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Went sidling through the slow quadrille,
Dictionary Entry
A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
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Common Phrases
. quadrilleband quadrillequadrille firstquadrille lobsterquadrille nextquadrille french
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Poetry examples for “quadrille”
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