Quatre

//ˈkætə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A card, die, or domino with four spots or pips. archaic

    "Accordingly the firſt beſt throw upon the dice is eſteemed aces, as it ſtops the ſix point in the outer table, and ſecures the cinque in your own, whereby your adverſary's two men upon your ace point cannot get out with either quatre, cinq, or ſix."

Example

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"Accordingly the firſt beſt throw upon the dice is eſteemed aces, as it ſtops the ſix point in the outer table, and ſecures the cinque in your own, whereby your adverſary's two men upon your ace point cannot get out with either quatre, cinq, or ſix."

Etymology

Borrowed from French quatre. Doublet of cuatro and four.

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