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piquet¹
- /pɪˈkɛt/
- /pɪˈkeɪ/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From French piquet.
noun picquet · picket
- A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside. Maria my love you look grave. Come, you sit down to Piquet with Mr. Surface.
piquet²
noun piquets
- Archaic form of picket
verb piquets · piqueting · piqueted
- Archaic form of picket
Piquet³
Where it comes from
From French Piquet.
proper noun Piquets
- A surname from French.
Translations
Talk about this word "piquet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piquet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piquet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piquet "piquet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piquet.
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@misc{piquet_2026,
title = {piquet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piquet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
