PIERS

Etymology

Proper noun

Piers

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

A surname.

Usage notes

• Revived as a given name in the twentieth century, mainly in the UK.

Anagrams

• Peris, Speir, Spier, peris, pries, prise, resip, ripes, spier, spire

Noun

piers

plural of pier

Anagrams

• Peris, Speir, Spier, peris, pries, prise, resip, ripes, spier, spire

Source: Wiktionary

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PIER

Pier, n. Etym: [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L. petra, Gr. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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