1. a card game for two players using 32 cards
2. a small military guard or patrol
Usage: military; archaic

Examples

• They spent the evening playing picquet by the fireplace.
• The picquet game requires skill in card counting and strategy.
• A picquet was posted at the edge of the camp.
• The officer sent out a picquet to scout the area.
• Picquet is considered one of the classic two-player card games.