- a variation of quartet.
quartette
Example Sentences
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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
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
Dave liked singing at any time, it may be remarked parenthetically, and his bass and Paul's tenor did make the vocal efforts of the quartette very pleasing.
From The Auto Boys' Quest by James A. (James Andrew) Braden
Grace Carter, a Kingsbridge girl, had been asked to complete the quartette of adventurous damsels, while Miss Sallie Stuart, Ruth’s aunt had gone along as chaperon.
From The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies by Laura Dent Crane
He became contemplatively interested in the trio, although he knew the ways of that wicked world far too well to suppose for an instant that he would be allowed to make a quartette of it.
From The White Blackbird by Hudson Douglas
