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Definition of Quadrilles
1. quadrille [n] - See also: quadrille
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadrilles
Literary usage of Quadrilles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Musical World (1869)
"... CONTAINING A NEW QUADRILLE ON POPULAR MELODIES, By DAN GODFREY, "CHRISTMAS
ECHOES," And Nine Seta of Favourite quadrilles, Waltzes, &c. ..."
2. Six Months in America by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1833)
"quadrilles and waltzes were kept up with great spirit, first on the lawn, and
then in the house till about eleven. In the mean time strawberries and cream, ..."
3. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1868)
"The quadrille was danced, and so were other quadrilles, and supper was eaten,
and oil went merrily—so merrily, ..."
4. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1864)
"... other quadrilles, and supper was eaten, and all went merrily—so merrily, that
the German Count was So the German Count and the young lady with the ..."
5. The Religion of Science: Or, The Art of Actualizing Liberty, and of by Calvin Blanchard (1860)
"then, after a short preliminary discipline, systematically arranged her votaries
first into quadrilles, then waltzes, then polkas, &c., &c.; and astonished ..."
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