piolo

Definitions of piolo
  1. noun
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
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    type of:
    spillo
    a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
  2. noun
    building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
    synonyms: bozza, bugno
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    lapide, pietra tombale, sasso
    a stone that is used to mark a grave
    mola
    a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
    mola
    one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
    monolito
    a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
    cippo, stele
    an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
    cote
    a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
    type of:
    laterizio, materiale da costruzione
    material used for constructing buildings
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