英语词汇“pique-devant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pique-devant

/ˌpiːkdəˈvɒ̃/

(also picke-devant, pick-a-devant, pickerdevant) historical and rare after early 18th cent

noun

A short beard trimmed to a point; a peaked or Vandyke beard.

This style of beard was fashionable in England in the latter part of the 16th and earlier part of the 17th centuries..

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Harrison (1535–1593), historian and topographer. Origin uncertain; apparently from an unattested Middle French *pique devant or *piqué devant, respectively from pique or *piqué provided with a pike or spade + devant in front.

单词	pique-devant
释义	pique-devant /ˌpiːkdəˈvɒ̃/ (also picke-devant, pick-a-devant, pickerdevant) historical and rare after early 18th cent noun A short beard trimmed to a point; a peaked or Vandyke beard. This style of beard was fashionable in England in the latter part of the 16th and earlier part of the 17th centuries.. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Harrison (1535–1593), historian and topographer. Origin uncertain; apparently from an unattested Middle French pique devant or piqué devant, respectively from pique or piqué provided with a pike or spade + devant* in front.
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