Main Entry: ¹qua·drille

Pronunciation: \kwä-ˈdril, kwə-, kə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, group of knights engaged in a carousel, from Spanish cuadrilla troop, from diminutive of cuadra square, from Latin quadra, quadrum

Date: 1726

1 : a four-handed variant of ombre popular especially in the 18th century
2 : a square dance for four couples made up of five or six figures chiefly in ⁶⁄₈ and ²⁄₄ time; also : music for this dance