Cotillion: alternatives and connections

An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene…

The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber.

Any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.

The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.

A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance.

The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.

A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama.

A kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop.

A kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time; also, the music to the dance.

A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played…

A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.

A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.

An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.

In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the…

A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance…

A tune or air to regulate the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, symphonies, etc., having the dance form…

A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the…

A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.