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▪ I. ‖ picot, n.|piko|
[F. picot, dim. of pic peak, point, prick.]
A small loop of twisted thread, larger than the pearl or purl, one of a series forming an ornamental edging to lace, ribbon, or braid; also, in embroidery, a raised knot similarly formed to represent a leaf, petal, ear of corn, etc.
1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework 391/1 Picots..are little Loops or Bobs that ornament Needle-made Laces of all kinds, and that are often introduced into Embroidery. 1891Weldon's Pract. Needlework VI. No. 69. 14/1 The term ‘worms’..is..not nearly so euphonious as the time-worn appellations of ‘twisted stitch’ or ‘bullion’, ‘roll picot’..all different names for the same stitch. 1893Ibid. VIII. No. 90 11/1 The raised picots of which this leaf is composed are worked something after the manner of French knots.
b. attrib., as picot-edge, picot ribbon, picot stitch.
1886St. Stephen's Rev. 13 Mar. 14/1 A bow of yellow picot ribbon. 1887Daily News 11 Jan. 3/1 Some ingenious manufacturer conceived the happy idea of embellishing the edges of the ribbon with a small loop of silk. The idea was developed, and ribbons with a picot edge became the order of the day. 1891Weldon's Pract. Needlework VI. No. 69. 3/1 The daisy loops—which also are known as leaf-stitch and picot stitch.
▪ II. picot, v.|ˈpiːkəʊ|
[f. the n.]
trans. To ornament (cloth) with picots. So picoted |ˈpiːkəʊd| ppl. a.; picoting |ˈpiːkəʊɪŋ| vbl. n.
1927Daily Express 7 Mar. 5/5 Flowers were cut out of sheet metal..even the picotted [sic] edges of certain varieties of carnation being faithfully rendered. 1928Ibid. 11 May 5/3 Buy a square of plain or flowered..georgette, and have it picoted all round by machine. The picoting is really machine hemstitching cut through the middle. |