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‖ quatorze|kəˈtɔːz|
[F. quatorze:—L. quatuordecim fourteen.]
In piquet, a set of four similar cards (either aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens) held by one player, which count as fourteen.
1701Farquhar Sir H. Wildair v. iv, Show for it, my lord! I showed quint and quatorze for it. 1778C. Jones Hoyle's Games Impr. 127 Let us suppose the Younger-hand to have two Quatorze against him. 1821Lamb Elia Ser. i. Mrs. Battle on Whist, I love to get a tierce or a quatorze, though they mean nothing. 1868Pardon Card Player 51 You are to call a quatorze preferably to three aces. |