单词 | piqué |
释义 | piquén.5adj. A. n.5 1. A stiff fabric, typically of cotton, woven in a strongly ribbed or raised pattern, originally in imitation of hand quilting; a shirt or other garment made of such a fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > having raised, ribbed, or corded surface dimity1569 Marseilles quilting1751 corduroy1795 piqué1807 cotton-rib1824 cotton rep1882 Bedford cord1912 1807 Ann. Reg. 1805 (Otridge ed.) State Papers 682/2 Muslins, piquées, dimities, and nankinetts. 1873 ‘S. Coolidge’ What Katy did at School ix. 179 Lilly had dressed her hair and donned a fresh white piqué. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 26 June 15/1 A material which is usually made up for children's frocks is piqué. 1995 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. Autumn–Winter 447 (heading) Our long and short sleeve piqués are a must for every man's wardrobe. 2. Ornamentation formed from dots of gold or silver, inlaid in ivory, tortoiseshell, etc. See also piqué work n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > inlaying > [noun] > with minute points of gold piqué work1861 piqué1882 1882 Hamilton Palace Collect. No. 1986 Bonbonniere of tortoise shell, inlaid with scrolls of gold piqué. 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 178 Piqué, tortoise-shell or ivory inlaid with tiny dots or lines of gold or silver. This art, brought over by the Huguenots in the seventeenth century, covered brooches, buttons and ear-rings as well as small boxes. 1990 Antique Collector Oct. 64/1 Another box is fashioned to resemble a mussel shell and inlaid with piqué and mother-of-pearl. 3. Ballet. A step directly on to the point of the leading foot without bending the knee. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > movements entrechat1706 pirouette1706 sissonne1706 batterie1712 cabriole1753 ballonné1760 balancé?1770 brisé1786 ballotté1802 rond de jambe1824 petit battement1828 battement1830 elevation1830 fouetté1830 jeté1830 changement de pied1840 développé1888 temps1890 pas de ciseaux1892 plié1892 changement1905 beat1913 ciseaux1913 glissé1913 ouvert1913 allegro1914 pas de chat1914 pas de cheval1916 soubresaut1916 grand jeté1919 lift1921 toe-dancing1924 pointwork1925 posé1927 jeté en tournant1930 tour1930 extension1934 tour jeté1935 fondu1939 retiré1941 chaîné1946 soutenu1947 passé1948 saut1948 contretemps1952 promenade1953 piqué1954 gargouillade1957 1913 C. D'Albert Dancing: Techn. Encycl. 123 Piqué (pas),..de la pointe et du talon. Toe and heel points.] 1954 Ballet Ann. 8 65 Piqués and relevés are possible to her [sc. the ballerina] whilst in movement; her very walk is ‘melodic’. 1967 A. Chujoy & P. W. Manchester Dance Encycl. 734/2 Piqué, in ballet, the movement of stepping directly onto point of supporting foot. The working leg may be in a variety of poses. 1991 M. Wyman Evelyn Hart 14 Someone may have a better piqué or pirouette but there isn't a dancer anywhere in your league for totality. B. adj. 1. Ornamented with inlaid decorations of gold or silver dots. See also piqué work n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > inlaying > [adjective] > with minute points of gold piqué1846 1846 Times 15 June 16/5 Valuable pique and enamelled gold snuff-boxes. 1879 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 5 Dec. (1911) II. 250 A curious knife and fork... The handles are piqué, or inlaid in silver with acorns and oak leaves. 1979 Country Life 7 June (Suppl.) 113/3 Silver-gilt and tortoiseshell piqué magnifying glass, c. 1730. 1990 ‘J. Gash’ Very Last Gambado (1991) xv. 129 I sat some more, thinking hungrily of her pique necklace. Ivory or tortoiseshell beads, inlaid with gold and silver points. 2. Of fabric, a garment, a style of sewing, etc.: made of piqué; having, incorporating, or forming a ribbed or raised pattern. