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WhistWhist Whist, interj. [Cf. G. st! pst! bst! ???. Cf. Hist.]
Be silent; be still; hush; silence. WhistWhist Whist, n. [From Whist, interj.]
A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires
silence and close attention. It is played by four persons
(those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a
complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen
cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished,
and the cards are again shuffled and distributed.
Note: Points are scored for the tricks taken in excess of
six, and for the honors held. In long whist, now seldom
played, ten points make the game; in short whist, now
usually played in England, five points make the game.
In American whist, so-called, honors are not counted,
and seven points by tricks make the game. WhistWhist Whist, v. t. [From Whist, interj.]
To hush or silence. [Obs.] --Spenser. Whist
Whist Whist, v. i.
To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute. [R.]
--Surrey.
Whist
Whist Whist, a. [Properly p. p. of whist, v.]
Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
``So whist and dead a silence.' --Sir J. Harrington.
The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters
kissed. --Milton.
Note: This adjective generally follows its noun, or is used
predicatively.
WhistWhist Whist, n.
Bridge whist. See Bridge, n., above.
Duplicate whist, a form of whist in playing which the hands
are preserved as dealt and played again by other players,
as when each side holds in the second round the cards
played by the opposing side in the first round.
Solo whist. See Solo whist, above. Whitecap White"cap`,
n.
A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting
by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons
obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
[U. S.] -- White"cap`, v. -- White"cap`per, n. whistProgressive Pro*gress"ive, a. [Cf. F. progressif.]
1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing
progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; --
opposed to retrograde.
2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state.
Progressive euchre or whist, a way of playing at card
parties, by which after every game, the losers at the
first table go to the last table, and the winners at all
the tables, except the first, move up to the next table.
Progressive muscular atrophy (Med.), a nervous disorder
characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. --
Pro*gress"ive*ly, adv. -- Pro*gress"ive*ness, n.
Meaning of Whist from wikipedia
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Whist is a
classic English trick-taking card game
which was
widely pla**** in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Although the
rules are simple,
there is scope...
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Nomination whist may
refer to:
Nomination whist (oh **** variant), one of
several names for the
international card game oh ****
Nomination whist, another...
- Oh **** or
contract whist is a trick-taking card game of
British origin in
which the
object is to take
exactly the
number of
tricks bid. It was first...
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German whist is a
variant of
classic whist for two
players in
which the
reward for
winning the
first 12
tricks is to add a
particular card to your hand...
- Three-handed
whist, also
known as
widow whist, is a
variant of the trick-taking game
whist. "Widow"
whist is
named because of an
extra hand that is dealt...
- Solo
whist is the
English form of
Wiezen (Belgian or
Ghent Whist), a
simple game of the
Boston family pla**** in the Low Countries. It is a trick-taking...
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Minnesota whist is a
simplified version of
whist in
which there are no trumps, and the goal is to take
seven or more tricks. Four-handed
whist is pla****...
- Bid
whist is a
partnership trick-taking
variant of the
classic card game
whist. As
indicated by the name, bid
whist adds a
bidding element to the game...
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French whist is any of
three different card games:
whist as pla**** in 19th
century Paris; a
variant of
standard whist; and a
purported variant of Scotch...
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whist or
knockout whist is a
member of the
whist family known by a
variety of
names including trumps in Britain,
reduction whist,
diminishing whist (from...
