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

At Brooks's the stakes at quinze were not less than £50, and there was often £10,000 on the table.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Reginald Lane Poole

They have some curious practices in their play: when going to run a race, or when intending to play cuatro or quinze, they do not eat chile.

From Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan by Carl Lumholtz

There were silver-pharaoh and whist for the ladies that did not dance, deep basset and quinze for the men; the supper very fine.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Peter Cunningham

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

Charles is winning more, and the quinze table is now at its height.

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