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Origin: 1880–85; by shortening from
picture
noun Piquet. 1.the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands and in the play before one's opponent scores a point.
2.the bonus of 30 points won for so scoring.
Origin:
< French: literally, prick
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pic (pɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —n , pl pics, pix |
| informal a photograph, picture, or illustration |
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| [C20: shortened from picture] |
pix1 (pɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —pl n |
| informal photographs; prints |
pix2 (pɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —n |
| a less common spelling of pyx |
pyx or (less commonly) pix (pɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —n |
| 1. | Also called: pyx chest the chest in which coins from the British mint are placed to be tested for weight, etc |
| 2. | Christianity any receptacle in which the Eucharistic Host is kept |
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| [C14: from Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree] |
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| pix or (less commonly) pix |
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| —n |
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| [C14: from Latin pyxis small box, from Greek, from puxos box tree] |
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pix definition
[pɪks]
- n.
pictures; photographs. : Hold still and let me get your pix taken. Then you can jump around.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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PIC
Pictor (constellation) pressurized ion chamber Public Information Center
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The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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