'Cotillion' definitions:
Definition of 'cotillion'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Cotillion'
From: GCIDE
- Cotillon \Co`til`lon"\ (k[-o]`t[-e]`y[^o]N" or k[-o]`t[-e]l`-; 277), Cotillion \Co*til"lion\ (k[-o]*t[i^]l"y[u^]n), n. [F. cotillon, fr. OF. cote coat, LL. cotta tunic. See Coat.]
- 1. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A tune which regulates the dance. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.
- 4. A formal ball, especially one at which debutantes are first presented to society. [1913 Webster +PJC]