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Pique
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, - used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.
(2):
(n.) The jigger. See Jigger.
(3):
(v. t.) To pride or value; - used reflexively.
(4):
(n.) Keenly felt desire; a longing.
(5):
(n.) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
(6):
(v. i.) To cause annoyance or irritation.
(7):
(n.) A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation.
(8):
(v. t.) To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
(9):
(v. t.) To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pique'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pique.html. 1828.
