English Dictionary: Platzhalterwort | by the DICT Development Group |
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Palatic \Pa*lat"ic\, n. (Phon.) A palatal. [R.] | |
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Palatic \Pa*lat"ic\, a. (Anat.) Palatal; palatine. | |
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Palatize \Pal"a*tize\, v. t. To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate; as, to palatize a letter or sound. -- {Pal`a*ti*za"tion}, n. --J. Peile. | |
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Palatize \Pal"a*tize\, v. t. To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate; as, to palatize a letter or sound. -- {Pal`a*ti*za"tion}, n. --J. Peile. | |
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Paleotechnic \Pa`le*o*tech"nic\, a. [Paleo- + technic.] Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art. [bd]The paleotechnic men of central France.[b8] --D. Wilson. | |
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Palette \Pal"ette\, n. [See {Pallet} a thin board.] 1. (Paint.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments. [Written also {pallet}.] 2. (Anc. Armor) One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows. --Fairholt. 3. (Mech.) A breastplate for a breast drill. {Palette knife}, a knife with a very flexible steel blade and no cutting edge, rounded at the end, used by painters to mix colors on the grinding slab or palette. {To set the palette} (Paint.), to lay upon it the required pigments in a certain order, according to the intended use of them in a picture. --Fairholt. | |
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Palladic \Pal*la"dic\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with palladious compounds. | |
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Palladious \Pal*la"di*ous\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence as compared with palladic compounds. | |
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Paltock \Pal"tock\, n. [See {Paletot}.] A kind of doublet; a jacket. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. | |
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Paludicole \Pa*lu"di*cole\, a. [Cf. F. paludicole.] (Zo[94]l.) Marsh-inhabiting; belonging to the Paludicol[91] | |
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Paludism \Pa*lu"dism\, n. (Med.) The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes; malarial disease or disposition. | |
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Paludose \Pal"u*dose`\, a.[L. paludosus marshy.] Growing or living in marshy places; marshy. | |
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Pelotage \Pel"o*tage\, n. [F.] Packs or bales of Spanish wool. | |
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Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. | |
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Philotechnic \Phil`o*tech"nic\, Philotechnical \Phil`o*tech"nic*al\, a. [Philo- + Gr. [?] an art: cf. F. philotechnique.] Fond of the arts. [R.] | |
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Philotechnic \Phil`o*tech"nic\, Philotechnical \Phil`o*tech"nic*al\, a. [Philo- + Gr. [?] an art: cf. F. philotechnique.] Fond of the arts. [R.] | |
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d8Pholas \[d8]Pho"las\, n.; pl. {Pholades}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a kind of mollusk.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Pholas}, or family {Pholadid[91]}. They bore holes for themselves in clay, peat, and soft rocks. | |
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Phyllotactic \Phyl`lo*tac"tic\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to phyllotaxy. | |
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Phyllotaxy \Phyl"lo*tax`y\, Phyllotaxis \Phyl"lo*tax`is\, n. [Phyllo- + Gr. [?] order.] (Bot.) The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves. | |
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Phyllotaxy \Phyl"lo*tax`y\, Phyllotaxis \Phyl"lo*tax`is\, n. [Phyllo- + Gr. [?] order.] (Bot.) The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves. | |
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Pilled-garlic \Pilled"-gar"lic\, n. See {Pilgarlic}. | |
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Catfish \Cat"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat ({Gronias nigrilabrus}); the mud cat ({Pilodictic oilwaris}), the stone cat ({Noturus flavus}); the sea cat ({Arius felis}), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the {wolf fish}. See {Bullhrad}. | |
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Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman. --Dryden. 2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees. 3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course. 4. An instrument for detecting the compass error. 5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.] {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind. {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. --Crabb. (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.] {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels. {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit. {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear. {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l) (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so named because it is often seen in company with a shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}). {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket. {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole. --Waddell. {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the scales. Called also {mountain black snake}. (b) The pine snake. {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1. | |
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Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman. --Dryden. 2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees. 3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course. 4. An instrument for detecting the compass error. 5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.] {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind. {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. --Crabb. (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.] {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels. {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit. {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear. {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l) (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so named because it is often seen in company with a shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}). {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket. {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole. --Waddell. {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the scales. Called also {mountain black snake}. (b) The pine snake. {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1. | |
