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Piquet

//pɪˈkɛt// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
Noun
  1. 1
    A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside. uncountable

    "Maria my love you look grave. Come, you sit down to Piquet with Mr. Surface."

  2. 2
    Archaic form of picket. alt-of, archaic
  3. 3
    a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake wordnet
  4. 4
    a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Archaic form of picket. alt-of, archaic

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French piquet.

Etymology 2

From French Piquet.

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