Bible Dictionaries
Pier
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
(2):
(n.) A projecting wharf or landing place.
(3):
(n.) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pier'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pier.html. 1828.