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Webster 1913 Edition

Cotillion

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Coˊtilˊlon′

(kō̍ˊtē̍ˊyôN′ or kō̍ˊtē̍lˊ-; 277)

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Co-til′lion

(kō̍-tĭl′yŭn)

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Noun.

[F.

cotillon

, fr. OF.

cote

coat, LL.

cotta

tunic. See

.]

1.

A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.

2.

A tune which regulates the dance.