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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cotillon \Co'til'lon"\ (k[-o]'t[-e]'y[^o]N" or k[-o]'t[-e]l'-; 277), Cotillion \Co*til"lion\ (k[-o]*t[i^]l"y[u^]n), noun [F. cotillon, fr. OF. cote coat, LL. cotta tunic. See {Coat}.]
1. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.
2. A tune which regulates the dance.
3. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.
4. A formal ball, especially one at which debutantes are first presented to society. [1913 Webster +PJC] ||
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