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Three-piled
Pronunciation : Three"-piled`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly. [R.] Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak.
2. Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown. "Three-piled hyperboles." Shak.
3. Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth. [Obs.] "Three-piled people." Beau. & Fl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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