pike-devant

noun

A pointy beard.

OriginFrench pique →
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Meanings

noun

alternative pickedevant

  1. obsoleteA pointy beard.

Origin

  1. Frenchdevant“before”
  2. Frenchpique
  3. Englishpike-devant

From pike (“point”) (from French pique) + French devant (“before”).

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APA

pike-devant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pike-devant

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“pike-devant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pike-devant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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