English Dictionary: Paris green | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pair \Pair\, n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. [bd]A pair of beads.[b8] --Chaucer. --Beau. & Fl. [bd]Four pair of stairs.[b8] --Macaulay. Note: [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.] Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards. --Beau. & Fl. 2. Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes. 3. Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen. 4. A married couple; a man and wife. [bd]A happy pair.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]The hapless pair.[b8] --Milton. 5. A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows. 6. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the final vote. [Parliamentary Cant] 7. (Kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion. Note: Pairs are named in accordance with the kind of motion they permit; thus, a journal and its bearing form a turning pair, a cylinder and its piston a sliding pair, a screw and its nut a twisting pair, etc. Any pair in which the constraining contact is along lines or at points only (as a cam and roller acting together), is designated a higher pair; any pair having constraining surfaces which fit each other (as a cylindrical pin and eye, a screw and its nut, etc.), is called a lower pair. {Pair royal} (pl. {Pairs Royal}) three things of a sort; -- used especially of playing cards in some games, as cribbage; as three kings, three [bd]eight spots[b8] etc. Four of a kind are called a double pair royal. [bd]Something in his face gave me as much pleasure as a pair royal of naturals in my own hand.[b8] --Goldsmith. [bd]That great pair royal of adamantine sisters [the Fates].[b8] --Quarles. [Written corruptly {parial} and {prial}.] Syn: {Pair}, {Flight}, {Set}. Usage: Originally, pair was not confined to two things, but was applied to any number of equal things (pares), that go together. Ben Jonson speaks of a pair (set) of chessmen; also, he and Lord Bacon speak of a pair (pack) of cards. A [bd]pair of stairs[b8] is still in popular use, as well as the later expression, [bd]flight of stairs.[b8] | |
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Para grass \Pa*ra" grass`\ (Bot.) A valuable pasture grass ({Panicum barbinode}) introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil. | |
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Para0 cress \Par[a0] cress\ An annual asteraceous herb ({Spilances oleracea}) grown in tropical countries as a pungent salad, and also used medicinally. | |
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Para0 grass \Par[a0] grass\ (a) A tall rather coarse grass ({Panicum molle}) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States. (b) Piassaba fiber. | |
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Parachordal \Par`a*chor"dal\, a. [Pref. para- + chordal.] (Anat.) Situated on either side of the notochord; -- applied especially to the cartilaginous rudiments of the skull on each side of the anterior part of the notochord. -- n. A parachordal cartilage. | |
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Parachronism \Pa*rach"ro*nism\, n. [Pref. para- + Gr. [?] time: cf. F. parachronisme.] An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time of its occurrence. [R.] | |
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Parachrose \Par"a*chrose\, a. [Gr. [?] false coloring; [?] beside, beyond + [?] color.] (Min.) Changing color by exposure --Mohs. | |
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Paracrostic \Par`a*cros"tic\, n. [Pref. para- + acrostic.] A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem. --Brande & C. | |
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Paragram \Par"a*gram\, n. [Gr. [?] that which one writes beside. See {Paragraph}.] A pun. Puns, which he calls paragrams. --Addison. | |
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Paragrammatist \Par`a*gram"ma*tist\, n. A punster. | |
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Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, n. [F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr. Gr. para`grafos (sc. grammh`) a line or stroke drawn in the margin, fr. paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside + gra`fein to write. See {Para-}, and {Graphic}, and cf. {Paraph}.] 1. Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character [para], commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections. Note: This character is merely a modification of a capital P (the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being reversed, and the black part made white and the white part black for the sake of distinctiveness. 2. A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark [?], but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin. 3. A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph. | |
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Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paragraphing}.] 1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character [para]. 2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article. 3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs | |
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Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paragraphing}.] 1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character [para]. 2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article. 3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs | |
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Paragrapher \Par"a*graph`er\, n. A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist. | |
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Paragraphic \Par`a*graph"ic\, Paragraphical \Par`a*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs. -- {Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Paragraphic \Par`a*graph"ic\, Paragraphical \Par`a*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs. -- {Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Paragraphic \Par`a*graph"ic\, Paragraphical \Par`a*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs. -- {Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paragraphing}.] 1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character [para]. 2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article. 3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs | |
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Paragraphist \Par"a*graph`ist\, n. A paragrapher. | |
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Paragraphistical \Par`a*gra*phis"tic*al\, a. Of or relating to a paragraphist. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. [?], from [?] addressing, encouraging, soothing; [?] beside + [?] an assembly: cf. F. par[82]gorique. See {Allegory}.] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir. | |
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Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also {paregoric elexir}. | |
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Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also {paregoric elexir}. | |
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Paris \Par"is\, n. The chief city of France. {Paris green}. See under {Green}, n. {Paris white} (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white. | |
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Green \Green\ (gren), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green. O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton. 3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural. In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. --Pope. 4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food. 5. Any substance or pigment of a green color. {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green; -- called also {Helvetia green}. {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}. {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green in composition. {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper. {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}. {Emerald green}. (Chem.) (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green}, {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green}, {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate. (b) See {Paris green} (below). {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially of a basic hydrate of chromium. {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff, obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow luster; -- called also {light-green}. {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}. {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis green}. {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green}, {nereid green}, or {emerald green}. | |
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Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[ecr]j"[icr]s*t[etil]r), n. [OE. registre, F. registre, LL. registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr. regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref. re- re- + gerere to carry. See {Jest}, and cf. {Regest}.] 1. A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule. As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the register of your own. --Shak. 2. (Com.) (a) A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district. (b) A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title. 3. [Cf. LL. registrarius. Cf. {Regisrar}.] One who registers or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events; as, a register of deeds. 4. That which registers or records. Specifically: (a) (Mech.) A contrivance for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process. (b) (Teleg.) The part of a telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message received. (c) A machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale. 5. A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation. 6. (Print.) (a) The inner part of the mold in which types are cast. (b) The correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet. (c) The correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See {Register}, v. i. 2. 7. (Mus.) (a) The compass of a voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass of a voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; as, the upper, middle, or lower register; the soprano register; the tenor register. Note: In respect to the vocal tones, the thick register properly extends below from the F on the lower space of the treble staff. The thin register extends an octave above this. The small register is above the thin. The voice in the thick register is called the chest voice; in the thin, the head voice. Falsetto is a kind off voice, of a thin, shrull quality, made by using the mechanism of the upper thin register for tones below the proper limit on the scale. --E. Behnke. (b) A stop or set of pipes in an organ. {Parish register}, A book in which are recorded the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in a parish. Syn: List; catalogue; roll; record; archives; chronicle; annals. See {List}. | |
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Parker \Park"er\, n. The keeper of a park. --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Parser \Pars"er\, n. One who parses. | |
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d8Penduline \[d8]Pen"du`line\, n. [F. See {Pendulum}.] (Zo[94]l.) A European titmouse ({Parus, [or] [92]githalus, pendulinus}). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers. | |
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Peragrate \Per"a*grate\, v. t. [L. peragratus, p. p. of peragrate.] To travel over or through. [Obs.] | |
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Peragration \Per`agra"tion\, n. [L. peragratio: cf. F. peragration.] The act or state of passing through any space; as, the peragration of the moon in her monthly revolution. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Percarbide \Per*car"bide\, n. [Pref. per- + carbide.] (Chem.) A compound containing a relatively large amount of carbon. [R.] | |
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Percarburet \Per*car"bu*ret\, n. [Pref. per- + carburet.] (Chem.) A percarbide. [Obsoles.] | |
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Percarbureted \Per*car"bu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.) Combined with a relatively large amount of carbon. | |
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Percher \Perch"er\, n. [From {Perch}, v. i.] 1. One who, or that which, perches. --J. Burroughs. 2. One of the Insessores. 3. [From {Perch} a pole.] A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the altar. [Obs.] --Bailey. | |
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Percheron \Per"che*ron\, n. [F.] One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also {Percheron-Norman}. | |
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Percheron \Per"che*ron\, n. [F.] One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also {Percheron-Norman}. | |
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Perchromic \Per*chro"mic\, a. [Pref. per- + chromic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a certain one of the highly oxidized compounds of chromium, which has a deep blue color, and is produced by the action of hydrogen peroxide. | |
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Percurrent \Per*cur"rent\, a. [L. percurrens, p. pr. of percurrere to run through; per through + currere to run.] Running through the entire length. | |
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Percursory \Per*cur"so*ry\, a. [L. percursor one who runs through, fr. percurrere. See {Percurrent}.] Running over slightly or in haste; cursory. [R.] | |
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Peregrinate \Per"e*gri*nate\, v. i. [L. peregrinatus, p. p. of peregrinari to travel. See {Pilgrim}.] To travel from place to place, or from one country to another; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries. | |
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Peregrinate \Per"e*gri*nate\, a. [L. peregrinatus, p. p.] Having traveled; foreign. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Peregrination \Per`e*gri*na"tion\, n. [L. peregrinatio: cf. F. p[82]r[82]grination.] A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn in foreign countries. [bd]His peregrination abroad.[b8] --Bacon. | |
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Peregrinator \Per"e*gri*na`tor\, n. [L.] One who peregrinates; one who travels about. | |
