Meaning of PIE
| Pronunciation: | | pI
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- [n] a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
- [n] dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
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| | Synonyms: | | Proto-Indo European |
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| | See Also: | | apple pie, blueberry pie, cobbler, deep-dish pie, Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, lemon meringue pie, meat pie, mince pie, pastry, patty, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, rhubarb pie, shoofly pie, squash pie, tart | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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}.
\Pie\, v. t.
See {Pi}.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A language from CMU similar to Actus. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a pie in your dream, symbolizes that there will be some reward for your hard work. It also indicates that perhaps you are reaching beyond your abilities. Alternatively, it may be a metaphor for getting your fair share, as in your "piece of the pie". |
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| | Related Terms: | | afghani, anna, baht, baklava, blintz, breeze, cent, centavo, centime, chocolate eclair, cinch, conto, cream puff, Danish pastry, Deutschmark, dollar, dong, dowdy, easy target, easy thing, eclair, florin, franc, French pastry, guilder, gulden, kip, kopeck, krona, krone, lira, Mark, milreis, pandowdy, pastry, pasty, patisserie, patty, patty-shell, peseta, picnic, piece of cake, piece of eight, pipe, pistareen, pound, puff, pushover, quiche, rand, Reichsmark, rial, rosette, ruble, rupee, setup, shekel, shilling, sinecure, sitting duck, snap, sol, sou, stiver, strudel, tart, timbale, tipsy cake, trifle, turnover, velvet, vol-au-vent, won, yen |
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