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Definitions for: Pie
[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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: Proto-Indo European
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
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