I. kwä-ˈdril, kwə-, kə- noun
Etymology: French, group of knights engaged in a carousel, from Spanish cuadrilla troop, from diminutive of cuadra square, from Latin quadra, quadrum
Date: 1726
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
II. adjective
Etymology: French quadrillé
Date: circa 1885
: marked with squares or rectangles