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picotee

[ pik-uh-tee ]
/ ˌpɪk əˈti /

noun

a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.

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Origin of picotee

1720–30; <French picoté marked, pricked, past participle of picoter to mark with tiny points, derivative of picotpicot; see -ee

Words nearby picotee

Pico Rivera, Picornaviridae, picornavirus, picosecond, picot, picotee, picot stitch, picowave, picquet, picramic acid, picrate
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British Dictionary definitions for picotee

picotee
/ (ˌpɪkəˈtiː) /

noun

a type of carnation having pale petals edged with a darker colour, usually red

adjective

like a picotee; with darker edges

Word Origin for picotee

C18: from French picoté marked with points, from picot
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