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1. Cotillion
   The cotillion is a French dance for four couples in square formation, in which the ladies held up their gowns and showed their under-petticoats. It is a form of contredanse that originated about 1700. By about 1800, it had spread to England and North America and elsewhere. One variety of the cotilli...
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2. cotillion
   [n] - a ball at which young ladies are presented to society 2. [n] - a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
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3. cotillion
   cotilion noun a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
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4. cotillion
   cotilion noun a ball at which young ladies are presented to society
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5. Cotillion
   • (n.) A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille. • (n.) A kind of woolen material for women`s skirts. • (n.) A formal ball. • (n.) A tune which regulates the dance.
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6. cotillion
   late 18th-century and 19th-century French court dance, popular also in England. A precursor of the quadrille, the cotillion was danced by four ... [3 related articles]
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7. cotillion
   
   • a ball at which young ladies are presented to society
   • a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
   
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8. cotillion
   a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille.
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9. Cotillion
   The `cotillion` is a type of patterned social dance that originated in France in the 18th century and was originally made up of four couples in a square formation, the forerunner of the quadrille; in the United States the square dance, where the "figures" are called aloud by the caller, is...
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10. Cotillion
    (novel) `Cotillion` is a Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer that was released in 1953. It is one of the most light-hearted of Heyer`s romances, avoiding the mystery, intrigue, and sensational events present in many of her novels. The story is set in 1816. Plot summary: Heroine Ki...
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11. Cotillion
    (Malazan) `Cotillion`, also known as `the Rope` and `Dancer`, `Assassin of High House Shadow`, is a fictional character in Steven Erikson`s fantasy series Malazan Book of the Fallen. Cotillion is the Patron of Assassins in the pantheon of the world in which Malazan Book of the Fallen t...
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