écarté
[ ey-kahr-tey; British ey-kahr-tey; French ey-kar-tey ]
/ ˌeɪ kɑrˈteɪ; British eɪˈkɑr teɪ; French eɪ karˈteɪ /
noun
a card game for two players.
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Origin of écarté
Borrowed into English from French around 1815–25
Words nearby écarté
ecad, ecalcarate, e-car, e-card, ecarinate, écarté, e-cash, Ecatepec de Morelos, ecaudate, ECB, Ecbatana
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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
Word Origin for écarté
C19: from French, from écarter to discard, from carte card 1
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