quatorze (plural quatorzes)
(cards) The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.
Source: Wiktionary
Qua*torze", n. Etym: [F. quatorze fourteen, L. quattuordecim. See Fourteen.]
Definition: The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; -- so called because quatorze counts as fourteen points.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
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