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pique
(encz) | pique,uraženost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Piqu'e
(gcide) | Piqu'e \Pi`qu['e]"\, n. [F., p. p. of piquer to prick.]
A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress
goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.
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Pique
(gcide) | Pique \Pique\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Piqued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Piquing.] [F. piquer. See Pike.]
1. To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate;
to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
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Pique her, and soothe in turn. --Byron.
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2. To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to
stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
--Prior.
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3. To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
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Men . . . pique themselves upon their skill.
--Locke.
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Syn: To offend; displease; irritate; provoke; fret; nettle;
sting; goad; stimulate.
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Pique
(gcide) | Pique \Pique\, n. (Zool.)
The jigger. See Jigger.
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Pique
(gcide) | Pique \Pique\, n. [F., fr. piquer. See Pike.]
1. A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a
social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as
through wounded pride; stinging vexation.
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Men take up piques and displeasures. --Dr. H. More.
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Wars had arisen . . . upon a personal pique. --De
Quincey.
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2. Keenly felt desire; a longing.
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Though it have the pique, and long,
'Tis still for something in the wrong. --Hudibras.
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3. (Card Playing) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to
count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary
counts one.
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Syn: Displeasure; irritation; grudge; spite.
Usage: Pique, Spite, Grudge. Pique denotes a quick and
often transient sense of resentment for some supposed
neglect or injury, but it is not marked by
malevolence. Spite is a stronger term, denoting
settled ill will or malice, with a desire to injure,
as the result of extreme irritation. Grudge goes still
further, denoting cherished and secret enmity, with an
unforgiving spirit. A pique is usually of recent date;
a grudge is that which has long subsisted; spite
implies a disposition to cross or vex others.
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Pique
(gcide) | Pique \Pique\, v. i.
To cause annoyance or irritation. "Every verse hath something
in it that piques." --Tatler.
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pique
(wn) | pique
n 1: tightly woven fabric with raised cords
2: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp
firewood" [syn: pique, temper, irritation]
v 1: cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless
remark offended me" [syn: pique, offend] |
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pique
(encz) | pique,uraženost n: Zdeněk Brož |
piqued
(encz) | piqued,uražený adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
piquet
(encz) | piquet, n: |
Piqu'e
(gcide) | Piqu'e \Pi`qu['e]"\, n. [F., p. p. of piquer to prick.]
A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress
goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.
[1913 Webster]Pique \Pique\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Piqued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Piquing.] [F. piquer. See Pike.]
1. To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate;
to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
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Pique her, and soothe in turn. --Byron.
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2. To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to
stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
--Prior.
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3. To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
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Men . . . pique themselves upon their skill.
--Locke.
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Syn: To offend; displease; irritate; provoke; fret; nettle;
sting; goad; stimulate.
[1913 Webster]Pique \Pique\, n. (Zool.)
The jigger. See Jigger.
[1913 Webster]Pique \Pique\, n. [F., fr. piquer. See Pike.]
1. A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a
social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as
through wounded pride; stinging vexation.
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Men take up piques and displeasures. --Dr. H. More.
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Wars had arisen . . . upon a personal pique. --De
Quincey.
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2. Keenly felt desire; a longing.
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Though it have the pique, and long,
'Tis still for something in the wrong. --Hudibras.
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3. (Card Playing) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to
count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary
counts one.
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Syn: Displeasure; irritation; grudge; spite.
Usage: Pique, Spite, Grudge. Pique denotes a quick and
often transient sense of resentment for some supposed
neglect or injury, but it is not marked by
malevolence. Spite is a stronger term, denoting
settled ill will or malice, with a desire to injure,
as the result of extreme irritation. Grudge goes still
further, denoting cherished and secret enmity, with an
unforgiving spirit. A pique is usually of recent date;
a grudge is that which has long subsisted; spite
implies a disposition to cross or vex others.
[1913 Webster]Pique \Pique\, v. i.
To cause annoyance or irritation. "Every verse hath something
in it that piques." --Tatler.
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Piqued
(gcide) | Pique \Pique\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Piqued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Piquing.] [F. piquer. See Pike.]
1. To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate;
to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
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Pique her, and soothe in turn. --Byron.
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2. To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to
stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
--Prior.
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3. To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
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Men . . . pique themselves upon their skill.
--Locke.
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Syn: To offend; displease; irritate; provoke; fret; nettle;
sting; goad; stimulate.
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Piqueer
(gcide) | Piqueer \Pi*queer"\, v. i.
See Pickeer. [R.]
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Piqueerer
(gcide) | Piqueerer \Pi*queer"er\, n.
See Pickeerer. [R.]
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Piquet
(gcide) | Piquet \Piqu"et\, n.
See Picket. [R.]
[1913 Webster]Piquet \Pi*quet"\, n. [F., prob. fr. pique. See Pique, Pike,
and Picket.]
A game at cards played between two persons, with thirty-two
cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes, being
set aside. [Written also picket and picquet.]
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genus piqueria
(wn) | genus Piqueria
n 1: small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or
subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included
in genus Stevia [syn: Piqueria, genus Piqueria] |
pique
(wn) | pique
n 1: tightly woven fabric with raised cords
2: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp
firewood" [syn: pique, temper, irritation]
v 1: cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless
remark offended me" [syn: pique, offend] |
piqueria
(wn) | Piqueria
n 1: small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or
subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included
in genus Stevia [syn: Piqueria, genus Piqueria] |
piquet
(wn) | piquet
n 1: a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32
cards
2: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late
17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one
foot on a pointed stake [syn: picket, piquet] |
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