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▪ I. belote|bəˈlɒt|
Also belotte.
[a. F. belote, f. the name of F. Belot, a Frenchman who perfected the game.]
A game of cards resembling pinocle, played with a 32-card pack.
1941Koestler Scum of Earth 7 Soldiers—grumbling, drinking red wine, playing belotte, and bored. 1944W. S. Maugham Razor's Edge iii. 93 There were men with sweaty faces round tables playing belote with loud shouts. 1959Sunday Times 1 Mar. 4/2 Belote, or ‘Klabrias’, as it is named in Germany..is certainly the best and wittiest card game... In France it has become the most popular national card game, as in Switzerland.
▪ II. belote
var. of belloot. |