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écarté

[ ey-kahr-tey; British ey-kahr-tey; French ey-kar-tey ]

noun

  1. a card game for two players.

écarté

/ ekarte; eɪˈkɑːteɪ /

noun

  1. a card game for two, played with 32 cards and king high
  2. ballet
    1. a body position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the body
    2. ( as adjective )

      the écarté position

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Word History and Origins

Origin of écarté1

Borrowed into English from French around 1815–25

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Word History and Origins

Origin of écarté1

C19: from French, from écarter to discard, from carte card 1

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