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Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman. --Dryden. 2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees. 3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course. 4. An instrument for detecting the compass error. 5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.] {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind. {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. --Crabb. (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.] {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels. {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit. {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear. {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l) (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so named because it is often seen in company with a shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}). {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket. {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole. --Waddell. {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the scales. Called also {mountain black snake}. (b) The pine snake. {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1. | |
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Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman. --Dryden. 2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees. 3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course. 4. An instrument for detecting the compass error. 5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.] {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind. {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. --Crabb. (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.] {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels. {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit. {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear. {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l) (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so named because it is often seen in company with a shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}). {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket. {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole. --Waddell. {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the scales. Called also {mountain black snake}. (b) The pine snake. {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1. | |
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Pilotage \Pi"lot*age\, n. [Cf. F. pilotage.] 1. The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. The compensation made or allowed to a pilot. 3. Guidance, as by a pilot. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Pilotism \Pi"lot*ism\, Pilotry \Pi"lot*ry\, n. Pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot. [R.] | |
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Bagworm \Bag"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species ({Plat[d2]ceticus Gloveri}) feeds on the orange tree. See {Basket worm}. | |
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Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. [?]. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate. 2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton. 3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. 4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold. 5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. 6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver money. [Obs.] [bd]Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd from his pocket.[b8] --Shak. 7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate. 8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates. 9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. 10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters. 11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. 12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. 13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest. Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases of obvious signification; as, plate basket or plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack. {Home plate}. (Baseball) See {Home base}, under {Home}. {Plate armor}. (a) See {Plate}, n., 2. (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like. {Plate bone}, the shoulder blade, or scapula. {Plate girder}, a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together. {Plate glass}. See under {Glass}. {Plate iron}, wrought iron plates. {Plate layer}, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties. {Plate mark}, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion. {Plate paper}, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. --Fairholt. {Plate press}, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, -- used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates. {Plate printer}, one who prints from engraved plates. {Plate printing}, the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates. {Plate tracery}. (Arch.) See under {Tracery}. {Plate wheel} (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes. | |
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Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. [?]. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate. 2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton. 3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. 4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold. 5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. 6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver money. [Obs.] [bd]Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd from his pocket.[b8] --Shak. 7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate. 8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates. 9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. 10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters. 11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. 12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. 13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest. Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases of obvious signification; as, plate basket or plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack. {Home plate}. (Baseball) See {Home base}, under {Home}. {Plate armor}. (a) See {Plate}, n., 2. (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like. {Plate bone}, the shoulder blade, or scapula. {Plate girder}, a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together. {Plate glass}. See under {Glass}. {Plate iron}, wrought iron plates. {Plate layer}, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties. {Plate mark}, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion. {Plate paper}, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. --Fairholt. {Plate press}, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, -- used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates. {Plate printer}, one who prints from engraved plates. {Plate printing}, the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates. {Plate tracery}. (Arch.) See under {Tracery}. {Plate wheel} (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes. | |
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Glass \Glass\, n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[91]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[91]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament. Note: Glass is variously colored by the metallic oxides; thus, manganese colors it violet; copper (cuprous), red, or (cupric) green; cobalt, blue; uranium, yellowish green or canary yellow; iron, green or brown; gold, purple or red; tin, opaque white; chromium, emerald green; antimony, yellow. 2. (Chem.) Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance, and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion. 3. Anything made of glass. Especially: (a) A looking-glass; a mirror. (b) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time; an hourglass; and hence, the time in which such a vessel is exhausted of its sand. She would not live The running of one glass. --Shak. (c) A drinking vessel; a tumbler; a goblet; hence, the contents of such a vessel; especially; spirituous liquors; as, he took a glass at dinner. (d) An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears glasses. (e) A weatherglass; a barometer. Note: Glass is much used adjectively or in combination; as, glass maker, or glassmaker; glass making or glassmaking; glass blower or glassblower, etc. {Bohemian glass}, {Cut glass}, etc. See under {Bohemian}, {Cut}, etc. {Crown glass}, a variety of glass, used for making the finest plate or window glass, and consisting essentially of silicate of soda or potash and lime, with no admixture of lead; the convex half of an achromatic lens is composed of crown glass; -- so called from a crownlike shape given it in the process of blowing. {Crystal glass}, [or] {Flint glass}. See {Flint glass}, in the Vocabulary. {Cylinder glass}, sheet glass made by blowing the glass in the form of a cylinder which is then split longitudinally, opened out, and flattened. {Glass of antimony}, a vitreous oxide of antimony mixed with sulphide. {Glass blower}, one whose occupation is to blow and fashion glass. {Glass blowing}, the art of shaping glass, when reduced by heat to a viscid state, by inflating it through a tube. {Glass cloth}, a woven fabric formed of glass fibers. {Glass coach}, a coach superior to a hackney-coach, hired for the day, or any short period, as a private carriage; -- so called because originally private carriages alone had glass windows. [Eng.] --Smart. Glass coaches are [allowed in English parks from which ordinary hacks are excluded], meaning by this term, which is never used in America, hired carriages that do not go on stands. --J. F. Cooper. {Glass cutter}. (a) One who cuts sheets of glass into sizes for window panes, ets. (b) One who shapes the surface of glass by grinding and polishing. (c) A tool, usually with a diamond at the point, for cutting glass. {Glass cutting}. (a) The act or process of dividing glass, as sheets of glass into panes with a diamond. (b) The act or process of shaping the surface of glass by appylying it to revolving wheels, upon which sand, emery, and, afterwards, polishing powder, are applied; especially of glass which is shaped into facets, tooth ornaments, and the like. Glass having ornamental scrolls, etc., cut upon it, is said to be engraved. {Glass metal}, the fused material for making glass. {Glass painting}, the art or process of producing decorative effects in glass by painting it with enamel colors and combining the pieces together with slender sash bars of lead or other metal. In common parlance, glass painting and glass staining (see {Glass staining}, below) are used indifferently for all colored decorative work in windows, and the like. {Glass paper}, paper faced with pulvirezed glass, and used for abrasive purposes. {Glass silk}, fine threads of glass, wound, when in fusion, on rapidly rotating heated cylinders. {Glass silvering}, the process of transforming plate glass into mirrors by coating it with a reflecting surface, a deposit of silver, or a mercury amalgam. {Glass soap}, [or] {Glassmaker's soap}, the black oxide of manganese or other substances used by glass makers to take away color from the materials for glass. {Glass staining}, the art or practice of coloring glass in its whole substance, or, in the case of certain colors, in a superficial film only; also, decorative work in glass. Cf. Glass painting. {Glass tears}. See {Rupert's drop}. {Glass works}, an establishment where glass is made. {Heavy glass}, a heavy optical glass, consisting essentially of a borosilicate of potash. {Millefiore glass}. See {Millefiore}. {Plate glass}, a fine kind of glass, cast in thick plates, and flattened by heavy rollers, -- used for mirrors and the best windows. {Pressed glass}, glass articles formed in molds by pressure when hot. {Soluble glass} (Chem.), a silicate of sodium or potassium, found in commerce as a white, glassy mass, a stony powder, or dissolved as a viscous, sirupy liquid; -- used for rendering fabrics incombustible, for hardening artificial stone, etc.; -- called also {water glass}. {Spun glass}, glass drawn into a thread while liquid. {Toughened glass}, {Tempered glass}, glass finely tempered or annealed, by a peculiar method of sudden cooling by plunging while hot into oil, melted wax, or paraffine, etc.; -- called also, from the name of the inventor of the process, {Bastie glass}. {Water glass}. (Chem.) See {Soluble glass}, above. {Window glass}, glass in panes suitable for windows. | |
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Plateau \Pla*teau"\, n.; pl. F. {Plateaux} (F. [?]; E. [?]), E. {Plateaus}. [F., fr. OF. platel, properly a little plate. See {Plate}.] 1. A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land. 2. An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver. | |
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Plateau \Pla*teau"\, n.; pl. F. {Plateaux} (F. [?]; E. [?]), E. {Plateaus}. [F., fr. OF. platel, properly a little plate. See {Plate}.] 1. A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land. 2. An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver. | |
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Plate-gilled \Plate"-gilled`\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks. | |
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d8Anhinga \[d8]An*hin"ga\, n. [Pg.] (Zo[94]l.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States ({Platus anhinga}); the darter, or snakebird. | |
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Platycd2lian \Plat`y*c[d2]"li*an\, a. [Platy + Gr. [?] hollow.] (Anat.) Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; -- said of the centra of the vertebr[91] of some extinct dinouaurs. | |
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Platycephalic \Plat`y*ce*phal"ic\, Platycephalous \Plat`y*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Platy + Gr. [?] head.] (Anat.) Broad-headed. | |
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Platycephalic \Plat`y*ce*phal"ic\, Platycephalous \Plat`y*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Platy + Gr. [?] head.] (Anat.) Broad-headed. | |
