Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladies' chain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: ladies' chain
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

ladies' chains (plural)

Questions

What does ladies' chain mean?: 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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