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picot

American  
[pee-koh] / ˈpi koʊ /

noun

  1. one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.


picot British  
/ ˈpiːkəʊ /

noun

  1. any of a pattern of small loops, as on lace

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of picot

1880–85; < French: a purl, literally, a splinter, diminutive of pic prick < Germanic; see pic 2, pike 2

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Last week in England scruffy backyard elms sported pale new picot edgings.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the gray make 2 trebles, picot of 3 chain caught in last treble and 1 treble around neck, and between 1st and 2d trebles of shells around body of jacket.

From Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous

Chain 4, fasten back in 1st stitch for a picot, a double between 2 trebles, repeat, making 5 picots around the shell, a double in single treble; repeat.

From Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous

A fine picot braid edges each side of the flounce.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

Raleigh bars, "spiders" and point de Bruxelles stitches are used for filling in, and a dainty picot edge is sewed to the outer line of the braid.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

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