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Petunia \Pe*tu"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. Braz. petun tobacco.] (Bot.) A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, {Petunia violacera}, with reddish purple flowers, and {P. nyctaginiflora}, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas. | |
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Pimaric \Pi*mar"ic\, a. [NL. pinum maritima, an old name for {P. Pinaster}, a pine which yields galipot.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in galipot, and isomeric with abietic acid. | |
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Painstaker \Pains"tak`er\, n. One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work. --Gay. | |
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Painstaking \Pains"tak`ing\, a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. [bd]Painstaking men.[b8] --Harris. | |
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Painstaking \Pains"tak`ing\, n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Pangothic \Pan*goth"ic\, a. [Pan- + Gothic.] Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races. [bd]Ancestral Pangothic stock.[b8] --Earle. | |
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Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck \Pan"ic-struck`\, a. Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. --Burke. | |
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Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck \Pan"ic-struck`\, a. Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. --Burke. | |
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Panoistic \Pan`o*is"tic\, a. [Pan- + Gr. [?] an egg.] (Zo[94]l.) Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells. | |
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Pansied \Pan"sied\, a. [From {Pansy}.] Covered or adorned with pansies. [bd]The pansied grounds.[b8] --Darwin. | |
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Panstereorama \Pan*ste`re*o*ra"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], all + [?] solid + [?] a view.] A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like. --Brande & C. | |
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Paunch \Paunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paunched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paunching}.] 1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel. --Shak. 2. To stuff with food. [Obs.] --Udall. | |
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Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n. One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same. | |
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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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Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n. One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same. | |
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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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Paymaster-general \Pay"mas`ter-gen"er*al\ 1. (a) (Mil.) In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay department, which is charged with the payment of the officers and men. (b) (Nav.) In the United States navy, the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, who has charge of the payment of officers and men and their clothing and subsistence. He has the rank of rear admiral. 2. In Great Britain, an officer of the Treasury who makes all payments and disbursements, civil as well as military. He is a member of the ministry, but not of the cabinet. | |
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. | |
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Penchute \Pen"chute`\, n. See {Penstock}. | |
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Pennached \Pen"nached\, a. [Cf. OF. pennach[82]. See {Panache}.] Variegated; striped. [Obs.] --Evelyn. | |
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Cuscus \Cus"cus\, n. [The same word as {Couscous}, fr. F. couscous couscous, Ar. kuskus.] (Bot.) A soft grass ({Pennisetum typhoideum}) found in all tropical regions, used as food for men and cattle in Central Africa. | |
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Pennyweight \Pen"ny*weight`\, n. A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name. | |
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Pensative \Pen"sa*tive\, a. Pensive. [Obs.] --Shelton. | |
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Penstock \Pen"stock\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perh. fr. pen an inclosure + stock.] 1. A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses. 2. The barrel of a wooden pump. | |
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Phenacetin \Phe*nac"e*tin\, Phenacetine \Phe*nac"e*tine\, n. [Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.) A white, crystalline compound, {C10H13O2N}, used in medicine principally as an antipyretic. | |
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Phenacetin \Phe*nac"e*tin\, Phenacetine \Phe*nac"e*tine\, n. [Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.) A white, crystalline compound, {C10H13O2N}, used in medicine principally as an antipyretic. | |
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Phenacite \Phen"a*cite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], impostor, deceiver.] (Min.) A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity to quartz. | |
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Phonascetics \Pho`nas*cet"ics\, n. [Gr. [?] to practice the voice; [?] voice + [?] to practice.] Treatment for restoring or improving the voice. | |
