piquet
- noun
- /pɪˈkeɪ/
- Archaic
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piquet
- Discard, my lad of acres by Jove, I meant to discard coach factory outlet, replied Craigengelt; and I hope she'll discard him like a small card at piquet, and take in the king of hearts, my boy!
Examples
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And that's piquet, Mr. Garnett.
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Pop, you certainly did show me how to play piquet.
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The Lacanistrams' game is piquet.
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Rawdon, will you explain the rules of piquet to Miss Sedley?
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In fact, we've been playing piquet for years... and years... - But I don't know piquet.
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In fact, we've been playing piquet for years... and years... - But I don't know piquet.
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"I asked Guy if he wanted to play a rubber of piquet, and he said he was sleepy and was just on his way upstairs to have a nap."
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My grandfather taught me how to play piquet when I was a child.
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Every Sunday, my friends and I gather to play piquet at the local café.
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She won the match of piquet after cleverly forming combinations with her cards.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Piquet is the name of a two-player card game and probably takes its name from the French verb piquer 'to pick' or 'to prick', which is like the English word pick. A helpful way to remember it is to think of players 'picking' and exchanging cards to score points, so the name fits the game's idea of taking cards and making points.
