quadrille
The origin and history of quadrille.
Etymology
A French word used in the sense of “group of knights”, taken from Spanish cuadrilla, itself a diminutive of cuadra (“square”) (compare also cuadra (“four”)), which goes back to Latin quadra.
The origin and history of quadrille.
A French word used in the sense of “group of knights”, taken from Spanish cuadrilla, itself a diminutive of cuadra (“square”) (compare also cuadra (“four”)), which goes back to Latin quadra.
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