quatorze

[kuh-tawrz; Fr. ka-tawrz]

noun, plural qua·torz·es

[-tawr-ziz; Fr. -tawrz] . Piquet.

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

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

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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