| 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. |
| Pietà |
(sometimes l.c.) a depiction, as in sculpture or painting, of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, holding him in grief following the Crucifixion. |
| pietism |
(sometimes cap.) the devotional beliefs and practices of the Pietists. [2 definitions] |
| Pietist |
a member of a German movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that stressed personal piety over orthodox devotion in seeking to change certain formalities within the Lutheran Church. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family; piousness. [2 definitions] |