
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There is a grand chain of mountains on the right, called the Charolais.
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They played in a ring; the game resembled the grand chain in the Lancers.
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