| Écarté (ecarte) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| ||É`car`té" |
| [F.,
prop. fr. écarter to reject, discard.] |
A game at
cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may
discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from the
pack.
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| Écarté (ecarte) |
|---|
| n. | (?) |
|---|
| ||É`car`té" |
| [F.,
prop. p. p. fr. écarter to reject, discard.] |
A game
at cards 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.
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