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Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] [bd]Peregrine and preternatural heat.[b8] --Bacon. {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a courageous and swift falcon ({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and {great-footed hawk}. | |
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Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, n. The peregrine falcon. | |
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Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] [bd]Peregrine and preternatural heat.[b8] --Bacon. {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a courageous and swift falcon ({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and {great-footed hawk}. | |
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Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] [bd]Peregrine and preternatural heat.[b8] --Bacon. {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a courageous and swift falcon ({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and {great-footed hawk}. | |
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Peregrinity \Per`e*grin"i*ty\, n. [L. peregrinitas: cf. F. p[82]r[82]grinit[82].] 1. Foreignness; strangeness. [Obs.] [bd]Somewhat of a peregrinity in their dialect.[b8] --Johnson. 2. Travel; wandering. [R.] --Carlyle. | |
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Periauger \Per"i*au"ger\, n. See {Pirogue}. --W. Irving. | |
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Pirogue \Pi*rogue"\, n. [Originally an American Indian word: cf. F. pirogue, Sp. piroga, piragua.] A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat. [Written variously {periauger}, {perogue}, {piragua}, {periagua}, etc.] | |
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Periauger \Per"i*au"ger\, n. See {Pirogue}. --W. Irving. | |
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Pirogue \Pi*rogue"\, n. [Originally an American Indian word: cf. F. pirogue, Sp. piroga, piragua.] A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat. [Written variously {periauger}, {perogue}, {piragua}, {periagua}, etc.] | |
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Pericardiac \Per`i*car"di*ac\, Pericardial \Per`i*car"di*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart. {Pericardial fluid} (Physiol.), a serous fluid of a pale yellow color contained in the pericardium. | |
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Pericardiac \Per`i*car"di*ac\, Pericardial \Per`i*car"di*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart. {Pericardial fluid} (Physiol.), a serous fluid of a pale yellow color contained in the pericardium. | |
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Pericardiac \Per`i*car"di*ac\, Pericardial \Per`i*car"di*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart. {Pericardial fluid} (Physiol.), a serous fluid of a pale yellow color contained in the pericardium. | |
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Pericardian \Per`i*car"di*an\, a. Pericardiac. | |
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Pericardic \Per`i*car"dic\, a. Pericardiac. | |
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Pericardium \Per`i*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] about or near the heart; [?] about + [?] heart.] (Anat.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart. Note: The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer surface of the heart, and is called the cardiac pericardium. The outer layer loosely incloses the heart and the adherent inner layer, and is called the parietal pericardium. At the base of the heart the two layers are continuous, and form a narrow closed cavity filled with fluid, in which the pulsations of the heart cause little friction. | |
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Pericarp \Per"i*carp\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] around + [?] fruit: cf. F. p[82]ricarpe.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of {Capsule}, {Drupe}, and {Legume}. | |
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Pericarpial \Per`i*car"pi*al\, Pericarpic \Per`i*car"pic\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a pericarp. | |
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Pericarpial \Per`i*car"pi*al\, Pericarpic \Per`i*car"pic\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a pericarp. | |
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Perichordal \Per`i*chor"dal\, a. Around the notochord; as, a perichordal column. See {Epichordal}. | |
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Pericranial \Per`i*cra"ni*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pericranium. | |
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Pericranium \Per`i*cra"ni*um\, n. [NL.] (Anat.) The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium. | |
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Perigord pie \Per"i*gord pie`\ [From P[82]rigord, a former province of France.] A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures. | |
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Perigraph \Per"i*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] outline; [?] round, about + [?] to write.] A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything. [R.] | |
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Perisarc \Per"i*sarc\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. [?], [?], flesh.] (Zo[94]l.) The outer, hardened integument which covers most hydroids. | |
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Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[be]hi. Cf. {Gay}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to {Garrulus}, {Cyanocitta}, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually have a crest. Note: The European jay ({Garrulus glandarius}) is a large and handsomely colored species, having the body pale reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on the wings, white. Called also {jay pie}, {Jenny jay}, and {k[91]}. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly colored, and have a large erectile crest. The California jay ({Aphelocoma Californica}), the Florida jay ({A. Floridana}), and the green jay ({Xanthoura luxuosa}), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much plainer and have no crest. See {Blue jay}, and {Whisky jack}. {Jay thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one several species of Asiatic singing birds, of the genera {Garrulax}, {Grammatoptila}, and related genera of the family {Crateropodid[91]}; as, the white-throated jay thrush ({G. albogularis}), of India. | |
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Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. {Usquebaugh}.] An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley. {Bourbon whisky}, corn whisky made in Bourbon County, Kentucky. {Crooked whisky}. See under {Crooked}. {Whisky Jack} (Zo[94]l.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also {moose bird}. | |
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Perjure \Per"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perjuring}.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per through, over + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.] 1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak. 2. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. [Obs.] And with a virgin innocence did pray For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher. Syn: To {Perjure}, {Forswear}. Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at law, namely, the willful violation of an oath administered by a magistrate or according to law. | |
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Perjure \Per"jure\, n. [L. perjurus: cf. OF. parjur, F. parjure.] A perjured person. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Perjure \Per"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perjuring}.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per through, over + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.] 1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak. 2. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. [Obs.] And with a virgin innocence did pray For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher. Syn: To {Perjure}, {Forswear}. Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at law, namely, the willful violation of an oath administered by a magistrate or according to law. | |
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Perjured \Per"jured\, a. Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely; forsworn. --Shak. [bd]Perjured persons.[b8] --1 Tim. i. 10. [bd]Their perjured oath.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Perjurer \Per"jur*er\, n. One who is guilty of perjury; one who perjures or forswears, in any sense. | |
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Perjury \Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. {Perjuries}. [L. perjurium. See {Perjure}, v.] 1. False swearing. 2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations. Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States. | |
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Perjure \Per"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perjuring}.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per through, over + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.] 1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself. Want will perjure The ne'er-touched vestal. --Shak. 2. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and protestations. [Obs.] And with a virgin innocence did pray For me, that perjured her. --J. Fletcher. Syn: To {Perjure}, {Forswear}. Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at law, namely, the willful violation of an oath administered by a magistrate or according to law. | |
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Perjurious \Per*ju"ri*ous\, Perjurous \Per"ju*rous\, a. [L. perjuriosus, perjurus.] Guilty of perjury; containing perjury. [Obs.] --Quarles. B. Johnson. | |
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Perjurious \Per*ju"ri*ous\, Perjurous \Per"ju*rous\, a. [L. perjuriosus, perjurus.] Guilty of perjury; containing perjury. [Obs.] --Quarles. B. Johnson. | |
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Perjury \Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. {Perjuries}. [L. perjurium. See {Perjure}, v.] 1. False swearing. 2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false affirmations. Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the United States. | |
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Perruquier \Per*ru"qui*er\, n. [F.] A marker of perukes or wigs. | |
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Perscrutation \Per`scru*ta"tion\, n. [L. perscrutatio, fr. perscrutari to search through.] A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny. --Carlyle | |
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Peruser \Pe*rus"er\, n. One who peruses. | |
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Pharaoh \Pha"raoh\, n. [Heb. par[d3]h; of Egyptian origin: cf. L. pharao, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Faro}.] 1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated. 2. See {Faro}. {Pharaoh's chicken} (Zo[94]l.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color. {Pharaoh's rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common ichneumon. | |
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. {Herpes}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}. Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move partly by bending the body into undulations or folds and pressing them against objects, and partly by using the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees. A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See {Ophidia}, and {Fang}. 2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person. 3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground. 4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens. 5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form. {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a combustible white substance which in burning gives off a poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is employed as a scientific toy. {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes colubrina}; also, the plant itself. {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa, Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}. {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The secretary bird. (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor. {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running lengthwise. {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star. {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; -- so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root. {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant ({Aristolochia odoratissima}). {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}. | |
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Piercel \Pier"cel\, n. [Cf. F. perce.] A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also {piercer}. | |
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Piercer \Pier"cer\, n. 1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates; specifically: (a) An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto. (b) A piercel. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. (b) An insect provided with an ovipositor. | |
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Piercel \Pier"cel\, n. [Cf. F. perce.] A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also {piercer}. | |
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Piercer \Pier"cer\, n. 1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates; specifically: (a) An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto. (b) A piercel. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. (b) An insect provided with an ovipositor. | |
