English Dictionary: Pisum arvense | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Canary \Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. 2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone. {Canary grass}, a grass of the genus {Phalaris} ({P. Canariensis}), producing the seed used as food for canary birds. {Canary stone} (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird. {Canary wood}, the beautiful wood of the trees {Persea Indica} and {P. Canariensis}, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands. {Canary vine}. See {Canary bird flower}, under {Canary bird}. | |
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Ischiadic \Is`chi*ad"ic\, a. [L. ischiadicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] the hip joint, hip or loin. Cf. {Sciatic}.] (Anat.) Ischial. [R.] {Ischiadic} {passion [or] disease} (Med.), a rheumatic or neuralgic affection of some part about the hip joint; -- called also {sciatica}. | |
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Passionary \Pas"sion*a*ry\, n. [L. passionarius: cf. F. passionaire.] A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs. --T. Warton. | |
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Pecuniarily \Pe*cun"ia*ri*ly\, adv. In a pecuniary manner; as regards money. | |
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Pecuniary \Pe*cun"ia*ry\, a. [L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money, orig., property in cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F. p[82]cuniaire. See {Fee}, and cf. {Peculiar}.] 1. Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a pecuniary reward. --Burke. | |
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Picamar \Pic"a*mar`\, n. [L. pix, picis, pitch + amarus bitter.] (Chem.) An oily liquid hydrocarbon extracted from the creosote of beechwood tar. It consists essentially of certain derivatives of pyrogallol. | |
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3. A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler. [Obs.] [bd]Take down my buckler . . . and grind the pick on 't.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. 4. Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick. France and Russia have the pick of our stables. --Ld. Lytton. 5. That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock. 6. (Print.) A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet. --MacKellar. 7. (Painting) That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture. 8. (Weawing) The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch. {Pick dressing} (Arch.), in cut stonework, a facing made by a pointed tool, leaving the surface in little pits or depressions. {Pick hammer}, a pick with one end sharp and the other blunt, used by miners. | |
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Pickmire \Pick"mire`\, n. [So called from its picking its food from the mire.] (Zo[94]l.) The pewit, or black-headed gull. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Piecener \Piece"ner\, n. 1. One who supplies rolls of wool to the slubbing machine in woolen mills. 2. Same as {Piecer}, 2. | |
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Pigeon-hearted \Pi"geon-heart`ed\, a. Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Pigeonry \Pi"geon*ry\, n. A place for pigeons; a dovecote. | |
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Pignerate \Pig"ner*ate\, v. t. [L. pigneratus, p. p. of pignerate to pledge.] 1. To pledge or pawn. [Obs.] 2. to receive in pawn, as a pawnbroker does. [Obs.] | |
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d8Pignus \[d8]Pig"nus\, n.; pl. {Pignora}. [L.] (Rom. Law) A pledge or pawn. | |
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Pignoration \Pig`no*ra"tion\, n. [LL. pignoratio, L. pigneratio, fr. pignerate to pledge, fr. pignus, gen. -ous and -eris, a pledge, a pawn: cf. F. pignoration.] 1. The act of pledging or pawning. 2. (Civil Law) The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, till satisfaction is made. --Burrill. | |
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Pignorative \Pig"no*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pignoratif.] Pledging, pawning. [R.] | |
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Pismire \Pis"mire\, n. [Piss + mire; so called because it discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See {Mire} an ant.] (Zo[94]l.) An ant, or emmet. | |
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Pockmark \Pock"mark\, n. A mark or pit made by smallpox. | |
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Pockmarked \Pock"marked`\, a. Marked by smallpox; pitted. | |
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Poisoner \Poi"son*er\, n. One who poisons. --Shak. | |
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Right whale \Right" whale`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ({Bal[91]na mysticetus}), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained. (b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale ({Bal[91]na cisarctica}), and the Pacific right whale ({B. Sieboldii}); a bone whale. {Pygmy right whale} (Zo[94]l.), a small New Zealand whale {(Neobal[91]na marginata)} which is only about sixteen feet long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough, whalebone. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Psion Organiser {Psion} plc. The organiser uses a {graphical user interface} with windows, menus, icons and {dialog box}es. There have been several versions so far: Series3a, Series3, HC, MC, OrgII. {Usenet} newsgroups: {news:comp.sys.psion}, {news:comp.binaries.psion}. (1995-03-03) |