Meaning & use
Capot
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In the card game piquet, the winning of all twelve tricks by one player in a single deal.
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She scored a rare capot, sweeping every trick in the hand.
A capot earns a substantial bonus under piquet's traditional scoring rules.
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Borrowed directly from French, 'capot' literally means a cape or hood, though its card-game sense has no obvious connection to that meaning.
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