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Pique

speaker

Meaning

Verb

●
To
the
of (someone); to
to
; to
, to offend.
●
To
(someone) to
, especially by
,
, etc.; also, to
(an
or
, especially
or interest).
●
To
(oneself) on something.
●
To
or
(oneself).
●
To
in.
●
To
to
, especially by
,
, etc.; also, to
an
or
, especially
or interest.
●
To
,
, etc. at someone; to become
or annoyed.
●
In Card games:
To
a
against (someone).

Noun

●
Enmity,
; (countable) a
of
or a dispute.
●
Irritation or
by a social
or
;
, especially
an
with little
or
; (countable) especially in
of
: a
of
pride.
●
In
of
:
, a point.
●
In Card games:
In
, the right of the
to
, or to
before the
one.
●
In Fleas:
A
,
, or
(Tunga penetrans), a
of
flea.
●
In Sewing & Textiles:
Alternative form of
(“a
or
made from
,
, or silk”)
●
In Pathology:
Synonym of
(“a
by
and
for
substances”)
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Origin

pique
English
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French
pique
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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Old French (842-ca. 1400)
pique
Spanish
piqué
French
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Etym

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