écarté

é·car·té

 (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.

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[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.]

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écarté

(eɪˈkɑːteɪ; French ekarte)

n

1. (Card Games) a card game for two, played with 32 cards and king high

2. (Ballet) ballet

a. a body position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the body

b. (as adjective): the écarté position.

[C19: from French, from écarter to discard, from carte card¹]

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

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