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quadrille

[kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh-] / kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə- /
NOUN
square dance
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And how interesting that the Quadrille spacing makes us all so close to something so remote.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2018

A large military band in iron grey overcoats, red berets and golden tassles strikes up the Fledermaus Quadrille by Johann Strauss.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2014

This Eclipse/Criterion box, which also includes Desire and Quadrille, is a slimmed-down version of a nine-film set released in France two years ago.

From Time • Dec. 24, 2010

The scatological repartee of Oliver Birch and John Biddle's Tweedledum and Tweedledee is enthusiastically embraced by younger members of the audience, and composer David Shrubsole's setting of the Lobster Quadrille is a delight.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2010

Space prevents my giving any more of the dresses, and I only notice that the Earl of Cardigan appeared in the French Quadrille, clad in armour, as Bayard, the “Chevalier sans reproche”!!!

From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John




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