nounWord forms: plural-torzes (-ˈtɔrzɪz, French -ˈtɔʀz)
Piquet
a set of four cards of the same denomination, aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, scoring 14 points
Word origin
[1695–1705; ‹ F: fourteen ‹ L quattuordecim, equiv. to quattuorfour + -decim, comb. form of decemten]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: caisson, exponential, nucleus, pinwheel, telescopic