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Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages. 2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below. 3. The cabbage palmetto. See below. {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage. {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state, on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage and other cruciferous plants. {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P. oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. See {Cabbage worm}, below. {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state, on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to the crop. {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull. {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto}) found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida. {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia}) having large and heavy blossoms. {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto} of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies. {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}. {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.) (a) Sea kale (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been derived by cultivation. {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}. | |
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Porker \Pork"er\, n. A hog. --Pope. | |
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Pr91coracoid \Pr[91]*cor"a*coid\, n. (Anat.) See {Precoracoid}. | |
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Pr91cordial \Pr[91]*cor"di*al\, a. (Anat.) Same as {Precordial}. | |
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d8Pr91cornu \[d8]Pr[91]*cor"nu\, n.; pl. {Pr[91]cornua}. [NL. See {Pre-}, and {Cornu}.] (Anat.) The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. --B. G. Wilder. | |
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Praiseer \Praise"er\, n. 1. One who praises. [bd]Praisers of men.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. 2. An appraiser; a valuator. [Obs.] --Sir T. North. | |
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Praiseworthily \Praise"wor`thi*ly\, adv. In a praiseworthy manner. --Spenser. | |
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Praiseworthiness \Praise"wor`thi*ness\, n. The quality or state of being praiseworthy. | |
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Praiseworthy \Praise"wor`thy\, a. Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Prakrit \Pra"krit\, n. [Skr. pr[be]k[rsdot]ta original, natural, usual, common, vulgar.] Any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to, Sanskrit; -- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by the people. Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects. | |
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Prakritic \Pra*krit"ic\, a. Pertaining to Prakrit. | |
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Preacher \Preach"er\, n. [Cf. OF. preeschierre, prescheur, F. pr[88]cheur, L. praedicator.] 1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects. How shall they hear without a preacher? --Rom. x. 14. 2. One who inculcates anything with earnestness. No preacher is listened to but Time. --Swift. {Preacher bird} (Zo[94]l.), a toucan. | |
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Preacher \Preach"er\, n. [Cf. OF. preeschierre, prescheur, F. pr[88]cheur, L. praedicator.] 1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious subjects. How shall they hear without a preacher? --Rom. x. 14. 2. One who inculcates anything with earnestness. No preacher is listened to but Time. --Swift. {Preacher bird} (Zo[94]l.), a toucan. | |
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Preachership \Preach"er*ship\, n. The office of a preacher. [bd]The preachership of the Rolls.[b8] --Macaulay. | |
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Preassurance \Pre`as*sur"ance\, n. Previous assurance. --Coleridge. | |
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Precarious \Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another, fr. precari to pray, beg. See {Pray}.] 1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison. 2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes. [bd]Intervals of partial and precarious liberty.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious; equivocal. Usage: {Precarious}, {Uncertain}. Precarious in stronger than uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari, it first signified [bd]granted to entreaty,[b8] and, hence, [bd]wholly dependent on the will of another.[b8] Thus it came to express the highest species of uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend wholly on future casualties. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Precarious \Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another, fr. precari to pray, beg. See {Pray}.] 1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison. 2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes. [bd]Intervals of partial and precarious liberty.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious; equivocal. Usage: {Precarious}, {Uncertain}. Precarious in stronger than uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari, it first signified [bd]granted to entreaty,[b8] and, hence, [bd]wholly dependent on the will of another.[b8] Thus it came to express the highest species of uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend wholly on future casualties. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Precarious \Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another, fr. precari to pray, beg. See {Pray}.] 1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison. 2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes. [bd]Intervals of partial and precarious liberty.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious; equivocal. Usage: {Precarious}, {Uncertain}. Precarious in stronger than uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari, it first signified [bd]granted to entreaty,[b8] and, hence, [bd]wholly dependent on the will of another.[b8] Thus it came to express the highest species of uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend wholly on future casualties. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Precoracoid \Pre*cor"a*coid\, n. (Anat.) The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians. | |
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Precordial \Pre*cor"di*al\, a. [Pref. pre- + L. cor, cordis, heart: cf. F. pr[82]cordial.] (Anat.) Situated in front of the heart; of or pertaining to the pr[91]cordia. | |
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Precrural \Pre*cru"ral\, a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the leg or thigh; as, the precrural glands of the horse. | |
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Precurrer \Pre*cur"rer\, n. A precursor. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Precurse \Pre*curse"\, n. [L. praecursus.] A forerunning. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Precursive \Pre*cur"sive\, a. Preceding; introductory; precursory. [bd]A deep precursive sound.[b8] --Coleridge. | |
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Precursor \Pre*cur"sor\, n. [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to run before; prae before + currere to run. See {Course}.] One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger. Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all the storms and tempests of the soul. --Buckminster. Syn: Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen; sign. | |
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Precursorship \Pre*cur"sor*ship\, n. The position or condition of a precursor. --Ruskin. | |
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Precursory \Pre*cur"so*ry\, a. [L. praecursorius.] Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever. | |
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Precursory \Pre*cur"so*ry\, n. An introduction. [Obs.] | |
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Pregravate \Pre"gra*vate\, v. t. [L. praegravatus, p. p. of praegravare to be heavy upon, fr. praegravis very heavy.] To bear down; to depress. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Pregravitate \Pre*grav"i*tate\, v. i. To descend by gravity; to sink. [R.] --Boyle. | |
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Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prescribed}; p. pr & vb. n. {Prescribing}.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae before + scriebe to write. See {Scribe}.] 1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct. Prescribe not us our duties. --Shak. Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run. --Dryden. 2. (Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine. Syn: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute; establish. | |
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Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. i. 1. To give directions; to dictate. A forwardness to prescribe to their opinions. --Locke. 2. To influence by long use [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 3. (Med.) To write or to give medical directions; to indicate remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever. 4. (Law) To claim by prescription; to claim a title to a thing on the ground of immemorial use and enjoyment, that is, by a custom having the force of law. | |
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Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prescribed}; p. pr & vb. n. {Prescribing}.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae before + scriebe to write. See {Scribe}.] 1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct. Prescribe not us our duties. --Shak. Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run. --Dryden. 2. (Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine. Syn: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute; establish. | |
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Prescriber \Pre*scrib"er\, n. One who prescribes. | |
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Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prescribed}; p. pr & vb. n. {Prescribing}.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae before + scriebe to write. See {Scribe}.] 1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to appoint; to direct. Prescribe not us our duties. --Shak. Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run. --Dryden. 2. (Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as, the doctor prescribed quinine. Syn: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute; establish. | |
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Prescript \Pre"script\, a. [L. praescriptus, p. p. of praescribere: cf. F. prescrit. See {Prescribe}.] Directed; prescribed. [bd] A prescript from of words.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Prescript \Pre"script\, n. [L. praescriptum: cf. OF. prescript.] 1. Direction; precept; model prescribed. --Milton. 2. A medical prescription. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell. | |
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Prescriptibility \Pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being prescriptible. --Story. | |
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Prescriptible \Pre*scrip"ti*ble\, a. [Cf. F. prescriptible.] Depending on, or derived from, prescription; proper to be prescribed. --Grafton. | |
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Prescription \Pre*scrip"tion\, n. [F. prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr. praescribere. See {Prescribe}.] 1. The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed. 2. (Med.) A direction of a remedy or of remedies for a disease, and the manner of using them; a medical recipe; also, a prescribed remedy. 3. (Law) A prescribing for title; the claim of title to a thing by virtue immemorial use and enjoyment; the right or title acquired by possession had during the time and in the manner fixed by law. --Bacon. That profound reverence for law and prescription which has long been characteristic of Englishmen. --Macaulay. Note: Prescription differs from custom, which is a local usage, while prescription is personal, annexed to the person only. Prescription only extends to incorporeal rights, such as aright of way, or of common. What the law gives of common rights is not the subject of prescription. Blackstone. Cruise. Kent. In Scotch law, prescription is employed in the sense in which limitation is used in England and America, namely, to express that operation of the lapse of time by which obligations are extinguished or title protected. Sir T. Craig. Erskine. | |
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Usucaption \U`su*cap"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. usucapere, usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use) + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law) The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law; -- the same as {prescription} in common law. | |
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Prescription \Pre*scrip"tion\, n. [F. prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface, precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr. praescribere. See {Prescribe}.] 1. The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed. 2. (Med.) A direction of a remedy or of remedies for a disease, and the manner of using them; a medical recipe; also, a prescribed remedy. 3. (Law) A prescribing for title; the claim of title to a thing by virtue immemorial use and enjoyment; the right or title acquired by possession had during the time and in the manner fixed by law. --Bacon. That profound reverence for law and prescription which has long been characteristic of Englishmen. --Macaulay. Note: Prescription differs from custom, which is a local usage, while prescription is personal, annexed to the person only. Prescription only extends to incorporeal rights, such as aright of way, or of common. What the law gives of common rights is not the subject of prescription. Blackstone. Cruise. Kent. In Scotch law, prescription is employed in the sense in which limitation is used in England and America, namely, to express that operation of the lapse of time by which obligations are extinguished or title protected. Sir T. Craig. Erskine. | |
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Usucaption \U`su*cap"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. usucapere, usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use) + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law) The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law; -- the same as {prescription} in common law. | |
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Prescriptive \Pre*scrip"tive\, a. [L. praescriptivus of a demurrer or legal exception.] (Law) Consisting in, or acquired by, immemorial or long-continued use and enjoyment; as, a prescriptive right of title; pleading the continuance and authority of long custom. The right to be drowsy in protracted toil has become prescriptive. --J. M. Mason. | |
