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rouge et noir [roozh ey nwahr; French roozh ey nwar] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a gambling game using cards, played at a table marked with two red and two black diamond-shaped spots on which the players place their stakes.
Origin of rouge et noir 1785–95; French: red and black Examples from the Web for rouge et noir Historical Examples of rouge et noir
The rouge-et-noir player imagines that chance is not capricious.
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
“The man who can win at rouge-et-noir can do anything, in my opinion,” said Merl.
The Martins Of Cro’ Martin, Vol. II (of II)
Charles James Lever
To obtain it, they rush to the roulette or rouge-et-noir table.
The Sharper Detected and Exposed
Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin
For instance, at rouge-et-noir the gambler may stake a sovereign and lose it.
John Nevil Maskelyne
Rouge-et-noir had pinched him; he would be revenged on the roulette.
Harold MacGrath
British Dictionary definitions for rouge et noir rouge et noir noun
- a card game in which the players put their stakes on any of two red and two black diamond-shaped spots marked on the tableAlso called: trente et quarante
Word Origin for rouge et noir French, literally: red and black
