contredanse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

contredanse
    n 1: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets
         or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance},
         {country dancing}, {contredanse}, {contra danse},
         {contradance}]
    v 1: perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {country-dance},
         {contredanse}, {contra danse}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Contredanse \Con"tre*danse`\, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E.
   {Country-dance}). ]
   1.
      (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to
          face, or in opposite lines.
      (b) The quadrille. [Obs.]
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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