picquet

/ (ˈpɪkɪt) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of picket (def. 3)

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How to use picquet in a sentence

  • Thereon the commander of the picquet proceeded to withdraw his men and sent word to Auersperg.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • And finally told of the picquet we now had during lessons, not caring to shield myself.

    Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
  • At all events, I made a resolution to stop high play, and confine myself to whist and quinze and picquet.

    Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
  • So Madge fetched them now, and a couple of minutes afterwards she and Evelyn were deep in a game of picquet.

    The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
  • He had played a whole partie of picquet with Madge, using those cards with raised indexes.

    The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson