cotillon
Americannoun
plural
cotillonsExample Sentences
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The Duchess selected the Condesa de Cotorraso to lead the cotillon, and she took Cobo Ramirez for her partner.
From Froth by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
It is quite different from our cotillon or the Sir Roger de Coverley.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
Treadwell, spruce young corporation attorney and cotillon leader, looked up interestedly from the other end of the table; the hostess's fan had begun to flutter—a sign of agitation.
From The Long Lane's Turning by Rives, Hallie Erminie
The set in which they found themselves was composed of English, and Amy was compelled to walk decorously through a cotillon, feeling all the while as if she could dance the Tarantula with a relish.
From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Alcott, Louisa May
We shall wear our masks until midnight, and then have a cotillon afterwards.”
From The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies by Crane, Laura Dent
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