Pique: alternatives and connections

Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.

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The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.

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To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made…

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The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.

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Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.

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The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

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Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.

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Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.

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To be sensible of; to feel

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The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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To strike against; to attack; to assail.

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To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…

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