Definition of Contra danse

1. Noun. A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line.


2. Verb. Perform a contradance. "Sam and Sue contra danse"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contra Danse

contoured
contouring
contourless
contourlet
contourlets
contourné
contours
contra
contra-
contra-angle
contra-aperture
contra-octave
contra-octaves
contra dance
contra dances
contra danse (current term)
contraband
contrabandism
contrabandist
contrabandists
contrabands

Literary usage of Contra danse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sketch Book by Washington Irving, Elmer Ellsworth Wentworth (1894)
"The modern form (contra-danse, contra- dance) of this word is an excellent example of popular etymology. ..."

2. Healthy Houses: A Handbook to the History, Defects, and Remedies of Drainage by William Eassie (1872)
"... contra-danse on the floor of the furnace, its partners being represented by different seta of fire-bars, and the figures described being purposely ..."

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