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picot
[ pee-koh ]
noun
- one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
picot
/ ˈpiːkəʊ /
noun
- any of a pattern of small loops, as on lace
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Word History and Origins
Origin of picot1
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Example Sentences
Its militants say explicitly they are out to erase the borders that Sykes-Picot established across most of the modern Middle East.
To make picot edging: With crochet hook, beginning at ribbed edge at top, work 1.
Ganimard descended it, crossed a court and a vestibule and found himself in the rue Picot.
He had borrowed three sokemen to hold his pleas from Picot the sheriff and had refused to give them up again.
One of these was Picot de Blestre, a doctor as well as a fighting man, and he proved of valuable assistance to the settlement.
This is a quick mode of making the picot, and imitates most closely the real Spanish lace.
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