vingt-et-un

[ French van-tey-œn ]

/ French vɛ̃ teɪˈœ̃ /

Origin of vingt-et-un

1775–85; < French: literally, twenty-one

For example, at Vingt-et-un, you will always know whether it is advisable to draw another card or not.

Sharps and Flats |John Nevil Maskelyne
The French introduced rouge-et-noir, roulette, lansquenet, and vingt-et-un.

The Life of Bret Harte |Henry Childs Merwin
In the salon, the women were playing at vingt-et-un, kept by Nathan, the celebrated author.

A Start in Life |Honore de Balzac
To this dance, or rather to these postures of a bayadre, succeeded the excitement of vingt-et-un, followed by well-earned repose.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers |Jules Verne

Probably we prefer it to a game of greater chance, such as vingt-et-un.

If I May |A. A. Milne

vingt-et-un

/ French (vɛ̃teœ̃) /

another name for pontoon 2

literally: twenty-one