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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PICOTEE

From French picoté marked with points, from picot.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PICOTEE

picotee  [ˌpɪkəˈtiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICOTEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Picotee can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PICOTEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

picotee

Picotee

Picotee is a variety of flower whose edge is a different colour than the flower's base colour. The word originates from the French picoté, meaning 'marked with points'.

Definition of picotee in the English dictionary

The definition of picotee in the dictionary is a type of carnation having pale petals edged with a darker colour, usually red. Other definition of picotee is like a picotee; with darker edges.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PICOTEE


amputee
ˌæmpjʊˈtiː
ballotee
ˌbæləˈtiː
BLT
ˌbiːɛlˈtiː
communicatee
kəˌmjuːnɪkəˈtiː
CTT
ˌsiːtiːˈtiː
dedicatee
ˌdɛdɪkəˈtiː
delegatee
ˌdɛlɪɡəˈtiː
devotee
ˌdɛvəˈtiː
DT
ˌdiːˈtiː
EET
ˌiːiːˈtiː
guarantee
ˌɡærənˈtiː
hiccatee
ˌhɪkəˈtiː
hypnotee
ˌhɪpnəˈtiː
interrogatee
ˌɪntəˌrɒɡəˈtiː
legatee
ˌlɛɡəˈtiː
LGBT
ˈɛlˈdʒiːˈbiːˈtiː
LMT
ˌɛlɛmˈtiː
manatee
ˈmænəˌtiː, ˌmænəˈtiː
moti
məʊˈtiː
shiviti
ʃəvəˈtiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICOTEE

picocurie
picofarad
picogram
picoline
picolinic acid
picometre
picomole
picong
picornavirus
picosecond
picot
picote
picotite
picowave
picquet
picra
picrate
picrated
picric acid
picrite

WORDS THAT END LIKE PICOTEE

absentee
arrestee
bootee
committee
disciplinary committee
draftee
executive committee
grantee
Internal Security Committee
management committee
planning committee
Santee
select committee
senate committee
standing committee
steering committee
subcommittee
tee
trustee
works committee

Synonyms and antonyms of picotee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «picotee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PICOTEE

Find out the translation of picotee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of picotee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «picotee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

picotee
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

picotee
570 millions of speakers

English

picotee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

picotee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

picotee
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Picotee
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

picotee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

picotee
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

picotée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Picotee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

picotee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

覆輪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

picotee
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Picotee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

picotee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

picotee
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिकाटो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

picotee
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

picotee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Picotee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Picotee
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

garoafă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάστικτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Picotee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Picotee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Picotee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of picotee

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICOTEE»

The term «picotee» is regularly used and occupies the 106.061 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PICOTEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «picotee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «picotee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about picotee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICOTEE»

