quatre
[kah-ter; French ka-truh]
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noun
the four at cards, dice, or the like.
Origin of quatre
Borrowed into English from French around 1540–50
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Examples from the Web for quatre
Historical Examples of quatre
See below on the version Introduction to the Quatre Facardins.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1George Saintsbury
Quatre Bras is won, but Waterloo has to be fought to-morrow.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1A. Maclaren
Also the marches and polonaises a quatre mains he played with his pupils.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and MusicianFrederick Niecks
Napoleon in his flight crossed the battlefield of Quatre Bras.
The Spell of BelgiumIsabel Anderson
At Quatre Bras the issue of the day was unfavourable to the French.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878C. A. Fyffe
quatre
noun
Word Origin for quatre
French: four
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