quadrille3 /kwɒˈdrɪl 
/ ▸ noun [mass noun] a ruled grid of small squares, especially on paper: [as modifier] 50 unheaded grey quadrille leaves.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century (as adjective): from French quadrillé, from quadrille ‘type of needlework’, from Spanish cuadrillo ‘small block’.
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