Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty. · A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment. · A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge. · A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
Inherited from Middle English pere (“bridge pillar, breakwater”), borrowed from either Anglo-Norman pere (“stone”, from Latin petra) or Old French *piere (Old Northern French pire, from either Late Latin *petricus or pēra "satchel"); compare Medieval Latin pira.
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