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Webster 1913 Edition

Pise

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Piˊsé′

,
Noun.
[F.
pisé
, from
piser
to stamp, pound, L.
pisare
.]
(Arch.)
A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; – called also
pisé work
.
Gwilt.

Definition 2024

pisé

pisé

See also: pise, Pise, piśe, Pisë, and pîşe

English

Noun

pisé ‎(plural pisés)

  1. (architecture) A kind of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between moulds which are carried up as the wall rises.
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French

Etymology

From Franco-Provençal (Lyonnais) pisé, past participle of piser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pize/

Noun

pisé m ‎(plural pisés)

  1. adobe

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈse/

Verb

pisé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of pisar.

Etymology

French pisé, from piser ‎(“to stamp, pound”).

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