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Prescriptively \Pre*scrip"tive*ly\, adv. By prescription. | |
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Preservable \Pre*serv"a*ble\, a. Capable of being preserved; admitting of preservation. | |
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Preservation \Pres`er*va"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]servation.] The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation. Give us particulars of thy preservation. --Shak. | |
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Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr[82]servatif.] Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc. | |
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Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, n. That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent. To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. --Bacon. | |
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Preservatory \Pre*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preservatories}. 1. A preservative. [Obs.] --Whitlock. 2. A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay. | |
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Preservatory \Pre*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preservatories}. 1. A preservative. [Obs.] --Whitlock. 2. A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay. | |
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Preservatory \Pre*serv"a*to*ry\, a. Preservative. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. i. 1. To make preserves. --Shak. 2. To protect game for purposes of sport. | |
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Preserve \Pre*serve"\, n. 1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural. 2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food. | |
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Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr[82]server, from L. prae before + servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe beforehand. See {Serve}.] 1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi. 6. Now, good angels preserve the king. --Shak. 2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes. You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak. 3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence. {To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination. Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare; protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}. | |
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Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr[82]server, from L. prae before + servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe beforehand. See {Serve}.] 1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi. 6. Now, good angels preserve the king. --Shak. 2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes. You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak. 3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence. {To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination. Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare; protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}. | |
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Preserver \Pre*serv"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another. --Shak. 2. One who makes preserves of fruit. {Game preserver}. See under {Game}. | |
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Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr[82]server, from L. prae before + servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe beforehand. See {Serve}.] 1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect. O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi. 6. Now, good angels preserve the king. --Shak. 2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes. You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak. 3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence. {To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination. Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare; protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}. | |
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Press revise \Press revise\ (Print.) A proof for final revision. | |
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Press work \Press work\ The work of a press agent. [Chiefly Theat. Cant] | |
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Presser \Press"er\, n. One who, or that which, presses. {Presser bar}, [or] {Presser wheel} (Knitting machine), a bar or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable the loops of the yarn to pass over them. {Presser foot}, the part of a sewing machine which rests on the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine. | |
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Presser \Press"er\, n. One who, or that which, presses. {Presser bar}, [or] {Presser wheel} (Knitting machine), a bar or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable the loops of the yarn to pass over them. {Presser foot}, the part of a sewing machine which rests on the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine. | |
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Presser \Press"er\, n. One who, or that which, presses. {Presser bar}, [or] {Presser wheel} (Knitting machine), a bar or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable the loops of the yarn to pass over them. {Presser foot}, the part of a sewing machine which rests on the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine. | |
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Presser \Press"er\, n. One who, or that which, presses. {Presser bar}, [or] {Presser wheel} (Knitting machine), a bar or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable the loops of the yarn to pass over them. {Presser foot}, the part of a sewing machine which rests on the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine. | |
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Pressiroster \Pres`si*ros"ter\, n. [L. presssus pressed (p. p. of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th {Press}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a tribe of wading birds ({Pressirostres}) including those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers. | |
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Pressirostral \Pres`si*ros"tral\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the pressirosters. | |
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Pressiroster \Pres`si*ros"ter\, n. [L. presssus pressed (p. p. of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th {Press}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a tribe of wading birds ({Pressirostres}) including those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers. | |
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Pressor \Press"or\, a. (Physiol.) Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to {depressor}. --Landois & Stirling. | |
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Pressurage \Pres"sur*age\, n. [F.] 1. Pressure. 2. The juice of the grape extracted by the press; also, a fee paid for the use of a wine press. | |
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Pressure \Pres"sure\, n. Electro-motive force. | |
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Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. 2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization. Where the pressure of danger was not felt. --Macaulay. 3. Affliction; distress; grievance. My people's pressures are grievous. --Eikon Basilike. In the midst of his great troubles and pressures. --Atterbury. 4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business. 5. Impression; stamp; character impressed. All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past. --Shak. 6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area. {Atmospheric pressure}, {Center of pressure}, etc. See under {Atmospheric}, {Center}, etc. {Back pressure} (Steam engine), pressure which resists the motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam which does not find free outlet. {Fluid pressure}, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all directions around a point. --Rankine. {Pressure gauge}, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a manometer. | |
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Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. 2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization. Where the pressure of danger was not felt. --Macaulay. 3. Affliction; distress; grievance. My people's pressures are grievous. --Eikon Basilike. In the midst of his great troubles and pressures. --Atterbury. 4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business. 5. Impression; stamp; character impressed. All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past. --Shak. 6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area. {Atmospheric pressure}, {Center of pressure}, etc. See under {Atmospheric}, {Center}, etc. {Back pressure} (Steam engine), pressure which resists the motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam which does not find free outlet. {Fluid pressure}, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all directions around a point. --Rankine. {Pressure gauge}, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a manometer. | |
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Pressure wires \Pressure wires\ (Elec.) Wires leading from various points of an electric system to a central station, where a voltmeter indicates the potential of the system at those points. | |
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Presswork \Press"work`\, n. 1. Work done on or by a press. 2. (Metal Work) Act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; also, the product of such work. 3. (Cabinetmaking) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure. 4. Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds. 5. Usually | |
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Presswork \Press"work`\, n. The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done. --MacKellar. | |
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Presurmise \Pre`sur*mise"\, n. A surmise previously formed. --Shak. | |
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Prick-eared \Prick"-eared`\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs. Thou prick-eared cur of Iceland. --Shak. | |
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Pricker \Prick"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle. 2. One who spurs forward; a light horseman. The prickers, who rode foremost, . . . halted. --Sir W. Scott. 3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery. --Knight. 4. (Naut.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking. --R. H. Dana, Ir. | |
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Priggery \Prig"ger*y\, n. Priggism. | |
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Priser \Pris"er\, n. See 1st {Prizer}. [Obs.] | |
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Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.] 1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation. --Chaucer. His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser. 2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent. --Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak. I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. --Dryden. (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. 3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii. 14. 4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also {prise}.] {Prize court}, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier. {Prize fight}, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. {Prize fighter}, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope. {Prize fighting}, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager. {Prize master}, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel. {Prize medal}, a medal given as a prize. {Prize money}, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors. {Prize ring}, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting. {To make prize of}, to capture. --Hawthorne. | |
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Prizer \Priz"er\, n. [See 3d {Prize}.] One who estimates or sets the value of a thing; an appraiser. --Shak. | |
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Prizer \Priz"er\, n. [See 1st {Prize}.] One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger. [Obs.] --Shak. Appeareth no man yet to answer the prizer. --B. Jonson. | |
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Procere \Pro*cere"\, a. [L. procerus tall.] Of high stature; tall. [Obs.] --Evelyn. | |
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Procerebrum \Pro*cer"e*brum\, n. [Pref. pro- + cerebrum.] (Anat.) The prosencephalon. | |
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d8Proceres \[d8]Proc"e*res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. procer [?] chief.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of large birds; the Ratit[91]; -- called also {Proceri}. | |
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Procerite \Proc"er*ite\, n. [Pref. pro- + Gr. [?] [?] horn.] (Zo[94]l.) The segment next to the flagellum of the antenn[91] of Crustacea. | |
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Procerity \Pro*cer"i*ty\, n. [L. proceritas.] Height of stature; tallness. [R.] --Johnson. | |
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Prochordal \Pro*chor"dal\, a. [Pref. pro + chordal.] (Anat.) Situated in front of the notochord; -- applied especially to parts of the cartilaginous rudiments in the base of the skull. | |
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Prochronism \Pro"chro*nism\, n. [Gr. [?] preceding in time; [?] before + [?] time: cf. F. prochronisme.] The dating of an event before the time it happened; an antedating; -- opposed to {metachronism}. | |
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Prochronize \Pro"chro*nize\, v. t. To antedate. --Fitzed. Hall. | |
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Procrastinate \Pro*cras"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrastinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrastinating}.] [L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr. cras to-morrow.] To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. --Dr. H. More. Hopeless and helpless [92]geon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end. --Shak. Syn: To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract; prolong. | |
