quatorze

[ kuh-tawrz; French ka-tawrz ]

/ kəˈtɔrz; French kaˈtɔrz /

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

Words nearby quatorze

quaternary structure, quaternate, quaternion, quaternity, Quathlamba, quatorze, quatrain, quatre, Quatre Bras, quatrefoil, quattrocento

Example sentences from the Web for quatorze

"But I had a quatorze, and took the fishes," replied Des Meloises.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby
The Quatorze of peace days was fun to the spectators but a corve for the soldiers who marched.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
Longchamp on the Quatorze was the assurance that the job of protecting France was being well looked after.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
The dear old custom of the night of the Quatorze was revived.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons

It was lively reading, especially coming so soon after my first quatorze de juillet in the country.
A Hilltop on the Marne|Mildred Aldrich

单词	quatorze
释义	quatorze [ kuh-tawrz; French ka-tawrz ] / kəˈtɔrz; French kaˈtɔrz / 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 Words nearby quatorze quaternary structure, quaternate, quaternion, quaternity, Quathlamba, quatorze, quatrain, quatre, Quatre Bras, quatrefoil, quattrocento Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quatorze "But I had a quatorze, and took the fishes," replied Des Meloises. The Golden Dog\|William Kirby The Quatorze of peace days was fun to the spectators but a corve for the soldiers who marched. Paris Vistas\|Helen Davenport Gibbons Longchamp on the Quatorze was the assurance that the job of protecting France was being well looked after. Paris Vistas\|Helen Davenport Gibbons The dear old custom of the night of the Quatorze was revived. Paris Vistas\|Helen Davenport Gibbons It was lively reading, especially coming so soon after my first quatorze de juillet in the country. A Hilltop on the Marne\|Mildred Aldrich
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