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countable and uncountable, plural piqués
(sewing) A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk. quotations examples
I found three piqué shirts, each a shade lighter than the one before it, and each so fine and closely woven it shone like satin.
1998, Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet, Virago (2018), page 269