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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Oxford University Pressécarté
écarté
•latte, maté, pâté, pattée, satay
•concertante • backstay • commedia dell'arte, écarté, Jubilate
•fouetté, jeté, mantellette
•Deo volente • mainstay • décolleté
•cinéma-vérité • diamanté • bobstay
•forte, panforte, prêt-à-porter
•forestay • sauté • velouté
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écarté (ā´kärtā´), card game similar to euchre, played by two persons. The pack has 32 cards, seven through ace in each suit; the king is the highest card, and the ace ranks below the jack and above the ten. A trick is won by the higher trump or by the higher card of the suit led. The object of play is primarily to win three tricks.
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