[pi-key, pee-; Fr. pee-key] 
noun, plural -qués [-keyz; Fr. -key] for 2, adjective | 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. |
| 4. | (of glove seams and gloves) stitched through lapping edges. |
| 5. | decorated with inlay: a piqué box. |
| pi·qué (pĭ-kā', pē-) n. A tightly woven fabric with various raised patterns, produced especially by a double warp. [French, past participle of piquer, to quilt, from Old French, to backstitch, prick; see pique.] |
