bezique
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noun Cards.
a game resembling pinochle, originally played with 64 cards and now more commonly with 128 cards and, sometimes, 192 or 256 cards.
Origin:
1860–65; < French bésigue, bézigue, perhaps < Italian bazzica a similar game, derived variously from bazza trump card, stroke of luck, or bazzicare to frequent, haunt
1860–65; < French bésigue, bézigue, perhaps < Italian bazzica a similar game, derived variously from bazza trump card, stroke of luck, or bazzicare to frequent, haunt
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| 1. | a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences: played with two packs with nothing below a seven |
| 2. | (in this game) the queen of spades and jack of diamonds declared together |
| [C19: from French bésigue, of unknown origin] | |
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bezique
card game, 1861, from Fr. bézigue, of unknown origin.
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Twohanded pinochle and twohanded bezique are almost identical.
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