écossaise
[ ey-koh-seyz, -kuh- ]
/ ˌeɪ koʊˈseɪz, -kə- /
noun
a country-dance in quick duple meter.
Origin of écossaise
1860–65; < French, feminine of
écossais Scottish, equivalent to
Écosse Scotland +
-ais
-ese; translation of German
schottisch
Words nearby écossaise
Example sentences from the Web for ecossaise
The conversation was then directed towards various topics, and at last we got to the 'Ecossaise' we had played at Soleure.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de SeingaltIn the meantime une limonade Ecossaise would combat the effect of chill and mist.
The Pursuit |Frank (Frank Mackenzie) SavileWe shall give Voltaire's Ecossaise, translated by an anonymous author: no prompter will be present.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
British Dictionary definitions for ecossaise
écossaise
/ (ˌeɪkɒˈseɪz, French ekɔsɛz) /
noun
a lively dance in two-four time
the tune for such a dance
Word Origin for écossaise
C19: French, literally: Scottish (dance)