English noun: piquet | |||
1. | piquet (act) a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards | ||
Broader (hypernym) | card game, cards | ||
2. | piquet (act) a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake | ||
Synonyms | picket | ||
Broader (hypernym) | torture, torturing | ||