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Webster 1913 Edition


Three-piled

Three′-piledˊ

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Adj.
1.
Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly.
[R.]
Thou art good velvet; thou ’rt
three-piled
piece.
Shakespeare
2.
Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown.
Three-piled hyperboles.”
Shak.
3.
Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth.
[Obs.]
Three-piled people.”
Beau. & Fl.