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cotillion
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\kō-ˈtil-yən, kə-, kȯ-tē-(y)ōⁿ\Definition of cotillion
1 : a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille
2 : an elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls
3 : a formal ball
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young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion
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His childhood during the late 1940s and early 1950s was steeped in the old Baltimore society of cotillions and debutantes.
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Send her to an SEC game, a crawfish boil, and maybe a cotillion.
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Origin and Etymology of cotillion
French cotillon, literally, petticoat, from Old French, from cote coat
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: a large formal party for dancing
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