piquet pack

piquet pack
noun
Etymology: piquet (I)
: a pack of 32 playing cards made by removing all cards below the sevens and used for many games

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  • piquet — /pɪˈkɛt/ (say pi ket) noun a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from two to six in each suit being excluded. {French, origin uncertain} …  

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