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

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Louis Quatorze

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

Louis Quatorze, 16th in the Kentucky Derby, runs 1 3-16 miles in 1:53 2-5 to equal the race record set by Tank's Prospect in 1985.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 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, who won the 1996 Preakness with Louis Quatorze, was hoping the pace would be quicker than that of the Derby two weeks ago.

From Reuters ● May 18, 2011

The interior of St. Foster is a melancholy instance of Louis Quatorze ornamentation.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury