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Definition of Piqued
1. pique [v] - See also: pique
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piqued
Literary usage of Piqued
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated by John Colin Dunlop (1842)
"... and the story of Joseph with characteristic decorations. chiefly piqued
themselves on the splendour of their equipage, and the vast quantity of jewels ..."
2. Wit, Wisdom and Foibles of the Great: Together with Numerous Anecdotes by Charles Anthony Shriner (1918)
"She intercepted one of these despatches and there read the particulars of her
relations to d'Aubigny; but what piqued her most was a final remark of the ..."
3. A Cyclopedia of Missions: Containing a Comprehensive View of Missionary by Harvey Newcomb (1860)
"The officer who had accused this young man in the first instance, felt piqued at
his acquittal, and hearing that the queen was displeased with the ..."
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