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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"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
There are several cities where the ambulance wagon and the steamers arrive together, and another city where the military authorities always send a fire piquet which can be turned out in a few minutes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
Euchre is played with the "piquet" pack of thirty-two cards, consisting of the ace, king, queen, knave, ten, nine, eight and seven of each suit.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
Whist and piquet soon grow stale in such a house and with such surroundings, and even trictrac with the old bishop of Evreux becomes tedious.
From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Hall, Henry Foljambe
It is played with a pack of thirty-two cards, which is called a "piquet pack," all below the seven being excluded.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis
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