Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
picotee .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word picotees.
Examples
-
The air was drenched with the scent of pinks and picotees in his flower-borders.
In Chancery 2004
-
In his hand, too, he had a bunch of picotees, and held them to her nose with quite an air.
On Forsyte 'Change 2004
-
The flakes are striped with broad bands of colour, the bizarres are striped with three colours, and the picotees have a narrow margin of streaks and spots; they are all painted with a sable brush.
The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling Emma Peachey
-
Dazzling white the picotees shone; the golden-eyed marigold glittered; the nasturtiums wreathed the veranda poles in green and gold flame.
-
Grandma's delicate white picotees were so heavy with dew that they were fallen, but their sweet smell was part
-
The air was drenched with the scent of pinks and picotees in his flower-borders.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
-
The air was drenched with the scent of pinks and picotees in his flower-borders.
The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900
-
The air was drenched with the scent of pinks and picotees in his flower-borders.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume II. Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery John Galsworthy 1900
-
"The first step was to acquire more breeding material," he says, so he assembled apricots and picotees from Elizabeth Strangman of the now defunct Washfield Nursery and 'Party Dress' doubles from Robin White of Blackthorn Nursery.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.