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quadrille

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[kwɒˈdrɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself


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Origin:
early 17th century (denoting an equestrian display team, one of four groups of riders): French, from Spanish cuadrilla ‘group of (four or more) people’, from cuadra ‘square’, based on Latin quadrum ‘square’, related to quattuor ‘four’. The sense ‘square dance’ dates from the late 18th century


[kwɒˈdrɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a 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


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Origin:
early 18th century: apparently from quadrille. French quadrille is apparently first attested slightly later


[kwɒˈdrɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a ruled grid of small squares, especially on paper
(e.g: 50 unheaded grey quadrille leaves)


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Origin:
mid 19th century (as adjective): from French quadrillé, from quadrille ‘type of needlework’, from Spanish cuadrillo ‘small block’




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