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Malaysian actor, director and writer
Muhammad Pierre Andre bin Nazrul Andre (born 17 March 1985) is a Malaysian actor, director and writer, born of mixed Malay-French descent. His role as
Pierre_Andre
French association football player (born 1985)
André-Pierre Christian Gignac (born 5 December 1985) is a French professional footballer who played as a striker for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Gignac began
André-Pierre_Gignac
French pornographic film director (born 1963)
Pierre Woodman (born Pierre André Nicolas Gerbier; 29 April 1963) is a French pornographic film director. He is best known for his casting series where
Pierre_Woodman
Swiss farmer and politician
Pierre-André Page (French pronunciation: [piɛʁʁɛ-andʁe paʒɛ]; born 19 April 1960) is a Swiss farmer and politician who serves in the National Council as
Pierre-André_Page
French philosopher (born 1946)
Pierre-André Taguieff is a French philosopher who has specialised in the study of racism and antisemitism. He is the director of research at the French
Pierre-André_Taguieff
French zoologist (1762–1833)
Pierre André Latreille (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃dʁe latʁɛj]; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods
Pierre_André_Latreille
French-Monacan economist
Pierre-André Chiappori is a French-Monégasque economist who is currently the E. Rowan and Barbara Steinschneider Professor of Economics at Columbia University
Pierre-André_Chiappori
French businessman
Pierre-André de Chalendar (born 12 April 1958) is a French businessman. He is chairman and CEO of Saint-Gobain since 3 June 2010, and CEO since June 2007
Pierre-André_de_Chalendar
French naval officer (1729–1788)
Vice-Admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, bailli de Suffren (French: [syfʁɛ̃], also [syfʁɛn]; 17 July 1729 – 8 December 1788) was a French
Pierre_André_de_Suffren
French politician (1755–1816)
Jean-Pierre-André Amar or Jean-Baptiste-André Amar (May 11, 1755 – December 21, 1816) was a French political figure of the Revolution and Freemason. Born
Jean-Pierre-André_Amar
French historian and secretary-general of the Western European Union
Arnaud Marie Pierre André Jacomet (20 October 1946, Paris – 14 October 2011, Brussels) was a French historian and the final Secretary-General of the Western
Arnaud_Jacomet
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
Guy de Pourtalès, André Salmon, Jean Cocteau, Raymond Radiguet, Florent Fels, Pascal Pia, Marcel Arland, Edmond Jaloux, and Pierre Mac Orlan. In 1922
André_Malraux
Haitian Catholic bishop
Pierre-André Dumas (born 26 September 1962 in Saint-Jean-du-Sud) is a Haitian Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne since
Pierre-André_Dumas
Naval officer and author
the New World Order. According to the French philosopher and historian Pierre-André Taguieff, Carr's works, especially Pawns in the Game, "largely contributed
William_Guy_Carr
Radio announcer (1899 – 1962)
Pierre Andre (born Philip Litman; November 25, 1899 – July 21, 1962) was an announcer in the era of old-time radio. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Andre was
Pierre_Andre_(announcer)
Game developer and comic artist
Pierre-André Déry is a Quebec-based video game developer, creative director, and illustrator. He is co-founder of Gearbox Studio Quebec (2015) and Gearbox
Pierre-Andre_Dery
French actor (1942–1999)
Pierre André Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor. Born in Paris to an unknown father and Rose Clémenti, a Corsican concierge
Pierre_Clémenti
French abbot and botanist (1754–1818)
Pierre André Pourret (1754–1818) was a French abbot and botanist who did research and teaching in France and Spain. He described and collected large amounts
Pierre_André_Pourret
Canadian journalist (1945-1996)
1995. Pierre-André Taguieff, La Foire aux illuminés : Ésotérisme, théorie du complot, extrémisme, Paris, Mille et une nuits, 2005. Pierre-André Taguieff
Serge_Monast
French filmmaker (1937–2008)
Pierre-André Boutang (March 25, 1937, in Paris – August 20, 2008, in Porticcio, Corsica) was a French documentary filmmaker, producer and director. He
Pierre-André_Boutang
Gabonese politician, professor and medical doctor
Pierre-André Kombila Koumba (born 8 May 1941) is a Gabonese politician, professor, and medical doctor. He was the First Secretary of the National Rally
Pierre-André_Kombila
French economist
Pierre-André d'Héguerty (1700–1763) was a French economist. With the support of André-Hercule de Fleury and Philibert Orry, Comptroller of Finances, he
