(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles.
1848 I kept a parlor open for the reception of visitors, many came here to practise with me, and many more to listen to us—several young men put themselves under my tuition, and although I had never been taught myself, they progressed fi…
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(music) The music regulating the cotillion.
But now, WASP's want their place in the multicultural sun. Social rituals are social rituals. If there is Kwanzaa, why not cotillions?
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(textiles) A kind of woollen material for women's skirts.
1848 I kept a parlor open for the reception of visitors, many came here to practise with me, and many more to listen to us—several young men put themselves under my tuition, and although I had never been taught myself, they progressed fi…
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