quadrilled

Variant of quadrille

quadrille definition

qua·drille (kwə dril′, kwä-)

noun

  1. a square dance of French origin, consisting of several figures, performed by four couples
  2. music for this dance

Etymology: Fr, orig., one of four groups of horsemen participating in certain exercises < Sp cuadrilla, dim. < cuadro, four-sided battle square < L quadra, a square: see quadric

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