chemin de fer

Definition

A card game, a variation of baccarat.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chemin de fer (literally “railway”), from being a faster variant of baccarat.

Example Sentences

• "Bond had spent the last two afternoons and most of the nights at the Casino, playing complicated progression systems on the even chances at roulette. He made a high banco at chemin-de-fer whenever he heard one offered."
• "The person who left at 1:00 is either Alice or the woman who played chemin de fer (9), so in either case she is a woman."
• "“Come on,” Kit motioning her with his head over to a chemin-de-fer table"