Discover the use of picotee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to picotee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine
Heavy-edged, red Picotee : pod good : petals well formed ; ground pretty pure ; edging distinct and not very heavy, though classed as such. Harris' Pilot. — Heavy-edged, red Picotee: pod good; petals large and well formed ; ground pure  ...
Joseph Harrison, 1849
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the floricultural cabinet
Heavy-edged, red Picotee : pod good : petals well formed ; ground pretty pure ; edging distinct and not very heavy, though classed as such. Marris' Pilot. — Heavy-edged, red Picotee: pod good; petals large and well formed ; ground pure  ...
joseph harrison, 1849
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U-Boat Attack Logs: A Complete Record of Warship Sinkings ...
Preuss (in white cap) and his crew gathered on the casing of U568 at Trondheim, probably on sailing on their maiden war patrol on 3 August 1941. Nine days later Picotee became their first victim. DUBMA now ensued, and which extended not ...
Daniel Morgan, Bruce Taylor, 2011
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The Journal of the Royal Hortcultural Society
Picotee Lady Eloho. Turner. July 22, 1862.— F. O. Picotee Lucy (Taylor). Turner. July 21, 1863.— F. C. Picotee Mrs. Hole. Turner. July 23, 1861.— C. Picotee Princess Alice. Turner. August 2, 1860. — F. C. Picotee Princess of Wales. Tamer .
‎1866
5
Ambivalence in Hardy: A Study of His Attitude to Women
Picotee's feelings are far too complicated, because she is pulled in opposite directions between her one-sided (and undeclared) love for Christopher and her affectionate loyalty to her sister. As the narrator neatly sums up: What Picotee hoped ...
Shanta Dutta, 2010
6
Thomas Hardy: The Guarded Life
Its hero, Christopher Julian, eventually gives up hope of ever marrying the grand Ethelberta and settles for Picotee, Ethelberta's younger, more homespun sister instead. Picotee had always been devoted to him and in the end he does not ...
Ralph Pite, 2006
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Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated)
ETHELBERTA'S HOUSE (continued) Picotee was heard on the stairs: Ethelbertacoveredher face. 'Is he waiting?' she said faintly, on finding that Picotee did not begin to speak. 'No; he is gone,' said Picotee. 'Ah, why is that?' came quickly from ...
Thomas Hardy, 2013
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The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic ...
Cartwright, Mr. Buckley Red Picotee: 1. Chilwell Beauty, Mr. Pyke; 2. Seedling No . 32., Mr. Wakefield ; 3. Pyke's Defiance (owner not known) ; 4. Seeuling, Mr. Potter : 5. Lady Broughton, Mr. Griffiths; 6. Unknown, Mr. Harrison. Purple Picotee : 1.
‎1830
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The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic ...
Cartwright, Mr. Buckley Red Picotee : 1. Clulwell Beauty, Mr. Pyke ; 2. Seed- ling No. 32, Mr. Wakefield ; 3. Pyke's Defiance (owner not known) ; 4. Seedling, Mr. Potter: 5. Lidy Broughton, Mr. Griffiths ; 6\ Unknown, Mr. Harrison. Purple Picotee  ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1830
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The Hand Of Ethelberta (Extended Illustrated And Annotated ...
rushed Gwendoline the cook, flourishing her floury hands, and Cornelia the housemaid, dancing over her brush; and these having welcomed and made Picotee comfortable, who should ring the areabell, and be admitted down thesteps, ...
Thomas Hardy, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICOTEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term picotee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Roseland Nursery is the local mecca for America's official flower: the …
... is a charismatic and poised grandiflora rose with picture perfect buds and flowers of everlasting pure white with vibrant pink picotee (edges). «Middleboro Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Enjoy the best, overlook the worst
I've lost the lovely picotee whites and dark reds I originally planted since they died out and were replaced by seedlings. Another favorite ... «Kenosha News, Jul 15»
3
Gardening: Hail the hippeastrum
The new varieties introduced by breeders are ever more complex, with double flowers, ruffled petals and picotee edges, but I prefer the oldies. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
4
Gardens of Green celebrate Silver Anniversary
Picotee flowering pomegranates welcome visitors at the Fourth Street garden of Al Salas and Carlos Torres. (Photo by: Deny Howeth). «Cape Gazette, Jun 15»
5
Brilliant and beautiful: Alan Titchmarsh's tips on growing pink flowers …
... to split), to varieties with pink, crimson and salmon flowers, many of them splashed, spotted or with attractive picotee edges of varying colour. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Alys Fowler: WLTM bold and brilliant annuals? Try these
They come in the softest shades often with picotee edges. They need light soils and like sandy conditions in sun or partial shade. This is the last ... «The Guardian, May 15»
7
Winter colour for your garden
... glossy green leaves and single or double white, pink or red rosettes of neat, overlapping petals, some striped others with a picotee edging. «Independent Online, May 15»
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In Your Garden with Jenny Watts: Impatiens, A beauty in the shade …
Colors include red, white, orange, coral, pink, rose, lilac, lavender-blue and burgundy as well as picotee bicolors, which are striped or splashed ... «The Willits News, Apr 15»
9
Washington DC and King Of Aragon among seven successful …
Well-backed all day, 5/4 favourite Mr Picotee landed the two-mile maiden hurdle under Philip Enright. Having travelled well throughout, he had ... «Irish Examiner, Apr 15»
10
Mercer Botanic Gardens Summer 2015 Program Schedule Announced
Cultivars like spiders with long, draping petals and others with frilled and picotee edges or dark eye zones will be on display. Daylilies bloom in ... «The Paper Magazine, Apr 15»

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