Can a pie have no base?

Chef's answer
Wulf says the Oxford English Dictionary defines a pie as "a baked dish of fruit, or meat or vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry". However, my Sixth edition of the OED describes a pie as "encased in or covered with pastry". The online version of the OED says a pie "frequently also has a base and sides".
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