Pi`ña (?), n. [Sp., orig., pineapple, pine cone.]

1.

(a)

The pineapple.

(b)

Piña cloth or the fiber of which it is made.

2. Also Pi"na (pron. also &?;). (Metal.)

A cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting; also, the residuary cone of spongy silver left after the retorting.

 

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Pi`ña (?), n. [Sp., orig., pineapple, pine cone.]

1.

(a)

The pineapple.

(b)

Piña cloth or the fiber of which it is made.

2. Also Pi"na (pron. also &?;). (Metal.)

A cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting; also, the residuary cone of spongy silver left after the retorting.

 

© Webster 1913