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Quatorze

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Qua`torze´
n.1.The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; - so called because quatorze counts as fourteen points.


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The formal monotonous ticking of the Louis Quatorze clock annoyed him.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar View in context
Wine, wax-lights, comestibles, rouge, crinoline-petticoats, diamonds, wigs, Louis- Quatorze gimcracks, and old china, park hacks, and splendid high- stepping carriage horses--all the delights of life, I say,--would go to the deuce, if people did but act upon their silly principles and avoid those whom they dislike and abuse.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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