Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Schottish \Schot"tish\, Schottische \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 ['E]cossaise.