quadrilles
noun
Meaning
- A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
- The music for this dance.
- A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s played with a 40-card deck.
- A choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, with a minimum of four horses.
- Quadrille ruled graph paper, quad paper.
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