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quadrille

UK
/kwəˈdrɪl/
US
/kwəˈdrɪl/

Translations

quadrillenoun
quadrilles
pl
UK
/kwəˈdrɪl/
US
/kwəˈdrɪl/
The dancers performed a lively quadrille at the ball.
Танцоры исполнили оживлённую кадриль на балу.
Synonyms
dance
ballroom dance
square dance
social dance
quadrilleverb
quadrilled
Past Simple
quadrilled
Past Participle
quadrilling
Gerund
Rare. Means to perform the quadrille dance.
quadrilleadjective
UK
/kwɒˈdrɪl/
US
/kwɑˈdrɪl/
Used attributively to describe paper or ruling marked with a square grid.

Definitions

quadrillenoun
A square dance for four couples, consisting of five or six figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself.
The dancers gathered in the ballroom to perform a lively quadrille.
A card game played by four people with a deck of forty cards, popular in the 18th century.
The friends sat around the table, eager to start their game of quadrille.
A choreographed equestrian presentation performed by four riders, typically to music.
The riding school presented an impressive quadrille during the opening ceremony.
quadrilleverb
To perform the quadrille dance.
The couples quadrilled gracefully across the parquet floor.
quadrilleadjective
Marked with a regular pattern of small squares; ruled like graph paper.
She drew the blueprint on quadrille sheets.
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