dance card

noun

1
: a card listing partners for scheduled dances
2
: a calendar of engagements

Examples of dance card in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dance card was in 1895

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“Dance card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dance%20card. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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