quadrille
/kwəˈdrɪl/
noun
- A square dance for four couples, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- The ballroom dancers performed a lively quadrille in period costumes.
- My grandmother taught me the steps of the quadrille when I was young.
- The music for the quadrille was played by a small orchestra in the corner.
- A card game for four players, popular in the 18th century.
- Quadrille was once as fashionable as bridge is today.
- They spent the evening playing quadrille by candlelight.
- In the novel, the characters often gather to play quadrille after dinner.