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    quadrille

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    qua·drille /kwəˈdrɪl $ kwɑː-/ noun [countable]  APDa dance, popular especially in the 19th century, in which the dancers form a square 方阵舞，夸德里尔舞〔19世纪盛行的一种舞蹈〕
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    quadrille• A party of enthusiasts danced a quadrille on a flat rock near the middle of the stream.• My biology lab notes are written on green-tint quadrille.    Origin quadrille (1700-1800) French Spanish cuadrilla “group of soldiers”, from Italian quadriglia, from quadra “square”
    qua·drille nounChineseSyllable
    in popular 19th a Corpus dance, century, the in especially


    quadrille
    qua‧drille /kwəˈdrɪl $ kwɑː-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: French
     Origin: Spanish cuadrilla 'group of soldiers', from Italian quadriglia, from quadra 'square'
    a dance, popular especially in the 19th century, in which the dancers form a square


    quad·rilleBrE /kwəˈdrɪl/ 🔊NAmE /kwəˈdrɪl/ 🔊 nouna dance for four or more couples in a square, popular in the past 方阵舞，卡德利尔舞（过去流行，由四对或以上的男女构成方阵）