n. [ OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Petrify. ] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings. (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A projecting wharf or landing place. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abutment pier, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of an arch. --
Pier glass, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows. --
Pier table, a table made to stand between windows. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pierage

n. Same as Wharfage. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pierce

v. i. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

She would not pierce further into his meaning. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pierce

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pierced p. pr. & vb. n. Piercing ] [ OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier, parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare, fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per through + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F. pertuis a hole. Cf. Contuse, Parch, Pertuse. ] 1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument. “I pierce . . . her tender side.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery. “Pierced with grief.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Can no prayers pierce thee? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pierceable

a. That may be pierced. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pierced

a. Penetrated; entered; perforated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Piercel

n. [ Cf. F. perce. ] A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also piercer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Piercer

n. 1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates; specifically: (a) An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto. (b) A piercel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. (b) An insect provided with an ovipositor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Piercing

a. Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust. “Piercing eloquence.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pier"cing*ly, adv. -- Pier"cing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pierian

a. [ L. Pierius, from Mount Pierus, in Thessaly, sacred to the Muses. ] Of or pertaining to Pierides or Muses. [ 1913 Webster ]

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Piercing { n }

piercing

Wandspiegel { m }

pier glass

piercen | sich piercen lassen

to pierce | to get pierced

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