[kwɒˈdrɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself.


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French from Spanish cuadrilla or Italian quadriglia ‘troop, company’, from cuadra, quadra ‘square’, based on Latin quadrare ‘make square’

[kwɒˈdrɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a trick-taking card game for four players using a pack of forty cards (i.e. one lacking eights, nines, and tens), fashionable in the 18th century.


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from French, perhaps from Spanish cuartillo (from cuarto ‘fourth’). The change in the first syllable was due to association with quadrille

[kwɒˈdrɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a ruled grid of small squares, especially on paper
(e.g: 50 unheaded grey quadrille leaves)


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Origin:
late 19th century: from French quadrillé, from quadrille ‘small square’, from Spanish cuadrillo ‘small block’