quatorze

[ kuh-tawrz; French ka-tawrz ]

/ kəˈtɔrz; French kaˈtɔrz /

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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.

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Origin of quatorze

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

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|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