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piends

piends is the plural of piend.

Meaning of piend

Noun

piend (plural piends)

  1. (Scotland) The angle or edge formed where two surfaces meet. More specifically, the sloped edges of a pavilion or hip roof.
    • …the hip-rafters being termed piend rafters.1868, Villa and Cottage Architecture: Select Examples of Country and Suburban Residence Recently Erected. With a Full Descriptive Notice of Each Bulding …, Blackie & Son, page xii

Questions about piends

What is piends the plural of?
Piends is the plural of piend.

Words near piends in the dictionary

  1. piemontite
  2. piemontites
  3. piems
  4. piend
  5. piended
  6. piends
  7. Pieniny
  8. Pienkuan
  9. Pienta
  10. Pientas
  11. Piepenbrink

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