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Procrastinate \Pro*cras"ti*nate\, v. i. To delay; to be dilatory. I procrastinate more than I did twenty years ago. --Swift. | |
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Procrastinate \Pro*cras"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrastinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrastinating}.] [L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr. cras to-morrow.] To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. --Dr. H. More. Hopeless and helpless [92]geon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end. --Shak. Syn: To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract; prolong. | |
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Procrastinate \Pro*cras"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrastinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrastinating}.] [L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr. cras to-morrow.] To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. --Dr. H. More. Hopeless and helpless [92]geon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end. --Shak. Syn: To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract; prolong. | |
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Procrastination \Pro*cras`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination.] The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness. Procrastination is the thief of time. --Young. | |
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Procrastinator \Pro*cras"ti*na`tor\, n. One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything. | |
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Procrastinatory \Pro*cras"ti*na*to*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to procrastination; dilatory. | |
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Procrastine \Pro*cras"tine\, v. t. To procrastinate. [Obs.] | |
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Procreant \Pro"cre*ant\, a. [L. procreans, p. pr. of procreare. See {Procreate}.] Generating; producing; productive; fruitful; assisting in procreation. [R.] [bd]His pendent bed and procreant cradle.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Procreant \Pro"cre*ant\, n. One who, or that which, procreates. | |
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Procreate \Pro"cre*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procreating}.] [L. procreatus, p. p. of procreare; pro forward, forth + create to create.] To generate and produce; to beget; to engender. | |
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Procreate \Pro"cre*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procreating}.] [L. procreatus, p. p. of procreare; pro forward, forth + create to create.] To generate and produce; to beget; to engender. | |
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Procreate \Pro"cre*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procreating}.] [L. procreatus, p. p. of procreare; pro forward, forth + create to create.] To generate and produce; to beget; to engender. | |
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Procreation \Pro`cre*a"tion\, n. [F. procr[82]ation, L, procreatio.] The act of begetting; generation and production of young. --South. | |
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Procreative \Pro"cre*a`tive\, a. Having the power to beget; generative. --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Procreativeness \Pro"cre*a`tive*ness\, n. The power of generating. | |
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Procreator \Pro"cre*a`tor\, n. [L.] One who begets; a father or sire; a generator. | |
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Procrustean \Pro*crus"te*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See {Procrustes}. | |
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Procrusteanize \Pro*crus"te*an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrusteanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrusteanizing}.] To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard. | |
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Procrusteanize \Pro*crus"te*an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrusteanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrusteanizing}.] To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard. | |
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Procrusteanize \Pro*crus"te*an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrusteanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrusteanizing}.] To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard. | |
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Procrustes \Pro*crus"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to beat out, to stretch; [?] forward + [?] to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length; -- whence the metaphorical phrase, {the bed of Procrustes}. | |
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Procrustesian \Pro`crus*te"si*an\, a. See {Procrustean}. | |
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Procurable \Pro*cur"a*ble\, a. Capable of being procured; obtainable. --Boyle. | |
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Procuracy \Proc"u*ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Procuracies}. [LL. procuratia: cf. F. procuratie. See {Procuration}, and cf,. {Proxy}.] 1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management for another. 2. Authority to act for another; a proxy. [Obs.] | |
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Procuracy \Proc"u*ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Procuracies}. [LL. procuratia: cf. F. procuratie. See {Procuration}, and cf,. {Proxy}.] 1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management for another. 2. Authority to act for another; a proxy. [Obs.] | |
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Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See {Procure}.] 1. The act of procuring; procurement. 2. The management of another's affairs. 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. 4. (Ch. of Eng.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also {proxy}. {Procuration money} (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. --Blackstone. | |
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Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See {Procure}.] 1. The act of procuring; procurement. 2. The management of another's affairs. 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. 4. (Ch. of Eng.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also {proxy}. {Procuration money} (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. --Blackstone. | |
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Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See {Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ] 1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer. Shak. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea. {Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney. | |
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Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See {Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ] 1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer. Shak. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea. {Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney. | |
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Fiscal \Fis"cal\, n. 1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. A treasurer. --H. Swinburne. 3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also {procurator fiscal}. 4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general. | |
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Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See {Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ] 1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer. Shak. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea. {Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney. | |
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Fiscal \Fis"cal\, n. 1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. A treasurer. --H. Swinburne. 3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also {procurator fiscal}. 4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general. | |
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Procuratorial \Proc`u*ra*to"ri*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a procurator, or proctor; made by a proctor. --Ayliffe. | |
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Procuratorship \Proc"u*ra`tor*ship\, n. The office or term of a procurator. --Bp. Pearson. | |
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Procuratory \Pro*cu"ra*to*ry\, a. [L. procuratorius.] Tending to, or authorizing, procuration. | |
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Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. i. 1. To pimp. --Shak. 2. To manage business for another in court. [Scot.] | |
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Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procuring}.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum, to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See {Cure}, and cf. {Proctor}, {Proxy}.] 1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. 2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. --Robynson (More's Utopia) . Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. --Shak. 3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.] The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode. --Spenser. | |
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Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procuring}.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum, to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See {Cure}, and cf. {Proctor}, {Proxy}.] 1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. 2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. --Robynson (More's Utopia) . Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. --Shak. 3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.] The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode. --Spenser. | |
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Procurement \Pro*cure"ment\, n. 1. The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment. 2. Efficient contrivance; management; agency. They think it done By her procurement. --Dryden. | |
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Procurer \Pro*cur"er\, n. [Cf. F. procureur.] 1. One who procures, or obtains; one who, or that which, brings on, or causes to be done, esp. by corrupt means. 2. One who procures the gratification of lust for another; a pimp; a pander. --South. | |
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Procuress \Pro*cur"ess\, n. A female procurer, or pander. | |
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Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procuring}.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum, to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See {Cure}, and cf. {Proctor}, {Proxy}.] 1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. 2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause. By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. --Robynson (More's Utopia) . Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. --Shak. 3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.] The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode. --Spenser. | |
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Program \Pro"gram\, n. Same as {Programme}. | |
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d8Programma \[d8]Pro*gram"ma\, n.; pl. {Programmata}. [ L. See {Programme}.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any law, which, after it had passed the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection previously to its being proposed to the general assembly of the people. 2. An edict published for public information; an official bulletin; a public proclamation. 3. See {Programme}. 4. A preface. [Obs.] --T. Warton. | |
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Programme \Pro"gramme\, n. [L. programma a public proclamation, manifesto, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to write before or in public; [?] before, forth + [?] to write; cf. F. programme. See {Graphic}.] That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch. {Programme music} (Mus.), descriptive instrumental music which requires an argument or programme to explain the meaning of its several movements. | |
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Programme \Pro"gramme\, n. [L. programma a public proclamation, manifesto, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to write before or in public; [?] before, forth + [?] to write; cf. F. programme. See {Graphic}.] That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch. {Programme music} (Mus.), descriptive instrumental music which requires an argument or programme to explain the meaning of its several movements. | |
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Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like {Progress}, n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Progressing}.] 1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. [bd]As his recovery progressed.[b8] --Thackeray. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. --Shak. They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. --Washington. The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall. 2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard. If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird. | |
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Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; 277), n. [L. progressus, from progredi, p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. progr[8a]s. See {Grade}.] | |
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Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; see {Progress}, v. i.), v. t. To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like {Progress}, n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Progressing}.] 1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. [bd]As his recovery progressed.[b8] --Thackeray. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. --Shak. They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. --Washington. The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall. 2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard. If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird. | |
