Meaning & use
Cotillon
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A formal ball or elaborate dance, especially one traditionally introducing young women into society; also a lively French social dance.
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The debutantes were presented at the annual winter cotillon.
Guests danced the cotillon late into the evening at the reception.
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"Cotillon" is a French spelling variant of "cotillion," the more common form in American English.
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