Defn: See Pinkster.
PINY
Pin"y, a.
Defn: Abounding with pines. [Written also piney.] "The piny wood."
Longfellow.
PION Piñ"on, n. [Sp. piñon.] (Bot.) (a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America. (b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]
PIONED
Pi"o*ned, a.
Defn: A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., "abounding in
marsh marigolds."
Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims. Shak.
PIONEER Pi`o*neer", n. Etym: [F. pionier, orig., a foot soldier, OF. peonier, fr. OF. peon a foot soldier, F. pion. See Pawn in chess.]
1. (Mil.)
Defn: A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.
2. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization; pioneers of reform.