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Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like {Progress}, n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Progressing}.] 1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. [bd]As his recovery progressed.[b8] --Thackeray. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. --Shak. They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. --Washington. The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall. 2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard. If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird. | |
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Progression \Pro*gres"sion\, n. [L. progressio: cf. F. progression.] 1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. 2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. --Evelyn. 3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic. 4. (Mus.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key. {Arithmetical progression}, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers [lbrace2]2, 4, 6, 8, 1010, 8, 6, 4, 2[rbrace2] by the difference 2. {Geometrical progression}, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers [lbrace2]2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 6464, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2[rbrace2] by a continual multiplication or division by 2. {Harmonic progression}, a progression in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression, as [frac12], [frac14], [frac16], [frac18], [frac1x10]. | |
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the motion of the point A, of the foot of the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is approximately simple harmonic motion. {Harmonic proportion}. See under {Proportion}. {Harmonic series} [or] {progression}. See under {Progression}. {Spherical harmonic analysis}, a mathematical method, sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients, which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary, periodic function of two independent variables, in the proper form for a large class of physical problems, involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The functions employed in this method are called spherical harmonic functions. --Thomson & Tait. {Harmonic suture} (Anat.), an articulation by simple apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called also {harmonic}, and {harmony}. {Harmonic triad} (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third and fifth; the common chord. | |
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Progression \Pro*gres"sion\, n. [L. progressio: cf. F. progression.] 1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. 2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. --Evelyn. 3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic. 4. (Mus.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key. {Arithmetical progression}, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers [lbrace2]2, 4, 6, 8, 1010, 8, 6, 4, 2[rbrace2] by the difference 2. {Geometrical progression}, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers [lbrace2]2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 6464, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2[rbrace2] by a continual multiplication or division by 2. {Harmonic progression}, a progression in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression, as [frac12], [frac14], [frac16], [frac18], [frac1x10]. | |
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the motion of the point A, of the foot of the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is approximately simple harmonic motion. {Harmonic proportion}. See under {Proportion}. {Harmonic series} [or] {progression}. See under {Progression}. {Spherical harmonic analysis}, a mathematical method, sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients, which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary, periodic function of two independent variables, in the proper form for a large class of physical problems, involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The functions employed in this method are called spherical harmonic functions. --Thomson & Tait. {Harmonic suture} (Anat.), an articulation by simple apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called also {harmonic}, and {harmony}. {Harmonic triad} (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third and fifth; the common chord. | |
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Progressional \Pro*gres"sion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to progression; tending to, or capable of, progress. | |
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Progressionist \Pro*gres"sion*ist\, n. 1. One who holds to a belief in the progression of society toward perfection. 2. One who maintains the doctrine of progression in organic forms; -- opposed to {uniformitarian}. --H. Spencer. | |
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Progressist \Prog"ress*ist\, n. One who makes, or holds to, progress; a progressionist. | |
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Producer's rent \Producer's rent\ Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. (U. S. Politics) Of or pertaining to the Progressive party. | |
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Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.] 1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde. 2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state. {Progressive euchre} [or] {whist}, a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. {Progressive muscular atrophy} (Med.), a nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.] 1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde. 2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state. {Progressive euchre} [or] {whist}, a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. {Progressive muscular atrophy} (Med.), a nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See {Locomotion}.] Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion. {Locomotor ataxia}, [or] {Progressive locomotor ataxy} (Med.), a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar disturbances of gait, and difficulty in co[94]rdinating voluntary movements. | |
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Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.] 1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde. 2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state. {Progressive euchre} [or] {whist}, a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. {Progressive muscular atrophy} (Med.), a nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Progressive party \Progressive party\ (U. S. Politics) The political party formed, chiefly out of the Republican party, by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912. The name Progressive party was chosen at the meeting held on Aug. 7, 1912, when the candidates were nominated and the platform adopted. Among the chief articles in the platform are those demanding direct primaries, preferential primaries for presidential nominations, direct election of United States senators, women's suffrage, and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases. | |
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Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.] 1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde. 2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state. {Progressive euchre} [or] {whist}, a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. {Progressive muscular atrophy} (Med.), a nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.] 1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde. 2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state. {Progressive euchre} [or] {whist}, a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. {Progressive muscular atrophy} (Med.), a nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Pro*gress"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proscribing}.] [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See {Scribe}. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.] 1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the realm, and proscribed. --Spenser. 2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. The Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous Council of Nice. --Waterland. | |
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Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proscribing}.] [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See {Scribe}. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.] 1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the realm, and proscribed. --Spenser. 2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. The Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous Council of Nice. --Waterland. | |
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Proscriber \Pro*scrib"er\, n. One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits. | |
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Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proscribing}.] [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See {Scribe}. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.] 1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the realm, and proscribed. --Spenser. 2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. The Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous Council of Nice. --Waterland. | |
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Proscript \Pro"script\, n. [See {Proscribe}.] 1. A proscription; a prohibition; an interdict. [R.] 2. One who is proscribed. [R.] | |
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Proscription \Pro*scrip"tion\, n. [L. proscriptio: cf. F. proscription.] 1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription. --Macaulay. 2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition. --Macaulay. | |
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Proscriptional \Pro*scrip"tion*al\, a. Proscriptive. | |
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Proscriptionist \Pro*scrip"tion*ist\, n. One who proscribes. | |
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Proscriptive \Pro*scrip"tive\, a. Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. --Burke. -- {Pro*scrip"tive*ly}, adv. | |
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Proscriptive \Pro*scrip"tive\, a. Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. --Burke. -- {Pro*scrip"tive*ly}, adv. | |
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Proser \Pros"er\, n. 1. A writer of prose. [Obs.] 2. One who talks or writes tediously. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Mermaid \Mer"maid\, n. [AS. mere lake, sea. See {Mere} lake, and {maid}.] A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish. Note: Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the siren of the ancients. {Mermaid fish} (Zo[94]l.) the angel fish ({Squatina}). {Mermaid's glove} (Zo[94]l.), a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove. {Mermaid's head} (Zo[94]l.), a European spatangoid sea urchin ({Echinocardium cordatum}) having some resemblance to a skull. {Mermaid weed} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves ({Proserpinaca palustris} and {P. pectinacea}). | |
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Prosy \Pros"y\, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose. 2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic. | |
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Purger \Pur"ger\, n. One who, or that which, purges or cleanses; especially, a cathartic medicine. | |
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Purgery \Pur"ger*y\, n. The part of a sugarhouse where the molasses is drained off from the sugar. | |
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Purse \Purse\, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. [?] hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer. Who steals my purse steals trash. --Shak. 2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse. 3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse. 4. A specific sum of money; as: (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters. (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans. {Light purse}, [or] {Empty purse}, poverty or want of resources. {Long purse}, [or] {Heavy purse}, wealth; riches. {Purse crab} (Zo[94]l.), any land crab of the genus {Birgus}, allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also {palm crab}. {Purse net}, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer. {Purse pride}, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall. {Purse rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket gopher}, under {Pocket}. {Sword and purse}, the military power and financial resources of a nation. | |
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Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See {Purse}, and cf. {Bursar}.] 1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called {paymaster}. 2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc. 3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. {Purser's name} (Naut.), a false name. [Slang] | |
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Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See {Purse}, and cf. {Bursar}.] 1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called {paymaster}. 2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc. 3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. {Purser's name} (Naut.), a false name. [Slang] | |
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Pursership \Purs"er*ship\, n. The office of purser. --Totten. | |
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Pursuer \Pur*su"er\, n. 1. One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake. 2. (Eccl. & Scots Law) A plaintiff; a prosecutor. | |
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Pyrograph \Py"ro*graph\, n. A production of pyrography. | |
