piste
(noun) a ski run densely packed with snow
piste
(noun) a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
piste (plural pistes)
(skiing) A downhill trail.
(fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.
(archaic) The track left by somebody riding a horse.
• IP set, piets, septi-, spite, stipe
Source: Wiktionary
Piste, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. pisere, pinsere, pistum, to pound.] (Min.)
Definition: The track or tread a horseman makes upon the ground he goes over. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