Pierre-André_d'Héguerty
French politician
Pierre André (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃dʁe]; born 29 June 1947 in Buire) is a former member of the Senate of France, who represented the Aisne department
Pierre_André
American footwear and apparel company
design, production and distribution. The company is owned and operated by Pierre-André Senizergues, a former professional freestyle skateboarder. The company's
Sole_Technology
French painter
Pierre-André Le Suire (30 November 1742 – ?) was a French enameller. He married Justine de Corranson (born c.1753, Paris), who appears in issue 467 of
Pierre-André_Le_Suire
American politician
Andre Pierre (born March 23, 1969) is an American attorney and Democratic politician and who served as mayor of North Miami, Florida. Pierre was born in
Andre_Pierre
Skateboarding footwear and apparel brand
1986 and following the end of his professional skateboarding career, Pierre André Sénizergues, commenced design work at etnies shortly after the company's
Etnies
French revolutionary (1762–1794)
Pierre-André Coffinhal-Dubail (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃dʁe kɔfinal dybaj]), known as Jean-Baptiste Coffinhal (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist kɔfinal])
Jean-Baptiste_Coffinhal
Term used in biological nomenclature
Hygromia. The concept of the type species in zoology was introduced by Pierre André Latreille. In botanical nomenclature, scientific names also must be associated
Type_species
Sports club in Switzerland
(1 July 1995 – 30 September 1997) Radu Nunweiller and Pierre-André Schürmann (1998) Pierre-André Schürmann (24 October 1998 – 11 December 2000) Victor
FC_Lausanne-Sport
French footballer (born 1974)
Pierre-Yves André (born 14 May 1974) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career playing for Bastia
Pierre-Yves_André
Economics concept
expenditure pattern. The collective approach was first developed by Pierre-Andre Chiappori (1988) and further developed by Browning and Meghir (1991)
Household_economics
French musician (1836–1879)
Pierre André Frier Roche (b. Sassenage, France 1836- Port-au-Prince 1879) was a French military and musician known for his involvement in the military
Pierre_André_Frier
Avenue in Paris, France
15th arrondissements of Paris. It is named for the 18th-century admiral Pierre André de Suffren. The Avenue de Suffren has one of its extremities at the Quai
Avenue_de_Suffren
American football player (born 1986)
Pierre Andre Garçon (/piˈɛər ɡɑːrˈsoʊn/; born August 8, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National
Pierre_Garçon
French organist, pedagogue and composer (born 1921)
Pierre André Labric (born 30 June 1921) is a French organist, pedagogue, and composer. Born in Conches-en-Ouche in Eure, Normandy, Labric studied organ
Pierre_Labric
Canadian prelate
Pierre-André Fournier (June 8, 1943 – January 10, 2015) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Archbishop of Rimouski. The
Pierre-André_Fournier
French industrialist (1898–1955)
Pierre-André Lefaucheux (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃dʁe ləfoʃø]; 30 June 1898 – 11 February 1955) was a leading French industrialist and recipient of
Pierre_Lefaucheux
French journalist and political theorist (born 1943)
developed a passion for fantastique cinema. According to philosopher Pierre-André Taguieff, de Benoist possessed an intellectual curiosity that was lacking
Alain_de_Benoist
Surname list
Peter Andre (born 1973), Australian singer Pierre Andre (born 1985), Malaysian actor. Pierre-Yves André (born 1974), French footballer Soraia André (born
André_(surname)
French politician
Pierre-André Périssol (born 30 April 1947) is a French politician, former Minister of Housing, and former Deputy in the National Assembly of France. Périssol
Pierre-André_Périssol
Surname list
Prevost (born 1947), English actor Pierre Prévost (physicist) (1751–1839), Swiss philosopher and physicist Pierre André Prévost de La Prévostière, French
Prevost_(surname)
Pierre-André Bissonnette (died 23 December 1989) was a Canadian diplomat. He was concurrently appointed as Acting High Commissioner to Malaya and Malaysia
Pierre-André_Bissonnette
Swiss Federal Councillor since 2023
the head of the Federal Department of Finance. Baume-Schneider married Pierre-André Baume (born 1966) with whom she has two children. They reside on a farm
Élisabeth_Baume-Schneider
Swiss sports shooter (1919–1994)
Pierre-André Flückiger (18 May 1919 – 1994) was a Swiss sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. Pierre-André
