vingt-et-un
Origin of vingt-et-un
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How to use vingt-et-un in a sentence
He could understand them, and make them understand him, well enough to play vingt et un with them the whole forenoon.
Bonaventure | George Washington CableFor example, at vingt-et-un, you will always know whether it is advisable to draw another card or not.
Sharps and Flats | John Nevil MaskelyneAfter dinner cards were brought forth and vingt et un was played.
Berry And Co. | Dornford YatesAt any rate, the meetings seemed to have been successful, and to have ended with "a game of mild vingt-et-un."
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) | Charles DarwinBonaparte did not like cards; when he did happen to play it was always vingt-et-un.
The Companions of Jehu | Alexandre Dumas, pre
British Dictionary definitions for vingt-et-un
/ French (vɛ̃teœ̃) /
another name for pontoon 2
Origin of vingt-et-un
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