单词 | quadrille |
释义 | quadrille quadrille1 /kwo dril", kweuh-, keuh-/, n. 1. a square dance for four couples, consisting of five parts or movements, each complete in itself. 2. the music for such a dance. [1730-40; < F < Sp cuadrilla company, troop, dim. of cuadra square < L quadra] quadrille2 /kwo dril", kweuh-, keuh-/, n. a card game played by four persons. [1720-30; < F < Sp cuartillo, dim. of cuarto FOURTH < L quartus] quadrille3 /kwo dril", kweuh-, keuh-/, adj. ruled in squares, as graph paper. [1880-85; < F quadrillé, ptp. of quadriller to rule in squares, deriv. of quadrille lozenge < Sp cuadrilla; see QUADRILLE1] |
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