rouge et noir

American  

[roozh ey nwahr, roozh ey nwar] / ˈruʒ eɪ ˈnwɑr, ruʒ eɪ ˈnwar /

noun

1. a gambling game using cards, played at a table marked with two red and two black diamond-shaped spots on which the players place their stakes.

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rouge et noir British  

/ ruʒ e nwar, ˈruːʒ eɪ ˈnwɑː /

noun

1. Also called: trente et quarante.  a card game in which the players put their stakes on any of two red and two black diamond-shaped spots marked on the table

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Etymology

Origin of rouge et noir

1785–95; < French: red and black

Example Sentences

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rouge et noir

French refugees at the revolution had introduced rouge et noir; and Colquhoun estimates the sums yearly lost in gambling-houses at over £7,000,000.

From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

On this occasion the beautiful widow herself occupied a place at the rouge et noir table, and Reginald beheld enough to enlighten him as to her real character.

From Run to Earth A Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

Yes, often," he replied; "side by side at rouge et noir, and at cards and chess where she is sure to beat.

From Bessie's Fortune A Novel by Holmes, Mary Jane

I received his friends; I stood by his chair as he played écarté, or sat by his side and noted the progress of the game at the rouge et noir table.

From Run to Earth A Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

One table was devoted to roulette, a second to rouge et noir, and a third to baccarat.

From First Person Paramount by Pratt, Ambrose