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Pianist \Pi*an"ist\, n. [Cf. F. pianiste, It. pianista.] A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano. | |
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Pinacate bug \Pin`a*ca"te bug\ [Orig. uncert.] Any of several clumsy, wingless beetles of the genus {Eleodes}, found in the Pacific States. | |
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Pinacoid \Pin"a*coid\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a tablet + -oid.] (Crystallog.) A plane parallel to two of the crystalline axes. | |
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Pinaster \Pi*nas"ter\, n. [L., fr. pinus a pine.] (Bot.) A species of pine ({Pinus Pinaster}) growing in Southern Europe. | |
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Pinch \Pinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinching}.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. {Piece}.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies. 2. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.] He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. --Chapman. 3. To plait. [Obs.] Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. --Chaucer. 4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money. Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W. Raleigh. 5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See {Pinch}, n., 4. | |
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Pineaster \Pine`as"ter\, n. See {Pinaster}. | |
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Ping \Ping\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinging}.] To make the sound called ping. | |
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Pingster \Ping"ster\, n. See {Pinkster}. | |
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers. | |
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Pingster \Ping"ster\, n. See {Pinkster}. | |
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers. | |
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Pinguid \Pin"guid\, a. [L. pinguis fat.] Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] [bd]Some clays are more pinguid.[b8] --Mortimer. | |
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Pinguidinous \Pin*guid"i*nous\, a. [L. pinguedo fatness, fr. pinguis fat.] Containing fat; fatty. [Obs.] | |
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Pinguitude \Pin"gui*tude\, n. [L. pinguitudo, from pinguis fat.] Fatness; a growing fat; obesity. [R.] | |
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Pink \Pink\, n. [D. pink.] (Naut.) A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also {pinky}. --Sir W. Scott. {Pink stern} (Naut.), a narrow stern. | |
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Pink stern \Pink" stern`\ [See 1st {Pink}.] (Naut.) See {Chebacco}, and 1st {Pink}. | |
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Pink \Pink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinking}.] [OE. pinken to prick, probably a nasalized form of pick.] 1. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles. 2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison. 3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert. | |
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Pinked \Pinked\, a. Pierced with small holes; worked in eyelets; scalloped on the edge. --Shak. | |
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Pink-eyed \Pink"-eyed`\, a. [Pink half-shut + eye.] Having small eyes. --Holland. | |
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers. | |
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers. | |
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Chebacco \Che*bac"co\, n. [From Chebacco, the former name of Essex, a town in Massachusetts where such vessels were built.] (Naut.) A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries; -- called also {pinkstern} and {chebec}. --Bartlett. | |
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Pink-sterned \Pink"-sterned`\, a. [See 1st {Pink}.] (Naut.) Having a very narrow stern; -- said of a vessel. | |
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Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen. {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({G. Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree ({Laplacea h[91]matoxylon}). {Loblolly boy}, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard. --Smollett. {Loblolly pine} (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine ({Pinus T[91]da}). Also, {P. Bahamensis}, of the West Indies. {Loblolly tree} (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees, having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no other respect; as {Pisonia subcordata}, {Cordia alba}, and {Cupania glabra}. | |
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers. | |
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Pinxter \Pinx"ter\, n. See {Pinkster}. | |
