Pier : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pier	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Pier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pier n a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats Synonym(s): pier, wharf, wharfage, dock (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) a support for two adjacent bridge spans
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pier \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Petrify}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings. (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See {Buttress}. 2. A projecting wharf or landing place. {Abutment pier}, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of an arch. {Pier glass}, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put up between windows. {Pier table}, a table made to stand between windows.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Band \Band\ (b[acr]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banding}.] 1. To bind or tie with a band. 2. To mark with a band. 3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. [bd]Banded against his throne.[b8] --Milton. {Banded architrave}, {pier}, {shaft}, etc. (Arch.), an architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles.