pisé
noun
pi·sé
(ˈ)pē¦zā
variants or less commonly pisé de terre
(ˌ)⸗ˌ⸗dəˈte(ə)r
plural pisés
-ā(z)
also pisés de terre : a building material consisting of stiff earth or clay rammed in between forms compare cob entry 4, tapia
Word History
Etymology
pisé from French, from French dialect (Lyon), from Middle French, from past participle of piser to stomp, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinsiare, pisiare, alteration of Latin pinsare, pisare to beat, pound, crush; pisé de terre from French, literally, earth pisé; akin to Latin pinsere to pound, crush
- turn someone on to something
- turn someone's stomach
- turn something inside out
- turn something over in one's mind
- turn something to account
- turn something to good account
- turn something upside down
- turn state's evidence
- turn swords into plowshares
- turn tail
- turn the corner
- turn the knife
- turn the knife in the wound
- turn the other cheek
- turn the tables
- turn the trencher
- turn the trick
- turn to
- turn to account
- turn to good account
- turn traitor
- turn tricks
- turn turtle
- turn under
- turn up