Louis Quatorze

American  

[kuh-tawrz, ka-tawrz] / kəˈtɔrz, kaˈtɔrz /

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.

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Louis Quatorze British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Louis Quatorze

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 • May 18, 2023

If the horse wins, he will top Louis Quatorze for the best rebound from the Derby.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2013

In the years since Secretariat, three horses had broken Canonero’s Preakness record: Tank’s Prospect in 1985, Louis Quatorze in 1996 and Curlin in 2007.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2012

Zito is hoping for a deja vu from 1996 when his Louis Quatorze finished a disheartening 16th in the Derby but roared to an easy victory in the Preakness.

From Reuters • May 19, 2011

But many a paradise like it has dawned and faded, before and since the Versailles of Louis Quatorze.

From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida