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codille

codille noun: the winning of the majority of tricks in the game of ombre.

Noun

codille (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The winning of the majority of tricks in the game of ombre.
    • The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily Arts,
      and wins (oh shameful Chance!) the Queen of Hearts
      At this, the Blood the Virgin's Cheek forsook,
      A livid Paleness spreads o'er all her Look;
      She sees, and trembles at th' approaching Ill,
      Just in the Jaws of Ruin, and Codille.1712-17, Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock (London: Chiswick Press. 1925. p. 33-34)

Origin of codille

French

Questions about codille

What does codille mean?
Codille means the winning of the majority of tricks in the game of ombre.
What part of speech is codille?
Codille is a noun.

Words near codille in the dictionary

  1. codigested
  2. codigestion
  3. codigestions
  4. codilla
  5. codillas
  6. codille
  7. codimension
  8. codimensional
  9. codimensions
  10. codimer
  11. codimers

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