whist.
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
Meaning & usage
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
A session of playing this card game.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of whisk, perhaps so called from the notion of “whisking” up cards after each trick. Altered perhaps on assumption that the word was an interjection invoking silence, by influence of whist (“silent”).
Alternative spelling of whisht. Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush!
Onomatopoeia for slicing.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic.
To hush or shush; to still.
To become silent.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic.
Silent, hushed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic.
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