quatorze

[ kuh-tawrz; French ka-tawrz ]

noun,plural qua·torz·es

[kuh-tawr-ziz; French ka-tawrz]. /kəˈtɔr zɪz; French kaˈtɔrz/. Piquet.

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

Origin of quatorze

1695–1705; <French: fourteen <Latin quattuordecim, equivalent to quattuorfour + -decim, combining form of decemten

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In Germany I would go see his schlosses and he was always paying homage to Louis quatorze.
Jeff Koons' Destructive Impulses | Anthony Haden-Guest | July 24, 2009 | 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.
Needlework As Art | Marian Alford
Spencer est partie pour New York sur la Lusitania qui doit arriver le quatorze.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse | John Reed Scott
The terrific "Louis quatorze pavé," which one finds around Paris, is yearly growing less and less in quantity.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
Philip returned to the Louis quatorze chair and lit a cigarette.
The Red Cross Girl | Richard Harding Davis

The screen was an old one, of gilt Spanish leather, stamped and wrought with a rather florid Louis-quatorze pattern.
The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde

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