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Écarté
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Princeton's WordNet
ecartenoun
a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
Wiktionary
ecartenoun
A card game 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.
écarténoun
A card game in which one can discard certain cards from one's hand and replace them with cards from the deck.
Etymology: From écarté.
Wikipedia
ecarte
Écarté is an old French casino game for two players that is still played today. It is a trick-taking game, similar to whist, but with a special and eponymous discarding phase; the word écarté meaning "discarded". Écarté was popular in the 19th century, but is now rarely played. It is described as "an elegant two-player derivative of Triomphe [that is] quite fun to play" and a "classic that should be known to all educated card players."
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ecarte
Ecarte is a card game that originated from France and is usually played by two people. The game requires strategic skills and is considered one of the most challenging classic card games. The term "Ecarte" can also refer to a ballet position where a leg is extended in a certain way. It's both a card game and a ballet term.
Webster Dictionary
Ecartenoun
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
Etymology: [F., prop. p. p. fr. carter to reject, discard.]
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Écarté
Écarté is a two-player card game originating from France, the word literally meaning "discarded". It is a trick-taking game, similar to whist, but with a special and eponymous discarding phase. It is closely related to Euchre, a card game played mainly in the United States. Écarté was popular in the 19th century, but is now rarely played.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Écarté
ā-kär′tā, n. a game for two, played with the thirty-two highest cards, one feature being the right to discard or throw out certain cards for others. [Fr.,—e, out, carte, a card.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Écarté in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Écarté in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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