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Definition of Quadrilles

Quadrille
Quadrille Qua*drille", n. [F. quadrille, n. masc., cf. It. quadriglio; or perhaps from the Spanish. See Quadrille a dance.] A game played by four persons with forty cards, being the remainder of an ordinary pack after the tens, nines, and eights are discarded. --Hoyle.
Quadrille
Quadrille Qua*drille", n. [F. quadrille, n. fem., fr. Sp. cuadrilla meeting of four or more persons or It. quadriglia a band of soldiers, a sort of dance; dim. fr. L. quadra a square, fr. quattuor four. See Quadrate.] 1. A dance having five figures, in common time, four couples of dancers being in each set. 2. The appropriate music for a quadrille.

Meaning of Quadrilles from wikipedia

- the quadrille both figures were used: La Trénis became the fourth part, and La Pastourelle the fifth, making a total of six parts. Notable quadrilles include...
- Look up quadrille in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quadrille is a dance. Quadrille may also refer to: Quadrille (card game), a trick-taking card game...
- A Quadrille dress is a bespoke[citation needed] dress worn by women in Caribbean countries. The quadrille dress is the folk costume of Jamaica, Dominica...
- Quadrille is the name of two loosely related card games of the Patience or solitaire type which are often confused. Both use a pack of 52 playing cards...
- The stately quadrille is the name given to set of constantly shifting alliances between the great powers of Europe during the 18th century. The ultimate...
- Quadrille is a c****ographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, which is often compared to an equestrian ballet or to a drill team. The basic...
- Quadrille Ball is an annual society ball that has taken place in New York City each year since 1961, usually in January or February. It is a non-profit...
- Quadrille is a card game that was highly po****r in the 18th century at the French court and among the British nobility, especially women. A variant of...
- Debut-Quadrille, Op. 2, is a quadrille composed by Johann Strauss II. It was one of four compositions that Strauss had written for his début as a composer...
- Quadrille (Russian: Кадриль) is a 1999 Russian comedy film directed by Viktor Titov. The film tells about two families who live in the Baikal village...