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Note: The {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into Oregon. The {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most beautiful species. The {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.] Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc. {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}. {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors. The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and the under parts are scarlet. {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.] {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species. {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The hooded merganser. {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet. {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.) (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye Adonis}. (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also {Pheasant's-eye pink}. {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a pheasant. {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood} (a), under {Partridge}. {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail. {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sheldrake. (b) The hooded merganser. | |
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d8Rosella \[d8]Ro"sel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa rose.] (Zo[94]l.) A beautiful Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus eximius}) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow. | |
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King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
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Stag \Stag\, n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The male of certain other species of large deer. 2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.] 3. A castrated bull; -- called also {bull stag}, and {bull seg}. See the Note under {Ox}. 4. (Stock Exchange) (a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange. [Cant] (b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant] 5. (Zo[94]l.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.] {Stag beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Lucanus} and allied genera, especially {L. cervus} of Europe and {L. dama} of the United States. The mandibles are large and branched, or forked, whence the name. The lava feeds on the rotten wood of dead trees. Called also {horned bug}, and {horse beetle}. {Stag dance}, a dance by men only. [slang, U.S.] {Stag hog} (Zo[94]l.), the babiroussa. {Stag-horn coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large branching corals of the genus {Madrepora}, which somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially {Madrepora cervicornis}, and {M. palmata}, of Florida and the West Indies. {Stag-horn fern} (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern ({Platycerium alcicorne}) having the large fronds branched like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus. {Stag-horn sumac} (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See {Sumac}. {Stag party}, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.] {Stag tick} (Zo[94]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the family {Hippoboscid[91]}, which lives upon the stag and in usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the European grouse, but in that case has wings. | |
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Platycnemic \Plat`yc*ne"mic\, a. [Platy + Gr. [?] leg: cf. F. platycn[82]mique.] (Anat.) Of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism. | |
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Platycnemism \Pla*tyc"ne*mism\, n. (Anat.) Lateral flattening of the tibia. | |
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d8Doncella \[d8]Don*cel"la\, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. {Damsel}.] (Zo[94]l.) A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies ({Platyglossus radiatus}). The name is applied also to the ladyfish ({Harpe rufa}) of the same region. | |
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Bluefish \Blue"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 1. A large voracious fish ({Pomatomus saitatrix}), of the family {Carangid[91]}, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the {horse mackerel}, in Virginia {saltwater tailor}, or {skipjack}. 2. A West Indian fish ({Platyglossus radiatus}), of the family {Labrid[91]}. Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes; as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc. | |
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Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See {Parade}, and cf. {Imperative}, {Empress}.] The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. {Emperor goose} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome goose ({Philacte canagica}), found in Alaska. {Emperor moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth ({Platysamia cecropia}), and the European species ({Saturnia pavonia}). {Emperor paper}. See under {Paper}. {Purple emperor} (Zo[94]l.), a large, strong British butterfly ({Apatura iris}). | |
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Pledge \Pledge\, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf. {Prebend}, {Replevin}.] 1. (Law) The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn. Note: Pledge is ordinarily confined to personal property; the title or ownership does not pass by it; possession is essential to it. In all these points it differs from a mortgage [see {Mortgage}]; and in the last, from the hypotheca of the Roman law. See {Hypotheca}. --Story. Kent. 2. (Old Eng. Law) A person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage. [bd]I am Grumio's pledge.[b8] --Shak. 3. A hypothecation without transfer of possession. 4. Anything given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; a guarantee; as, mutual interest is the best pledge for the performance of treaties. [bd]That voice, their liveliest pledge of hope.[b8] --Milton. 5. A promise or agreement by which one binds one's self to do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a solemn promise in writing to refrain from using intoxicating liquors or the like; as, to sign the pledge; the mayor had made no pledges. | |
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Pledge \Pledge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pledging}.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See {Pledge}, n.] 1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch. 2. To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to plight; as, to pledge one's word and honor. We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. --The Declaration of Independence. 3. To secure performance of, as by a pledge. [Obs.] To pledge my vow, I give my hand. --Shak. 4. To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one's self. 5. To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast. Pledge me, my friend, and drink till thou be'st wise. --Cowley. | |
