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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Three-piled \Three"-piled`\, a. 1. Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly. [R.] [1913 Webster] Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown. "Three-piled hyperboles." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth. [Obs.] "Three-piled people." --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]