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Volcanic hill of France
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puy
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Wikipedia
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Puy is a geological term used locally in the Auvergne , France for a volcanic hill . The word derives from the Provençal puech , meaning an isolated hill, coming from Latin podium , which has given also puig in Catalan and poggio in Italian. Most of the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"conical volcanic hill," especially those in Auvergne, 1858, from French puy , from Latin podium "a height, balcony," literally "support" (see podium ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos 2 (context geology English) Any similar conical structure of volcanic material
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Puy \Pu"y\, n. See Poy .
Usage examples of puy.
Since the pope had already spent time with Adehemar in Le Puy in August before coming to Clermont, Nicholas was certain they had already discussed the expedition.
And if they saw him at Le Puy, they would know that he had escaped the castle.
If you ride the road toward Le Puy, you will come upon the charred ruins of their caravan.
With that he rode into the darkness toward the muddy road, and coming to the break in the woods, he turned toward Le Puy and would not look back.
For days they journeyed inland from Le Puy toward the Rhine River, and the town of Worms between Mannheim and Mainz.
His first thought was to make his way back to Le Puy and Nicholas, but he could not dismiss from his mind the plot against the Jews.
For he decided he would not return to Le Puy to find Nicholas but would wait for him there.
Nicholas would not even leave Le Puy with the feudal princes until next month.
Many masses were chanted in the little chapel of Puy Verdun, for the soul of my dead cousin, and his coffin filled a niche in the vault of our ancestors.
I knew that many days must needs elapse before he could arrive at Puy Verdun.
Le Puy enjoys my full authority so far as the disposition of the pilgrimage is concerned.
Having wintered in Rome, where he had been joined by the papal legate Adhemar, Bishop of Le Puy, the count had crossed the Adriatic and landed his army at Dyrrachium.
Even though Montrovant held him as easily as before, this transformation from coherent man to slavering beast set du Puy back a pace.
Duc dropped back once more in silence, passing the orders back along the line as Montrovant spurred his mount and sped up the trail, following du Puy and the other scout.
Then du Puy and the others burst in from behind the monks, and chaos claimed the room.