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noun kwɒˈdrɪlkwɑˈdrɪl 1A square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself. Example sentencesExamples - Oh, yes, I had three waltzes, the second quadrille and the mazurka, and he is ever so courteous, and kind, and gentlemanly!
- Traditional French Canadian dances include the quadrille and the gigue.
- As soon as the quadrille ended another waltz began.
- The shifting positions on his map give the impression of a lobsters' quadrille being danced.
- Dickens, we are told, happily danced a half dozen quadrilles and thanked his hosts for their ‘affectionate’ greeting.
- The traditional folk dance, the quadrille, dates back to eighteenth century European settlers.
- Who might indulge in a boogie-woogie quadrille at such a time is beyond me.
- ‘La Danza del Toro’ (dance of the bull) is a centuries-old quadrille, danced with swords, which re-enacts a folk stow from Mexico's colonial past.
- It won't last long, this curious quadrille of quasi-courtship.
- Working with the steps of formal quadrilles and folk dances, St Lucians developed different kinds of dances.
- The final of the three numbers was an eight-person quadrille with some modern variations.
- 1.1 A piece of music for a quadrille.
Example sentencesExamples - He only grinned and led me back onto the dance floor as quadrille began.
- One could find parts of a symphony and an overture of German or Austrian origin along with Italian opera selections, quadrilles, and virtuoso items.
- The earliest music of European origin included quadrilles played by regimental bands in the penal settlements.
- 1.2historical Each of four groups of riders taking part in a tournament or carousel, distinguished by a special costume or colours.
- 1.3 A riding display.
Example sentencesExamples - One chooses to concentrate on jumping; the other practices quadrille maneuvers, an excellent way to perfect riding skills.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French from Spanish cuadrilla or Italian quadriglia 'troop, company', from cuadra, quadra 'square', based on Latin quadrare 'make square'. Rhymes bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will noun kwɒˈdrɪlkwɑˈdrɪl mass nounA trick-taking card game for four players using a pack of forty cards (i.e. one lacking eights, nines, and tens), fashionable in the 18th century.
Origin Early 18th century: from French, perhaps from Spanish cuartillo (from cuarto 'fourth'). The change in the first syllable was due to association with quadrille1. noun kwɒˈdrɪlkwɑˈdrɪl mass nounA ruled grid of small squares, especially on paper. as modifier 50 unheaded grey quadrille leaves
Origin Late 19th century: from French quadrillé, from quadrille 'small square', from Spanish cuadrillo 'small block'. nounkwäˈdrilkwɑˈdrɪl 1A square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself. Example sentencesExamples - The final of the three numbers was an eight-person quadrille with some modern variations.
- Dickens, we are told, happily danced a half dozen quadrilles and thanked his hosts for their ‘affectionate’ greeting.
- Oh, yes, I had three waltzes, the second quadrille and the mazurka, and he is ever so courteous, and kind, and gentlemanly!
- The shifting positions on his map give the impression of a lobsters' quadrille being danced.
- It won't last long, this curious quadrille of quasi-courtship.
- ‘La Danza del Toro’ (dance of the bull) is a centuries-old quadrille, danced with swords, which re-enacts a folk stow from Mexico's colonial past.
- As soon as the quadrille ended another waltz began.
- Traditional French Canadian dances include the quadrille and the gigue.
- Working with the steps of formal quadrilles and folk dances, St Lucians developed different kinds of dances.
- The traditional folk dance, the quadrille, dates back to eighteenth century European settlers.
- Who might indulge in a boogie-woogie quadrille at such a time is beyond me.
- 1.1 A piece of music for a quadrille dance.
Example sentencesExamples - One could find parts of a symphony and an overture of German or Austrian origin along with Italian opera selections, quadrilles, and virtuoso items.
- The earliest music of European origin included quadrilles played by regimental bands in the penal settlements.
- He only grinned and led me back onto the dance floor as quadrille began.
- 1.2historical Each of four groups of riders taking part in a tournament or carousel, distinguished by a special costume or colors.
- 1.3 A riding display.
Example sentencesExamples - One chooses to concentrate on jumping; the other practices quadrille maneuvers, an excellent way to perfect riding skills.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French from Spanish cuadrilla or Italian quadriglia ‘troop, company’, from cuadra, quadra ‘square’, based on Latin quadrare ‘make square’. nounkwäˈdrilkwɑˈdrɪl A trick-taking card game for four players using a deck of forty cards (i.e., one lacking eights, nines, and tens), fashionable in the 18th century.
Origin Early 18th century: from French, perhaps from Spanish cuartillo (from cuarto ‘fourth’). The change in the first syllable was due to association with quadrille. nounkwäˈdrilkwɑˈdrɪl A ruled grid of small squares, especially on paper. as modifier 50 unheaded gray quadrille leaves
Origin Late 19th century: from French quadrillé, from quadrille ‘small square’, from Spanish cuadrillo ‘small block’. |