~ PILA      id+ | COLUMN in sp |           see> COLON
            id+ | BATTERY which also are CYLINDRICAL | or
~ PILASTER  id+ | PILLAR |
            id+ | SUPPORT COLUMN or PILE |
~ PILE      id+ | STRUCTURE  HILL  BUILDING |
            id+ | HEAP or STACK OF PILLS |
~ PILFER    id+ | TO STEAL |  also see> PILFER
^u          id+ | TO PLUCK | as in
     PLUCK HAIR or FEATHERS of a
     PIEL or SKIN in Spanish
     see> PELF for FORTUNE which
          conceals implications in PILFER
     note relationships in
     note ply> | PILFERED COINS CAN BE PILED INTO
                 PILLARS OR PILASTERS SIMILAR TO
                 LITTLE COLUMNS |
     ply> | TO PILFER IS LIKE
            TO SPOIL or LOOT or
            DEPILATE or TO MAKE PILES |
     ply> | THE ANCIENTS BUILT BEAUTIFUL
         PILES OF PILLS TO CREATE COLUMNS or PILASTERS
         LATER PEALED and BURNED BY POPES TO MAKE LIME |
     biol>  the SKIN or PIEL in sp are PILES of CELLS
            easily to   PEEL and dePILate from
     sp PELO for HAIR
     biol> HAIR IS A LIKE A PILE or COLUMN or
           PILLASTER MADE OF DEAD CELLS     sug> DEPILATE
~ PILHA     id+ | in ukr BRIBE SUBORN for AUSPICE SEEKING |
~ PILI      or
~ PILL      id+ | TO LUMP or PILE or COMPILE MATTER |
~ PILLAGE   id+| PEEL AWAY |    see> PILL
            as in DEPILATE      see> PLUCK
                  ROB           see> PLUNDER
                  LOOT          sug> DEPILATE
     ply> | THE POPES PILLAGED ROMAN TEMPLES
            TO BREAK GREAT COLUMNS INTO
            SMALL PILLS USED TO MAKE LIME |
~ PILLAR    lat PILA = COLUMN
~ PILLED    id+ | PILLAGED |
~ PILLI     id+ | HAIR |        see> PILLUM
~ PILLIFORM id+ | HAIR LIKE |   sug> DEPILATE
            note roots in       sug> DEPILATORY
     gr   PIELTE     SHIELD     sug> COATING
     sp   PIEL       SKIN       sug> BARK
          PELLEJO    HAIR SKIN  sug> PELT
     fr   PELLISE    PEEL       sug> SHELL
     lat  PALLIUM    CLOAK
          PELLIS     TO HIDE
     sp   PELO       HAIR
          PELETERIA  FURRIER or
                     STORE THAT DEALS WITH ANIMAL SKINS
          PELUDO     HAIRY
          PELUCA     WIG
     lat  PILA       SHORT COLUMN or
     eng  PIER       or WHARF
                     diminutive in
     lat  PILULA     SMALL BALL
     ukr  PILULA     PILL
     sp   PILDORA    same
     ukr  PULA       BULLET BALL or in
     sp   BALA       also note
          PELO       HAIR
          PELOTA     BALLS were stuffed with HAIR
     lat  PILUMNUS  or
          PILLUM    or
          PILUM     HAIR
     ukr  PILUSHKA  DIAPER
          PODUSHKA  PILLOW
     sp   ALMOHADA  PILLOW from
     arab MIHADDA   same
     sp   PELAR     DEPILATE
          PILA      ELECTRIC BATTERY from
                    SHAPE like a LITTLE COLUMN
          PILAR     COLUMN   sug> PILE
          PUERRO    CELERY has hair like SPROUTS
                    also BULB LIKE
          PORRA     HAIR ON END as seen in young children
                    vern> slang> for LONG HAIR
     med>           the hair of children
                    often stands erect as if
                    its ends are a
                    CROP of COLUMNS that when trimmed
                    become like a PILING
     med>   PILLS offer a comPILAtion or
            COMPOUND OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS
     ply> | IN PESTILS ARE MANUFACTURED
            THE PILLARS OF THERAPY IN
            PILES OF PILLS |
~ PILLORY   id+ | PUBLIC HUMILIATION |
            DEVICE or DEVISE TO LOCK THE
            HEAD AND HANDS OF OFFENDERS AND
            EXPOSE THEM TO
            PUBLIC RIDICULE
~ PILLOW    id+ | CUSHION |
            formerly STUFFED WITH HAIR |
            formerly it also denoted
            A SHORT COLUMN or
            PILE OF WOOD           see> PILLORY
            later it denoted
            PILE OF HORSE HAIR     see> PILUS
~ PILUM     lat for PESTLE PISTIL
            see> PESTLE PESTILENCE
            hx> JAVELIN used by the ROMAN ARMY
                205 CM LONG WITH A LONG
            PILLUM or HAIR LIKE THIN METAL
            POINTED IRON TIP THAT BENT ON
            IMPACT TO PREVENT ITS RE-USE BY
            THE ENEMY
            also IMPLEMENT TO GRIND MOSTLY GRAIN
                 TO PRODUCE FLOUR
            note  PESTLE and
            ital AL PESTO denotes a
            PASTA SAUCE MADE MOSTLY
            FROM BASIL GROUND in a
            PESTLE  see> PEST
~ PILUMNUS  id+ | PROTECTOR OF BABIES |
            from lat PILUM = PESTLE
     myth> PILUMNUS INTERCIDONA AND DEVERRA
           A TRIO REPRESENTED by the
     PILLOW BROOM and PESTLE  to denote
     PROTECTION from SYLVANUS or
     lat SILVANUS
     sp  SELVA = FOREST  sug> WILDERNESS
         biol> PILUMNOPLAX implies PESTLE SHAPE
~ PILUS  id+ | HAIR | for etymology see above
         ply> | PILLS SAUCES FLOWER and FLOUR
                GROUND IN A PESTLE CAN BE USED AS
                PILLS or PESTILENT PESTICIDES |
  ply> | A VILLAGE OF DEPILATED VILLAINS
         CAN PILLAGE AND PILE PILLS AND PILLOWS
  FROM PILLAR TO POST |