écarté

é·car·té

E5022150 (ā′kär-tā′)n. A position in ballet in which the dancer faces one of the front corners of the stage or room and one leg is further forward than the other.

[French, apart, spread, past participle of écarter, to separate, spread, from Old French escarter, to go apart, distance (oneself), from Vulgar Latin *exquārtāre, to divide in four : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin quārtus, quarter, fourth; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

écarté

(eɪˈkɑːteɪ; French ekarte) n1. (Card Games) a card game for two, played with 32 cards and king high2. (Ballet) ballet a. a body position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the bodyb. (as adjective): the écarté position. [C19: from French, from écarter to discard, from carte card¹]

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1.ecarte - a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king highcard game, cards - a game played with playing cards

écarté

(ā'kärtā`), card game similar to euchreeuchre
, card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card game in America in the late 19th cent. The pack has 32 cards, from 7 up to ace in each suit.
..... Click the link for more information. , played by two persons. The pack has 32 cards, seven through ace in each suit; the king is the highest card, and the ace ranks below the jack and above the ten. A trick is won by the higher trump or by the higher card of the suit led. The object of play is primarily to win three tricks.