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piquets

piquets is the plural of piquet.

piquets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of piquet.

Meaning of piquet

Noun

piquet (uncountable)

  1. A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.
    • Maria my love you look grave. Come, you sit down to Piquet with Mr. Surface.1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, II.ii

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What is piquets the plural of?
Piquets is the plural of piquet.

Words near piquets in the dictionary

  1. piquers
  2. piques
  3. piquet
  4. piqueted
  5. piqueting
  6. piquets
  7. piquette
  8. piquettes
  9. piqueur
  10. piqueurs
  11. piquillo

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