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pisé

/piːˈzeɪ/

pisé noun: a kind of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between moulds which are carried up as the wall rises.

Noun

pisé (plural pisés)

  1. A kind of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between moulds which are carried up as the wall rises.
    • The above method of forming Pisé walling is different from the mode of building common in Devonshire and the West of England1854, C. Bruce Allen, Cottage Building

Forms of pisé

pluralpisés

Origin of pisé

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

Words that rhyme with pisé

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Questions about pisé

What does pisé mean?
Pisé means a kind of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between moulds which are carried up as the wall rises.
What part of speech is pisé?
Pisé is a noun.
How do you pronounce pisé?
Pisé is pronounced /piːˈzeɪ/.
What is the plural of pisé?
The plural of pisé is pisés.

Words near pisé in the dictionary

  1. pistosauroids
  2. pistosaurs
  3. pistou
  4. pisupo
  5. Pisz
  6. pisé
  7. pisés
  8. pit
  9. pit adder
  10. pit adders
  11. pit against

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