Cŏn’tra-dance, n.
n. [contra and dance, q. v.; Fr. contredanse, Sp. contradanza, It. contraddanza.] A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in opposite lines. [Written also, but corruptly, country-dance.]
n. [contra and dance, q. v.; Fr. contredanse, Sp. contradanza, It. contraddanza.] A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in opposite lines. [Written also, but corruptly, country-dance.]