[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cotillon \co`til`lon"\ k-o`t-e`y^on" or k-o`t-el`-;
   277, cotillion \cotil"lion\ k-oti^l"yu^n, n. f.
   cotillon, fr. of. cote coat, ll. cotta tunic. see coat.
   1. a brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.
      1913 webster

   2. a tune which regulates the dance.
      1913 webster

   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
see also:
coat 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cotillion
     n 1: a ball at which young ladies are presented to society syn:
          cotilion
     2: a lively dance originating in france in the 18th century
        syn: cotilion
see also:
cotilion 

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