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quatorze

[ kuh-tawrz; French ka-tawrz ]

noun

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


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quatorze1

1695–1705; < French: fourteen < Latin quattuordecim, equivalent to quattuor four + -decim, combining form of decem ten
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Tank’s Prospect in 1985 and Louis Quatorze in 1996 had won the Preakness in 1:53 2/5, and Curlin in 2007 had finished slightly slower, in 1:53.46.

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When the recordings were run simultaneously, they showed Secretariat crossing the finish line “approximately one to one and a half lengths before Tank’s Prospect and Louis Quatorze,†according to the commission.

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Bogart did the decades on Groer’s head following that wedge: “a cascade of permed curls a la Louis Quatorze, and finally the current bangs and a bob, in 50 shades of auburn/oxblood/acorn.â€

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The winning time is a blazing 1:53.46, equaling the stakes record of 1:53 2/5 by Tank’s Prospect in 1985 and Louis Quatorze in 1996.

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The Upper East Side is losing this French bistro, which has been there for 28 years after moving from West 14th Street, its original home for six years as simply Quatorze.

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