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piquet
piquet or picquet , card game played by two persons with a deck of 32 cards—7 (low) up to ace (high) in each suit. Each player receives 12 cards, and eight cards are left on the table face down. The nondealer (the minor) discards from one to five cards and picks up an equal number from the table. The dealer (the major) is entitled to exchange the remaining number of cards. Trumps are not named. After the draw from the table, the hands are compared and points are given for point (the most cards in a suit), sequence (longest sequence), and highest set of three or four of a kind. Carte blanche, a hand without a face card, also scores points. Play of cards from the hands follows with points scored for tricks won. One hundred points wins. There are variations for three or four hands. Piquet was established by the 16th cent., was popular in France, Spain, and Italy, and spread to England under the name cent (one hundred). |
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piquet
pi·quet / piˈkā; ˈket/ (also pic·quet) • n. a trick-taking card game for two players, using a 32-card deck consisting of cards from the seven to the ace. |
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"piquet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "piquet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-piquet.html "piquet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-piquet.html |
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picquet
picquet card-game. XVII. — F. piquet, †picquet, prob. f. pic in faire pic make sixty, of obscure orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "picquet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "picquet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-picquet.html T. F. HOAD. "picquet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-picquet.html |
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picquet
pic·quet / piˈkāt/ • n. variant spelling of piquet. |
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"picquet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "picquet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-picquet.html "picquet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-picquet.html |
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picquet
picquet see piquet . |
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"picquet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "picquet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-picquet.html "picquet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-picquet.html |
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picquet
picquet •abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette
•quodlibet • alphabet
•ramjet, scramjet
•propjet • turbojet • etiquette • outlet
•triolet • calumet • cermet
•adit
•bandit, pandit
•accredit, credit, edit, subedit
•Chindit • conduit
•audit, plaudit
•pundit • refit • misfit • benefit
•profit, prophet, soffit
•forfeit • outfit • Tophet • photofit
•buffet, tuffet
•comfit • counterfeit • surfeit • agate
•margate, target
•frigate • Tlingit • hogget
•drugget, nugget
•Brigitte • gadget • eejit
•Bridget, digit, fidget, midget, widget
•budget
•Blackett, bracket, jacket, packet, placket, racket
•blanket • gasket • bedjacket
•straitjacket • lifejacket • leatherjacket
•downmarket, market, upmarket
•basket, casket
•breadbasket • Euromarket
•Newmarket • hypermarket
•Becket, Beckett
•cricket, midwicket, picket, picquet, piquet, pricket, snicket, thicket, ticket, wicket
•trinket
•biscuit, brisket, frisket
•identikit
•brocket, crocket, Crockett, docket, locket, pocket, rocket, socket, sprocket
•airpocket • pickpocket • skyrocket
•toolkit
•bucket, Nantucket, tucket
•Blunkett, junket
•musket • rust bucket
•circuit, short-circuit
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"picquet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "picquet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-picquet.html "picquet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-picquet.html |
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piquet
piquet •abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette
•quodlibet • alphabet
•ramjet, scramjet
•propjet • turbojet • etiquette • outlet
•triolet • calumet • cermet
•adit
•bandit, pandit
•accredit, credit, edit, subedit
•Chindit • conduit
•audit, plaudit
•pundit • refit • misfit • benefit
•profit, prophet, soffit
•forfeit • outfit • Tophet • photofit
•buffet, tuffet
•comfit • counterfeit • surfeit • agate
•margate, target
•frigate • Tlingit • hogget
•drugget, nugget
•Brigitte • gadget • eejit
•Bridget, digit, fidget, midget, widget
•budget
•Blackett, bracket, jacket, packet, placket, racket
•blanket • gasket • bedjacket
•straitjacket • lifejacket • leatherjacket
•downmarket, market, upmarket
•basket, casket
•breadbasket • Euromarket
•Newmarket • hypermarket
•Becket, Beckett
•cricket, midwicket, picket, picquet, piquet, pricket, snicket, thicket, ticket, wicket
•trinket
•biscuit, brisket, frisket
•identikit
•brocket, crocket, Crockett, docket, locket, pocket, rocket, socket, sprocket
•airpocket • pickpocket • skyrocket
•toolkit
•bucket, Nantucket, tucket
•Blunkett, junket
•musket • rust bucket
•circuit, short-circuit
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"piquet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "piquet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-piquet.html "piquet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-piquet.html |
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