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American film era (1920s–1930s)
Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement
Pre-Code_Hollywood
Film genre popular before The Hays Code
Pre-Code sex films refers to movies made in the Pre-Code Hollywood era, roughly encompassed between either the introduction of sound in the late 1920s
Pre-Code_sex_films
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pre-Code or precode in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pre-code may refer to: Pre-Code Hollywood (1927–1934), the American film industry between
Pre-code
Pre-Code Hollywood is the era in the American film industry after the introduction of sound (talkies) in the early 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion
List_of_pre-Code_films
U.S. film studio self-censorship rules (1930–1967)
List of pre-Code films PMRC, a similar group, which sought to control musical content with the Parental Advisory sticker Pre-Code Hollywood Pre-Code crime
Hays_Code
Film genre popular before The Hays Code
from the early sound era to the enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934 is denoted as Pre-Code Hollywood. The era contained violence and crime in pictures
Pre-Code_crime_films
1933 film by Alfred E. Green
Baby Face is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green for Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Barbara Stanwyck as Lily
Baby_Face_(film)
Canadian-American actress (1902–1983)
of the Production Code in 1934. Shearer's work was seen anew, and the critical focus shifted from her noble roles to her pre-Code roles. Even for a pampered
Norma_Shearer
Broadway and Hollywood actor (1894–1948)
stardom during the early 1930s. Later earning the nickname the "King of Pre-Code", he typified the cunning, often-amoral leading men of early sound cinema
Warren_William
that the Code, lacking an aggressive enforcement body, was unable to redress. This era is known as Pre-Code Hollywood. An amendment to the Code, adopted
Film censorship in the United States
Film_censorship_in_the_United_States
Topics referred to by the same term
Appendix:Variations of "pre" in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pre or PRE may refer to: Preston railway station, UK National Rail code PRE Preston railway station
Pre
Voluntary code to self-regulate the content of comic books in the United States
comic-book publisher and the code authorities, EC Comics' William Gaines reprinted the story "Judgment Day", from the pre-code Weird Fantasy #18 (April 1953)
Comics_Code_Authority
1932 film
Frisco Jenny is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Ruth Chatterton and Louis Calhern. Its story bears a resemblance
Frisco_Jenny
Early history of the American film studio
to the common man. The studio was one of the most prolific producers of Pre-Code pictures and had a lot of trouble with the censors once they started clamping
History of Warner Bros. Pictures
History_of_Warner_Bros._Pictures
Lightweight markup language used in message boards
BBCode ("Bulletin Board Code") is a lightweight markup language used to format messages in many Internet forum software. It was first introduced in 1998
BBCode
British-American actress (1903–1990)
British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s. Mackaill was born at 20 Newstead Street in the
Dorothy_Mackaill
1931 film by James Whale
Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. It is adapted from the 1927 play Frankenstein:
Frankenstein_(1931_film)
1931 American crime film
The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film based on the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Roy Del Ruth.
The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)
The_Maltese_Falcon_(1931_film)
1933 film
Beauty for Sale is a 1933 American pre-Code film about the romantic entanglements of three beauty salon employees. Based on the 1933 novel Beauty by Faith
Beauty_for_Sale
1931 film
The Reckless Hour is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Conrad Nagel, H.B. Warner and Joan
The_Reckless_Hour
1933 film
Blondie Johnson is a 1933 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joan Blondell and Chester Morris. It was produced by First
Blondie_Johnson
British actor (1873–1937)
World War I, he became a noted actor in theater and then subsequently in pre-code Hollywood. He is known mainly for his roles playing authority figures,
Guy_Standing_(actor)
1933 film by William A. Wellman
Midnight Mary is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone
Midnight_Mary
1933 film by Stephen Roberts
The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue. It tells the
The_Story_of_Temple_Drake
1931 film
The Easiest Way is a 1931 American pre-Code MGM drama film directed by Jack Conway. Adapted from the 1909 play of the same name written by Eugene Walter
The_Easiest_Way_(1931_film)
American actress (1906–1979)
beauty pageant, she embarked on a film career, establishing herself as a Pre-Code staple of Warner Bros. Pictures in wisecracking, sexy roles, appearing
Joan_Blondell
1931 film
Arrowsmith is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Ford and starring Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, and Myrna Loy. It was
Arrowsmith_(film)
1933 film
International House is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce and W. C. Fields, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and released
International_House_(film)
1934 US pre-Code romantic drama film by Mitchell Leisen
Death Takes a Holiday is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. It is based on the 1924 Italian
Death_Takes_a_Holiday
1931 film
Little Caesar is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas
Little_Caesar_(film)
1932 film by Jack Conway
Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by Anita Loos, based on the 1931 novel of the
