Word: piquet
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tags that set him apart are minor-"the games of real tennis and piquet, an aversion to high tea, having one's cards engraved (not printed) and, in some cases, a dislike of certain comparatively modern inventions such as the telephone, the cinema and the wireless." But in general, added Ross, the best way to tell the U person is by his way of speaking...