qua·drille — /kwɑˈdrıl/ noun, pl drilles [count] : a dance for four couples who each form one side of a square ◇ This dance was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries … Useful english dictionary
drille — es·ca·drille; es·pa·drille; tre·drille; qua·drille; … English syllables
qua — ad·e·qua·cy; ad·e·qua·tion; ad·e·qua·tive; ana·qua; an·ti·qua·tion; chau·tau·qua; chin·qua·pin; col·li·qua·tion; des·qua·mate; des·qua·ma·tive; des·qua·ma·to·ry; eli·qua·tion; ex·e·qua·tur; kwal·hi·o·qua; li·qua·tion; lo·qua·cious;… … English syllables
quadrille — qua·drille … English syllables
quadrille — qua|drille [kwəˈdrıl US kwa: ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Spanish cuadrilla group of soldiers , from Italian quadriglia, from quadra square ] a dance, popular especially in the 19th century, in which the dancers form a square … Dictionary of contemporary English
quadrille — qua|drille [ kwa drıl ] noun count a slow formal dance done by several people who form a square … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Quadrille — Qua*drille , n. [F. quadrille, n. fem., fr. Sp. cuadrilla meeting of four or more persons or It. quadriglia a band of soldiers, a sort of dance; dim. fr. L. quadra a square, fr. quattuor four. See {Quadrate}.] 1. A dance having five figures, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrille — Qua*drille , n. [F. quadrille, n. masc., cf. It. quadriglio; or perhaps from the Spanish. See {Quadrille} a dance.] A game played by four persons with forty cards, being the remainder of an ordinary pack after the tens, nines, and eights are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
