Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PIQUE, v.t. [peek; Fr. piquer. See Piquant.]

1. To offend; to nettle; to irritate; to sting; to fret; to excite a degree of anger. It expresses less than exasperate. The lady was piqued for her indifference. – Female Quixote.
2. To stimulate; to excite to action; to touch with envy, jealousy or other passion. Piqu'd by Protogenes' fame, / From Co to Rhodes Apelles came. – Prior.
3. With the reciprocal pronoun, to pride or value one's self. Men pique themselves on their skill in the learned languages. – Locke.