Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The number four; the four in dice; the four-spot in cards or dominoes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A card, die. or domino, having four spots, or pips.
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- noun archaic A
card ,die , ordomino with fourspots orpips .
Etymologies
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Examples
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QuadrilleI am struck by the preponderance of Latin roots for many English q-words that emanate from quad (4), or at least to the concept of dividing into four parts: quatrefoil (in French, quatre–4– and feuille, leaf), quadrille (a card game or square dance...or graph paper), quadrilateral . . .
Archive 2008-09-01 Unionpearl 2008
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QuadrilleI am struck by the preponderance of Latin roots for many English q-words that emanate from quad (4), or at least to the concept of dividing into four parts: quatrefoil (in French, quatre–4– and feuille, leaf), quadrille (a card game or square dance...or graph paper), quadrilateral . . .
A to Z: Q is for Quatrefoil Unionpearl 2008
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In French, there's a leftover from a different system, in which counting occurred in 20s, which is why 80 is described as quatre-vingt ( "four twenties").
Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos David Bodanis 2010
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Of course, the mystery is no mystery: it results from the inclusion of a mixture of spices (sometimes called quatre épices, or four spices, though there may be three or five) and brandy.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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Formerly the [v. 03 p. 0134] four was called "quatre"
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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The shape of the field to be decorated being a kind of quatre-foil, as shown in _fig. _ 13, four small figures are placed, one in each foil, and two larger ones in the center.
Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 John Ruskin 1859
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In the film, housewares wholesaler Michael John C. Reilly says he believes in the god of carnage, but minus god, the film version still stays close to the stage play's tropes: a pas de quatre, two couples attempting to find a just resolution for the playground assault of one 11-year old child on his classmate.
Regina Weinreich: Roman Polanski's Carnage Opens the New York Film Festival: Where Is God? Regina Weinreich 2011
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In the film, housewares wholesaler Michael John C. Reilly says he believes in the god of carnage, but minus god, the film version still stays close to the stage play's tropes: a pas de quatre, two couples attempting to find a just resolution for the playground assault of one 11-year old child on his classmate.
Regina Weinreich: Roman Polanski's Carnage Opens the New York Film Festival: Where Is God? Regina Weinreich 2011
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Great story, Kristin, that I can relate to as ma belle-mère is quatre-vingts-sept and VERY unsteady on her feet.
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In the film, housewares wholesaler Michael John C. Reilly says he believes in the god of carnage, but minus god, the film version still stays close to the stage play's tropes: a pas de quatre, two couples attempting to find a just resolution for the playground assault of one 11-year old child on his classmate.
Regina Weinreich: Roman Polanski's Carnage Opens the New York Film Festival: Where Is God? Regina Weinreich 2011
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