piquiaoil (peʻkiaoil)

[ The trauel thither [to Japan] both for ciuil discord and great piracie , and often ship wracks, is very dangerous. Hakluyt's Voyages , II. ii. 80. Piracy is robbery on the sea, or by descent from the sea upon the coast, committed by persons not holding a commi ion from, or at the time pertaining to, any established Woolsey, Introd. to Inter. Law, § 137. state. 2. Literary theft; any unauthorized appropriation of the mental or artistic conceptions or productions of another; specifically, an infringement of the law of copyright. piragua (pi-rä'gwä), п. Same as periagua. pirai (pi-ri'), n. Same as piraya. pir a meter (pi-ram'e-ter), n. [Irreg. =Syn. 2. Pique and umbrage differ from the words compared under animosity (which see) in that they are not nece arily or generally attended by a desire to injure the person toward whom the feeling is entertained. They are both purely personal. Pique is more likely to be a matter of injured self-respect or self-conceit; it is a quick feeling, and is more fugitive in character. Umbrage is founded upon the idea of being thrown into the shade or overshadowed; hence, it has the sense of offense at being said, from its note.] Same as night - hawk, 1. slighted or not sufficiently recognized; it is indefinite as piramist, n. See pyramis. to the strength or the permanence of the feeling. piqué (pē-kā'), a. [F., prop.pp. of piquer, wer, pierce, sting: see piquc2, v., and cf. pi piquant.] Slightly soured; beginning to have an acid taste: said of wine which has been exposed to heat, or left insufficiently corked. Also pricked. piqué (pē-kā), n. and a. [F., [F., of Alpacas, Printed Muslins, or Piqués may also be cleaned. Workshop Receipts, 2d ser., p. 148. His silver-buttoned vest of white piqué reached low down. G. W. Cable, Stories of Louisiana, xii. Ponbonniere of tortoise shell, inlaid with scrolls of gold piqué. Hamilton Sale Cat ., 1882, No. 1986. II. a . In music , same as picchetato . n.