écarté
[ ey-kahr-tey; British ey-kahr-tey; French ey-kar-tey ]
noun
a card game for two players.
Origin of écarté
1Borrowed into English from French around 1815–25
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British Dictionary definitions for écarté
écarté
/ (eɪˈkɑːteɪ, French ekarte) /
noun
a card game for two, played with 32 cards and king high
ballet
a body position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the body
(as adjective): the écarté position
Origin of écarté
1C19: from French, from écarter to discard, from carte card 1
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