COTILLION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cotillion mean? 

• COTILLION (noun)
  The noun COTILLION has 2 senses:

1. a ball at which young ladies are presented to society

2. a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century

  Familiarity information: COTILLION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COTILLION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ball at which young ladies are presented to society

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

cotilion; cotillion

Hypernyms ("cotillion" is a kind of...):

ball; formal (a lavish dance requiring formal attire)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A lively dance originating in France in the 18th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cotilion; cotillion

Hypernyms ("cotillion" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

 Context examples 

“Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?”

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

The set in which they found themselves was composed of English, and Amy was compelled to walk decorously through a cotillion, feeling all the while as if she could dance the tarantella with relish.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)