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spadille

[ spuh-dil ]

noun

  1. the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.


spadille

/ spəˈdɪl /

noun

  1. cards (in ombre and quadrille) the ace of spades
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spadille1

1720–30; < French < Spanish espadilla, equivalent to espad ( a ) broadsword, spade in cards (< Latin spatha; spade 2 ) + -illa diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spadille1

C18: from French, from Spanish espadilla, diminutive of espada sword; see spade ²
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Example Sentences

The ace of spades, or Spadille, was always the first trump; the ace of clubs (Basto) always the third.

Spadille, spa-dil′, n. the ace of spades in the games of ombre and quadrille.

In two hours Sir Asinus was sitting at spadille in the exceedingly undress costume of shirt, pantaloons, and silk stockings.

"I think, ladies and gentlemen, that I am Spadille this evening," he proclaimed in a voice of ice.

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