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| pile [ pīl ] |
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1. looped fabric surface: the surface of a carpet or of a fabric such as velvet that is formed of short, sometimes cut, loops of fiber
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2. fur: the fine soft fur or hair of an animal
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| [Mid-16th century. Probably via Anglo-Norman peile< Latin pilus "hair"] |
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