Pierre-André_Flückiger
French journalist and essayist
13-52. Nouvelle École, août-septembre 1968. According to Pierre-André Taguieff see Pierre-André Taguieff, Sur la Nouvelle Droite. Jalons d'une analyse critique
Dominique_Venner
Ship of the line of the French Navy
French Navy. She is famous for being captained by the French commander Pierre-André de Suffren during the American Revolutionary War. Fantasque was launched
French_ship_Fantasque_(1758)
1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War
fleet under Commodore George Johnstone and a French Navy squadron under Pierre André de Suffren. Both the British and French were en route to the Dutch Cape
Battle_of_Porto_Praya
Political model attempting to preserve separate and bordered ethno-cultural regions
European continent. Ethnopluralism has been criticised by philosopher Pierre-André Taguieff as a strategic attempt to disguise racial supremacist ideas
Ethnopluralism
2008 Malaysian film
Bujang) is a Malaysian Malay-language romantic comedy film directed by Pierre Andre starring Farid Kamil, Lisa Surihani, Awal Ashaari, Intan Ladyana, Ahmad
I'm_Not_Single
Supposed proximity between left-wing politics and Islamism
parties towards political Islam or militant Islamism. It was created by Pierre-André Taguieff in 2002, before being subsequently taken up by various media
Islamo-leftism
Argentine economist
where he studied under Gary Becker, Robert Lucas, Fernando Alvarez, and Pierre-André Chiappori. He joined the Department of Economics at MIT as an assistant
Iván_Werning
1792–1795 French Revolutionary body
its prominent members, there were Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier, Jean-Pierre-André Amar, Jean-Paul Marat or Jacques-Louis David. On 2 October 1792, the
Committee_of_General_Security
Genus of spiders
Micrommata is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. As of December 2024[update] it contains seven species
Micrommata
Pierre-André de Glandevès du Castellet (14 September 1689 - 26 December 1764) was French naval commander and aristocrat known as the 'Commander de Glandevès'
Pierre-André de Glandevès du Castellet
Pierre-André_de_Glandevès_du_Castellet
French Catholic priest
into the College of Cardinals. The baptismal name of Pierre Petit de Julleville was Pierre-André-Charles. He attended the seminary of Saint-Sulpice, and
Pierre_Petit_de_Julleville
Etchegoyen Frantz Fanon Michel Fattal Jean-Pierre Faye Pierre Fédida Fénelon Pierre de Fermat Jean-Marc Ferry Luc Ferry André-Jean Festugière Alain Finkielkraut
List_of_French_philosophers
Family of beetles
list of British rove beetles. The family was first described in 1802 by Pierre André Latreille. As might be expected for such a large family, considerable
Rove_beetle
Tribe of bees
genera such as Calyptapis and Oligobombus. The tribe was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Bombus cerdanyensis was described from Late Miocene
Bombini
Species of wasp
flat wasp in the insect genus Sclerodermus. It was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. Sclerodermus domesticus preys on Coleoptera including
Sclerodermus_domesticus
Taxonomic rank between genus and order
family as a rank intermediate between order and genus was introduced by Pierre André Latreille in his Précis des caractères génériques des insectes, disposés
Family_(taxonomy)
Canadian politician and teacher
Pierre-André Boutin (December 2, 1934 – November 19, 2021) was a Canadian politician and teacher. Born in Sainte-Marguerite, Québec, he was elected to
Pierre-André_Boutin
Swiss footballer and manager (born 1960)
Pierre-André Schürmann (born 5 July 1960) is a Swiss football manager and former player. During his playing career, He played for FC Sion, FC Monthey,
Pierre-André_Schürmann
Genus of spiders
Filistata is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. As of September 2022[update] it contains 14 species
Filistata
1996 French TV series or program
Deleuze's alphabet book”) is a French television program produced by Pierre-André Boutang in 1988–1989, consisting of an eight-hour series of interviews
L'Abécédaire de Gilles Deleuze
L'Abécédaire_de_Gilles_Deleuze
Family of arachnids
scorpions in the superfamily Scorpionoidea. The family was established by Pierre André Latreille, 1802. Scorpionidae contains the following genera: Aops Volschenk
Scorpionidae
Red legged purseweb spider from the United States
for 'red foot'. The species was first described as Atypus rufipes by Pierre André Latreille in 1829. It was transferred to the genus Sphodros in 1980.