Red-Headed_Woman
1932 American film
Shanghai Express is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a group of train passengers held hostage by a warlord during the Chinese Civil War. It was directed
Shanghai_Express_(film)
1930 film by Robert Z. Leonard
The Divorcee is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It was written by Nick Grindé, Zelda Sears, and John Meehan, based on
The_Divorcee
1932 film by Ernst Lubitsch
Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis,
Trouble in Paradise (1932 film)
Trouble_in_Paradise_(1932_film)
1934 film by Alfred L. Werker, Sidney Lanfield
The House of Rothschild is a 1934 American pre-Code historical drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris
The_House_of_Rothschild
1932 film by Howard Hawks
The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster action film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Hawks and
Scarface_(1932_film)
1933 film by Mervyn LeRoy, Busby Berkeley
Gold Diggers of 1933 is an American pre-Code musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's
Gold_Diggers_of_1933
Fountain code class
code'. This pre-code may itself be a concatenation of multiple codes, for example in the code standardized by 3GPP a high density parity check code derived
Raptor_code
1930 film
Madam Satan or Madame Satan is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film in black and white with Multicolor sequences. It was produced and directed
Madam_Satan
1931 American drama film
Mata Hari is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice loosely based on the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and courtesan
Mata_Hari_(1931_film)
1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
Footlight Parade is a 1933 pre-Code American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics), Sammy
Footlight_Parade
1934 film by William Dieterle
Fashions of 1934 is a 1934 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by William Dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley
Fashions_of_1934
1932 film by Mervyn LeRoy
Three on a Match is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and stars Joan Blondell
Three_on_a_Match
American actress (1907–1990)
Face (1933), a controversial pre-code thriller. In The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933), another controversial pre-code film by director Capra, Stanwyck
Barbara_Stanwyck
1930 film
The Doorway to Hell is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Lew Ayres and James Cagney in his second film role. The
The_Doorway_to_Hell
1931 film by William A. Wellman
The Public Enemy (Enemies of the Public in the UK) is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film
The_Public_Enemy
1929 film by Sam Taylor
Coquette is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring Mary Pickford, who won the second Academy Award for Best Actress for
Coquette_(film)
1933 American film
Design for Living is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch from a screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on the 1932 play of
Design_for_Living_(film)
1932 film
Merrily We Go to Hell is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner for Paramount Pictures, starring Sylvia Sidney
Merrily_We_Go_to_Hell
Transmission of language with brief pulses
Morse code is a telecommunications method which encodes text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called dots and dashes
Morse_code
1931 film
The Phantom is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Alan James. A reporter goes in search of a deranged masked killer hiding in an insane
The_Phantom_(1931_film)
1932 - 1933 film series
Baby Burlesks was a series of Pre-Code short films produced by Educational Pictures in the early 1930s. The series featured three-year-old Shirley Temple
Baby_Burlesks
1933 film
Gabriel Over the White House is a 1933 American pre-Code political fantasy film starring Walter Huston as a genial but politically corrupt U.S. President
Gabriel_Over_the_White_House
1932 film
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Mary Astor. It is based
Red_Dust_(1932_film)
1932 film
Blonde Venus is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. It was produced, edited and directed by
Blonde_Venus
1932 film
American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal. At
American_Madness
1932 romantic pre-Code film
One Way Passage is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic film starring William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers, directed by Tay Garnett and released
One_Way_Passage
Class of codes in coding theory
encoding and decoding complexity through a pre-coding stage of the input symbols. Triangular network coding achieve linear encoding and decoding using
Fountain_code
1932 pre-Code drama film
Call Her Savage (also known as Red Headed Savage), is a 1932 pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon. The film was based on the book of the
Call_Her_Savage
American film critic
May 7, 1959) is an American film critic and the author of two books on pre-Code Hollywood. Up to December 2025, he had written approximately 5,000 reviews
Mick_LaSalle
1933 American adventure monster film
Kong (also known and publicized simply as Son of Kong) is a 1933 American Pre-Code adventure monster film produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by Ernest Schoedsack
Son_of_Kong
1934 film by Michael Curtiz
Mandalay is a 1934 American pre Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Austin Parker and Charles Kenyon based on a story by Paul Hervey
Mandalay_(film)
1932 film
American pre-Code film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Edmund Lowe. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many pre-Code films
The Devil Is Driving (1932 film)
