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| 1. | a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust: apple pie; meat pie. |
| 2. | a layer cake with a filling of custard, cream jelly, or the like: chocolate cream pie. |
| 3. | a total or whole that can be divided: They want a bigger part of the profit pie. |
| 4. | an activity or affair: He has his finger in the political pie too. |
| 5. | pizza. |
| 6. | easy as pie, extremely easy or simple. |
| 7. | nice as pie, extremely well-behaved, agreeable, or the like: The children were nice as pie. |
| 8. | pie in the sky,
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[Origin: 1275–1325; ME, of obscure orig.]
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pielike, adjective
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pie
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| magpie. |
[Origin: 1200–50; ME < OF < L pīca, akin to pīcus woodpecker]
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pie4
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| (in England before the Reformation) a book of ecclesiastical rules for finding the particulars of the service for the day. |
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pie5
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| a former bronze coin of India, the 12th part of an anna. |
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| mag·pie
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n.
[Mag, a name used in proverbs about chatterers (a nickname for Margaret) + pie2.] |
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| pi 2 also pie
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n. pl. pis also pies An amount of type that has been jumbled or thrown together at random. v. pied (pīd) also pied, pi·ing also pie·ing, pies also pies v. tr. To jumble or mix up (type). v. intr. To become jumbled. [Origin unknown.] |
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| pie 1
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n.
[Middle English.] |
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| pie 2
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n. See magpie. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pīca.] |
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| pie 3
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n. A monetary unit formerly in use in India and Pakistan. [Hindi pā'ī, from Sanskrit pādikā, quarter, from pāt, pad-, foot, leg; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| pie 4
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n. An almanac of services used in the English church before the Reformation. [Medieval Latin pīca.] |
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| pie 5
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n. & v. Printing Variant of pi2. |
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| PIE
abbr. Proto-Indo-European |
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| Pro·to-In·do-Eur·o·pe·an
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n. The reconstructed language that was the ancestor of the Indo-European languages. adj. Of, relating to, or being Proto-Indo-European or one of its reconstructed linguistic features. |
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pie (1)
"pastry," 1303, from M.L. pie "meat or fish enclosed in pastry," perhaps related to M.L. pia "pie, pastry," also possibly connected with pica "magpie" (see pie (2)) on notion of the bird's habit of collecting miscellaneous objects. Not known outside Eng., except Gaelic pighe, which is from Eng. In the Middle Ages, a pie had many ingredients, a pastry but one. Fruit pies began to appear c.1600. Fig. sense of "something easy" is from 1889. Pie-eyed "drunk" is from 1904. Phrase pie in the sky is 1911, from Joe Hill's Wobbly parody of hymns. Pieman is not attested earlier than the nursery rhyme "Simple Simon" (c.1820).
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pie (2)
"magpie," c.1250, from O.Fr. pie (13c.), from L. pica "magpie," related to picus "woodpecker," Umbrian peica "the magpie," Skt. pikah "Indian cuckoo," O.N. spætr, Ger. Specht "woodpecker" (see magpie).
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pie (3)
printers' slang for "a mass of type jumbled together" (also pi, pye), 1659, perhaps from pie (1) on notion of a "medley," or pie (2) (see pica).
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| pie | |
noun | |
| 1. | dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top |
| 2. | a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages [syn: Proto-Indo European] |
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pie
In addition to the idiom beginning with pie, also see apple-pie order; easy as pie; eat crow (humble pie); finger in the pie; slice of the pie.
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pie [pai] noun
food baked in a covering of pastry
Example: a steak/apple pie
See also: pie in the skyExample: a steak/apple pie
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PIE
A language from CMU similar to Actus.
