First Known Use: 1726
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1quadrille
noun qua·drille \kwä-ˈdril, kwə-, kə-\
: a dance for four couples who each form one side of a square
Full Definition of QUADRILLE
1
: a four-handed variant of ombre popular especially in the 18th century
2
: a square dance for four couples made up of five or six figures chiefly in 6⁄8 and 2⁄4 time; also : music for this dance
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Origin of QUADRILLE
French, group of knights engaged in a carousel, from Spanish cuadrilla troop, from diminutive of cuadra square, from Latin quadra, quadrum
Rhymes with QUADRILLE
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2quadrille
adjective
Definition of QUADRILLE
: marked with squares or rectangles
Origin of QUADRILLE
French quadrillé
First Known Use: 1856
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