quatren.

Brit.

/ˈkatrə/, U.S.

/ˈkætrə/

Forms: 1500s quatter, 1500s–1700s quater, 1600s– quatre.

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

Etymology: < Middle French, French quatre set or group of four (13th cent. in Old French), the number four (a1410; 1477 with reference to dice, 1571 with reference to playing cards), use as noun of quatre four < classical Latin quattuor (see quatuor n.). Compare earlier cater n.²With French quatre (cardinal number) compare Old Occitan catre (Occitan quatre), Catalan quatre (1211), Spanish cuatro(1090), Portuguese quatro (984), Italian quattro (12th cent. as quatru). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (katr, kā·təɹ) /katr/, /ˈkɑːtə(r)/.

Now rare.

The number four; esp. the four on a dice or in a pack of cards; a throw of four at dice. Cf. cater n.²

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c1540 Image Ipocrysy iv, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 442 Swordemen and knightes, That for the (faith) fightes With sise, sinke, and quatter.

?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Gi^v All for a matter deer of quater ase.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Quaderni Two quaters or foures at dice.

1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. x. 37 Cinques, Quaters, Treys.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. ii. 13 I only wanted to fling a quatre, and yet I threw deuce ace five times.

a1777 S. Foote Nabob (1778) ii. 27 Cinque and quater: You're out.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. v. 59 Included, as the quatre in the sise.

1850 H. G. Bohn et al. Hand-bk. Games 383 Should two quatres be thrown, any of the following moves may be played.

1902 J. W. Stewart Backgammon 14 Play the quatre from the five men placed in your adversary's tables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quatre
释义	quatren. Brit. /ˈkatrə/, U.S. /ˈkætrə/ Forms: 1500s quatter, 1500s–1700s quater, 1600s– quatre. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quatre. Etymology: < Middle French, French quatre set or group of four (13th cent. in Old French), the number four (a1410; 1477 with reference to dice, 1571 with reference to playing cards), use as noun of quatre four < classical Latin quattuor (see quatuor n.). Compare earlier cater n.²With French quatre (cardinal number) compare Old Occitan catre (Occitan quatre), Catalan quatre (1211), Spanish cuatro(1090), Portuguese quatro (984), Italian quattro (12th cent. as quatru). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (katr, kā·təɹ) /katr/, /ˈkɑːtə(r)/. Now rare. The number four; esp. the four on a dice or in a pack of cards; a throw of four at dice. Cf. cater n.² ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > (throw of) specific number ace?a1300 cinquec1386 sicec1386 sice cinquec1386 treyc1386 quernc1450 ames-acec1460 cater-trey?a1500 twoa1500 cater1519 deuce1519 quatrec1540 trey-acea1556 sice-ace1594 four1599 size-point1648 trey-deuce1680 boxcar1909 trey-point- c1540 Image Ipocrysy iv, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 442 Swordemen and knightes, That for the (faith) fightes With sise, sinke, and quatter. ?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Gi^v All for a matter deer of quater ase. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Quaderni Two quaters or foures at dice. 1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. x. 37 Cinques, Quaters, Treys. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. ii. 13 I only wanted to fling a quatre, and yet I threw deuce ace five times. a1777 S. Foote Nabob (1778) ii. 27 Cinque and quater: You're out. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. v. 59 Included, as the quatre in the sise. 1850 H. G. Bohn et al. Hand-bk. Games 383 Should two quatres be thrown, any of the following moves may be played. 1902 J. W. Stewart Backgammon 14 Play the quatre from the five men placed in your adversary's tables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1540
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