Whist
Definition of Whist
interj.
1.
Be
silent
; be still;
hush
;
silence
.
n.
1.
A
certain
game
at
cards
; - so
called
because
it
requires
silence
and
close
attention
. It is
played
by four
persons
(those who
sit
opposite
each other being
partners
) with a
complete
pack
of
fifty-two
cards
. Each
player
has
thirteen
cards
, and when these are
played
out, the
hand
is
finished
, and the
cards
are
again
shuffled
and
distributed
.
Bridge whist
See
Bridge
, n.,
above
.
Duplicate whist
a
form
of
whist
in
playing
which the
hands
are
preserved
as
dealt
and
played
again
by other
players
, as when each
side
holds
in the
second
round
the
cards
played
by the
opposing
side
in the first
round
.
Solo whist
See
Solo whist
,
above
.
v. t.
1.
To
hush
or
silence
.
v. i.
1.
To be or
become
silent
or still; to be
hushed
or
mute
.
a.
1.
Not
speaking
; not
making
a
noise
;
silent
;
mute
; still;
quiet
.
The
winds
, with
wonder
whist
,
Smoothly
the
waters
kissed
.
- Milton.
Related Words
Black
Maria
,
card
game
,
cards
,
dummy
whist
,
hearts
,
long
whist
,
short
whist
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