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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Piér, n.

noun

n. [A.-S. per, pere, a pier, D. beer, from Fr. pierre, a stone, from Lat. petra, Gr. πέτρα.]

  1. (Arch.) (a.) A mass of solid stone-work for supporting an arch or the timbers of a bridge or other building. (b.) A part of the wall of a house between the windows or doors.
  2. A mass of stone-work, or a mole, projecting into the sea, for breaking the force of the waves and making a safe harbor.
  3. A projecting wharf or landing place.