† alpieun.

Forms: 1600s–1700s alpieu, 1600s–1700s alpiew.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French alpiou.

Etymology: < French †alpiou (1670 or earlier; also 1679 or earlier as †alpiu ) < Italian al più , literally ‘for the more, for most’ < al (see à la prep.) + più più adv.

Obsolete.

In the game of basset: a cumulative bet on a card, indicated by bending one of its corners. Cf. paroli n.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > games of chance played with cards > [noun] > basset > mark on card

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1688 T. D'Urfey Fool's Preferment i. i. 9 'Tis the most Courtly..Game. And has the finest Terms in't that e'er were heard:..First, there's the Fasse, then the Alpieu, or Paroli.

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i. 27 You have Discretion enough to win all our Money, I'll take your word for any thing but an Alpieu.

1698 T. D'Urfey Campaigners iii. i. 24 I had once from an Alpiew or Paroli, Sept et la va, Quinze et le va, Trent en le va: Nay, once Soissant et le va, and yet lost all at last.

1709 Cotton's Compl. Gamester (new ed.) xxxviii. 180 The Alpiew is much the same thing as the Paroli, and like that Term us'd when a Couch is won by turning up, or crooking the corner of the winning Card.

1747 Lady M. W. Montagu Six Town Eclogues 20 Ah! Madam, since my Sharper is untrue, I joyless make my once ador'd alpieu.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	alpieu
释义	† alpieun. Forms: 1600s–1700s alpieu, 1600s–1700s alpiew. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French alpiou. Etymology: < French †alpiou (1670 or earlier; also 1679 or earlier as †alpiu ) < Italian al più , literally ‘for the more, for most’ < al (see à la prep.) + più più adv. Obsolete. In the game of basset: a cumulative bet on a card, indicated by bending one of its corners. Cf. paroli n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > games of chance played with cards > [noun] > basset > mark on card alpieu1688 1688 T. D'Urfey Fool's Preferment i. i. 9 'Tis the most Courtly..Game. And has the finest Terms in't that e'er were heard:..First, there's the Fasse, then the Alpieu, or Paroli. 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i. 27 You have Discretion enough to win all our Money, I'll take your word for any thing but an Alpieu. 1698 T. D'Urfey Campaigners iii. i. 24 I had once from an Alpiew or Paroli, Sept et la va, Quinze et le va, Trent en le va: Nay, once Soissant et le va, and yet lost all at last. 1709 Cotton's Compl. Gamester (new ed.) xxxviii. 180 The Alpiew is much the same thing as the Paroli, and like that Term us'd when a Couch is won by turning up, or crooking the corner of the winning Card. 1747 Lady M. W. Montagu Six Town Eclogues 20 Ah! Madam, since my Sharper is untrue, I joyless make my once ador'd alpieu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1688
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