quadrille

quadrille · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromquadra
2. Spanish · derived fromcuadrilla
3. English todayquadrille

French, in sense of “group of knights”, from Spanish cuadrilla, diminutive of cuadra (“square”) (compare also cuadra (“four”)), from Latin quadra.

quadrille · adjective, noun²

1. French · borrowed fromquadrillé“crosshatched”
2. English todayquadrille

From French quadrillé (“crosshatched”, adjective).

quadrille · noun³

Term used by John Horton Conway.

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