highland dance

noun

A type of Scottish set step routine dancing.

Meanings

nounhighland dance (plural highland dances)

plural highland dances

  1. A type of Scottish set step routine dancing.
verbhighland dance (third-person singular simple present highland dances, present participle highland dancing, simple past and past participle highland danced)

present singular third person highland dances · participle present highland dancing · participle past highland danced · past highland danced

  1. To take part in Highland dancing.
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