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What is a nautch?

What is a nautch? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A dance in South Asia, performed by professional dancing girls. [from 18th c.]
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There are references to nautch girls and zenanas, fine brocade and rich silks, fencing and shooting, Mughal camps and English officers.
Weddings and other festive occasions are observed with much enthusiasm and are often celebrated with feasting, and sometimes with nautch girls.
On Thursday, after the work of the day, I went to see the nautch girls dance.
Nobody would stand around long enough to view a nautch in its entirety.
It has the taint of the louche, as did its forebear, the nautch show.
They had ceased to patronise the nautch, and in its stead preferred English music or military bands.

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