noun
piquet
Piquet (noun) means a card game for two players using a special 32-card deck with the low cards removed.
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A card game for two players using a special 32-card deck with the low cards removed.
"They would kick off their shoes and play piquet by candle-light."
— Lawrence Durrell, Justine (1957)
"We shall together challenge the Chevalier de Belleroche to piquet; and, while we are winning money from him, we shall have the even greater pleasure of hearing you sing with your charming teacher, to whom I shall propose it."
— Helen Constantine, translated by Choderlos de Laclos (2007)
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Etymology
Comes from French piquet.
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What is the meaning of piquet?
"piquet" (noun) means a card game for two players using a special 32-card deck with the low cards removed.
What is another word for piquet?
Other words for "piquet" include picket.
