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piquet
or pic·quet
[ pi-key, -ket ]
noun
- a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to sixes being excluded.
piquet
/ pɪˈkɛt; -ˈkeɪ /
noun
- a card game for two people playing with a reduced pack and scoring points for card combinations and tricks won
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of piquet1
C17: from French, of unknown origin; compare pique ²
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Example Sentences
Nothing remarkable hapened this day at night I went upon the piquet.
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This day nothing remarkable hapned only I went to work along with the general at Mr. Parkers at night I went upon the piquet.
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Nothing remarkable hapned at night I went upon the piquet and nothing hapned worth a mentioning.
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This day Nothing very remarkable this day the piquet was made easier by half &c. &c.
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Being Sunday nothing remarkable at night I went on the piquet guard.
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