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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pile, n. p. 986A mass or collection of things in a roundish or elevated form; a heap; as, a pile of stones, of bricks, of wood, or timber. 2. A mass regularly formed by rows or layers; a mass designed for a special…Pīle, n. p. 987A large stake or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support of a building or other superstructure. 2.…Pīle, n. p. 987The head of an arrow. [Obs.] Even till the pile did rest Upon the bosom of the bow. Chapman.Pīle, n. p. 987A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like; hence, also, the nap; the fine hairy substance of the surface of cloth, carpeting, velvet, &c.Pīle, v. t. p. 987To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; as, to pile wood or stones; to bring into an aggregate; to accumulate; as, to pile quotations or comments. “The labor of an…Pī'le-ate or Pī'le-ā/ted, a. p. 987(Bot.) Having the form of a cap or cover for the head.Piled, a. p. 987Heated anew; as, piled iron.Pile'-driv'er or Pile'-en'gine, n. p. 987An engine for driving down piles, consisting usually of a high frame, with suitable apparatus for raising to a height, by animal or steam power, a heavy mass of iron, which is dropped upon the pile.Pile'ment, n. p. 987An accumulation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Pī-lēn'tum, n. p. 987A light vehicle which is in form a combination of a cab and carriage. Simmonds.Pil'e-ŏp'sis, n. p. 987(Conch.) A genus of mollusks having an irregular conical shell.Pī'le-ōus, a. p. 987Pertaining to, consisting of, or covered with, hair; hairy; pilose.Pile'-plānk, n. p. 987One of a number of planks, usually about nine inches wide and from two to four inches thick, sharpened and driven into the ground, like piles, with the edges together.Pil'er, n. p. 987One who piles, or forms a heap.Piles, n. pl. p. 987(Med.) The hemorrhoids, a disease consisting of tumors formed by the dilatation of the blood-vessels about the verge of the anus. ☞— They are called bleeding-piles when there is a discharge of blood…Pi-lē'tus, n. p. 987A kind of arrow formerly used, having a knob upon the shaft, near the head, to prevent it from penetrating the object aimed at too deeply.Pī'le-ŭs, n. p. 987(Antiq.) A kind of cap worn by the Romans, and fitting close to the head. 2. (Bot.) The expanded disk of many of the fungi.Pile'-worm, n. p. 987A worm found in piles, or imbedded stakes.Pīle'wort, n. p. 987(Bot.) A plant (Ranunculus ficaria of Linnæus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles. Forsyth.Pĭl'fer, v. i. p. 987To steal in small quantities; to practice petty theft; as, a boy accustomed to pilfer. “A pilfering hand.” Dryden.Pĭl'fer, v. t. p. 987To steal or gain by petty theft; to filch. He would not pilfer the victory, and the defeat was easy. Bacon.Pĭl'fer-er, n. p. 987One who pilfers.Pĭl'fer-ing-ly, adv. p. 987With petty theft; filchingly.Pil'fer-y, n. p. 987The act of pilfering; petty theft.Pil-gär'lie, n. p. 987One who has lost his hair by disease; a poor, forsaken wretch. See PILLED-GARLIC. Stevens.Pil'grim, n. p. 987One who slowly and heavily treads his way; a wanderer; a traveler. Weary pilgrim, hither come. Mrs. Barbauld. 2. Especially, one who travels to a distance from his own country to visit a holy place…Pil'grim, a. p. 987Of, or belonging to, pilgrims. “Till morning fair came forth with pilgrim steps.” Milton.Pil'grim, v. i. p. 987To journey as a pilgrim; to wander or ramble. [Obs.] Grew.Pil'grim-age, n. p. 987The journey of a pilgrim; a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. 2. Hence, any undertaking requiring time and patience; time irksomely passed. [Rare.] In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage.…Pil'grim-īze, v. i. p. 987To wander about as a pilgrim. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Pī-lĭf'fer-ōŭs, a. p. 987Bearing a single slender bristle or hair; beset with hairs. London.Pil’i-form, a. p. 987(Bot.) Having the form of, or resembling, hairs or down.Pĭlĭg'er-oŭs, a. p. 987Bearing hair; covered with hair.Pī'ling, n. p. 987The act of heaping up; the driving of piles. 2. The act of re-heating iron blooms or slabs, for further working. 3. A series of piles; piles in place, considered collectively; as, the piling of a…Pĭll, n. p. 987A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass. 2. Hence, any thing nauseous. Young.Pĭll, n. p. 987The peel or skin. [Obs.] Some be covered over with crusts, or pills, as the locusts. Holland.Pĭll, v. t. p. 987To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See PEEL.Pĭll, v. i. p. 987To be peeled; to come off in flakes. 2. To rob. See PEEL.Pĭl'lage, n. p. 987The act of plundering. 2. That which is taken from another by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder; spoil. Syn.—Plunder; rapine; spoil; depredation.—PILLAGE, PLUNDER.…Pĭl'lage, v. t. p. 987To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to spoil; as, troops pillage the camp or towns of an enemy.Pill'ar, n. p. 987A pier or column intended to support an arch, a roof, an entablature, a statue, or the like; a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure. 2. Hence, that which resembles such a pillar in…Pil'lared, a. p. 987Supported by pillars. Milton. 2. Having the form of, or embodied in, a pillar or pillars. Thomson. Yet strength was pillared in each massy aisle. Byron.Pil'lar-ēt, n. p. 987A little pillar. “A cross floor, . . . supported with pillarets.” Fuller.Pil'lar-ist, n. p. 987(Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect of Christians who stood continually on a pillar, by way of mortification, or for a trial of their patience; a stylite. See STYLITE.Pil'lau', n. p. 987A Turkish dish consisting of boiled rice and mutton fat. [Written also pilau.]Pilled'-gär'lic, n. p. 987A person who has lost his hair by disease; hence, a wretched or forsaken person.Pil'ler, n. p. 987One who pills or plunders. [Obs.]Pill'er-y, n. p. 987Plunder; pillage. [Obs.] Huloet.Pil'lion, n. p. 987A saddle without stirrups; the pad or cushion of a saddle; especially, the pad or cushion attached to the hinder part of a saddle, as a second seat, on which a woman may ride. 2. The head-dress of a…Pil'lo-rize, v. t. p. 987To set in the pillory; to punish with the pillory.Pil'lo-ry, n. p. 987A frame of wood erected on posts, with movable boards and holes, through which the head and hands of a criminal were formerly put, to punish him. “With a bold front and a brazen face, able to look…Pil'lo-ry, v. t. p. 987To punish with the pillory; to set in the pillory.Pil'lōw, n. p. 987A cushion used to support the head of a person when reposing; a sack or case filled with feathers, down, or other soft material. Sloth finds the down pillow hard. Shak. 2. (Naut.) The block on which…Pil'lōw, v. t. p. 987To rest or lay for support; to place; as, to pillow the head. Milton.Pil'lōw-biēr, n. p. 987The movable case or sack which is drawn over a pillow; a pillow-case. [Written also pillow-bear, pillow-beer, and pillow-bere.]Pil'lōw-blŏck, n. p. 987(Mech.) A block, or standard, for supporting the end of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is furnished with bearings of brass or wood for diminishing the…Pil'lōw-cāse, n. p. 987A covering for a pillow; a pillow-bier.Pil'low-slip, n. p. 987A pillow-case. Simmonds.Pil'lōw-y, a. p. 987Like a pillow.Pill'-tile, n. p. 987A plate of earthen ware having divisions marked on it, or a corrugated metal plate, used, in rolling pills, to regulate the size of the pills. Simmonds.