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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Three-pile

· Three·-pile · IPA
01 n. An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
  1. 1.
    An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
    “I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile.” Shak.