Pied"stall (?), n. See Pedestal. [Obs.]

Pie"man (?), n.; pl. Piemen (&?;). A man who makes or sells pies.

Piend (?), n. [Cf. Dan. pind a peg.] See Peen.

||Pi*e"no (?), a. [It., fr. L. plenus full.] (Mus.) Full; having all

||the instruments.

Pie"plant` (?), n. (Bot.) A plant (Rheum Rhaponticum) the leafstalks of

which are acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.

{ Pie"pou`dre, Pie"pow`der } (?), n. [Lit., dustyfoot, i. e.,

dusty-footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot + poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law)

An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair

and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was

the judge. Blackstone.

Pier (?), n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr.

&?;. Cf. Petrify.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether

insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge;

the piece of wall between two openings. (b) Any additional or auxiliary

mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

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