quatorze

[ kuh-tawrz; French ka-tawrz ]

noun

, Piquet.

, plural qua·torz·es [k, uh, -, tawr, -ziz, k, a, -, tawrz].

1. a set of four cards of the same denomination, aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, scoring 14 points.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quatorze¹

1695–1705; < French: fourteen < Latin quattuordecim, equivalent to quattuor four + -decim, combining form of decem ten

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

The Upper East Side is losing this French bistro, which has been there for 28 years after moving from West 14th Street, its original home for six years as simply Quatorze.

From New York Times