pipoir, n.m., owl-call.
piquamment, adv., piquantly, smartly.
piquant, -e, adj., prickly, stinging; sharp, pungent; biting, nipping; cutting, keen; lively, piquant, pointed, smart. De la moutarde —e; hot mustard. Froid —; biting cold. Des mots —s; pointed words, cutting words. Il a une conversation —e; his conversation is very smart. Elle a l’air —; she has a lively, attractive, pleasing appearance.
piquant, n.m., prickle; quill (of porcupines); pungency, pith, point, fun, cream; piquancy. Le — de la chose; the point, fun, or cream of the thing.
pique, n.f., pike (weapon); pique, grudge, spite, quarrel. Bois de —; pikestaff. Demi-—; short pike. Être à cent —s de; to be miles off in guessing. Être à cent —s au-dessus, au-dessous, de quelqu’un, de quelque chose; to be far above, below, any one or anything. Petite —; slight pique, quarrel, tiff. Par —; out of pique or out of spite.
pique, n.m., spade (at cards). As de —; (fig.) parson’s or pope’s nose.
piqué, -e, part., quilted; larded. Jupon —; quilted petticoat. Poulet —; larded chicken. Cela n’est pas — des vers; it is a smart bit of work or it is not to be sneezed at.
piqué, n.m., quilting. Goût de —; (of wine) sourish taste, tartness.
pique-assiette, n.m., (—, or —-—s) spunger; dinner-hunter; trencher-friend.
pique-bœuf, n.m., (—, or —-—s) cattle-drover; (orni.) buphaga, beef-eater.