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Virginia reel
Virginia Vir*gin"i*a, n. One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort (Mertensia Virginica). Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also woodbine, and American ivy. [U. S.] Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence. Virginia nightingale (Zo["o]l.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal. Virginia quail (Zo["o]l.), the bobwhite. Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. --Bartlett. Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.
Virginia reel
Reel Reel (r?l), n. [Gael. righil.] A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel. Virginia reel, the common name throughout the United States for the old English ``country dance,' or contradance (contredanse). --Bartlett.

Meaning of Virginia reel from wikipedia

- Virginia Reel can refer to any of the following: Virginia Reel (solitaire), a solitaire card game Virginia reel (dance), a folk dance Virginia Reel roller...
- Virginia reel is a folk dance that dates from the 17th century. Though the reel may have its origins in Scottish country dance and the Highland reel,...
- Virginia Reel was an older style of spinning roller coaster characterized by spinning circular "tubs" that zig-zagged down a flat-bottomed track. Virginia...
- Virginia Reel is a patience or card solitaire game which uses two decks of 52 playing cards mixed together. The object of the game is to place all the...
- configuration similar to that of a side friction roller coaster. Known as a Virginia Reel, these spinning coasters did not have big hills or drops, but instead...
- Royal Parade as a variant of their new version of the game, known as Virginia Reel. The latter, by contrast, gives "great scope for skill". More recent...
- R4x32 4C – James MacGregor-Brown Up in the Air – S8x32 3C/4 – Boag 1797 Virginia Reel -R4x40 4C – unknown The Wee Cooper o' Fife – J8x40 2C/4 (10 bar phrases)...
- Plan" – 4:54 "Randy Described Eternity" – 3:55 "Stop the Show" – 4:15 "Virginia Reel Around the Fountain" (Halo Benders) – 7:00 "Cortez the Killer" (written...
- absorbed into American po****r culture. The American version of the Virginia Reel, for example, is based on the French dance called "Sir Roger de Coverly"...
- rows of dancers. **** Clark noted the similarity of the dance to the Virginia reel. It was first performed to "C. C. Rider" by Chuck Willis on American...