A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration
This defiance was not a fit of pique, but a matter of principle.
A cloth simulating an older cloth of pleated weave appearance A true pique is characterized by heavy corded, ribbed or ridged wales in the filling direction In its best and original form, two warps (face and back) and three fillings (face, back, and stuffer) are employed The pique fabric, medium to heavy in weight, is generally made of combed face yarn and carded back and stuffer yarns
A knit sometimes called LaCoste because that company popularized its use Has a distinct right and wrong side The right side resembles a Honey Comb or a waffle and the wrong side is flat and smooth Has a course firm hand an generally uses fine yarns
tightly woven fabric with raised cords a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me
Medium weight or heavy fabric with raised cords that run in the warp direction This substantial cloth is made on a dobby, jacquard, drop-box and other types of looms
A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation
A completed effort that has provided a sensitive limit on the polarized microwave anisotropy, in both Q and U, on a small ring around the North Celestial Pole It used a correlation polarimeter and served as a validation of the technique and the basis for a new expanded effort, CAPMAP PIQUE -- usually pronounced as in "My interest is piqued" -- stands for the Princeton I, Q, and U Experiment (For information about I, Q, and U, see Stokes parameters For more information about PIQUE, see http: //dicke princeton edu/ )
If someone does something in a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly. Lawrence, in a fit of pique, left the Army and took up a career in the City
(pronounced pee-kay) a method of decorating tortoiseshell with fine inlay of gold or silver Since tortoise shell is a natural thermoplastic, a fine rod of precious metal can be heated and then pressed into the shell The rod is cut off at the surface and as the shell cools, it rehardens and grips the insert tightly This process is repeated to form a delicate pattern
If something piques your interest or curiosity, it makes you interested or curious. This phenomenon piqued Dr Morris' interest Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing. = arouse
Pique is the feeling of annoyance you have when you think someone has not treated you properly. Mimi had gotten over her pique at Susan's refusal to accept the job