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- Three-pile - n. - An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
- Three-piled - a. - Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly.
- Three-piled - a. - Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown.
- Three-piled - a. - Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth.