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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
pi-cot
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.

verb

To do this kind of embroidery.

Etymology

From French picot, from piquer (“to prick”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

picots (plural) picots (present, singular) picoting (participle, present) picoted (participle, past) picoted (past)

Questions

What does picot mean?
An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
Where does picot come from?
It is traced to French.

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