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‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. picus a woodpecker. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of birds which includes the woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. It. peduccio console, corbel. ] A pedestal of small size, used to support small objects, as busts, vases, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., orig., pineapple, pine cone. ] 1. (a) The pineapple. (b) Piña cloth or the fiber of which it is made. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ See Piña. ] A fine fabric for scarfs, handkerchiefs, embroidery, etc., woven from the fiber obtained from the leaf of the sterile pineapple plant. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a tinge of pale yellow. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]