Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.