Sphodros_rufipes
French Governor of India
Guillaume André d'Hébert (15 January 1653, Paris – 6 May 1725) was Governor General of Pondicherry for two periods. He was preceded by Pierre Dulivier
Guillaume_André_d'Hébert
Genus of spiders
Clubiona is a genus of sac spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. As of October 2025[update], this genus includes 535 species
Clubiona
French economist, essayist, and journalist (born 1949)
the Greens party, he is the son of philosopher Pierre Boutang and half-brother of filmmaker Pierre-André Boutang. MAGNERON, Philippe. "Moulier-Boutang
Yann_Moulier-Boutang
in Perth Avenue, Yarralumla in Canberra. The ambassador is currently Pierre-André Imbert, and France and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since
List of ambassadors of France to Australia
List_of_ambassadors_of_France_to_Australia
Species of spider
the type species for the genus Palystes, and was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1819. Palystes castaneus is recorded from Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Palystes_castaneus
Genus of spiders
Segestria is a genus of tube dwelling spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. As of September 2021[update] it contains 21 species
Segestria_(spider)
Genus of moths
genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. It was treated as a synonym for Polypogon for some
Herminia
Swiss architect (1896–1967)
assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier), for about twenty years. Arnold-André-Pierre Jeanneret-Gris was born in Geneva. He grew up in the typical Jura landscape
Pierre_Jeanneret
Tribe of beetles
Scarabaeini are a tribe of old-world dung beetle genera, erected by Pierre André Latreille. BioLib lists: Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 1940 Garreta Janssens
Scarabaeini
Economic theorem
a unique and stable equilibrium point. More recently, Jordi Andreu, Pierre-André Chiappori, and Ivar Ekeland extended this result to market demand curves
Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem
Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu_theorem
Genus of beetles
Harpalus is a genus of ground beetle first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Harpalus contains the following 430 species: Subgenus Cephalophonus
Harpalus_(beetle)
Royal Navy officer (1720–1794)
actions during the American War of Independence with a French fleet under Pierre André de Suffren. Hughes joined the Royal Navy in 1735, and four years later
Edward Hughes (Royal Navy officer)
Edward_Hughes_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Class of crustaceans
in a single genus, Monoculus. The taxon Branchiopoda was erected by Pierre André Latreille in 1817, initially at the rank of order. The current upper-level
Branchiopoda
Genus of beetles
beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, first scientifically documented by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Tentyria acuticollis Tentyria angulata Tentyria angustata
Tentyria
Genus of beetles
belonging to the family Curculionidae. The genus was described in 1802 by Pierre André Latreille. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Tomicus
Tomicus
Pierre André Prévost de La Prévostière was the Governor General of Pondicherry. During his time in office, France's main interests were more commercial
Pierre André Prévost de La Prévostière
Pierre_André_Prévost_de_La_Prévostière
Neighborhood in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
typeface known as "le Franklin". He also printed a 1782 treatise by Pierre-André Gargaz titled A Project of Universal and Perpetual Peace, which laid
Passy
Prime Minister of France (1876-1945)
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (French: [ɑ̃dʁe taʁdjø]; 22 September 1876 – 15 September 1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November
André_Tardieu
Genus of spiders
Hemisphere except for Japan and Indonesia. It was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, though many of its species have been moved elsewhere
Tegenaria
French writer, poet, playwright and librettist (1797–1866)
(1844) La Guerre du Nizam (1847) Un mariage de Paris (2 volumes, 1849) André Chénier (3 volumes, 1850) La Juive au Vatican, ou Amor e Roma (2 volumes
Joseph_Méry
Species of beetle
a species of family Curculionidae, subfamily Brachycerinae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1827. "WTaxa: Valid Name Information". v t e
Brachycerus_sacer
Largest class of crustaceans
shells are pliable. It was applied to this taxon by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. He was curator of the arthropod collection at the
Malacostraca
French Revolutionary organization, 1795-1796
Montagnards, including Jean-Pierre-André Amar and Pierre Joseph Duhem, former members of the Committee of General Security, Pierre-Antoine Antonelle, Sylvain
Panthéon_Club
Suborder of true bugs
name "Heteroptera" has had the rank of order, dating back to 1810 by Pierre André Latreille. Only recently has it been relegated to a subsidiary rank within
Heteroptera
American economist
Pierre Andre "Pete" Rinfret (/rɪnˈfreɪ/ rin-FRAY; February 1, 1924 – June 29, 2006) was the founder of Rinfret-Boston Associates, an economic advisor to
Pierre_Andrew_Rinfret
Genus of wasps
and subspecies occurring worldwide. The genus was first proposed by Pierre André Latreille in 1802, with the type species later designated by Latreille
Eumenes_(wasp)
French scholarship for arts students
1793 – No record 1794–96 – No award 1797 – Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Louis-André-Gabriel Bouchet and Pierre Bouillon 1798 – Fulchran-Jean Harriet 1799 –