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pinxter \Pinx"ter\, n. See {Pinkster}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the Dutch settlers. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pounced \Pounced\, a. 1. Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle. --Thomson. 2. Ornamented with perforations or dots. [Obs.] [bd]Gilt bowls pounced and pierced.[b8] --Holinshed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pouncet box \Poun"cet box`\ [Cf. F. poncette, fr. ponce pounce. See {Pounce} a powder.] A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pumicate \Pu"mi*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pumicating}.] [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to pumicate, fr. pumex. See {Pumice}.] To make smooth with pumice. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pumicate \Pu"mi*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pumicating}.] [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to pumicate, fr. pumex. See {Pumice}.] To make smooth with pumice. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pumicate \Pu"mi*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pumicating}.] [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to pumicate, fr. pumex. See {Pumice}.] To make smooth with pumice. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pumiced \Pum"iced\, a. (Far.) Affected with a kind of chronic laminitis in which there is a growth of soft spongy horn between the coffin bone and the hoof wall. The disease is called pumiced foot, or pumice foot. | |
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Punch \Punch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punching}.] [From {Punch}, n., a tool; cf. F. poin[cced]onner.] To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket. {Punching machine}, [or] {Punching press}, a machine tool for punching holes in metal or other material; -- called also {punch press}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctated \Punc"ta*ted\, Punctated \Punc"ta*ted\, a. [From L. punctum point. See {Point} .] 1. Pointed; ending in a point or points. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Dotted with small spots of color, or with minute depressions or pits. | |
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Punctator \Punc*ta"tor\, n. One who marks with points. specifically, one who writes Hebrew with points; -- applied to a Masorite. --E. Robinson. | |
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Puncticular \Punc*tic"u*lar\, a. Comprised in, or like, a point; exact. [Obs. & R.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Punctiform \Punc"ti*form\, a. [L. punctum point + -form.] Having the form of a point. | |
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Punctilio \Punc*til"io\ (p[ucr][nsm]k*t[icr]l"y[osl]), n.; pl. {Punctilios} (-y[omac]z). [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo, dim. fr. L. punctum point. See {Point}, n.] A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony. They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and practices. --Fuller. | |
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Punctilio \Punc*til"io\ (p[ucr][nsm]k*t[icr]l"y[osl]), n.; pl. {Punctilios} (-y[omac]z). [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo, dim. fr. L. punctum point. See {Point}, n.] A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony. They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and practices. --Fuller. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[ucr]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. [bd]A punctilious observance of divine laws.[b8] --Rogers. [bd]Very punctilious copies of any letters.[b8] --The Nation. Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life. --I. Taylor. -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. -- {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[ucr]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. [bd]A punctilious observance of divine laws.[b8] --Rogers. [bd]Very punctilious copies of any letters.[b8] --The Nation. Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life. --I. Taylor. -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. -- {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[ucr]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. [bd]A punctilious observance of divine laws.[b8] --Rogers. [bd]Very punctilious copies of any letters.[b8] --The Nation. Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life. --I. Taylor. -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. -- {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punction \Punc"tion\, n. [L. punctio, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick: cf. F. ponction. Cf. {Puncheon}.] A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctist \Punc"tist\, n. A punctator. --E. Henderson. | |
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Puncto \Punc"to\, n. [See {Punto}.] 1. A nice point of form or ceremony. --Bacon. 2. A term applied to the point in fencing. --Farrow. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctual \Punc"tu*al\, a. [F. ponctuel (cf. Sp. puntual, It. puntuale), from L. punctum point. See {Point}.] 1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended. [R.] [bd]This punctual spot.[b8] --Milton. The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. -- Krauth. 2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise. Punctual to tediousness in all that he relates. -- Bp. Burnet. So much on punctual niceties they stand. --C. Pitt. 3. Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment. [bd]The race of the undeviating and punctual sun.[b8] --Cowper. These sharp strokes [of a pendulum], with their inexorably steady intersections, so agree with our successive thoughts that they seem like the punctual stops counting off our very souls into the past. -- J. Martineau. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctualist \Punc"tu*al*ist\, n. One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies. --Milton. | |