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Pledge \Pledge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pledging}.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See {Pledge}, n.] 1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch. 2. To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to plight; as, to pledge one's word and honor. We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. --The Declaration of Independence. 3. To secure performance of, as by a pledge. [Obs.] To pledge my vow, I give my hand. --Shak. 4. To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one's self. 5. To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast. Pledge me, my friend, and drink till thou be'st wise. --Cowley. | |
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Pledgee \Pledg*ee"\, n. The one to whom a pledge is given, or to whom property pledged is delivered. | |
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Pledgeless \Pledge"less\, a. Having no pledge. | |
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Pledgeor \Pledge*or"\, Pledgor \Pledg*or"\, n. (Law) One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; -- opposed to {pledgee}. Note: This word analogically requires the e after g, but the spelling pledgor is perhaps commoner. | |
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Pledger \Pledg"er\, n. One who pledges. | |
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Pledgery \Pledg"er*y\, n. [Cf. OF. pleigerie.] A pledging; suretyship. [Obs.] | |
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Pledget \Pledg"et\, n. [Prov. E., a small plug.] 1. A small plug. [Prov. End.] 2. (Naut.) A string of oakum used in calking. 3. (Med.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged. | |
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Pledge \Pledge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pledging}.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See {Pledge}, n.] 1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch. 2. To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to plight; as, to pledge one's word and honor. We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. --The Declaration of Independence. 3. To secure performance of, as by a pledge. [Obs.] To pledge my vow, I give my hand. --Shak. 4. To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one's self. 5. To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast. Pledge me, my friend, and drink till thou be'st wise. --Cowley. | |
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Pledgeor \Pledge*or"\, Pledgor \Pledg*or"\, n. (Law) One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; -- opposed to {pledgee}. Note: This word analogically requires the e after g, but the spelling pledgor is perhaps commoner. | |
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Pleiades \Ple"ia*des\ (?; 277), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ([?])] 1. (Myth.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky. 2. (Astron.) A group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus. --Job xxxviii. 31. Note: Alcyone, the brightest of these, a star of the third magnitude, was considered by M[84]dler the central point around which our universe is revolving, but there is no sufficient evidence of such motion. Only six pleiads are distinctly visible to the naked eye, whence the ancients supposed that a sister had concealed herself out of shame for having loved a mortal, Sisyphus. | |
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d8Plethysmograph \[d8]Pleth"ys*mo*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] an enlargement + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining and registering the variations in the size or volume of a limb, as the arm or leg, and hence the variations in the amount of blood in the limb. -- {Pleth`ys*mo*graph"ic}, a. | |
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Plethysmography \Pleth`ys*mog"ra*phy\, n. (Physiol.) The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply. | |
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d8Pluteus \[d8]Plu"te*us\, n.; pl. L. {Plutei}, E. {Pluteuses}. [L., a shed.] (Zo[94]l.) The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods. | |
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Plutocracy \Plu*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] wealth + [?] to be strong, to rule, fr.[?] strength: cf. F. plutocratie.] A form of government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the wealthy classes; government by the rich; also, a controlling or influential class of rich men. | |
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Plutocrat \Plu"to*crat\, n. One whose wealth gives him power or influence; one of the plutocracy. | |
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Plutocratic \Plu`to*crat"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to plutocracy; as, plutocratic ideas. --Bagehot. | |
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Plutus \Plu"tus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Class. Myth.) The son of Jason and Ceres, and the god of wealth. He was represented as bearing a cornucopia, and as blind, because his gifts were bestowed without discrimination of merit. | |
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Sea eagle \Sea" ea"gle\ 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus {Hali[91]etus} and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. ({H. pelagicus}), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle ({H. albicilla}); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle ({Polioa[89]tus ichthya[89]tus}). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The eagle ray. See under {Ray}. | |
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Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?] greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.] Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green. Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress. --Chaucer. A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf. --Milton. The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble. {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and jaundice. {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark. {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called also {barfish}. {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under {Persian}. {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot. {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}. {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga Cham[91]pitys}). {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer. {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the bashaw. {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; -- called also {copiapite}. {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}. {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant. {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}. {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes used as a yellow pigment. {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice, producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary. {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}, and 3d {Flag}. {Yellow jack}. (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}. (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}. {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are noted for their irritability, and for their painful stings. {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite. {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou. {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou. {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel. {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}. {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown iron ore, which is used as a pigment. {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye daisy. {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See {Perch}. {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye. {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also, their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P. palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P. ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific States. {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover. {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding corrosive sublimate to limewater. {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}. {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow, darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also {yellow crake}. {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle}, and {Rocket}. {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by anglers. {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet. {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed with black, and anteriorly with black lines. {Yellow spot}. (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision is most accurate. See {Eye}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius}) of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5. {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green. {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance. {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva}, which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}. {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater. {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European willow warbler. (b) The European wood warbler. | |
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Polite \Po*lite"\, a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. --Pope. 3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. --Macaulay. Syn: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel. | |
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Politic \Pol"i*tic\, a. [L. politicus political, Gr. [?] belonging to the citizens or to the state, fr.[?] citizen: cf. F. politique. See {Police}, and cf. {ePolitical}.] 1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under {Body}. He with his people made all but one politic body. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty. [bd]Enrich'd with politic grave counsel.[b8] --Shak. 3. Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons. Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy. --Shak. Syn: Wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet; provident; wary; artful; cunning. | |
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Politic \Pol`i*tic\, n. A politician. [Archaic] --Bacon. Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark? he borrows a lantern; Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars. --Lowell. | |
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Political \Po*lit"i*cal\, a. 1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. [R.] [bd]A political government.[b8] --Evelyn. 2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer. [bd]The political state of Europe.[b8] --Paley. 3. Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs. 4. Politic; wise; also, artful. [Obs.] --Sterne. {Political economy}, that branch of political science or philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of production and preservation, of the material wealth and prosperity of nations. | |
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Arithmetic \A*rith"me*tic\, n. [OE. arsmetike, OF. arismetique, L. arithmetica, fr. Gr. [?] (sc. [?]), fr. [?] arithmetical, fr. [?] to number, fr. [?] number, prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See {Arm}. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to the Greek.] 1. The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures. 2. A book containing the principles of this science. {Arithmetic of sines}, trigonometry. {Political arithmetic}, the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science. {Universal arithmetic}, the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra. | |
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Political \Po*lit"i*cal\, a. 1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. [R.] [bd]A political government.[b8] --Evelyn. 2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer. [bd]The political state of Europe.[b8] --Paley. 3. Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs. 4. Politic; wise; also, artful. [Obs.] --Sterne. {Political economy}, that branch of political science or philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of production and preservation, of the material wealth and prosperity of nations. | |
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Economy \E*con"o*my\, n.; pl. {Economies}. [F. [82]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] one managing a household; [?] house (akin to L. vicus village, E. vicinity) + [?] usage, law, rule, fr. ne`mein to distribute, manage. See {Vicinity}, {Nomad}.] 1. The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy. Himself busy in charge of the household economies. --Froude. 2. Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption; esp., such management as directly concerns wealth; as, political economy. 3. The system of rules and regulations by which anything is managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and economical adaptation in the author, whether human or divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy of a poem; the Jewish economy. The position which they [the verb and adjective] hold in the general economy of language. --Earle. In the Greek poets, as also in Plautus, we shall see the economy . . . of poems better observed than in Terence. --B. Jonson. The Jews already had a Sabbath, which, as citizens and subjects of that economy, they were obliged to keep. --Paley. 4. Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony. {Political economy}. See under {Political}. Syn: {Economy}, {Frugality}, {Parsimony}. Economy avoids all waste and extravagance, and applies money to the best advantage; frugality cuts off indulgences, and proceeds on a system of saving. The latter conveys the idea of not using or spending superfluously, and is opposed to lavishness or profusion. Frugality is usually applied to matters of consumption, and commonly points to simplicity of manners; parsimony is frugality carried to an extreme, involving meanness of spirit, and a sordid mode of living. Economy is a virtue, and parsimony a vice. | |
