quadrille

qua·drille ¹  (kw-drl, kw-, k-)

n.

1. A square dance of French origin composed of five sections and performed by four couples.

2. Music for this dance in 6/8 and 2/4 time.

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[French, from quadrille, team, crew, one of four groups of horsemen, from Spanish cuadrilla, probably diminutive of cuadro, square, from Latin quadrum; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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qua·drille ²  (kw-drl, kw-, k-)

n.

A card game popular during the 18th century, played by four people with a deck of 40 cards.

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[French, perhaps from Spanish cuartillo, diminutive of cuarto, fourth, from Latin qurtus; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quadrille¹

n

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples

2. (Music, other) a piece of music for such a dance, alternating between simple duple and compound duple time

[via French from Spanish cuadrilla, diminutive of cuadro square, from Latin quadra]

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quadrille²

n

(Group Games / Card Games) an old card game for four players

[from French, from Spanish cuartillo, from cuarto fourth, from Latin quartus, influenced by quadrille¹]

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Quadrille a meeting of four or more persons; a band, troop, or company; a dance performed by four couples, 1773; a group of four horsemen, 1738; a square dance.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quadrille - music for dancing the quadrille       dance music - music to dance to
	2.	quadrille - a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples square dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares lancers - a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples

Translations

quadrille [kwəˈdrɪl] N → cuadrilla f

quadrille

n → Quadrille f