PILE

pile. Pile, n. a heap, edifice, piece of wood, nap, figure

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Pile (?), n. [[L. pilus hair. Cf. Peruke.]] 1. 1. A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like; also, the nap when thick or heavy, as of carpeting and velvet.
Velvet soft, or plush with shaggy pile. Cowper. 2. 2. (Zoöl.) A covering of hair or fur.