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.
schottische n 1: music performed for dancing the schottische 2: a German round dance resembling a slow polka