contradance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
    country dancing; country-dance; contredanse; contra danse.
  2. verb perform a contradance
    country-dance; contredanse; contra danse.

WordNet

Con"tra*dance` noun
Etymology
Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F. contrdance. Cf. Country-dance.
Definitions
  1. A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines.

Webster 1913