Pi
[paɪ]
Definition
(noun.) the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet.
(noun.) the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846....
Typist: Molly--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A mass of type confusedly mixed or unsorted.
(v. t.) To put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form.
Inputed by Augustine
Definition
adv. more.—Pi?allegro quicker.
n. a mass of types confusedly mixed.—v.t. to reduce to a mixed mass or to a state of pi as types.
Edited by Enrico
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of eating pies, you will do well to watch your enemies, as they are planning to injure you. For a young woman to dream of making pies, denotes that she will flirt with men for pastime. She should accept this warning. See Pastry.
Typist: Margery
Examples
- They say it is Pi-ute--possibly it is Digger. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It means grasshopper soup, the favorite dish of the Digger tribe,--and of the Pi-utes as well. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Then, I said I supposed he had a fine business, and Wemmick said, Ca-pi-tal! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And then it all came out--_tant pis_. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Only a sort of _pis aller_. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Edited by Helen