Pile (?), n. [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.) A covering of hair or fur.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.