Associations to the word «Misere»

Wiktionary

MISÈRE, noun. (in Whist and other card games) A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.
MISÈRE, adjective. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention.
MISÈRE, adjective. In which a player unable to move wins.
MISÈRE OUVERT, noun. (Whist and other card games) a bid to lose every trick, with no trumps and the bidder's hand placed face-up on the table after the first trick

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy