See Also: confiner(dictionary)

baccarat (iou) and confiner (iou)


baccarat (iou)



baccarat noun. Also baccara. M19.
[French baccara, of unkn. origin.]
A gambling card-game, played between a banker and one punter, or several punters in turn, in which the best one- or two-card hand is that yielding the highest remainder when its total face value is divided by 10.

confiner (iou)



confiner noun. L16.
[from CONFINE noun or verb + -ER1.]
A borderer, a neighbour. L16-L17.
An inhabitant. L16-E17.
A person who or thing which confines. rare. M17.