''Ecart'e' definitions:

Definition of ''Ecart'e'

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  • 'Ecart'e \['E]`car`t['e]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. fr. ['e]carter to reject, discard.] A game at cards 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]