Etymology

picot

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Today it means: An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. Full definition →

French picot
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  1. French · borrowed frompicot
  2. English todaypicot

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

Words from the same roots

Frenchpicot all →

Picotte

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