Etymology

ecarte

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Today it means: A card game for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game. Full definition →

French écarté
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  1. French · derived fromécarté
  2. English todayecarte

From French écarté.

Words from the same roots

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