qua‧drille /kwəˈdrɪl $ kwɑː-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: Spanish cuadrilla 'group of soldiers', from Italian quadriglia, from quadra 'square']
a dance, popular especially in the 19th century, in which the dancers form a square
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