- quadrille dance
- Ho'owilimo'o.
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quadrille dance
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Quadrille Ball — is an annual society ball that has taken place in New York City each year since 1961, usually in January or February. It is a non profit event that benefits the Germanistic Society, which in turn awards scholarships for German graduate students.… … Wikipedia
QUADRILLE — Danse d’ensemble apparue en France à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, et que l’on retrouve en Angleterre vers 1815, puis à Berlin vers 1820. Le terme «quadrille» vient de l’italien squadra , qui désigne une compagnie de soldats formée en carré. Dans le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 — (n.) 1773, lively square dance for four couples, from Fr. quadrille, originally one of four groups of horsemen in a tournament (a sense attested in English from 1738), from Sp. cuadrilla, dim. of cuadro four sided battle square, from L. quadrum a … Etymology dictionary
quadrille — quadrille1 [kwə dril′, kwädril′] n. [Fr, orig., one of four groups of horsemen participating in certain exercises < Sp cuadrilla, dim. < cuadro, four sided battle square < L quadra, a square: see QUADRIC] 1. a square dance of French… … English World dictionary
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
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Quadrille américain — ● Quadrille américain une des formes de square dance … Encyclopédie Universelle
quadrille — ► NOUN ▪ a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures. ORIGIN French, from Spanish cuadrilla or Italian quadriglia troop, company … English terms dictionary
Quadrille — for the equestrian form of quadrille, see Quadrille (dressage) : The term may also refer to quad paper and a square tiling Quadrille is a historic dance performed by four couples in a square formation, a precursor to traditional square dancing.… … Wikipedia
