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pike-devant

pike-devant noun: a pointy beard.

Noun

pike-devant

  1. (obsolete) A pointy beard.

Forms of pike-devant

alternative formpickedevant

Origin of pike-devant

From pike (“point”) (from French pique) + French devant (“before”).

Questions about pike-devant

What does pike-devant mean?
Pike-devant means a pointy beard.
What part of speech is pike-devant?
Pike-devant is a noun.

Words near pike-devant in the dictionary

  1. pike characin
  2. pike characins
  3. Pike County
  4. pike pole
  5. pike poles
  6. pike-devant
  7. pike-guard
  8. pike-guards
  9. pike-perch
  10. pike-perches
  11. piked

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