(Dutch, pyl.) An arrow. This word is still retained by the boys of New York.
·noun A funeral pile; a pyre. II. Pile ·noun A covering of hair or fur. III. Pile ·noun ·same·as <...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A pyramid of shot or shell. ♦ To pile arms, is to plant three fire-locks together, and unite the r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Having the pile worn off; threadbare. ...
·noun An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. ...
A machine adapted for driving piles. Also, applied to a ship given to pitch heavily in a sea-way. ...
Its stoppage or obstruction, when it cannot be driven further in. ...