PILCHER
Pilch"er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pilchard.
PILCROW
Pil"crow, n. Etym: [A corruption of Paragraph.] (Print.)
Defn: a paragraph mark, . [Obs.] Tusser.
PILE
Pile, n. Etym: [L. pilus hair. Cf. Peruke.]
1. A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like; also, the nap when thick or heavy, as of carpeting and velvet. Velvet soft, or plush with shaggy pile. Cowper.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A covering of hair or fur.
PILE
Pile, n. Etym: [L. pilum javelin. See Pile a stake.]
Defn: The head of an arrow or spear. [Obs.] Chapman.