picot
nounUK /ˈpiːkəʊ/
US /ˈpiːkoʊ/
A picot is a tiny loop of thread on the edge of lace or ribbon.
The baby's bonnet was trimmed with a delicate picot edge.
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2. A small decorative loop in knitting or crochet used to finish an edge.
She added a picot to the cuff of the mitten.
3. A chemical compound containing a picot ring structure.
The lab studied the picot derivative.
4. A tiny pointed projection on the edge of a fabric or leaf.
The leaf's picot margin was visible under the microscope.