1. a square dance for four couples arranged in a square
2. music written for or in the rhythm of a quadrille

Examples

• The dancers formed a square for the traditional quadrille.
• At the country fair, couples lined up to perform a quadrille.
• The orchestra played a lively quadrille for the ballroom dancers.
• She learned the steps to the quadrille in her dance class.
• The quadrille was a popular dance at 19th-century social gatherings.
• Four couples are needed to properly execute a quadrille.
• The composer wrote a beautiful quadrille in waltz time.