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

In Germany I would go see his schlosses and he was always paying homage to Louis Quatorze.

From The Daily Beast

A collar of fine white human hair was made in point lace stitches at Venice, and worn at his coronation by Louis Quatorze.

From Project Gutenberg

Spencer est partie pour New York sur la Lusitania qui doit arriver le quatorze.

From Project Gutenberg

The terrific "Louis Quatorze pavé," which one finds around Paris, is yearly growing less and less in quantity.

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Philip returned to the Louis Quatorze chair and lit a cigarette.

From Project Gutenberg

The screen was an old one, of gilt Spanish leather, stamped and wrought with a rather florid Louis-Quatorze pattern.

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