| contradance | (v) perform a contradance, Syn. country-dance, contra danse, contredanse |
| country-dance | (n) a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line, Syn. contradance, contra danse, country dancing, contredanse |
| Contradance | n. [ Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F. contrdance. Cf. Country-dance. ] A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. [ 1913 Webster ] |