THREE-PILED

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly. [R.] Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak.

2.
a.

Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown. "Three-piled hyperboles." Shak.

3.
a.

Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth. [Obs.] "Three-piled people." Beau. & Fl.


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