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Punctuality \Punc`tu*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ponctualit[82].] The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctually \Punc"tu*al*ly\, adv. In a punctual manner; promptly; exactly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctualness \Punc"tu*al*ness\, n. Punctuality; exactness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See {Punctual}.] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See {Punctual}.] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See {Punctual}.] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctuation \Punc`tu*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ponctuation.] (Gram.) The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of points, so as to elucidate the author's meaning. Note: Punctuation, as the term is usually understood, is chiefly performed with four points: the period [.], the colon [:], the semicolon [;], and the comma [,]. Other points used in writing and printing, partly rhetorical and partly grammatical, are the note of interrogation [?], the note of exclamation [!], the parentheses [()], the dash [--], and brackets []. It was not until the 16th century that an approach was made to the present system of punctuation by the Manutii of Venice. With Caxton, oblique strokes took the place of commas and periods. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctuative \Punc"tu*a*tive\, a. Of or belonging to points of division; relating to punctuation. The punctuative intonation of feeble cadence. --Rush. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctuator \Punc"tu*a`tor\, n. One who punctuates, as in writing; specifically, a punctator. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctuist \Punc"tu*ist\, n. A punctator. | |
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Punctulate \Punc"tu*late\, Punctulated \Punc"tu*la`ted\, a. [L. punctulum, dim. of punctum point.] Marked with small spots. The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all over with other studs infinitely lesser. -- Woodward. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctulate \Punc"tu*late\, Punctulated \Punc"tu*la`ted\, a. [L. punctulum, dim. of punctum point.] Marked with small spots. The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all over with other studs infinitely lesser. -- Woodward. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puncturation \Punc`tu*ra"tion\, n. The act or process of puncturing. See {Acupuncture}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}.] 1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed. 2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. --Rambler. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puncturing}.] To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puncturing}.] To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punctured \Punc"tured\, a. 1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots. 2. (Med.) Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of a puncture; as, a punctured wound. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puncturing}.] To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puny \Pu"ny\, a. [Compar. {Punier}; superl. {Puniest}.] [F. pu[8c]t[82] younger, later born, OF. puisn[82]; puis afterwards (L. post; see {Post-}) + n[82] born, L. natus. See {Natal}, and cf. {Puisne}.] Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble; inferior; petty. A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. --Shak. Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed. --Keble. | |
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Punish \Pun"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punishing}.] [OE. punischen, F. punir, from L. punire, punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See {Pain}, and {-ish}.] 1. To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience. A greater power Now ruled him, punished in the shape he sinned. --Milton. 2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death. 3. To injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low] Syn: To chastise; castigate; scourge; whip; lash; correct; discipline. See {Chasten}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punster \Pun"ster\, n. One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit. | |
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Panguitch, UT (city, FIPS 57740) Location: 37.82368 N, 112.43766 W Population (1990): 1444 (602 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84759 | |
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Pawnee City, NE (city, FIPS 38575) Location: 40.11060 N, 96.15203 W Population (1990): 1008 (574 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68420 | |
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Pemiscot County, MO (county, FIPS 155) Location: 36.21455 N, 89.78335 W Population (1990): 21921 (8806 housing units) Area: 1277.2 sq km (land), 50.1 sq km (water) | |
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Phenix City, AL (city, FIPS 59472) Location: 32.46551 N, 85.01461 W Population (1990): 25312 (10813 housing units) Area: 52.8 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36867, 36869 | |
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Pine City, MN (city, FIPS 51064) Location: 45.83086 N, 92.96995 W Population (1990): 2613 (1174 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Pine City, NY Zip code(s): 14871 | |
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Pinesdale, MT (town, FIPS 57700) Location: 46.33651 N, 114.21942 W Population (1990): 670 (121 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Poinsett County, AR (county, FIPS 111) Location: 35.57739 N, 90.66321 W Population (1990): 24664 (10271 housing units) Area: 1962.7 sq km (land), 14.6 sq km (water) | |
