QUATORZE

Etymology

Noun

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



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