piebald |
having black and white spots or patches. [2 definitions] |
piece |
a section or part separated from the whole. [10 definitions] |
pièce de résistance |
(French) the main course or dish of a meal. [2 definitions] |
piece goods |
goods, esp. fabrics, made in a standard width and sold by linear measure; yard goods. |
piecemeal |
by adding or doing one piece at a time; gradually. [2 definitions] |
piece of eight |
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Spain and Spanish America worth eight reals. |
piece together |
to assemble in order to mend or create a coherent whole. |
piecework |
work for which a set rate of pay is established per unit produced. (Cf. timework). |
pie chart |
a circular graph sectioned into pielike areas that are proportional to the quantities indicated. |
pied |
having variously colored spots; piebald. |
pied-à-terre |
(French) an apartment or other dwelling kept permanently but used only occasionally as needed. |
piedmont |
a region at or near the base of a mountain or mountain range. [2 definitions] |
pieplant |
the rhubarb plant. |
pier |
a structure built out from land and extending some distance over water, that is often used for docking boats; wharf. [2 definitions] |
pierce |
to stab or go through with or as if with something sharp; penetrate. [6 definitions] |
pierced |
punctured or perforated. [3 definitions] |
piercing |
extremely loud and shrill. [3 definitions] |
pier glass |
a tall mirror set in the section of wall between windows. |
Pierre |
the capital of South Dakota. |
Pierrot |
a comic male character in old French pantomime who wears loose white pantaloons, a short jacket with large buttons, and whiteface. |
pier table |
a low table set against a wall between two windows, often beneath a tall mirror. |