[pique] n (1592): a transient feeling of wounded vanity: resentment "a fit of ~" syn see offense
[2]pique vt piqued ; piqu.ing [F piquer, lit., to prick--more at pike] (1669) 1: to arouse anger or resentment in: irritate "what ~s linguistic conservatives --T. H. Middleton"
2. a: to excite or arouse by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff "sly remarks to ~ their curiosity" b: pride "he ~s himself on his skill as a cook" syn see provoke pi.que n [F pique, fr. pp. of piquer to prick, quilt] (1852) 1: a durable ribbed clothing fabric of cotton, rayon, or silk
2: decoration of a tortoiseshell or ivory object with inlaid fragments of gold or silver