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quadrille

1. qua.drille \kwa:-'dril, k(w)*-\ n [F, lit., knights engaged in a 
   carrousel] : a 4-handed card game popular esp. in the 18th century 
2. quadrille n [F, group of knights engaged in a carrousel, fr. Sp 
   cuadrilla troop] : a square dance for four couples made up of five or six 
   figures chiefly i n 6/8 and 2/4 time; also : music for this dance
3. quadrille aj : marked with squares or rectangles {~ paper}