quadrille

[ kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh- ]

/ kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR quadrille ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a square dance for four couples, consisting of five parts or movements, each complete in itself.

the music for such a dance.

Origin of quadrille

1730–40; <French <Spanish cuadrilla company, troop, diminutive of cuadra square <Latin quadra

Words nearby quadrille

quadrigeminum, quad right, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadriliteral, quadrille, quadrillion, quadrinomial, quadriparesis, quadripartite, quadripedal extensor reflex

Definition for quadrille (2 of 3)

quadrille²

[ kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh- ]

/ kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə- /

noun

a card game played by four persons.

Origin of quadrille

1720–30; <French <Spanish cuartillo, diminutive of cuartofourth <Latin quartus

Definition for quadrille (3 of 3)

quadrille³

[ kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh- ]

/ kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə- /

adjective

ruled in squares, as graph paper.

Origin of quadrille

1880–85; <French quadrillé, past participle of quadriller to rule in squares, derivative of quadrille lozenge <Spanish cuadrilla;see quadrille¹

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Example sentences from the Web for quadrille

I engage Madeleine for the first quadrille, and Bertha for the first waltz.
Fairy Fingers|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
I will send you your quadrille tables by the first opportunity, consigned to the care of Mr. Mathias here.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
And in that quadrille Crofts and Bell had been dancing together, and they also had been talking of Lily's marriage.
The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope
Manille, ma-nil′, n. in ombre and quadrille, the highest card but one.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

On these occasions, a carpet cotillon or quadrille has been sometimes indulged in; but it was the exception and not the rule.
She and I, Volume 1|John Conroy Hutcheson

British Dictionary definitions for quadrille (1 of 2)

quadrille¹

/ (kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-) /

noun

a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples

a piece of music for such a dance, alternating between simple duple and compound duple time

Word Origin for quadrille

C18: via French from Spanish cuadrilla, diminutive of cuadro square, from Latin quadra

British Dictionary definitions for quadrille (2 of 2)

quadrille²

/ (kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-) /

noun

an old card game for four players

Word Origin for quadrille

C18: from French, from Spanish cuartillo, from cuarto fourth, from Latin quartus, influenced by quadrille 1

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单词	quadrille
释义	quadrille ¹ [ kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh- ] / kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quadrille ON THESAURUS.COM noun a square dance for four couples, consisting of five parts or movements, each complete in itself. the music for such a dance. Origin of quadrille ¹ 1730–40; <French <Spanish cuadrilla company, troop, diminutive of cuadra square <Latin quadra Words nearby quadrille quadrigeminum, quad right, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadriliteral, quadrille, quadrillion, quadrinomial, quadriparesis, quadripartite, quadripedal extensor reflex Definition for quadrille (2 of 3) quadrille² [ kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh- ] / kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə- / noun a card game played by four persons. Origin of quadrille ² 1720–30; <French <Spanish cuartillo, diminutive of cuartofourth <Latin quartus Definition for quadrille (3 of 3) quadrille³ [ kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh- ] / kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə- / adjective ruled in squares, as graph paper. Origin of quadrille ³ 1880–85; <French quadrillé, past participle of quadriller to rule in squares, derivative of quadrille lozenge <Spanish cuadrilla;see quadrille¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadrille I engage Madeleine for the first quadrille, and Bertha for the first waltz. Fairy Fingers\|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie I will send you your quadrille tables by the first opportunity, consigned to the care of Mr. Mathias here. The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son\|The Earl of Chesterfield And in that quadrille Crofts and Bell had been dancing together, and they also had been talking of Lily's marriage. The Small House at Allington\|Anthony Trollope Manille, ma-nil′, n. in ombre and quadrille, the highest card but one. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various On these occasions, a carpet cotillon or quadrille has been sometimes indulged in; but it was the exception and not the rule. She and I, Volume 1\|John Conroy Hutcheson British Dictionary definitions for quadrille (1 of 2) quadrille¹ / (kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-) / noun a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples a piece of music for such a dance, alternating between simple duple and compound duple time Word Origin for quadrille C18: via French from Spanish cuadrilla, diminutive of cuadro square, from Latin quadra British Dictionary definitions for quadrille (2 of 2) quadrille² / (kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-) / noun an old card game for four players Word Origin for quadrille C18: from French, from Spanish cuartillo, from cuarto fourth, from Latin quartus, influenced by quadrille 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quadrille barn dance, country dance, hoedown
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