picot

American  

[pee-koh] / ˈpi koʊ /

noun

1. one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.

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picot British  

/ ˈpiːkəʊ /

noun

1. any of a pattern of small loops, as on lace

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Etymology

Origin of picot

1880–85; < French: a purl, literally, a splinter, diminutive of pic prick < Germanic; see pic ², pike ²

Example Sentences

Last week in England scruffy backyard elms sported pale new picot edgings.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chain 4, fasten back in 1st stitch for a picot, a double between 2 trebles, repeat, making 5 picots around the shell, a double in single treble; repeat.

From Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous

The coverlet is bordered with a puffing of French lace, and the top of it is encrusted with little flowers made of tiny French picot ribbons, and quillings of the narrowest of lace.

From The House in Good Taste by Wolfe, Elsie de

Raleigh bars, "spiders" and point de Bruxelles stitches are used for filling in, and a dainty picot edge is sewed to the outer line of the braid.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

It disappeared for a short time, but burst forth again as a whole section of the bookcase revolved on a picot and disclosed a large opening like a vault.

From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Leblanc, Maurice