~ 1 [ kwɒ'drɪl ]
■ noun a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself.
↘a piece of music for a ~.
Origin
C18: from Fr., from Sp. cuadrilla or Ital. quadriglia 'troop, company'.
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~ 2 [ kwɒ'drɪl ]
■ noun a trick-taking card game for four players using a pack lacking eights, nines, and tens, fashionable in the 18th century.
Origin
C18: from Fr., perh. from Sp. cuartillo (from cuarto 'fourth').
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~ 3 [ kwɒ'drɪl ]
■ noun paper printed with a ruled grid of small squares.
Origin
C19: from Fr. quadrillé , from ~ 'small square'.