bezique

American  

[buh-zeek] / bəˈzik /

noun

Cards.

1. a game resembling pinochle, originally played with 64 cards and now more commonly with 128 cards and, sometimes, 192 or 256 cards.

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bezique British  

/ bɪˈziːk /

noun

1. a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences: played with two packs with nothing below a seven

2. (in this game) the queen of spades and jack of diamonds declared together

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Etymology

Origin of bezique

1860–65; < French bésigue, bézigue, perhaps < Italian bazzica a similar game, derived variously from bazza trump card, stroke of luck, or bazzicare to frequent, haunt

Example Sentences

She used this word with angry scorn, as symbol of all degeneracy; and also despised pinochle, refusing to learn it, though any one could induce her to play bezique.

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Lady Bligh and Sir James were deep in their game of bezique.

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“Double bezique!” shouted Mark; “and all the money’s mine!”

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He played bezique with me, one day, To find that, at the close of play, He'd lost each game; The total came To three pounds seventeen.

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She did this as another woman played bezique.

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