quatorze

American  

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

noun

Piquet.

plural

quatorzes

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

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Etymology

Origin of quatorze

1695–1705; < French: fourteen < Latin quattuordecim, equivalent to quattuor four + -decim, combining form of decem ten

Example Sentences

The men who devise the Tour de France course made the curious decision to use this year's quatorze juillet to showcase some of the least appealing aspects of the French countryside.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2012

The biggest casualty was Edgar Degas’ bronze sculpture of a teenage ballerina, “Petite danseuse de quatorze ans,” estimated to bring as much as $35 million.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 2, 2011

Purpose: to help the patois-speakers to celebrate le quatorze Juillet, the French Day of Independence.

From Time Magazine Archive

J'ai calculé mon âge, J'ai quatorze à quinze ans.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock

Then the cabman, pointing with his whip up the archway, said, "Numero quatorze, par l�."

From Barbara in Brittany by Adams, Frank