Dictionary entry

Schottish

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Schot″tish, Schot″tische }, (�), n. [F. schottish, schotisch from G. schottisch Scottish, Scotch.] A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; — not to be confounded with the Écossaise.