Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ecarte"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
'Ecart'e \['E]`car`t['e]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. fr. ['e]carter
to reject, discard.]
A game at cards 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
'Ecart'e \['E]`car`t['e]"\, n. [F., prop. fr. ['e]carter to
reject, discard.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ecarte
n : a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king
high
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