Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

ecossaise

Syllabification: (e·cos·saise)
Pronunciation: /ˌākōˈsāz/

Definition of ecossaise

noun (plural ecossaises pronunc. same)

  • an energetic country dance in duple time in which couples form lines facing each other.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, feminine of écossais 'Scottish'; the connection with Scotland is unclear

ecossaise in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ecossaise in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

kempt

/ kɛm(p)t /
adjective
maintained in a neat and clean condition …