quinze

British  

/ kɛ̃z /

noun

1. a card game with rules similar to those of vingt-et-un, except that the score aimed at is 15 rather than 21

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Etymology

Origin of quinze

French: fifteen

Example Sentences

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quinze

This club was primarily formed for the purpose of high play; one of the rules reads: "Every person playing at the new quinze table shall keep fifty guineas before him."

From George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life by E. S. Roscoe

It was a party of quinze decided the fate of Europe.

From Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier by Charles James Lever

But the idea of protecting a man who plays at quinze by a detachment of foot is excellent: thine own, dear Chevalier.'

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Grace Wharton

The same may be said of the French onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, and seize, which are obvious compounds, but not formed in the same manner as the numerals above that point.

From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Levi Leonard Conant

They were masked to conceal their excitement, especially when playing the game of quinze.

From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo