ladies' chain

noun

A figure in square dance, in which the women cross to the opposite side, taking each other's right hands as they go, and their left hands are then taken by the men on the opposite side.

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Meanings

nounladies' chain (plural ladies' chains)

plural ladies' chains

  1. danceA figure in square dance, in which the women cross to the opposite side, taking each other's right hands as they go, and their left hands are then taken by the men on the opposite side.
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ladies' chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies'%20chain

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladies' chain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies'%20chain.

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