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pique 1, noun(dictionary)

stem(3) (iou) and demi-pique (iou)


stem(3) (iou)



stem noun2. Also (in sense 1) steven.
[Old English stemn, stefn rel. to Old Norse stef fixed time, summons.]
A fixed (period of) time; a turn. Long obsolete exc. as in sense 2. OE.
Mining. A day's work, a shift. L18.

demi-pique (iou)



demi-pique noun & adjective. L17.
[from DEMI- + alt. of PEAK noun1 (Not connected with French demi-pique half-pike.)]
Hist. (Designating) a saddle having a peak of about half the height of that of the older war-saddle.
demi-piqued adjective M18.