Ecarte n. : A game at cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from the pack.

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Taxonomy
cards, non-dealer, number of cards, adversary, claim, proposal, trump card, Écarté, elder hand, stock, trick, game, initial proposal, trumps, discard, vole, draws, score.

Defination from the web:
Écarté is a two-player card game originating from France, the word literally meaning "discarded" ... The rules of Écarté, as were accepted by the principal clubs in London at the start of the 20th century, are as follows: ...