Prix_de_Rome
French Suffren Class frigate
She was the seventh French vessel named after the 18th century admiral Pierre André de Suffren. Ships of the Suffren class were designed as anti-air and
French_frigate_Suffren
White nationalist French political mouvement
Taguieff, Pierre-André; Tarnero, Jacques; Badinter, Robert (1983). Vous avez dit fascismes ?. Arthaud-Montalba. ISBN 9782402119221. Taguieff, Pierre-André (1993)
Europe-Action
French politician (1919–1991)
amendable...'". Le Monde (in French). D'Appollonia 1998, p. 472. Taguieff, Pierre André (1994). Sur la Nouvelle Droite: jalons d'une analyse critique (in French)
Pierre_Bousquet
Species of true bug
rufoscutellatus is a species of pond skater in the family Gerridae described by Pierre André Latreille in 1807. Limnoporus rufoscutellatus lives across Europe, Russia
Limnoporus_rufoscutellatus
French mathematician and astronomer (1744–1804)
Pierre François André Méchain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe meʃɛ̃]; 16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor
Pierre_Méchain
French poet
publisher, poet and artist Pierre-André Benoit [fr] (PAB) in Alès. After marrying Christiane Bailly [fr] in the 1950s, André Frénaud married Monique Mathieu [fr]
André_Frénaud
PIERRE ANDRE
PIERRE ANDRE
Male
English
French form of Latin Petrus, PIERRE means "rock, stone."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Swedish
Stone; A Rock; Form of Peter; Horse Lover; Rock; Strong
Female
Yiddish
Yiddish name PERLE means "pearl."
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Sverrir, SVERRE means "wild, restless."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps an altered spelling of French Pierre.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the personal name Piers (see Pierce).
Boy/Male
Greek American French
Stone; rock.
Male
English
Short form of English Percival, PERCE means "pierced valley."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Latin
Pierces; Pierce the Vale; Pierced Valley
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Piers, PIERCE means "rock, stone."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Kiara, KIERRA means "little black one."
Male
French
Older form of French Pierre, PIERRES means "rock, stone."
Boy/Male
British, English
Form of Terre
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, and Irish
English, Welsh, and Irish : from the personal name Piers, the usual Norman vernacular form of Peter. In Wales this represents a patronymic ap Piers. In Ireland it represents a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Petrus, PIETRO means "rock, stone."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French, German
Pierces; Pierced Valley
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Piero, PIERA means "rock, stone."
Male
English
Middle English form of French Pierres, PIERS means "rock, stone."
Female
English
English name derived from the Spanish word, sierra, SIERRA means "mountain range."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Sierra, CIERRA means "mountain range."
PIERRE ANDRE
PIERRE ANDRE
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : reduced form of Scottish McLean.English : perhaps a variant spelling of Lane.Finnish : ornamental name from laine ‘wave’. This is one of the most common names among those that were derived from words denoting natural features when hereditary surnames were adopted in Finland in the beginning of the 20th century. This name is found chiefly in southern Finland.French : metonymic occupational name for a worker or dealer in wool, from Old French la(i)ne ‘wool’ (Latin lana).
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Colin, COLLIN means "whelp; young pup."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vaishanavi | வைஷà¯à®£à®µà¯€
Worshipper of Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Arabic
Beauty of the Faith
Girl/Female
Gaelic Irish
Brave.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for the servant of a man called Wa(l)ter (see Water 1).English and Dutch : occupational name for a boatman or a water carrier, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water (see Water 2).Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wasserman(n), an occupational name for a water-carrier. Compare 2 above.Robert Waterman emigrated from England to Marshfield, MA, in 1636.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Honor, Right, Share, Place
Girl/Female
Indian
Pearl
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Daughter of Sayfi Al-ansari; She was a Companion
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Resolute defender.
PIERRE ANDRE
PIERRE ANDRE
PIERRE ANDRE
PIERRE ANDRE
PIERRE ANDRE
n.
A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also piercer.
imp. & p. p.
of Pierce
n.
One who, or that which, pierces or perforates
n.
A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge.
n.
A piercel.
v. t.
To pierce.
n.
Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
n.
See Pirry.
n.
A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with shelves or drawers.
superl.
Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.
n.
A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary.
v. t.
To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.
n.
A suddent squall. See Pirry.
v. t.
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out.
n.
A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada.
n.
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
n.
A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.
n.
See Tierce, 4.
v. t.
Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
n.
Alt. of Pirrie