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Definition of Piques
1. pique [v] - See also: pique
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piques
Literary usage of Piques
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textile design and colour by William Watson (1912)
"... and piques—Ordinary Welt Structures—Weft Wadded Welts—Fast-Back Welts- Waved
piques. Rib and Cord Effects produced in Plain Weave. ..."
2. The Ancient Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1881)
"Theories and piques the sole surviving forces. I. AGAINST universal sedition
where is force ? In the hundred and fifty thousand men who maintain order ..."
3. The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778: With a Selection from Her by Fanny Burney (1889)
"... piques himself upon having the address of a man of the world, and who is very
conceited, gave himself the air of being diverted at Mr. Bewley for his ..."
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