picquet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Presumably he was thinking of picquet or bezique, rather than an all-night killer session at seven-card stud, but Johnson's point has been true for centuries.
From Time Magazine Archive
“No. 13. We played picquet together. About eleven o’clock my wife retired for the night. The conductor made up my compartment and I also went to bed. I slept soundly until morning.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Just as we reached the summit, a cry was given by the 42d sentry, "Turn out the picquet."
From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by Surtees, William
The two vehicles, preceded and followed by the picquet of gens-d'armes, then quitted the outer gate of Bic�tre, and went quickly towards the Boulevard St. Jacques.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
After having been very unsuccessful for some hours at picquet, Lord L. proposed a change of the game; a proposal which Lady D. could not object to, as having won so much of his money.
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
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