cotillon
See also: cotillón
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EnglishEdit
NounEdit
cotillon (plural cotillons)
- Alternative form of cotillion
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1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
- “Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From cotte (“dress”) + -illon (“diminutive”) + (alt. -ille + -on).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cotillon m (plural cotillons)
- (archaic) petticoat
- (dance) cotillion, cotillon
- (in the plural) party novelties (e.g. paper hats, streamers etc.)
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “cotillon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).