'Contredanse' definitions:
Definition of 'contredanse'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
verb
Definition of 'Contredanse'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]