picot (peko′)

[ In older usage the picotee had a white ground, spotted or dusted with the secondary color. Also called picotee pink . See carnation, and cut under Dianthus . margin only with red or other color. picotite (pik'ō-tīt), n. [Named after Picot, Baron de la Peyrouse (see picotee ).] A variety of spinel containing 7 or 8 per cent. of chromium sesquioxid. See spinel. picot-ribbon (pē-kō'rib"on), n. Ribbon having a pearl-edge or a sort of fringe of loops made by the projecting threads of the weft. picotté (pi-ko-tā'), a. [F. picoté, picquet, n. and v. An obsolete spelling of pique1. Bp. Parker. picquerert, n. See pickeerer. picquett, n. See piquet, 2. picqué-work (pē-kā'wėrk), n. Decoration by means of dots or slight depre ions. Compare pounced work, under pounced. picra (pik'rä), n. [LL., a medicine made of aloes, picle, n. A variant of pickle3 . Minsheu. picnic (pik'nik), n . [Formerly and more prop. pick nick (> F. picnic , piquenique (before 1740) G. pick nick = = Sw. pick nick (1788) = Dan. pik- Picræna (pik-re'nä), n . = kenik, a picnic); a riming name of popular origin, appar. picnic (pik'nik), v. i.; pret. and pp. picnicked, ppr. picnicking. [ picnid (pik'nid), n. Same as pycnidium. pic no hydrometer (pik"no-hi-drom'e-ter), n. [ Knight. pic no meter, n. An erroneous spelling of pyc IMG:content-0137.png:[blocks in formation]