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Pyrography \Py*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Pyro- + -graphy.] A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning with heated instruments. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyrogravure \Py`ro*gra*vure"\, n. [Pyro- + F. gravure engraving.] Pyrography; also, a design or picture made by pyrography. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chokeberry \Choke"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub ({Pyrus arbutifolia}) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Whitebeam \White"beam`\, n. (Bot.) The common beam tree of England ({Pyrus Aria}); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beam tree \Beam" tree`\ [AS. be[a0]m a tree. See {Beam}.] (Bot.) A tree ({Pyrus aria}) related to the apple. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Whitebeam \White"beam`\, n. (Bot.) The common beam tree of England ({Pyrus Aria}); -- so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beam tree \Beam" tree`\ [AS. be[a0]m a tree. See {Beam}.] (Bot.) A tree ({Pyrus aria}) related to the apple. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body. Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being one of the most esteemed. The large European edible crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue crabs that have recently cast their shells. See {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}. etc. 2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer. 3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste. When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl. --Shak. 4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. [Obs.] --Garrick. 5. (Mech.) (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc. (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc. (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn. (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine. {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2. {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}). {Crab grass}. (Bot.) (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); -- called also {finger grass}. (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); -- called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc. {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body. {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas ardeola}). {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid purposes; the gastroliths. {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run backwards or sideways like a crab. {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies. {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which takes a high polish. --McElrath. {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower: (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water; (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a stroke. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mountain \Moun"tain\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer. 2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron. {Mountain antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the goral. {Mountain ash} (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus (Sorbus) Americana}, producing beautiful bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the {P. aucuparia}, or rowan tree. {Mountain barometer}, a portable barometer, adapted for safe transportation, used in measuring the heights of mountains. {Mountain beaver} (Zo[94]l.), the sewellel. {Mountain blue} (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite. {Mountain cat} (Zo[94]l.), the catamount. See {Catamount}. {Mountain chain}, a series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves. {Mountain cock} (Zo[94]l.), capercailzie. See {Capercailzie}. {Mountain cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling cork in its texture. {Mountain crystal}. See under {Crystal}. {Mountain damson} (Bot.), a large tree of the genus {Simaruba} ({S. amarga}) growing in the West Indies, which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in medicine. {Mountain dew}, Scotch whisky, so called because often illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous] {Mountain ebony} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and in tanning. {Mountain flax} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very fine fibers; amianthus. See {Amianthus}. {Mountain fringe} (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under {Fumitory}. {Mountain goat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mazama}. {Mountain green}. (Min.) (a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper. (b) See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Mountain holly} (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries. It is found in the Northern United States. {Mountain laurel} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is poisonous. Called also {American laurel}, {ivy bush}, and {calico bush}. See {Kalmia}. {Mountain leather} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling leather in its texture. {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Trifolium} ({T. Alpinum}). {Mountain limestone} (Geol.), a series of marine limestone strata below the coal measures, and above the old red standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of {Geology}. {Mountain linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the twite. {Mountain magpie}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. (b) The European gray shrike. {Mountain mahogany} (Bot.) See under {Mahogany}. {Mountain meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite, occurring as an efflorescence. {Mountain milk} (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of lime. {Mountain mint}. (Bot.) See {Mint}. {Mountain ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel; -- called also {mountain thrush} and {mountain colley}. See {Ousel}. {Mountain pride}, [or] {Mountain green} (Bot.), a tree of Jamaica ({Spathelia simplex}), which has an unbranched palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate leaves. {Mountain quail} (Zo[94]l.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender, plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black and white; the neck and breast are dark gray. {Mountain range}, a series of mountains closely related in position and direction. {Mountain rice}. (Bot.) (a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation, in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States. (b) An American genus of grasses ({Oryzopsis}). {Mountain rose} (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa alpina}). {Mountain soap} (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish color, used in crayon painting; saxonite. {Mountain sorrel} (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray. {Mountain sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the European tree sparrow. {Mountain spinach}. (Bot.) See {Orach}. {Mountain tobacco} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica montana}) of Europe; called also {leopard's bane}. {Mountain witch} (Zo[94]l.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the genus {Geotrygon}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Paris Crossing, IN Zip code(s): 47270 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Park Rapids, MN (city, FIPS 49768) Location: 46.91748 N, 95.06014 W Population (1990): 2863 (1429 housing units) Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56470 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Park Ridge, IL (city, FIPS 57875) Location: 42.01175 N, 87.84400 W Population (1990): 36175 (13821 housing units) Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60068 Park Ridge, NJ (borough, FIPS 56130) Location: 41.03579 N, 74.04151 W Population (1990): 8102 (3063 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07656 Park Ridge, WI (village, FIPS 61325) Location: 44.52003 N, 89.54622 W Population (1990): 546 (222 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Park River, ND (city, FIPS 60900) Location: 48.39339 N, 97.74481 W Population (1990): 1725 (793 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58270 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Park Row, TX Zip code(s): 77449, 77450, 77493, 77494 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parker, AZ (town, FIPS 53070) Location: 34.02182 N, 114.23104 W Population (1990): 2897 (1120 housing units) Area: 56.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Parker, CO (town, FIPS 57630) Location: 39.50960 N, 104.76380 W Population (1990): 5450 (2095 housing units) Area: 34.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80134 Parker, FL (city, FIPS 55075) Location: 30.12828 N, 85.60033 W Population (1990): 4598 (2251 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Parker, ID (city, FIPS 60760) Location: 43.95857 N, 111.75841 W Population (1990): 288 (94 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Parker, KS (city, FIPS 54500) Location: 38.32885 N, 94.99055 W Population (1990): 256 (122 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66072 Parker, PA (city, FIPS 57992) Location: 41.09204 N, 79.68427 W Population (1990): 853 (349 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16049 Parker, SC (CDP, FIPS 54535) Location: 34.85048 N, 82.45359 W Population (1990): 11072 (4673 housing units) Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Parker, SD (city, FIPS 48380) Location: 43.39623 N, 97.13844 W Population (1990): 984 (429 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57053 Parker, TX (city, FIPS 55152) Location: 33.05402 N, 96.63641 W Population (1990): 1235 (428 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parker City, IN (town, FIPS 57978) Location: 40.18956 N, 85.20338 W Population (1990): 1323 (524 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47368 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parker County, TX (county, FIPS 367) Location: 32.77800 N, 97.80581 W Population (1990): 64785 (26044 housing units) Area: 2340.3 sq km (land), 17.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parker Dam, CA Zip code(s): 92267 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parker Strip, AZ (CDP, FIPS 53210) Location: 34.25775 N, 114.14205 W Population (1990): 1646 (2538 housing units) Area: 17.5 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parker's Cross Roads, TN (city, FIPS 56870) Location: 35.78884 N, 88.39271 W Population (1990): 161 (69 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parkers Lake, KY Zip code(s): 42634 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parkers Prairie, MN (city, FIPS 49732) Location: 46.15380 N, 95.32931 W Population (1990): 956 (439 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56361 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parkersburg, IA (city, FIPS 61590) Location: 42.57357 N, 92.78251 W Population (1990): 1804 (808 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50665 Parkersburg, IL (village, FIPS 57693) Location: 38.58870 N, 88.05568 W Population (1990): 211 (96 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62452 Parkersburg, WV (city, FIPS 62140) Location: 39.26397 N, 81.54297 W Population (1990): 33862 (16341 housing units) Area: 28.9 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26101 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parkers-Iron Springs, AR (CDP, FIPS 53555) Location: 34.60525 N, 92.32222 W Population (1990): 3611 (1377 housing units) Area: 20.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parkerville, KS (city, FIPS 54575) Location: 38.76386 N, 96.66245 W Population (1990): 28 (25 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Prichard, AL (city, FIPS 62496) Location: 30.77310 N, 88.13067 W Population (1990): 34311 (13037 housing units) Area: 65.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36610 Prichard, WV Zip code(s): 25555 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Progreso, TX (CDP, FIPS 59636) Location: 26.09747 N, 97.96046 W Population (1990): 1951 (496 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Progreso Lakes, TX (city, FIPS 59642) Location: 26.07303 N, 97.96109 W Population (1990): 154 (60 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Progress, PA (CDP, FIPS 62736) Location: 40.29047 N, 76.83657 W Population (1990): 9654 (4524 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Prosser, NE (village, FIPS 40430) Location: 40.68870 N, 98.57731 W Population (1990): 77 (42 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68868 Prosser, WA (city, FIPS 56450) Location: 46.20621 N, 119.76632 W Population (1990): 4476 (1665 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99350 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
phreaker /freek'r/ n. One who engages in {phreaking}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
program n. 1. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages. 2. An exercise in experimental epistemology. 3. A form of art, ostensibly intended for the instruction of computers, which is nevertheless almost inevitably a failure if other programmers can't understand it. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Programmer's Cheer "Shift to the left! Shift to the right! Pop up, push down! Byte! Byte! Byte!" A joke so old it has hair on it. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
programming n. 1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty file). "Bloody instructions which, being taught, return to plague their inventor" ("Macbeth", Act 1, Scene 7) 2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. 3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on. 4. The least fun you can have with your clothes off. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
programming fluid n. 1. Coffee. 2. Cola. 3. Any caffeinacious stimulant. Many hackers consider these essential for those all-night hacking runs. See {wirewater}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
parser syntactic structure of a sentence or string of symbols in some language. A parser normally takes as input a sequence of {tokens} output by a {lexical analyser}. It may produce some kind of {abstract syntax tree} as output. One of the best known {parser generators} is {yacc}. (1997-07-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
parser generator A program which takes a formal description of a {grammar} (e.g. in {BNF}) and outputs source code for a parser which will recognise valid strings obeying that grammar and perform associated actions. {Unix}'s {yacc} is a well known example. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
precharge the storage capacitors are charged to the appropriate value. (1997-02-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Procrustean string too long for the allocated space, it is truncated to fit; and if it is shorter, the empty space is padded, usually with space characters. This is an allusion to Procrustes, a legendary robber of ancient Attica. He bound his victims to a bed, and if they were shorter than the bed, he stretched their limbs until they would fit; if their limbs were longer, he lopped them off. (1997-09-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
