Quatre
//ˈkætə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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