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piqués

piqués is the plural of piqué.

Meaning of piqué

Noun

piqué (countable and uncountable, plural piqués)

  1. 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
  2. (countable, ballet) 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.

Questions about piqués

What is piqués the plural of?
Piqués is the plural of piqué.

Words near piqués in the dictionary

  1. piquillo
  2. piquillos
  3. piquindone
  4. piquing
  5. piqué
  6. piqués
  7. pir
  8. Pir Panjal Range
  9. PIRA
  10. piracatinga
  11. piracetam

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