Vocabulary : Piddling to Piecemealed
Piddling : of Piddle ;; Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things.Piddock : Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See Pholas.
Pie : 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. ;; See Camp, n., 5. ;; A magpie. ;; Any other species of the genus Pica, and of several allied genera. ;; The service book. ;; Type confusedly mixed. See Pi. ;; See Pi.
Piebald : Having spots and patches of black and white, or other colors; mottled; pied. ;; Fig.: Mixed.
Piece : A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces. ;; A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper. ;; Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series; a definite performance ;; A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary. ;; A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece. ;; A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings. ;; A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge. ;; An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt. ;; One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. ;; A castle; a fortified building. ;; To make, enlarg