program {software} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Program Composition Notation (PCN) A specification language for parallelism between {C} and {Fortran} {module}s. PCN provides a simple language for specifying {concurrent} {algorithm}s, interfaces to {Fortran} and {C}, a portable toolkit that allows applications to be developed on a {workstation} or small parallel computer and run unchanged on {supercomputer}s and integrated debugging and performance analysis tools. PCN was developed at {Argonne National Laboratory} and the {California Institute of Technology}. It has been used to develop a wide variety of applications, in areas such as climate modelling, fluid dynamics, computational biology, chemistry, and circuit simulation. Version 2.0 runs on networks of workstations: {Sun-4}, {NeXT}, {RS/6000}, {SGI}; {multicomputer}s: {iPSC}/860, {Touchstone DELTA}; and {shared memory} multiprocessors: {Symmetry}/{Dynix}. {(ftp://info.mcs.anl.gov/pub/pcn)}. E-mail: Ian Foster ["Productive Parallel Programming: The PCN Approach", I. Foster et al, Sci Prog 1(1):51-66 (1992)]. (1993-02-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
program counter {register} in the {central processing unit} that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. The PC is automatically incremented after each instruction is fetched to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary {register} but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the {flow of control} by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, {RTS}. (1995-03-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Program Design Language Any of a large class of formal and profoundly useless pseudo-languages in which {management} forces one to design programs. Too often, management expects PDL descriptions to be maintained in parallel with the code, imposing massive overhead of little or no benefit. See also {flow chart}. (1995-04-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Program Evaluation and Review Technique and calculate the Standard Deviation (SD) for risk assessment. The PERT equation (beta distribution) estimates the Equivalent {Delivered Source Instructions} (EDSIs) and the SD based on the analyst's estimates of the lowest possible size, the most likely size, and the highest possible size of each computer program component (CPC). (1996-05-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Program Information File how a non-Windows {application program} should be run, including how much {memory} should be allocated to it and what graphics interface it requires. {Filename extension}: .pif (1997-10-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Program Temporary Fix {IBM} sanctioned {patch}, often implemented using {ZAP} or {SUPERZAP}. (1998-07-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
program transformation The systematic development of efficient programs from high-level specifications by meaning-preserving program manipulations. Also known as optimisation. See {fusion}, {loop combination}, {peephole optimisation}, {register allocation}, {tupling}, {unfold/fold}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmable Airline Reservation System reservation application, executing under the control of IBM's {ACP} (and later its successor, {TPF}). In the early days of automated reservations systems in the 1960s and 1970s the combination of ACP and PARS provided unprecendented scale and performance from an on-line {real-time} system, and for a considerable period ranked among the largest networks and systems of the era. {IPARS} was the international version. (1999-01-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmable Array Logic {integrated circuits} originally developed by {MMI}. Registered or {combinatorial} output functions are modelled in a {sum of products} form. Each output is a sum (logical or) of a fixed number of products (logical and) of the input signals. This structure is well suited for automatic generation of programming patterns by logic compilers. PAL devices are programmed by blowing the fuses permanently using overvoltage. Today, more complex devices based on the same original architecture are available (CPLD's for Complex PLD's) that incorporate the equivalent of several original PAL chips. PAL chips are, however, still popular due to their high speed. {Generic Array Logic} devices are reprogrammable and contain more {logic gates}. (1995-12-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmable Interrupt Controller circuit} that functions as an overall manager in an {interrupt} driven system. It accepts requests from the {peripheral} equipment, determines which of the incoming requests is of the highest priority, ascertains whether the incoming request has a higher priority value than the level currently being serviced, and issues an interrupt to the {CPU} based on this determination. PICs typically have eight interrupt lines, and two PICs are often cascaded to provide 15 available interrupt lines. See also: {Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller}. (2003-03-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmable Logic Controller control of industrial plant. Can be used stand-alone or in conjunction with a {SCADA} or other system. (1997-02-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmable Read-Only Memory PROM programmer. The contents of each bit is determined by a {fuse} or {antifuse}. The memory can be programmed once after manufacturing by "blowing" the fuses, which is an irreversible process. Blowing a fuse opens a connection while blowing an antifuse closes a connection (hence the name). Programming is done by applying high-voltage pulses which are not encountered during normal operation. (1995-04-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmed Data Processor Corporation} family of {minicomputers}. The best known ranges were the {PDP-10} and {PDP-11}. {PAL} was the {assembly language}. (1997-11-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PROgrammed Graph REwriting Systems {graph grammar}s, developed by Andy Scheurr 1991. PROGRES supports structurally {object-oriented specification} of {attributed graph} structures with {multiple inheritance} hierarchies and types of types (for {parametric polymorphism}). It also supports declarative/relational specification of derived attributes, node sets, binary relationships (directed edges) and {Boolean} {constraint}s, rule-oriented/visual specification of parameterised graph rewrite rules with complex application conditions, {nondeterministic} and imperative programming of composite graph transformations (with built-in {backtracking} and cancelling arbitrary sequences of failing graph modifications). It is used for implementing {abstract data type}s with graph-like internal structure, as a visual language for the {graph-oriented database} {GRAS}, and as a rule-oriented language for prototyping {nondeterministic}ally specified data/rule base transformations. PROGRES has a formally defined {semantics} based on "PROgrammed Graph Rewriting Systems". It is an almost {statically typed} language which additionally offers "down casting" operators for run time checked type casting/conversion (in order to avoid severe restrictions concerning the language's expressiveness). Version RWTH 5.10 includes an integrated environment. [A. Scheurr, "Introduction to PROGRES, an Attribute Graph Grammar Based Specification Language", in Proc WG89 Workshop on Graphtheoretic Concepts in Computer Science", LNCS 411, Springer 1991]. {(ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/Unix/PROGRES/)} for {Sun-4}. (1993-11-02) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
programmer writes or debugs {computer programs}, for a living or for fun. "Analyst/developer" is a common equivalent job title, implying the added role of {system analysis}. The term may be qualified according to the type of software - "{application} programmer", "{system programmer}", etc. (2000-01-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmer Brain Damage introduced by an incompetent or short-sighted programmer. Compare {UBD}. See also {brain-damaged}. (1996-10-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmer's Cheer "Shift to the left! Shift to the right! Pop up, push down! Byte! Byte! Byte!" [Origin?] [{Jargon File}] (1996-10-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmers Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System (PHIGS) An {ANSI}/{ISO} {standard}. Worked on by the {ISO}/{IEC} group {JTC1/SC24}. [More detail?] (1995-01-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PROgrammer's Microapplication Language {Systems Management Associates} for {MS-DOS}, {Commodore 64}, and {Apple II}. [Computer Language, Mar 1986, pp. 128-134]. (1996-03-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programmer's Switch computers which, when pressed, causes a command line prompt to appear. This gives access to the built-in mini-{debugger}, which has commands to dump memory, return to the application that was broken out, and others. A more sophisticated debugger must be installed in order to inspect {breakpoints}, etc. (2000-11-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
programming 1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty file). 2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. 3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on (although clothes are not mandatory). [{Jargon File}] (2003-02-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
programming fluid (decaffeinated), Cola, or any caffeinacious stimulant. Many hackers consider these essential for those all-night {hacking runs}. (1996-05-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
programming language written. The definition of a particular language consists of both {syntax} (how the various symbols of the language may be combined) and {semantics} (the meaning of the language constructs). Languages are classified as low level if they are close to {machine code} and high level if each language statement corresponds to many machine code instructions (though this could also apply to a low level language with extensive use of {macro}s, in which case it would be debatable whether it still counted as low level). A roughly parallel classification is the description as {first generation language} through to {fifth generation language}. Another major distinction is between {imperative language}s and {declarative language}s. (1995-04-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programming Language/Cornell University}, aimed at novice programmers. ["Introduction to PL/1 and PL/C programming", Kochenburger, Ralph J., Santa Barbara, Hamilton, c1974]. ["User's Guide to PL/C", S. Worona et al, Cornell, June 1974]. ["PL/C - A High Performance Compiler" H.L. Morgan et al, Proc SJCC, AFIPS 38:503-510 (1971)]. (1999-05-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Programming Language/Systems from {PL/I} in the late 1960s for the {IBM 360} and {IBM 370}. PL/S permitted {inline} {assembly language} and control over {register} usage. Much of IBM 360 {OS/MFT}(?), {OS/MVT}(?), {OS/VS1} and {OS/VS2} ({OS/SVS} and {MVS}) were written in PL/S. It was used internally and never released to the public. It is documented in various IBM internal ZZ-? publications. Versions: PLS1, PLSII. ["PL/S, Programming Language/Systems", W.R. Brittenham, Proc GUIDE Intl, GUIDE 34, May 14, 1972, pp. 540-556]. [Were MFT and MVT in PL/S or pure BAL? Dates?] (1999-01-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Prograph A visual {dataflow} programming language and environment from the {Technical University of Halifax}. Prograph is an entirely graphical {visual programming} language, other than for the text of {method} names, and supports the program development process in a highly-interactive fashion. Operation icons are connected by data links through which information flows. It supports {object orientation} via {class}-based {data abstraction} with {single inheritance}. Prograph is available for the {Macintosh}, and soon for Windows and Unix, from {TGS Systems}. (1995-03-31) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
progressive coding aspect of a {graphics} storage format or transmission {algorithm} that treats {bitmap} {image} data non-sequentially in such a way that later data adds progressively greater {resolution} to an already full-size image. This contrasts with {sequential coding}. Progressive coding is useful when an image is being sent across a slow communications channel, such as the {Internet}, as the low-resolution image may be sufficient to allow the user to decide not to wait for the rest of the file to be received. In an interlaced {GIF89} image, the {pixels} in a row are stored sequentially but the rows are stored in interlaced order, e.g. 0, 8, 4, 12, 2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15. Each vertical scan adds rows in the middle of the gaps left by the previous one. {PNG} interlaces both horizontally and vertically using the "{Adam7}" method, a seven pass process named after Adam M. Costello. Interlacing is also supported by other formats. {JPEG} supports a functionally similar concept known as {Progressive JPEG}. [How does the algorithm differ?] {JBIG} uses {progressive coding}. See also {progressive/sequential coding}. ["Progressive Bi-level Image Compression, Revision 4.1", ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG9, CD 11544, 1991-09-16]. (2000-09-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Progressive JPEG that supports {progressive coding}. [Standards documents?] (1998-02-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
progressive/sequential coding {algorithm} used in {JBIG} where an image coded using {progressive coding} can be decoded sequentially, and vice versa. (1995-03-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
proxy ARP The technique in which one {host}, usually a {router}, answers {Address Resolution Protocol} (ARP) requests intended for another machine. By "faking" its identity, the router accepts responsibility for routing packets to the "real" destination. Proxy ARP allows a site to use a single {IP address} with two physical networks. {Subnet}ting would normally be a better solution. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Prochorus, he that presides over the choirs |