piqué

[pi-key, pee-; Fr. pee-key]

pi·qué

[pi-key, pee-; Fr. pee-key] noun, plural pi·qués [-keyz; Fr. -key] for 2, adjective
noun
1.
a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
2.
Ballet. a step in which the dancer steps onto the tip of the toe without bending the knee.
3.
ornamentation by means of punched or stippled patterns, sometimes inlaid with metal, ivory, tortoise shell, etc.
adjective
4.
(of glove seams and gloves) stitched through lapping edges.
5.
decorated with inlay: a piqué box.

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Piqué is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Also, pique.


Origin:
1830–40; < French, past participle of piquer to quilt, prick; see pique1

peak, peek, pique, piqué.
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piqué (ˈpiːkeɪ)
 
n
a close-textured fabric of cotton, silk, or spun rayon woven with lengthwise ribs
 
[C19: from French piqué pricked, from piquer to prick]

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