TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

PIQUE [20 records]

Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A dark inclusion in a diamond.

CONT

If a black piqué is left in the point of the culet, the whole stone will seem black.

OBS

With the naked eye, [included] crystals may look like white or black spots or tiny dots. Sometimes you may hear black marks referred to as carbon spots, but this can mislead people into believing that coal particles are in their diamonds. ... Dark inclusions in diamond were for generations called carbon spots, although it is now known that amorphous carbon does not occur as inclusions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Inclusion foncée dans un diamant.

CONT

Le clivage consiste à fendre la pierre en plusieurs morceaux de façon à dégrossir sa forme tout en éliminant les défauts (points noirs, glaces, etc.) et en recherchant l'utilisation la plus avantageuse du brut.

OBS

À l'œil nu, ces cristaux [inclus] peuvent ressembler à des taches noires ou blanches ou encore à des points minuscules. Parfois, l'expression «points de carbone» est utilisée pour décrire ces taches noires et certaines personnes croient alors que leur diamant contient des particules de charbon. [...] pendant des années, les inclusions foncées dans le diamant étaient qualifiées de «points de carbone»; on sait maintenant que le carbone à l'état amorphe ne se trouve pas en inclusion.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A grade category, at the low end of the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) clarity scale, assigned to diamonds with prominent eye-visible inclusions, or those which may affect the stone’s durability.

CONT

The lowest clarity grades on the scale(indicated by P for Piqué) refer to inclusions that can be seen by an experienced grader with the naked eye. Depending on the importance of the characteristics, P1, P2 and P3 are distinguished.

OBS

Use of "P" or "Piqué" is recommended by Scandinavian Diamond Nomenclature(Scan. D. N.), 1970, instead of "I" or "Imperfect, "with sub-grades P1, P2 and P3 for stones weighing 0. 50 ct. or more.

OBS

I(included) in the GIA(Gemological Institute of America) system corresponds to P(piqué) in the IDC(International Diamond Council) and HRD(Hoge Raad voor Diamant) system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Degré inférieur de l'échelle de pureté, dans le système du GIA (Gemological Institute of America), attribué aux diamants qui comportent des inclusions évidentes à l'œil nu, ou des inclusions pouvant nuire à la durabilité du diamant.

CONT

Les diamants qui font partie de la catégorie «I» comportent des inclusions qui sont évidentes pour un œil exercé à 10x, et que l'on peut souvent voir à l'œil nu en examinant la pierre de face; ces inclusions diminuent sérieusement la solidité et la stabilité de la pierre, ou elles sont si nombreuses, qu'elles affectent la limpidité et la brillance du diamant.

OBS

La lettre I (piqué) du système du GIA (Gemological Institute of America) correspond à la lettre P (piqué) du système IDC-HRD (International Diamond Council-Hoge Raad voor Diamant).

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
DEF

Applies to a stone surface which has been worked with a bush-hammer in order to obtain a rough or piqué finish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
DEF

Se dit d'une surface de la pierre qui a été travaillée à la boucharde pour obtenir un fini rugueux ou piqué.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2014-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Jewellery
DEF

Kind of ornamental work on shagreen or tortoise shell covered cases of antique watches, etc., consisting of small gold or silver rivets set in designs, rivets heads showing on the outside of the case-covering.

CONT

(The posé d’or) was often... enhanced by piqué d’or which is the term given to the decoration consisting of tiny gold nails or minute studs driven into the tortoise shell and set closely together.

OBS

When the gold nails were of a slightly larger diameter and were used to give a more bold emphasis to the design the work was called clouté d’or.

Key term(s)
  • clouté d'or

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
CONT

Le «piqué» (est) l'œuvre des tabletiers qui ont imaginé de façonner quantité de petits objets en écaille et de les orner de motifs en métal, principalement en or.

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 2010-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

The classification of diamonds from flawless to piqué III or imperfect III by various institutions such as the International Confederation of Jewelry, Silverware, Diamonds, Pearls and Stones(CIBJO), the Gemological Institute of America(GIA), and the Scandinavian Diamond Nomenclature(Scan. D. N.).

CONT

A number of clarity grading systems are used by manufacturers, importers and retailers in the U.S. and overseas ... Precise comparisons among systems are impossible because of their varying requirements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Système utilisé par diverses institutions pour classer les diamants selon leur pureté allant de pur à la loupe à piqué III.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2002-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
CONT

A general term for knit or woven fabrics made with warp or filling rib, e. g., bedford cord, corduroy, and piqué, in the wrap rib group, and grosgrain, poplin, rep, bengaline, ottoman, and faille, in the filling rib group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Étoffe présentant, en surface, une succession de côtes orientées parallèlement dans le sens de la chaîne.

OBS

Dans le «corded fabric», les côtes peuvent être aussi parallèles à la trame.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Tejeduría (Industrias textiles)
  • Tejidos de punto y tejidos extensibles
Save record 6

Record 7 2000-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

Sweat-shirt: a loose shirt; spec. a long-sleeved, high-necked pullover shirt of thick cotton cloth (usu. with a fleecy lining), worn by athletes to avoid taking cold before or after exercise.

