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quatre

[ kah-ter; French ka-truh ]

noun

  1. the four at cards, dice, or the like.


quatre

/ ˈkætrə; katrə /

noun

  1. a playing card with four pips


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quatre1

Borrowed into English from French around 1540–50

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quatre1

French: four

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Example Sentences

Il me dirent qu'il estoit malade ds quatre mois, et que comme il apparoissoit, il ne la feroit pas longue.

Le 134 defunct estoit couch sur vn ais appuy de quatre fourches, & fut couvert de peaux.

Il y a nombre infini de ruisseaux au Port Royal, entre lesquels sont trois ou quatre o vient foison le poisson au renouveau.

Malgr les efforts du bateau de sauvetage et des lignes envoyes au moyen du fusil porte-amarre, quatre hommes et le mousse ont pri.

Both the allied armies hastened to unite at Quatre Bras; but their junction there was already impossible.

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