cotillion
/kəˈtɪljən/noun
1
- a dance with elaborate steps and figures, in particular一种舞步复杂的舞蹈, 尤指：
1.1
- an 18th-century French dance based on the contredanse（18世纪）法国对舞。
1.2
- US a quadrille〈美〉四对舞, 卡德里尔（方阵）舞。
2
- US a formal ball, especially one at which debutantes are presented〈美〉（青年女子被介绍进入社交界的）正式舞会。
词源
early 18th cent.: from French cotillon, literally 'petticoat dance', diminutive of cotte, from Old French cote.