piquet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of piquet
From French, dating back to 1640–50; see origin at pic 2, -et
Example Sentences
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As Lensky cannot remain unoccupied for a moment without being nervous, he has proposed to Monsieur Paul to play a game of piquet.
From Boris Lensky by Schubin, Ossip
"And then, there's this purse still; and these six crowns which I had left—" "Yes, from the game of piquet, yesterday."
From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de
When we came to the landing where there was a piquet of soldiers my attendant said—"La France," and they presented arms.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
Be that as it may, they fixed on piquet as the game, and, if accounts be true, all the better for Darcy.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
He had danced with her, he had driven with her, he had played piquet with her when he might have played whist.
From The Crux by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
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