[F. quatorze:—L. quatuordecim fourteen.] In piquet, a set of four similar cards (either aces, kings, queens, knaves or tens) held by one player, which count as fourteen.
1701. Farquhar, Sir H. Wildair, V. iv. Show for it, my lord! I showed quint and quatorze for it.
1778. C. Jones, Hoyle’s Games Impr., 127. Let us suppose the Younger-hand to have two Quatorze against him.
1821. Lamb, Elia, Ser. I. Mrs. Battle on Whist. I love to get a tierce or a quatorze, though they mean nothing.
1868. Pardon, Card Player, 51. You are to call a quatorze preferably to three aces.
