Lancers

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  • noun. A set of quadrilles for 8 or 16 couples.
  • noun. Music appropriate for a set of lancers{1}.
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  • noun. a traditional dance for eight or sixteen couples, originating from a 19th century quadrille
  • noun. the music for a lancers
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  • noun. a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
  • Word Usage
    "I doubt the Duke of Lydiar, for all his boasts, can raise more than one hundred score trained lancers, that is."
    cross-reference
    quadrille  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    quadrille  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    variant
    lanciers