quartette

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Nutrition faddist John Harvey Kellogg, whose sanatorium briefly embraced Fletcherism, tried to re-enliven mealtimes by hiring a quartette to sing “The Chewing Song,” an original Kellogg composition, while diners grimly toiled.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

A string quartette played softly in another room�not by hymns but music which he himself had loved.

From Time Magazine Archive

Into a household lately bereft of its entire corps of servitors, he introduces a quartette of nobles from the vicinity of the Volga.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a moment consternation fell upon the sedately pacing quartette.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart

A quartette of picked singers may be introduced very delightfully on occasion, especially if their selection is germane to the lesson topic, and, best of all, if the quartette is chosen from the scholars themselves.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.