Contredanse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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