Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of rustic dance of Scotch origin.
- noun Music written for such a dance, or in imitation of its rhythm.
- noun In therapeutics, the douche Écossaise or Scotch douche, alternating hot and cold douches.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A dancing tune in the Scotch style.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
contra dance in aScottish style, popular inFrance andGreat Britain around the late eighteenth century.
Etymologies
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