单词 | belote |
释义 | beloten. Esp. in France or French contexts: a card game related to Klaberjass, typically played with a pack of 32 cards consisting of the seven to the ace of each suit, the object being to score points for various combinations and to win tricks. Also: the combination of the king and queen of the trump suit in this game.The game was invented in about 1920 and was originally for two players, but is now usually played by four players in teams of two.Not fully naturalized in English. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bezique > [noun] > varieties of pinochle1864 Rubicon1873 belote1925 1925 North-China Herald 22 Aug. 227/5 In any Parisian cafe or wine shop, where..the cards are slapped down on the table with terrific flourishes, belote is positively exciting. 1941 A. Koestler Scum of Earth 7 Soldiers—grumbling, drinking red wine, playing belotte, and bored. 1944 W. S. Maugham Razor's Edge iii. 93 There were men with sweaty faces round tables playing belote with loud shouts. 2000 D. Parlett Penguin Encycl. Card Games xi. 315 Since every suit is a quasi-trump, the King and Queen of every suit counts as a belote. 2009 Courier Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 18 Apr. 28 Grey-haired, magnificently moustachioed men play belote. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > see alsoalso refers to : bellootbeloten. < n.1925 see also |
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