Meaning of PIQUE in English

A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

Use in sentences of 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.