Definition of Pirnies

1. pirnie [n] - See also: pirnie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pirnies

piriform sinus
piriformis
pirimicarb
pirimiphos-methyl
pirinitramide
piririgua
piritramide
pirl
pirlicue
pirlicued
pirlicues
pirlimycin
pirls
pirn
pirnie
pirnies (current term)
pirnit
pirns
piroctone olamine
pirog
pirogen
piroghi
pirogi
pirogies
pirogis
pirogue
pirogues
pirojki
piromen
piromidic acid

Literary usage of Pirnies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scottish Notes and Queries by John Malcolm Bulloch (1891)
"... and broad Kilmarnock or Tarn O'Shanter bonnets, or mayhap woollen pirnies for head gear ; with moleskin or corduroy for working clothing, instead of the ..."

2. The Laird of Logan, Or, Anecdotes and Tales Illustrative of the Wit and by David Robertson, John Donald Carrick, William Motherwell, Andrew Henderson (1889)
"And with that, I gied my watch- seals a hit jingle, satisfied that it was not very likely that ony ither of the pirnies of our town was ever kent in far- ..."

3. Algérie by Rozet (Claude Antoine), Ernest Carette (1856)
"C'est ce fort, augmenté par les Turcs, qui forma depuis le port d'Alger, et fit toute la force de ce repaire de pirnies. Les Africains, traités par les ..."

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