Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the game of piquet, to win all the tricks from.
- noun A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts 40.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts for forty points.
- transitive verb To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
win all thetricks from, when playing atpiquet .
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Examples
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Without a moment's delay the men cut down three or four young fir trees, and proceeded to make a fire; and La V., folding the little one in his "capot" -- sat down and tried to bring back life and warmth into her.
Owindia : a true tale of the MacKenzie River Indians, North-West America Charlotte Selina Bompas 1873
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The most memorable mistake I ever made was when I wanted to say something about the "capot" (hood of a car) but I said "capote" (condom).
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The most memorable mistake I ever made was when I wanted to say something about the "capot" (hood of a car) but I said "capote" (condom).
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He was wrapped in a kind of capot of green bays, lined with wolf-skin, had a pair of monstrous boots, quilted on the inside with cotton, was almost covered with dirt, and rode a mule so low that his long legs hung dangling within six inches of the ground.
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“No, it’s called a capot anglais,” corrected Maxine coldly.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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“No, it’s called a capot anglais,” corrected Maxine coldly.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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“No, it’s called a capot anglais,” corrected Maxine coldly.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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“No, it’s called a capot anglais,” corrected Maxine coldly.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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“No, it’s called a capot anglais,” corrected Maxine coldly.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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“No, it’s called a capot anglais,” corrected Maxine coldly.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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