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The word "piqued" has more meanings than you might think! The post Why Do We Say “Piqued My Interest”? appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Piqué (weaving) 1830s white cotton marcella skirt. Piqué, or marcella, refers to a weaving style, normally used with cotton yarn, which is characterized by raised parallel cords or geometric designs in the fabric. [ 1] Piqué fabrics vary from semi-sheer dimity to heavy weight waffle cloth. [ 1] Twilled cotton and corded cotton are close ...
In dance (particularly ballet), arabesque (French: [aʁabɛsk]; literally, "in Arabic fashion") is a body position in which a dancer stands on one leg (the supporting leg) with the other leg (the working leg) extended, straight, behind the body. The arm positions can vary and are generally allongé. The foot of the supporting leg may be flat on ...
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu [ 4] was born on 2 February 1987 [ 5] in Barcelona, Catalonia. [ 1] He started his career playing for FC Barcelona 's youth teams as a defensive midfielder, but before he signed his first professional contract with the club, he decided to join Manchester United.
Picnic. A picnic is a meal taken outdoors ( al fresco) as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, [ 1] and usually in summer or spring.
Piquepoul ( French pronunciation: [pikpul] ⓘ ), Picpoul, or Picapoll is a variety of wine grape grown primarily in the Rhone Valley and Languedoc regions of France as well as Catalonia, Spain. [ 1] It exists both in dark-skinned ( Piquepoul noir) and light-skinned ( Piquepoul blanc) versions, as well as a very little grown Piquepoul gris.
A Game of Piquet, imaginary 17th century scene painted in 1861 by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891), National Museum of Wales. Piquet ( / pɪˈkɛt /; French pronunciation: [pikɛ]) is an early 16th-century plain-trick card game for two players that became France's national game. [ 1]
This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.