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with raised or embossed surface brocaded1656 brocade1711 honeycomb1818 piqué1858 brochéa1877 matelassé1881 waffle1930 1858 Times 26 Aug. 14/5 White pique jackets, 4s. 9d. 1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 692 Round sewing or ordinary glove stitch, piqué stitch, and prick seam. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) iv. 122 She knew that she had never been able to afford a piqué skirt of just that particular grade. 1995 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. Autumn–Winter 444/1 Polo top... Contrast collar with 4 button fastening placket, pique knit, [etc.]. 3. Cookery. Usually as postmodifier. Larded. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of meat > [adjective] > methods of dressing meat triped1597 hasheda1643 oliveda1643 estamped1648 boned1660 fricasseed1672 collared1689 rolled1747 filleted1871 venisonized1881 Frenched1900 piqué1904 Cumberland1905 bone-in1914 ground1929 1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 230 (heading) Fillet of Beef piqué aux legumes printaniers.] 1904 C. T. Herrick et al. Consolidated Libr. Mod. Cooking (1905) II. xxiii. 202 Under the heat of the fire the fat dries out and bastes the fowl... Meat when so treated is described on the menu as piqué. 2004 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 13 Mar. g7 Beef sirloin steak piqué with parmigiano reggiano and white truffle sauce. 4. Ballet. With the foot pointed. Of a step: made directly on to the point of the leading foot without bending the knee. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [adjective] > movements or positions terre-à-terre1797 adagio1915 allegro1922 tendu1922 penchée1930 soutenu1930 taqueté1930 piqué1931 voyagé1931 posé1949 1931 C. W. Beaumont French-Eng. Dict. Techn. Terms Classical Ballet 21 Piqué..pricked, pricking. Generally implies a shooting forward of the body on to the pointe of the front foot. 1975 New Yorker 16 June 103/1 There were moments in this performance that stopped my breath: a high, motionless piqué balance lightly stepped into from nowhere, [etc.]. 1992 N.Y. Times 13 Dec. ii. 23/2 The Ailey dancer moved forward into a piqué step onto the ball of his foot, his other leg raised high behind him, then softly sank into a bent-kneed arabesque. Compounds piqué work n. (a) ornamental work formed from dots of gold or silver, inlaid in ivory, tortoiseshell, etc.; (b) a kind of decorative needlework (rare).Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > inlaying > [noun] > with minute points of gold piqué work1861 piqué1882 1861 Times 10 May 16/2 (advt.) Beautiful ancient Silver Cups, Chasings and Ornaments, Piqué Work, rare Jewels. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Piqué-work, a minute kind of buhl-work; inlaying metals in metals, usually. 1907 N.E.D. at Piqué Piqué-work, a kind of decorative needlework. 1969 Canad. Antiques Collector Oct. 19/2 It [sc. a small box] is of ivory, bound with silver with the design formed by an inlay of little points of silver known as piqué work. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 184/3 A French fan designed as a peacock, with carved pierced horn sticks with piqué work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). piquév.3 Cookery. rare. transitive. To insert pieces of garlic, bacon, or other flavouring ingredient in (meat, poultry, etc.) before cooking. Also: to lard. Cf. piqué n.5 1, piquer v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of meat > dress animals for food [verb (transitive)] > insert fat bacon lardc1330 enarma1475 interlarda1533 bard1655 marble1803 piqué1846 piquer1865 1846 Lady Montefiore Jewish Man. iv. 67 Take a piece from the shoulder [of veal]..piqué it thickly. 1951 E. David French Country Cooking 120 The fillet..is cut into..pieces..piquèd [sic] with garlic and seasoned with black pepper. 2003 Express (Nexis) 10 May 45 Piqué the meat with the three sliced garlic cloves then brown the meat in half the oil in a heavy saucepan over a high heat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.5adj.1807v.31846 |
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