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Ponce de Leon, FL (town, FIPS 58175) Location: 30.72195 N, 85.93704 W Population (1990): 406 (207 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Ponce De Leon, FL Zip code(s): 32455 Ponce De Leon, MO Zip code(s): 65728 | |
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Ponce de Leon, FL (town, FIPS 58175) Location: 30.72195 N, 85.93704 W Population (1990): 406 (207 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Ponchatoula, LA (city, FIPS 61615) Location: 30.43731 N, 90.44349 W Population (1990): 5425 (2231 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70454 | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Ping O' Death n. A notorious {exploit} that (when first discovered) could be easily used to crash a wide variety of machines by overunning size limits in their TCP/IP stacks. First revealed in late 1996. The open-source Unix community patched its systems to remove the vulnerability within days or weeks, the closed-source OS vendors generally took months. While the difference in response times repeated a pattern familiar from other security incidents, the accompanying glare of Web-fueled publicity proved unusually embarrassing to the OS vendors and so passed into history and myth. The term is now used to refer to any nudge delivered by network wizards over the network that causes bad things to happen on the system being nudged. For the full story on the original exploit, see `http://www.insecure.org/sploits/ping-o-death.html'. Compare with 'kamikaze packet,' 'Finger of Death' and 'Chernobyl packet.' | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
ping storm n. A form of {DoS attack} consisting of a flood of {ping} requests (normally used to check network conditions) designed to disrupt the normal activity of a system. This act is sometimes called `ping lashing' or `ping flood'. Compare {mail storm}, {broadcast storm}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
punched card n.obs. [techspeak] (alt. `punch card') The signature medium of computing's {Stone Age}, now obsolescent outside of some IBM shops. The punched card actually predated computers considerably, originating in 1801 as a control device for mechanical looms. The version patented by Hollerith and used with mechanical tabulating machines in the 1890 U.S. Census was a piece of cardboard about 90 mm by 215 mm. There is a widespread myth that it was designed to fit in the currency trays used for that era's larger dollar bills, but recent investigations have falsified this. IBM (which originated as a tabulating-machine manufacturer) married the punched card to computers, encoding binary information as patterns of small rectangular holes; one character per column, 80 columns per card. Other coding schemes, sizes of card, and hole shapes were tried at various times. The 80-column width of most character terminals is a legacy of the IBM punched card; so is the size of the quick-reference cards distributed with many varieties of computers even today. See {chad}, {chad box}, {eighty-column mind}, {green card}, {dusty deck}, {lace card}, {card walloper}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Phong shading used extensively in three dimensional graphics to generate visually realistic images. [Details?] (1994-11-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
punched card computing's Stone Age, now long obsolete outside of a few {legacy systems}. The punched card actually predates computers considerably, originating in 1801 as a control device for {Jacquard looms}. {Charles Babbage} used them as a data and program storage medium for his {Analytical Engine}: "To those who are acquainted with the principles of the Jacquard loom, and who are also familiar with analytical formulæ, a general idea of the means by which the Engine executes its operations may be obtained without much difficulty. In the Exhibition of 1862 there were many splendid examples of such looms. [...] These patterns are then sent to a peculiar artist, who, by means of a certain machine, punches holes in a set of pasteboard cards in such a manner that when those cards are placed in a Jacquard loom, it will then weave upon its produce the exact pattern designed by the artist. [...] The analogy of the Analytical Engine with this well-known process is nearly perfect. There are therefore two sets of cards, the first to direct the nature of the operations to be performed -- these are called operation cards: the other to direct the particular variables on which those cards are required to operate -- these latter are called variable cards. Now the symbol of each variable or constant, is placed at the top of a column capable of containing any required number of digits." -- from Chapter 8 of Charles Babbage's "Passages from the Life of a Philosopher", 1864. The version patented by {Herman Hollerith} and used with mechanical tabulating machines in the 1890 US Census was a piece of cardboard about 90 mm by 215 mm. There is a widespread myth that it was designed to fit in the currency trays used for that era's larger dollar bills, but recent investigations have falsified this. {IBM} (which originated as a tabulating-machine manufacturer) married the punched card to computers, encoding binary information as patterns of small rectangular holes; one character per column, 80 columns per card. Other coding schemes, sizes of card, and hole shapes were tried at various times. The 80-column width of most character terminals is a legacy of the IBM punched card; so is the size of the quick-reference cards distributed with many varieties of computers even today. See {chad}, {chad box}, {eighty-column mind}, {green card}, {dusty deck}, {lace card}, {card walloper}. [{Jargon File}] (1998-10-19) |