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• Pierides

  [pahy-er-i-deez] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdiz/ plural noun, Classical Mythology. 1. the Muses. 2. nine Thessalian maidens who challenged the Muses to a singing contest, lost, and were changed into magpies for insulting the victors. /paɪˈɪərɪˌdiːz/ plural noun (Greek myth) 1. the Muses See Muse 2. nine maidens of Thessaly, who were defeated in a singing contest by […]

• Pieridine

  [pahy-er-id, pahy-er-] /paɪˈɛr ɪd, ˈpaɪ ər-/ adjective 1. belonging or pertaining to the Pieridae, a family of butterflies comprising the whites, sulfurs, etc. noun 2. Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae. /paɪˈɛərɪˌdaɪn/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Pieridae, a family […]

• Pieris

  /ˈpaɪərɪs/ noun 1. any plant of a genus, Pieris, of American and Asiatic shrubs, esp P. formosa forrestii, grown for the bright red colour of its young foliage: family Ericaceae

• Piero della Francesca

  [pee-air-oh del-uh fran-ches-kuh, frahn-; Italian pye-raw del-lah frahn-che-skah] /piˈɛər oʊ ˈdɛl ə frænˈtʃɛs kə, frɑn-; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ ˈdɛl lɑ frɑnˈtʃɛ skɑ/ noun 1. (Piero de’ Franceschi) . [fran-ches-kuh, frahn-; Italian frahn-che-skah] /frænˈtʃɛs kə, frɑn-; Italian frɑnˈtʃɛ skɑ/ noun 1. Piero della [pee-air-oh del-uh;; Italian pye-raw del-lah] /piˈɛər oʊ ˈdɛl ə;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ ˈdɛl […]

• Piero di Cosimo

  [pee-air-oh di koh-zuh-moh; Italian pye-raw dee kaw-zee-maw] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ ˈkoʊ zəˌmoʊ; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ noun 1. (Piero di Lorenzo) 1462–1521, Italian painter. [koh-zuh-moh; Italian kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkoʊ zəˌmoʊ; Italian ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ noun 1. Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), . […]

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