Definition of Piquances

1. piquance [n] - See also: piquance

Lexicographical Neighbors of Piquances

pipradol
pipradrol hydrochloride
pipras
piprine
piprinhydrinate
pips
pipsissewa
pipsissewas
pipsqueak
pipsqueaks
pipsyl
pipul
pipuls
pipy
piquance
piquances (current term)
piquancies
piquancy
piquant
piquantly
piquantness
piquantnesses
pique
piqued
piqueer
piqueered
piqueerer
piqueerers
piqueering
piqueers

Literary usage of Piquances

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Metropolitan (1832)
"I love politics still, and enter into its piquances with zeal. My mind has been much occupied by the Parliamentary Reform Bill, and especially by the ..."

2. Younger American Poets, 1830-1890 by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, Goodridge Bliss Roberts (1891)
"... All sparklings of small beady eyes Of birds, and sidelong glances wise Wherewith the jay hints tragedies ; All piquances of prickly burs, ..."

3. Supplement to the Musical Library (1834)
"... mind is satiated with all sorts of piquances, it readily turns back to the simple ; and the time may come, when music of this sort shall be cultivated ..."

4. The Metropolitan (1832)
"I love politics still, and enter into its piquances with zeal. My mind has been much occupied by the Parliamentary Reform Bill, and especially by the ..."

5. Younger American Poets, 1830-1890 by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, Goodridge Bliss Roberts (1891)
"... All sparklings of small beady eyes Of birds, and sidelong glances wise Wherewith the jay hints tragedies ; All piquances of prickly burs, ..."

6. Supplement to the Musical Library (1834)
"... mind is satiated with all sorts of piquances, it readily turns back to the simple ; and the time may come, when music of this sort shall be cultivated ..."

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