Vocabulary : Piquantly to Piragua

Piquantly : In a piquant manner.
Pique : A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc. ;; The jigger. See Jigger. ;; A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation. ;; Keenly felt desire; a longing. ;; In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one. ;; To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger. ;; To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity. ;; To pride or value; -- used reflexively. ;; To cause annoyance or irritation.
Piqued : of Pique
Piqueer : See Pickeer.
Piqueerer : See Pickeerer.

Piquet : See Picket. ;; A game at cards played between two persons, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes, being set aside.
Piquing : of Pique
Piracies : of Piracy
Piracy : The act or crime of a pirate. ;; Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a crime answering to robbery on land.
Piragua : See Pirogue.

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