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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines;
[syn: Virginia reel, reel]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Reel \Reel\ (r[=e]l), n. [Gael. righil.] A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel. [1913 Webster] Virginia reel, the common name throughout the United States for the old English "country dance," or contradance (contredanse). --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n. One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. [1913 Webster] Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort (Mertensia Virginica). Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also woodbine, and American ivy. [U. S.] Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence. Virginia nightingale (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal. Virginia quail (Zool.), the bobwhite. Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. --Bartlett. Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Virginia reel n 1: an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines [syn: Virginia reel, reel]