n.
Pronunciation: kwä- ' dril, kw ə -, k ə -
Function: 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