Louis Quatorze

[ kuh-tawrz; French ka-tawrz ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the late 17th century, characterized by increasingly classicizing tendencies, and by an emphasis on dignity rather than comfort.

Louis Quatorze

/ kəˈtɔːz /

adjective

1. of or relating to the baroque style of furniture, decoration, and architecture of the time of Louis XIV of France and characterized by massive forms and heavy ornamentation

Word History and Origins

Origin of Louis Quatorze¹

1850–55; < French: Louis XIV

Example Sentences

Tank’s Prospect in 1985 and Louis Quatorze in 1996 had won the Preakness in 1:53 2/5, and Curlin in 2007 had finished slightly slower, in 1:53.46.

From Washington Times

When the recordings were run simultaneously, they showed Secretariat crossing the finish line “approximately one to one and a half lengths before Tank’s Prospect and Louis Quatorze,” according to the commission.

From Washington Times

Bogart did the decades on Groer’s head following that wedge: “a cascade of permed curls a la Louis Quatorze, and finally the current bangs and a bob, in 50 shades of auburn/oxblood/acorn.”

From Washington Post

The winning time is a blazing 1:53.46, equaling the stakes record of 1:53 2/5 by Tank’s Prospect in 1985 and Louis Quatorze in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times

This rule is always followed, even if your house is furnished entirely in Louis Quatorze period pieces and early, original Renoirs.

From Washington Post