The_Devil_Is_Driving_(1932_film)
System of rules to convert information into another form or representation
In communications and information processing, code is a system of rules to convert information—such as a letter, word, sound, image, or gesture—into another
Code
1931 film
Bad Sister is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The screenplay by Edwin H. Knopf, Tom Reed, and Raymond L. Schrock is based
Bad_Sister_(1931_film)
1932 film
The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 American pre-Code epic historical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and released by Paramount Pictures
The Sign of the Cross (1932 film)
The_Sign_of_the_Cross_(1932_film)
1933 film by Frank R. Strayer
The Vampire Bat is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye
The_Vampire_Bat
1931 American film
The Criminal Code is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic crime drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes. The screenplay
The_Criminal_Code
1934 film by Frank Capra
Hopkins Adams, which provided the shooting title. It is considered a "pre-Code" production, as it was released just four months before the Motion Picture
It_Happened_One_Night
1932 film
Man Wanted is a 1932 American pre-Code romance film directed by William Dieterle and starring Kay Francis as a married magazine editor who hires a handsome
Man_Wanted_(1932_film)
regarded, such as Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo. The Hays Code and the end of the Pre-Code era In response to a number of scandals in the 1920s, the studios
1930s_in_film
1932 film
Doctor X is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery horror film produced jointly by First National and Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on the 1931 play Doctor X
Doctor_X_(film)
1934 film by Jack Conway, Cedric Gibbons
Tarzan and His Mate is a 1934 American pre-Code action adventure film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Cedric
Tarzan_and_His_Mate
American gown in a university’s corporate colors. These weren't the only pre-Code gowns in America that departed from black. Hampden-Sydney started using
Academic dress in the United States
Academic_dress_in_the_United_States
1931 film
Safe in Hell is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dorothy Mackaill and Donald Cook, with featured performances
Safe_in_Hell
1933 film by Lowell Sherman
Morning Glory is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film which tells the story of an excited would-be actress and her journey to stardom. As well as, her gains
Morning_Glory_(1933_film)
Lost 1933 pre-code film
Convention City is a 1933 American pre-Code sex comedy film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Dick Powell, Mary Astor and
Convention_City
1932 film by King Vidor
Bird of Paradise is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic adventure drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Dolores del Río and Joel McCrea. Based on
Bird_of_Paradise_(1932_film)
Hypertension occurring during pregnancy
studies. One known effector of pre-eclampsia is the fetal locus FLT1. Located on chromosome 13 in the q12 region, FLT1 codes for Fms-like tyrosine kinase
Pre-eclampsia
1930 film by Raoul Walsh
The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic pre-Code Western early widescreen film shot on location across the American West starring 23-year-old John Wayne
The_Big_Trail
1933 film by Frank Borzage
Man's Castle is a 1933 pre-Code American film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young. Well-dressed Bill takes pity on Trina
Man's_Castle
1930 film
The Eyes of the World is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Henry King and written by Brewster Morse and Clarke Silvernail. It is an adaptation
The Eyes of the World (1930 film)
The_Eyes_of_the_World_(1930_film)
Written contract entered into by a couple before marriage or a civil union
pre-nuptials may run afoul of Church law in several ways. For example, they cannot subject a marriage to a condition concerning the future. The Code of
Prenuptial_agreement
1930 film by Benjamin Stoloff
Soup to Nuts is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film written by cartoonist, sculptor, author, and inventor Rube Goldberg and directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Soup_to_Nuts
1932 film
The Purchase Price is a 1932 pre-Code American romantic drama film directed by William Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent and Lyle Talbot
The_Purchase_Price
1931 film
Working Girls is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoë Akins, based on the play Blind Mice, written by Vera
Working_Girls_(1931_film)
Canadian-American actor (1900–1998)
portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in The Mummy (1932), another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures. David Joseph Manners (originally Rauff
David_Manners
1931 film
Private Lives is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Franklin. The screenplay by Hanns Kräly and Richard Schayer is based on the 1930
Private_Lives_(1931_film)
1933 musical film by Robert Z. Leonard
Dancing Lady is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and featuring Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire, Robert Benchley
Dancing_Lady
1934 American film
The Black Cat is a 1934 American pre-Code horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. It was Universal Pictures'
The_Black_Cat_(1934_film)
1933 musical film
42nd Street is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's numbers
42nd_Street_(film)
1932 film directed by Clarence Brown
Letty Lynton is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Nils Asther. The film was directed by Clarence Brown
Letty_Lynton
1930 film
