- quadrille
- quadrillequadrille1 [kwə dril′, kwädril′]n.[Fr, orig., one of four groups of horsemen participating in certain exercises < Sp cuadrilla, dim. < cuadro, four-sided battle square < L quadra, a square: see QUADRIC]1. a square dance of French origin, consisting of several figures, performed by four couples2. music for this dancequadrille2 [kwə dril′, kwädril′]n.[Fr, altered by assoc. with QUADRILLE1 < Sp cuartillo, dim. < cuarto, fourth < L quartus: see QUART1]a card game, popular in the 18th cent., played by four personsquadrille3 [kwədrild′, kwädrild′kwə dril′, kwädril′]adj.[Fr quadrillé < quadrille, a square < Sp cuadrillo, a small square: see QUADRILLE1]marked with intersecting lines to form squares or rectangles: also quadrilled [kwədrild′, kwädrild′]
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.