'pis'e work' definitions:

Definition of 'pis'e work'

From: GCIDE

Pis'e \Pi`s['e]"\, n. [F. pis['e], from piser to stamp, pound, L. pisare.] (Arch.) A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; -- called also pis['e] work. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]