piend

[Dan. pind =a pin or peg; Ger. pinne.] [PEEN.]' *pie-pow-dered, adj. [PIE POUDRE.) Having dusty feet. pie-pow-dre (dre as der), pie'-pow-dër, pipow-der, s. [O. Fr. pied =a foot, and pouldre (Fr. poudreux )=dusty.] Old Law : An ancient court of record in England, once incident to every fair or market. The steward of the lord of the manor or the owner of the tolls was the judge. It was instituted to administer justice in all commercial injuries done in that fair or market, and not in any preceding. "The lowest, and at the same time the most expeditious court of justice known to the law of England, is the court of pie poudre, so called from the dusty feet of the suitors; or, according to Sir Edward Coke, because justice is there done as speedily as dust can fall from the foot."- Black stone: Comment ., bk. iii., ch. 2. piër, *pere, subst . [O. Fr. piere (Fr. pierre ) =a stone, from Lat. petra ; Gr. petra =a rock, a stone.] 1. A detached pillar or wall supporting the ends of adjoining tru es or spans; or the springers of adjacent arches. The term standing pier is sometimes applied to the isolated structure; abutment pier to a wall from which springs the landward arch of a bridge. 2. The portion of a wall between the windows or doors. 3. The pillar or post on which a gate is hung. 4. An upright projecting portion of wall, similar to a pilaster, throwing the intervening sunken portions into panel. 5. A buttre . 6 A mole or jetty extending out from the land into the water, adapted to form a landing-place for pa engers or merchandise from ships which float in the deep water alongside the pier or wharf. They are variously constructed. Some are founded on piles, with cro -timbers, braces, and sheathing; floor-timbers afford a road for the traffic. The wooden structure is sometimes filled up with stone, like a dike; at other times it is of the nature of restle-work. IMG:content-1056.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1057.png:[blocks in formation] ing wind. 4. Exceedingly sharp, penetrating, or keen. "His piercing eyes through all the battle stray." Pope: Homer's Iliad, xiii. 1,015. piercing-file, subst. A sharp and narrow file to enlarge a narrow drilled hole. piercing-saw, subst. A thin blade fastened by screw-clamps, in a light frame, and used for piercing gold and silver. piërç-Ing-ly, *pears-ant-lye, adv . [English piercing ; ly.] In a piercing manner; with penetrating or piercing force or effect; sharply, closely. "So pearsantlye to prye Drant: Horace ; sat. iii. With eagle's syghte." piërç-Ing-ne , subst . [Eng. piercing; -ne .] The quality or state of being piercing or penetrat ing; keenne , sharpne . "The quickne and piercingne of its thoughts." Derham: Physico - Theology, bk. v., ch. i.