QUADRILLE

I. 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 a four-handed variant of ombre popular especially in the 18th century, a square dance for four couples made up of five or six figures chiefly in 6/8 and 2/4 time, II. adjective Etymology: French quadrillé Date: circa 1885 marked with squares or rectangles