pike-devant

English

Alternative forms

• pickedevant

Etymology

From pike (“point”) (from French pique) + French devant (“before”).

Noun

pike-devant

1. (obsolete) A pointy beard.

References

• “pike-devant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.