Picquet

Word PICQUET
Character 7
Hyphenation pic quet
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Picquet"

What do we mean by picquet?

See piquet, 2. noun

See piquet. noun

A card game for two players, using thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes, being set aside. noun

A game at cards played between two persons, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes, being set aside.

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The word "picquet" in example sentences

We used to spell the word picquet, because that was understood to be the correct thing, in that Department at least; and they used to say at post head-quarters that as soon as the officer in command of the outposts grew negligent, and was guilty of a k, he was ordered in immediately. ❋ Higginson, Thomas W (1869)

They'd gobble up the picquet there, and be over the Natal border by sundown; it behoved Flashy to bear away north, and try to cross the river well beyond the reach of the impis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was the place to linger with a girl, but presently it grew chilly, so we went down to our hand of picquet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But what were the surprise and alarm of the Earl of Oxford and his companions, when they came to that part of the camp which had been occupied the day before by Campo-Basso and his Italians, who, reckoning men-at-arms and Stradiots, amounted to nigh two thousand men — not a challenge was given — not a horse neighed — no steeds were seen at picquet — no guard on the camp. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Long rows of the noblest horses were seen at picquet, prancing and tossing their heads, as impatient of the inactivity to which they were confined, or were heard neighing over the provender, which was spread plentifully before them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Major, who was quite forgiven by this time, had wheeled a little table up to Cleopatra, and was sitting down to play picquet with her. ❋ Unknown (2007)

There was the sleepy Sunday of his boyhood, when, like a military deserter, he was marched to chapel by a picquet of teachers three times a day, morally handcuffed to another boy; and when he would willingly have bartered two meals of indigestible sermon for another ounce or two of inferior mutton at his scanty dinner in the flesh. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The two young men ordered a broiled bone, Madeira negus, and a pack of cards, and commenced a game at picquet. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Manager, with little apparent hope of an answer in the affirmative, if he played picquet. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Your black (Zamor, I think, was his name) used to give me reports every morning; and I used to entertain the dear old Duke with stories of you and your uncle practising picquet and dice in the morning, and with your quarrels and intrigues. ❋ Unknown (2006)

There was no use trying to deceive him; there was no pretext of dining with Smirke, or reading Greek plays with Foker; Pen felt, when he returned from one of his flying visits, that everybody knew whence he came, and appeared quite guilty before his mother and guardian, over their books or their game at picquet. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Blenkiron played Patience, and Peter and I took a hand at picquet, but mostly we smoked and yarned. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They sat in the drawing – room playing picquet with the door open. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Marya Dmitrievna and Panshin, where a game of picquet was still dragging on. ❋ Unknown (2003)

He ended by proposing to Marya Dmitrievna a game of picquet. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I won seven shillings to-night at picquet: I play twice a year or so. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I play sometimes too at picket, that is picquet, I mean; but very seldom. — ❋ Unknown (2003)

I have been very idle this afternoon, playing at twelvepenny picquet with Lewis: I won seven shillings, which is the only money I won this year: I have not played above four times, and I think always at Windsor. ❋ Unknown (2003)

“Do you know how to play picquet?” she asked him with a kind of hidden vexation, and then declared that she had thrown away a wrong card. ❋ Unknown (2003)

He could easily see that Marya Dmitrievna had to been set against him; but he succeeded in softening her a little, by losing fifteen roubles to her at picquet, and he spent nearly half an hour almost alone with Lisa in spite of the fact that her mother had advised her the previous evening not to be too intimate with a man qui a un si grand ridicule. ❋ Unknown (2003)

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