country-dance(n = noun.act) contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line;
is a kind of folk dance, folk dancing
has particulars: longways, longways dance, square dance, square dancing, do-si-do, promenade, sashay, swing, landler
Derived form verb country-dance₁

   country-dance(v = verb.motion) contra danse, contradance, contredanse - perform a contradance;
is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Derived form noun country-dance₁
Sample sentences: Sam and Sue country-dance

   See Contradance. [1913 Webster]
"He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies." [1913 Webster]