- piqué work
- piqué work noun1. Inlaying in piqué2. Needlework with a raised design made by stitching• • •Main Entry: ↑piqué
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piqué work — ▪ metalwork decorative technique, usually employed on tortoiseshell, in which inlaid designs are created by means of small gold or silver pins. The art reached its highest point in 17th and 18th century France, particularly for the… … Universalium
Pique (disambiguation) — Pique is a weaving style, as in pique cotton .Pique may also refer to:* Pique, the 1986 FIFA World Cup mascot * Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Pique River, a river in Haute Garonne, France * Pique macho, a Bolivian variety of food … Wikipedia
pique — [n] anger, irritation annoyance, blowup*, conniption*, dander*, displeasure, flare up, grudge, huff, hurt, irk, miff*, offense, peeve, pet*, provocation, resentment, rise, ruckus*, slow burn*, snit, sore*, stew*, storm*, tiff*, umbrage, vexation; … New thesaurus
pique — I verb affront, agitate, anger, annoy, arouse resentment, bait, bedevil, beset, bother, bully, bullyrag, cause resentment, discompose, disgust, dismay, displease, disquiet, distemper, disturb, enrage, exasperate, fret, gall, give offense, give… … Law dictionary
work up — index churn, compose, foment, frame (formulate), perturb, pique, provoke, scheme … Law dictionary
piqué — /ˈpikeɪ/ (say peekay) noun 1. a fabric, having a corded or similar texture. 2. fine inlaid work of gold, silver, etc., especially in points, on tortoiseshell or ivory. –adjective 3. (of glove seams and gloves) stitched through lapping edges.… …
work up — Synonyms and related words: Pap test, aggravate, agitate, anatomic diagnosis, annoy, arouse, arrange, awake, awaken, beat, beat up, biological diagnosis, biopsy, blow the coals, blow up, breed, bristle, calculate, call forth, call up, cast, cause … Moby Thesaurus
pique — Synonyms and related words: affect the interest, aggravate, agitate, angry look, animate, annoy, annoyance, arouse, attract, awaken, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, blow the coals, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe,… … Moby Thesaurus
pique — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sting, cut, nettle, irritate, vex, offend; prick, jab; intrigue, stimulate, arouse interest. See excitement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. umbrage, resentment, offense; see anger , annoyance 1 , offense … English dictionary for students
work up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. elaborate upon, refine, enhance; see develop 1 , 4 , improve 4 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate,… … English dictionary for students