Up the River is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Claire Luce as well as Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart in their
Up_the_River
1933 film
Jungle Bride is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and Albert H. Kelley. Doris Evans suspects that an actor has committed murder,
Jungle_Bride
1929 film
The Wolf of Wall Street is a lost 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Bancroft, Paul Lukas, Olga Baclanova
The Wolf of Wall Street (1929 film)
The_Wolf_of_Wall_Street_(1929_film)
1931 film
Svengali is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Archie Mayo. The film stars John Barrymore and Marian Marsh. It is based on the 1894 George
Svengali_(1931_film)
1929 film
The Wild Party is a 1929 American pre-Code film directed by Dorothy Arzner and starring Clara Bow and Fredric March. Released by Paramount Pictures, it
The_Wild_Party_(1929_film)
1930 film
The Office Wife is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, and based on the novel of the
The_Office_Wife_(1930_film)
1934 American romance film directed by Edmund Goulding
Riptide is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery and Herbert Marshall, written and directed by Edmund
Riptide_(1934_film)
American actor (1882–1956)
actor, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1925 to 1942. A star of pre-Code Hollywood, he is best known as the tough guy lead in four Josef von Sternberg
George_Bancroft_(actor)
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Boy/Male
Greek Swedish German Scandinavian
Rock.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Love
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old Norse pá ‘peacock’ (see Peacock). This surname is also established in Ireland.Poe is a common surname found in the 17th and 18th centuries in VA and SC. The ancestors of the poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) were of Scotch-Irish descent, having emigrated from Ireland to Lancaster Co., PA, in about 1748.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places called Oare in Berkshire, Kent, and Wiltshire, or Ore in East Sussex, all named with Old English Åra ‘shore’, ‘hill-slope’, ‘flat-topped ridge’. It may also be a topographic name from the same element, though Reaney and Wilson consider that in general this would have had an initial N-. Compare Noah 2.Scottish : possibly from the Sussex place name.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Modern, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional
Love; Bonding; Compassion
Male
Hindi/Indian
(पà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤®) Hindi name PREM means "love."
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Greek Maria, MÃIRE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Surname or Lastname
Southern French (Péré)
Southern French (Péré) : topographic name from a variant of périer ‘pear tree’.Catalan : from the personal name Pere, Catalan equivalent of Peter.English : variant of Pear 1.Hungarian : from the old secular personal name Pere, Pöre.
Boy/Male
Indian
Prem Swarup
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Latin Petrus, PER means "rock, stone."
Male
Irish
Irish name derived from the Gaelic element dáire, DÃIRE means "fertile, fruitful."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Prue.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kerala, Tamil
Hero
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French pie, pye ‘magpie’ (Latin pica), applied as a nickname for a talkative or thievish person. The modern English name of the bird, not found before the 17th century, is from the earlier dialect term maggot-pie, formed by the addition of Mag, Maggot, pet forms of the female personal name Margaret.Welsh : variant of Pugh.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beauty
Girl/Female
English
Prudence. One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the...
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Portuguese/Spanish Gaspar, GAÅ PER means "treasure bearer."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a redoubtable warrior, from Middle English prou(s) ‘brave’, ‘valiant’ (Old French proux, preux).Americanized spelling of French Prou (see Proulx).
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Piet, Dutch form of Peter.English (West Midlands) : variant of Pea.
Girl/Female
English
Prudence. One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the...
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Boy/Male
Arabic
Delicate; Slender Youth
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vineela | விநீலா Â
Moon light, Black Sky
Boy/Male
Arabic Indian
Gentle.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Love
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beautiful girl, Beautiful woman, Pretty
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Light; Shine
Girl/Female
Indian
Old Arabic name
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Backhus.Latvian (Baks) : derivative of the German surname.English : patronymic from Back 2.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King John' Ambassador from France to King John.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
A Form of Krishna
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v. t.
To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.
v. i.
To pry.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Re-form
n.
See 2d Pie (b).
prep.
Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.
superl.
Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.
v. t.
To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize.
n.
An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison pie; mince pie; apple pie; pumpkin pie.
v. t.
To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.
n.
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.
n.
Metal; as, the liquid ore.