Associations to the word «Ecarte»

Wiktionary

ECARTE, noun. A card game 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.
ÉCARTÉ, noun. A card game in which one can discard certain cards from one's hand and replace them with cards from the deck.

Dictionary definition

ECARTE, noun. A card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca