COTILLION

noun

11 Scrabble

15 WWF

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Definition

A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles.

"1797 Mrs. Hughes now joined them, and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon," said Catherine. "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?" Jane Austin Northanger Abbey (written 1797 first published 1818) Chapter 10."