partie carréen.

Brit.

/ˌpɑːtɪ ˈkareɪ/, U.S.

/ˌpɑrdi kɛrˈeɪ/

Forms: 1600s partie quarre, 1700s partie quarré, 1700s partie quarrèe, 1700s partie quarrie, 1700s–1800s partie quarrée, 1800s partie quarree, 1800s– partie carrée, 1900s– parti carré, 1900s– partie carré, 2000s– partie carree.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French partie carrée.

Etymology: < French partie carrée group of four people or two couples, especially if involved in a love-relationship (1672) < partie party n. + quarrée , now chiefly carrée , feminine of past participle of quarrer , carrer to square (see quarrier n.¹). Compare square party n. at square adj. 2c, partie n.

A party of four people, esp. one comprising two men and two women.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four > persons

quadrivirate1654

quatrumvirate1684

partie carrée1693

quadrumvirate1752

quartetto1771

quartet1814

quartumvirate1840

square party1851

quattuorvirate1856

foursome1926

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i. 27 How can she..make a Confidence with such a Creature, as Wishwell, that's past the taste of a partie quarre?

1705 C. Cibber Careless Husband ii. 20 Now and then a Partie Quarrie, a Jaunt or two in an Hack to an Indian House.

1734 G. Dodington Let. 31 Jan. in R. B. Knowles & W. O. Hewlett MSS Mrs Stopford Sackville (1884) 35 Last Saturday Lady Betty, Miss Chambers, Lord Wilmington, and myself had made a partie quarrée to dine at my house.

1776 S. More Let. in W. Roberts Mem. Hannah More (1835) I. 62 But he shines more in a partie quarrèe [sic] than in a large circle, owing to his deafness.

1792 R. Bage Man as he Is III. lxxiv. 200 Confidence was soon established amongst this partié quarreé.

1821 T. Jefferson in Writings (1984) 4 With him, and at his table, Dr. Small & Mr. Wythe, his amici omnium horarum, & myself, formed a partie quarree.

1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 54/2 Lillie, Meliboeus, Mrs. B., and myself, made up our usual partie carrée and drove down to the station.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 130 A partie-carrée composed of George..his mother, sister, and Mr. John.

1937 G. Frankau More of Us iii. 34 With kiss curls plastered either side her heart face; And innocent, to make a parti carré.

1967 Punch 19 July 108/1 Few fictional parties carrés could be less in harmony with one another than the present quartet.

2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. (Books section) 5 Griboyedov was forced to take part in a partie carree, or four-sided duel, that left one of the challengers dead in the snow and the other participants exiled in disgrace by the Tsar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	partie carrée
释义	partie carréen. Brit. /ˌpɑːtɪ ˈkareɪ/, U.S. /ˌpɑrdi kɛrˈeɪ/ Forms: 1600s partie quarre, 1700s partie quarré, 1700s partie quarrèe, 1700s partie quarrie, 1700s–1800s partie quarrée, 1800s partie quarree, 1800s– partie carrée, 1900s– parti carré, 1900s– partie carré, 2000s– partie carree. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French partie carrée. Etymology: < French partie carrée group of four people or two couples, especially if involved in a love-relationship (1672) < partie party n. + quarrée , now chiefly carrée , feminine of past participle of quarrer , carrer to square (see quarrier n.¹). Compare square party n. at square adj. 2c, partie n. A party of four people, esp. one comprising two men and two women. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four > persons quadrivirate1654 quatrumvirate1684 partie carrée1693 quadrumvirate1752 quartetto1771 quartet1814 quartumvirate1840 square party1851 quattuorvirate1856 foursome1926 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iii. i. 27 How can she..make a Confidence with such a Creature, as Wishwell, that's past the taste of a partie quarre? 1705 C. Cibber Careless Husband ii. 20 Now and then a Partie Quarrie, a Jaunt or two in an Hack to an Indian House. 1734 G. Dodington Let. 31 Jan. in R. B. Knowles & W. O. Hewlett MSS Mrs Stopford Sackville (1884) 35 Last Saturday Lady Betty, Miss Chambers, Lord Wilmington, and myself had made a partie quarrée to dine at my house. 1776 S. More Let. in W. Roberts Mem. Hannah More (1835) I. 62 But he shines more in a partie quarrèe [sic] than in a large circle, owing to his deafness. 1792 R. Bage Man as he Is III. lxxiv. 200 Confidence was soon established amongst this partié quarreé. 1821 T. Jefferson in Writings (1984) 4 With him, and at his table, Dr. Small & Mr. Wythe, his amici omnium horarum, & myself, formed a partie quarree. 1858 Harper's Mag. Dec. 54/2 Lillie, Meliboeus, Mrs. B., and myself, made up our usual partie carrée and drove down to the station. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 130 A partie-carrée composed of George..his mother, sister, and Mr. John. 1937 G. Frankau More of Us iii. 34 With kiss curls plastered either side her heart face; And innocent, to make a parti carré. 1967 Punch 19 July 108/1 Few fictional parties carrés could be less in harmony with one another than the present quartet. 2002 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. (Books section) 5 Griboyedov was forced to take part in a partie carree, or four-sided duel, that left one of the challengers dead in the snow and the other participants exiled in disgrace by the Tsar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1693
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