plural pies
1
a
: a dessert consisting of a filling (as of fruit or custard) in a pastry shell or topped with pastry or both
an apple pie
a slice of pumpkin pie
… desserts include lots of berry pies, butter pecan ice cream pies with a hot caramel topping, flummeries, and crisps.—
Judith and Evan Jones
Judith and Evan Jones
b
: a meat dish baked with biscuit or pastry crust
a chicken pie
compare potpie
2
: pizza
The pizzeria earned its VPN (that's Vera Pizza Napoletana) status … for its authentic Neapolitan pies which are baked in a wood-fired oven imported from Italy.—Katie Jackson
Katie Jackson
pied; pieing; pies
informal
: to throw a pie at (someone) : to hit (someone) especially in the face with a pie
Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope was the latest target of a group of pie-wielding activists. … Pope was pied because he has gone against the interests of Sierra Club founder John Muir and the environment in his stance on such issues as the Headwaters Forest deal, the group said in a statement.—Associated Press
Associated PressOne of his first duties as cub master was to be "pied" by those cub scouts who sold the most popcorn during a fundraiser to help pay for summer camp.—Carol Malley
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Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Like giving pastry brushes an egg-wash workout on all that pie crust.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appétit, 5 Nov. 2024
Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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Noun
The pie crust is perfectly golden brown and flaky, adding a nice texture to the smooth custard.
—Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
Like giving pastry brushes an egg-wash workout on all that pie crust.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appétit, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Those pied include Andy Warhol, economist Milton Friedman, logging industry executive Charles Hurwitz, Monsanto chairman Robert Shapiro and Bill Gates.
Cakes have become subjects of political debates for both sides.
—Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
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“Pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pie. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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