(1994-11-29)
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Pie Town, NM Zip code(s): 87827
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pie
Camp\, n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. ? garden. Cf. Campaing, Champ, n.]1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --Shzk. 2. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner. Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. --W. Irving. 3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp. 4. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc. The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight. --Macaulay. 5. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie. [Prov. Eng.] 6. [Cf. OE. & AS. camp contest, battle. See champion.] An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England. --Halliwell. Camp bedstead, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation. camp ceiling (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling. Camp chair, a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet. Camp fever, typhus fever. Camp follower, a civilian accompanying an army, as a sutler, servant, etc. Camp meeting, a religious gathering for open-air preaching, held in some retired spot, chiefly by Methodists. It usually last for several days, during which those present lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages. Camp stool, the same as camp chair, except that the stool has no back. Flying camp (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another. --Farrow. To pitch (a) camp, to set up the tents or huts of a camp. To strike camp, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See Pie magpie, and cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie (P. Nuttalli) inhabits California. The blue magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie (Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie (Cracticus picatus). Magpie lark (Zo["o]l.), a common Australian bird (Grallina picata), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also little magpie. Magpie moth (Zo["o]l.), a black and white European geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pi\, n. [See Pica, Pie magpie, service-book.] (Print.) A mass of type confusedly mixed or unsorted. [Written also pie.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
pie
Pi\, n. [See Pica, Pie magpie, service-book.] (Print.) A mass of type confusedly mixed or unsorted. [Written also pie.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Pi\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pied; p. pr. & vb. n. Pieing.] (Print.) To put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form. [Written also pie.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pi"a*net`\, n. [Cf. Pie magpie.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The magpie. [Written also pianate, and pyenate.] (b) The lesser woodpecker. [Obs.] --Bailey.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pi"a*pec\, n. [Cf. Pie a magpie.] (Zo["o]l.) A West African pie (Ptilostomus Senegalensis).| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pi"ca\, n. [L. pica a pie, magpie; in sense 3 prob. named from some resemblance to the colors of the magpie. Cf. Pie magpie.]1. (Zo["o]l.) The genus that includes the magpies. 2. (Med.) A vitiated appetite that craves what is unfit for food, as chalk, ashes, coal, etc.; chthonophagia. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A service-book. See Pie. [Obs.] 4. (Print.) A size of type next larger than small pica, and smaller than English. Note: This line is printed in pica Note: Pica is twice the size of nonpareil, and is used as a standard of measurement in casting leads, cutting rules, etc., and also as a standard by which to designate several larger kinds of type, as double pica, two-line pica, four-line pica, and the like. Small pica (Print.), a size of type next larger than long primer, and smaller than pica. Note: This line is printed in small pica| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pi"ca\, n. [L. pica a pie, magpie; in sense 3 prob. named from some resemblance to the colors of the magpie. Cf. Pie magpie.]1. (Zo["o]l.) The genus that includes the magpies. 2. (Med.) A vitiated appetite that craves what is unfit for food, as chalk, ashes, coal, etc.; chthonophagia. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A service-book. See Pie. [Obs.] 4. (Print.) A size of type next larger than small pica, and smaller than English. Note: This line is printed in pica Note: Pica is twice the size of nonpareil, and is used as a standard of measurement in casting leads, cutting rules, etc., and also as a standard by which to designate several larger kinds of type, as double pica, two-line pica, four-line pica, and the like. Small pica (Print.), a size of type next larger than long primer, and smaller than pica. Note: This line is printed in small pica| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pie\, n. [OE. pie, pye; cf. Ir. & Gael. pighe pie, also Gael. pige an earthen jar or pot. Cf. Piggin.]1. An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison pie; mince pie; apple pie; pumpkin pie. 2. See Camp, n., 5. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. Pie crust, the paste of a pie.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pie\, n. [F. pie, L. pica; cf. picus woodpecker, pingere to paint; the bird being perhaps named from its colors. Cf. Pi, Paint, Speight.]1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A magpie. (b) Any other species of the genus Pica, and of several allied genera. [Written also pye.] 2. (R. C. Ch.) The service book. 3. (Pritn.) Type confusedly mixed. See Pi. By cock and pie, an adjuration equivalent to "by God and the service book." --Shak. Tree pie (Zo["o]l.), any Asiatic bird of the genus Dendrocitta, allied to the magpie. Wood pie. (Zo["o]l.) See French pie, under French.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pie\, v. t. See Pi.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pied\, imp. & p. p. of Pi, or Pie, v.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pied\, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.] Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored; spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with daisies pied." --Milton. Pied antelope (Zo["o]l.), the bontebok. Pied-billed grebe (Zo["o]l.), the dabchick. Pied blackbird (Zo["o]l.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus Turdulus. Pied finch (Zo["o]l.) (a) The chaffinch. (b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.] Pied flycatcher (Zo["o]l.), a common European flycatcher (Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pi"et\ (p[imac]"[e^]t), n. [Dim. of Pie a magpie: cf. F. piette a smew.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The dipper, or water ouzel. [Scot.] (b) The magpie. [Prov.Eng.] Jay piet (Zo["o]l.), the European jay. [Prov.Eng.] Sea piet (Zo["o]l.), the oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Pye\, n. See 2d Pie (b) .| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pie
Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf. D. specht. [root]169. See Pie a magpie.] (Zo["o]l.) A woodpecker; -- called also specht, spekt, spight. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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