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cavagnole

cavagnole noun: a game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked.

cavagnole: a game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70...
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Noun

cavagnole (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked.
    • He seldom approached the table at which she was playing cavagnole, choosing to maintain the utmost reserve toward her.[1903], Memoirs of Duke de Richelieu (Courtiers and Favourites of Royalty: Memoirs of the Court of France […]), volume II, Paris: Société des Bibliophiles; New York, N.Y.: Merrill & Baker, →OCLC...
    • The King, his grandson and granddaughter again presented themselves to public view, this time playing cavagnole at a table in the royal apartments while six thousand invited guests took advantage of the privilege of watching them.1991, Carolly Erickson, To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN, page 59

Origin of cavagnole

From French cavagnole.

Questions about cavagnole

What does cavagnole mean?
Cavagnole means a game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked.
What part of speech is cavagnole?
Cavagnole is a noun.

Words near cavagnole in the dictionary

  1. cavae
  2. cavaedia
  3. cavaedium
  4. Cavagnaro
  5. Cavagnaros
  6. cavagnole
  7. cavagram
  8. cavagrams
  9. caval
  10. Cavalaire
  11. Cavalaire-sur-Mer

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