CONT

Casual sweatshirt : A drop-shoulder pique fleece, embroidered with the Grand National motif, with drop tail and open sleeve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Pull-over de sport, ras le cou ou à col montant, avec découpe en V, enserrant la taille et les poignets. Les sweat-shirts se sont d'abord faits en coton molletonné; ils se font aussi en tissu éponge et en matières synthétiques.

OBS

Pluriel : sweat-shirts; sweatshirts.

Key term(s)
  • chandail léger

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 1995-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A four-course knit-tuck jersey fabric produced by the odd-numbered needles tucking at the first and second courses, and the even-numbered needles tucking at the third and fourth courses.

OBS

This fabric shows a piqué effect on the technical reverse side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
OBS

Guilloches. Tricots à charges simples distribuées en colonnes sur jersey.

Spanish

Save record 8

Record 9 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A four-course double piqué fabric produced by alternately knitting and missing on all cylinder needles at consecutive courses and by knitting on the even-numbered dial needles at the first and fourth courses an on the odd-numbered dial needles at the second and third courses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

Save record 9

Record 10 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A six-course double piqué fabric produced by knitting on all cylinder needles at the first and fourth course and missing at the second, third, fifth and sixth course, and by knitting on the even-numbered dial needles at the first, third, and sixth course and on the odd-numbered dial needles at the second, fourth and fifth course.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Conteseture dérivée du double piqué.

Spanish

Save record 10

Record 11 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

Generic name for a group of structures such as Swiss double piqué, French double piqué, Belgian double piqué etc., in which the piqué effect(i. e. small hollows on one fabric side) has been obtained by knitting and missing on machines set for rib gating.

OBS

For other piqué effects see : cross tuck 1 x 1(Lacoste) ;cross-tuck interlock; cross-miss interlock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

Save record 11

Record 12 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A four-course double piqué fabric produced by alternately knitting and missing on all cylinder needles at consecutive courses and by knitting on even-numbered dial needles at the first and second courses and on odd-numbered dial needles in the third and fourth courses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

Save record 12

Record 13 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A six-course interlock fabric produced by the odd-numbered dial needles tucking in the third course and the even-numbered dial needles in the sixth course.

OBS

The fabric exhibits a pronounced piqué effect on one fabric side.

OBS

The term "single piqué" is sometimes used erroneously, for cross-tuck 1 x 1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

Save record 13

Record 14 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A six-course interlock fabric produced by the odd-numbered needles of one set missing at the third course and the even-numbered needles of the same set missing at the sixth course.

OBS

The fabric exhibits a slight piqué effect on one fabric side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

Save record 14

Record 15 1992-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

Piqué medium wieght cloth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
CONT

Appareil de contrôle de l'apprêt du tissu avec mesure de la température de séchage [...] ainsi que de la largeur et du poids du tissu.

Spanish

Save record 15

Record 16 1989-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A four-course knit-tuck jersey fabric produced by the odd-numbered needles tucking at the first course, the even-numbered needles tucking at the third course, and all needles knitting at the second and fourth courses.

OBS

This fabric shows a slight piqué effect on the technical face side and is therefore sometimes(erroneously) designated as single piqué.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
CONT

Guillochés. Tricots à charges simples distribuées en colonnes sur jersey : guilloché ordinaire 1/1; guilloché perlé 1/1; guilloché croisé 1/1.

Spanish

Save record 16

Record 17 1987-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Various Decorative Arts
CONT

More recently there was a fashion for gold and silver tortoiseshell piqué, small pieces of gold inlaid in tortoiseshell by pressing them in under heat, and then immersing the article in cold water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Arts décoratifs divers
DEF

Écaille de tortue dans laquelle on a incrusté en les soumettant à de fortes températures, de petites pastilles d'or et que l'on plonge ensuite dans un bain d'eau froide.

CONT

Boîte ronde en écaille piquée d'or, fin du 18e siècle.

Spanish

Save record 17

Record 18 1987-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Various Decorative Arts
CONT

More recently there was a fashion for gold and silver tortoiseshell piqué, small pieces of silver inlaid in tortoiseshell by pressing them in under heat, and then immersing the article in cold water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Arts décoratifs divers
DEF

Écaille de tortue dans laquelle on a incrusté, en les soumettant à de fortes températures, de petites pastilles d'argent et que l'on plonge ensuite dans un bain d'eau froide.

Spanish

Save record 18

Record 19 1987-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
OBS

Warp piqué is a lighter weight Bedford cord fabric, used for dress goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
OBS

Le piqué de chaîne est une forme plus légère du tissu côte cheval et est utilisée pour habits de gala.

Spanish

Save record 19

Record 20 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
OBS

fancy suede pique(gloves) Saxe suède gant Saxe suède Saxe glace P. K. gants Saxe glacé P. K.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
OBS

gants fantaisie suède piqué

Spanish

Save record 20

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: