What is to excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity. Prior called?
pique — To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity. Prior. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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