picotee

[ pik-uh-tee ]

/ ˌpɪk əˈti /

noun

a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.

Origin of picotee

1720–30; <French picoté marked, pricked, past participle of picoter to mark with tiny points, derivative of picotpicot; see -ee

Words nearby picotee

Pico Rivera, Picornaviridae, picornavirus, picosecond, picot, picotee, picot stitch, picowave, picquet, picramic acid, picrate

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Example sentences from the Web for picotee

Seeds saved from one plant, may produce both Carnations and Picotee, or even from the same seed-pod.
Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome
Picotee recollected herself, and hastily drew in her impulses.
The Hand of Ethelberta|Thomas Hardy
It was her conductor Menlove, now returned again, whom Picotee had quite forgotten.
The Hand of Ethelberta|Thomas Hardy
At hearing the very merciful nature of the punishment, Picotee sighed without replying; and Ethelberta despatched her note.
The Hand of Ethelberta|Thomas Hardy

He then drove on with Picotee to the inn, which was not far off, and Sol returned again to Enckworth.
The Hand of Ethelberta|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for picotee

picotee

/ (ˌpɪkəˈtiː) /

noun

a type of carnation having pale petals edged with a darker colour, usually red

adjective

like a picotee; with darker edges

Word Origin for picotee

C18: from French picoté marked with points, from picot

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	picotee
释义	picotee [ pik-uh-tee ] / ˌpɪk əˈti / noun a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color. Origin of picotee 1720–30; <French picoté marked, pricked, past participle of picoter to mark with tiny points, derivative of picotpicot; see -ee Words nearby picotee Pico Rivera, Picornaviridae, picornavirus, picosecond, picot, picotee, picot stitch, picowave, picquet, picramic acid, picrate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for picotee Seeds saved from one plant, may produce both Carnations and Picotee, or even from the same seed-pod. Talks about Flowers.\|M. D. Wellcome Picotee recollected herself, and hastily drew in her impulses. The Hand of Ethelberta\|Thomas Hardy It was her conductor Menlove, now returned again, whom Picotee had quite forgotten. The Hand of Ethelberta\|Thomas Hardy At hearing the very merciful nature of the punishment, Picotee sighed without replying; and Ethelberta despatched her note. The Hand of Ethelberta\|Thomas Hardy He then drove on with Picotee to the inn, which was not far off, and Sol returned again to Enckworth. The Hand of Ethelberta\|Thomas Hardy British Dictionary definitions for picotee picotee / (ˌpɪkəˈtiː) / noun a type of carnation having pale petals edged with a darker colour, usually red adjective like a picotee; with darker edges Word Origin for picotee C18: from French picoté marked with points, from picot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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