tread a measure

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English

Verb

tread a measure (third-person singular simple present treads a measure, present participle treading a measure, simple past trod a measure, past participle trodden a measure)

  1. To take part in a dance; to dance.
    • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 27:
      She remained with her comrades till dusk, and participated with a certain zest in the dancing; though, being heart-whole as yet, she enjoyed treading a measure purely for its own sake