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quadrille
qua·drille 1 Q0008800 (kwŏ-drĭl′, kwə-, kə-)n.1. A square dance in 6/8 or 2/4 time of French origin, composed of five sections and performed by four couples.2. The music for this dance.
[French, from quadrille, team, crew, one of four groups of horsemen, from Spanish cuadrilla, probably diminutive of cuadro, square, from Latin quadrum; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
qua·drille 2 Q0008800 (kwŏ-drĭl′, kwə-, kə-)n. A card game popular during the 1700s, played by four people with a deck of 40 cards.
[French, perhaps from Spanish cuartillo, diminutive of cuarto, fourth, from Latin quārtus; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]quadrille (kwɒˈdrɪl; kwə-) n1. (Dancing) a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples2. (Music, other) a piece of music for such a dance, alternating between simple duple and compound duple timevbto perform this dance[C18: via French from Spanish cuadrilla, diminutive of cuadro square, from Latin quadra]
quadrille (kwɒˈdrɪl; kwə-) n (Card Games) an old card game for four players[C18: from French, from Spanish cuartillo, from cuarto fourth, from Latin quartus, influenced by quadrille1]quad•rille1 (kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə-)
n. a square dance for four couples, consisting of five parts or movements, each complete in itself. [1730–40; < French < Sp cuadrilla company, troop < Latin quadra] quad•rille2 (kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə-)
n. a four-person version of omber, popular in England and France in the 18th century. [1720–30; < French < Sp cuartillo, diminutive of cuarto fourth< Latin quārtus] quad•rille3 (kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə-)
adj. ruled in squares, as graph paper. [1880–85; < French quadrillé, past participle of quadriller to rule in squares, derivative of quadrille lozenge < Sp cuadrilla; see quadrille1] Quadrille a meeting of four or more persons; a band, troop, or company; a dance performed by four couples, 1773; a group of four horsemen, 1738; a square dance.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  quadrille - music for dancing the quadrille dance music - music to dance to | | 2. | quadrille - a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couplessquare dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squareslancers - a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples |
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quadrille
quadrille11. a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples 2. a piece of music for such a dance, alternating between simple duple and compound duple time
quadrille2 an old card game for four players Quadrille (1) A dance prevalent among many peoples. As a rule, it is written in 2/4 time and consists of five or six figures, each of which has its own name and special musical accompaniment. It came to Russia from France. From the late 17th century to the late 19th, the quadrille was one of the most popular dances of the salon. It also became widespread among the common people, bearing different names; there exist Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian, Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian quadrilles. (2) At tournaments, carousels, and the like, a group of fourhorsemen, usually in costume. quadrille
Words related to quadrillenoun music for dancing the quadrilleRelated Wordsnoun a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couplesRelated Words- square dance
- square dancing
- lancers
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