piqué
Syllables: pi·qué/ˈpiːkeɪ/US/piˈkeɪ/
piqué noun: a kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
Noun
piqué (countable and uncountable, plural piqués)
- A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
- I found three piqué shirts, each a shade lighter than the one before it, and each so fine and closely woven it shone like satin.1998, Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet, Virago (2018), page 269
- Synonyms:
- marcella
- A movement in which the raised, pointed foot of the working leg is lowered so that it pricks the floor and then either rebounds upward or becomes a supporting foot.
Synonyms of piqué
Forms of piqué
| plural | piqués |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pique |
Origin of piqué
Borrowed from French piqué (“(noun) ribbed fabric; (ballet) step on to the point of the leading foot without bending the knee; (adjective) backstitched; (cooking) larded”), Middle French piqué (“quilted”), a noun use of the past participle of piquer (“to prick, sting; to decorate with stitches; to quilt; to stitch (fabric) together; to lard (meat)”).
Words that rhyme with piqué
Questions about piqué
- What does piqué mean?
- Piqué means a kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
- What part of speech is piqué?
- Piqué is a noun.
- How do you pronounce piqué?
- Piqué is pronounced /ˈpiːkeɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of piqué?
- The plural of piqué is piqués.
Words near piqué in the dictionary
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