pisé

American  

[pee-zey] / piˈzeɪ /

noun

1. rammed earth.

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pisé British  

/ ˈpiːzeɪ /

noun

1. Also called: pisé de terre.  rammed earth or clay used to make floors or walls

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Etymology

Origin of pisé

1790–1800; < French, noun use of past participle of piser to beat down (earth) < Latin pīsāre, pīnsere to pound, stamp down

Example Sentences

This has been often proved by experience, as in taking down old houses of pisé such boards have always been found perfectlysound, and many that had not even lost the colour of new wood.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

As a building material, pisé is infinitely superior and more durable than slabs, galvanised iron, or weather-boards.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

The bricklayer who had the contract for erecting the brick portion of the house refused, as it was built upon pisé, to guarantee his work.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

The ordinary primitive way of making pisé blocks is indicated below.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

This statement may be questioned by some whose knowledge of pisé is limited to buildings so badly planned that the very elementary principles of building construction have been neglected.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough