[syn: contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
contredanse
n 1: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets
or face one another in a line [syn: country-dance,
country dancing, contredanse, contra danse,
contradance]
v 1: perform a contradance [syn: contradance, country-dance,
contredanse, contra danse]