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Geography \Ge*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Geographies}. [F. g[82]ographie, l. geographia, fr. Gr. [?]; ge`a, gh^, the earth + [?] description, fr. [?] to write, describe. See {Graphic}.] 1. The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth, including its structure, fetures, products, political divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited. 2. A treatise on this science. {Astronomical}, {or Mathematical}, geography treats of the earth as a planet, of its shape, its size, its lines of latitude and longitude, its zones, and the phenomena due to to the earth's diurnal and annual motions. {Physical geography} treats of the conformation of the earth's surface, of the distribution of land and water, of minerals, plants, animals, etc., and applies the principles of physics to the explanation of the diversities of climate, productions, etc. {Political geography} treats of the different countries into which earth is divided with regard to political and social and institutions and conditions. | |
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Politicalism \Po*lit"i*cal*ism\, n. Zeal or party spirit in politics. | |
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Politically \Po*lit"i*cal*ly\, adv. 1. In a political manner. 2. Politicly; artfully. [Obs.] --Knolles. | |
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Politicaster \Po*lit"i*cas`ter\, n. [Cf. It. politicastro.] A petty politician; a pretender in politics. --Milton. | |
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Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, a. Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. [bd]Ill-meaning politician lords.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. politicien.] 1. One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden. 2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see {Politics}, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician. Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. --Shak. The politician . . . ready to do anything that he apprehends for his advantage. --South. | |
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Politicist \Po*lit"i*cist\, n. A political writer. [R.] | |
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Politicly \Pol"i*tic*ly\, adv. In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully. --Pope. | |
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Politics \Pol"i*tics\, n. [Cf. F. politique, Gr. [?] (sc.[?]). See {Politic}.] 1. The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals. 2. The management of a political party; the conduct and contests of parties with reference to political measures or the administration of public affairs; the advancement of candidates to office; in a bad sense, artful or dishonest management to secure the success of political candidates or parties; political trickery. When we say that two men are talking politics, we often mean that they are wrangling about some mere party question. --F. W. Robertson. | |
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Polity \Pol"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Polities}. [L. politia, Gr. [?]: cf. F. politie. See 1st {Policy}, {Police}.] 1. The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole. --Blackstone. Hooker. 2. Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution. Nor is possible that any form of polity, much less polity ecclesiastical, should be good, unless God himself be author of it. --Hooker. 3. Policy; art; management. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Syn: Policy. Usage: {Polity}, {Policy}. These two words were originally the same. Polity is now confined to the structure of a government; as, civil or ecclesiastical polity; while policy is applied to the scheme of management of public affairs with reference to some aim or result; as, foreign or domestic policy. Policy has the further sense of skillful or cunning management. | |
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Politize \Pol"i*tize\, v. i. To play the politician; to dispute as politicians do. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Politzerization \Po*litz`er*i*za"tion\, n. (Med.) The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it. | |
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Poll \Poll\, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.] 1. The head; the back part of the head. [bd]All flaxen was his poll.[b8] --Shak. 2. A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals. We are the greater poll, and in true fear They gave us our demands. --Shak. The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life, amounts not to fifteen thousand poll. --Shak. 3. Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election. 4. The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll. All soldiers quartered in place are to remove . . . and not to return till one day after the poll is ended. --Blackstone. 5. pl. The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls. 6. The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax. 7. (Zo[94]l.) The European chub. See {Pollard}, 3 (a) . {Poll book}, a register of persons entitled to vote at an election. {Poll evil} (Far.), an inflammatory swelling or abscess on a horse's head, confined beneath the great ligament of the neck. {Poll pick} (Mining), a pole having a heavy spike on the end, forming a kind of crowbar. {Poll tax}, a tax levied by the head, or poll; a capitation tax. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polyautography \Pol`y*au*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Poly- + autography.] The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a species of lithography. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polydactylism \Pol`y*dac"tyl*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] finger: cf. F. polydactylisme.] (Anat.) The possession of more that the normal number of digits. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polyeidic \Pol`y*ei"dic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. [?] form.] (Zo[94]l.) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polyeidism \Pol`y*ei"dism\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The quality or state of being polyeidic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytechnic \Pol`y*tech"nic\, a. [Gr. [?]; poly`s many + [?] an art: cf. F. polytechnique.] Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytechnical \Pol`y*tech"nic*al\, a. Polytechnic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytechnics \Pol`y*tech"nics\, n. The science of the mechanic arts. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytheism \Pol"y*the*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] cf. F. polyth[82]isme.] The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods. In the Old Testament, the gradual development of polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be learned. --Shaff-Herzog. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytheist \Pol"y*the*ist\, n. [Cf. F. polyth[82]iste.] One who believes in, or maintains the doctrine of, a plurality of gods. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytheistic \Pol`y*the*is"tic\, Polytheistical \Pol`y*the*is"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation. -- {Pol`y*the*is"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytheistic \Pol`y*the*is"tic\, Polytheistical \Pol`y*the*is"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation. -- {Pol`y*the*is"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytheistic \Pol`y*the*is"tic\, Polytheistical \Pol`y*the*is"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation. -- {Pol`y*the*is"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytheize \Pol"y*the*ize\, v. i. To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate, the doctrine of polytheism. --Milman. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polytocous \Po*lyt"o*cous\, a. [Gr. [?]; poly`s many + [?] offspring.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants; polycarpic. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Producing many or young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poultice \Poul"tice\, n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. po`ltos. Cf. {Pulse} seeds.] A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm. [bd]Poultice relaxeth the pores.[b8] --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poultice \Poul"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poulticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poulticing}.] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poultice \Poul"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poulticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poulticing}.] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poultice \Poul"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poulticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poulticing}.] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pullet \Pul"let\, n. [OE. polete, OF. polete, F. poulette, dim. of poule a hen, fr. L. pullus a young animal, a young fowl. See {Foal}, and cf. {Poult}, {Poultry}, {Pool} stake.] A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl. {Pullet sperm}, the treadle of an egg. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pultaceous \Pul*ta"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. pultac[82]. See 1st {Pulse}.] Macerated; softened; nearly fluid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pultesse \Pul"tesse\, Pultise \Pul"tise\, n. Poultry. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pultesse \Pul"tesse\, Pultise \Pul"tise\, n. Poultry. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Palatka, FL (city, FIPS 53875) Location: 29.64921 N, 81.65657 W Population (1990): 10201 (4325 housing units) Area: 16.3 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32177 | |
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Pelahatchie, MS (city, FIPS 56200) Location: 32.31537 N, 89.80114 W Population (1990): 1553 (568 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39145 | |
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Pilot Grove, MO (city, FIPS 57602) Location: 38.87378 N, 92.91202 W Population (1990): 714 (316 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65276 | |
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Pilot Knob, MO (city, FIPS 57656) Location: 37.62352 N, 90.64357 W Population (1990): 783 (304 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Pilot Knob, NY Zip code(s): 12844 | |
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Pilot Station, AK (city, FIPS 60750) Location: 61.94143 N, 162.87585 W Population (1990): 463 (123 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99650 | |
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Platte Center, NE (village, FIPS 39310) Location: 41.53797 N, 97.48717 W Population (1990): 387 (154 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68653 | |
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Platte City, MO (city, FIPS 58178) Location: 39.36146 N, 94.77776 W Population (1990): 2947 (1277 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64079 | |
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Platte County, MO (county, FIPS 165) Location: 39.37788 N, 94.77067 W Population (1990): 57867 (24362 housing units) Area: 1088.8 sq km (land), 17.8 sq km (water) Platte County, NE (county, FIPS 141) Location: 41.56835 N, 97.52538 W Population (1990): 29820 (11716 housing units) Area: 1756.2 sq km (land), 28.6 sq km (water) Platte County, WY (county, FIPS 31) Location: 42.12934 N, 104.96147 W Population (1990): 8145 (4026 housing units) Area: 5400.3 sq km (land), 67.3 sq km (water) | |
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Plattsburg, MO (city, FIPS 58250) Location: 39.56505 N, 94.46235 W Population (1990): 2248 (922 housing units) Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64477 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plattsburgh, NY (city, FIPS 58574) Location: 44.69546 N, 73.45682 W Population (1990): 21255 (8197 housing units) Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12901 | |
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Plattsburgh AFB, NY (CDP, FIPS 58596) Location: 44.66347 N, 73.45359 W Population (1990): 5483 (1333 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Plattsburgh West, NY (CDP, FIPS 58601) Location: 44.68256 N, 73.50317 W Population (1990): 1274 (473 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
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Plattsmouth, NE (city, FIPS 39345) Location: 41.00770 N, 95.89136 W Population (1990): 6412 (2495 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68048 | |
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Playita Cortada, PR (comunidad, FIPS 63568) Location: 17.97877 N, 66.44472 W Population (1990): 1521 (507 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pledger, TX Zip code(s): 77468 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
plaid screen n. [XEROX PARC] A `special effect' that occurs when certain kinds of {memory smash}es overwrite the control blocks or image memory of a bit-mapped display. The term "salt and pepper" may refer to a different pattern of similar origin. Though the term as coined at PARC refers to the result of an error, some of the {X} demos induce plaid-screen effects deliberately as a {display hack}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Politics Vaguely liberal-moderate, except for the strong libertarian contingent which rejects conventional left-right politics entirely. The only safe generalization is that hackers tend to be rather anti-authoritarian; thus, both conventional conservatism and `hard' leftism are rare. Hackers are far more likely than most non-hackers to either (a) be aggressively apolitical or (b) entertain peculiar or idiosyncratic political ideas and actually try to live by them day-to-day. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
plaid screen [XEROX PARC] A "special effect" that occurs when certain kinds of {memory smash}es overwrite the control blocks or image memory of a bit-mapped display. The term "salt and pepper" may refer to a different pattern of similar origin. Though the term as coined at PARC refers to the result of an error, some of the {X} demos induce plaid-screen effects deliberately as a {display hack}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PLITS Programming Language In The Sky. A computational model for concurrency with communication via {asynchronous message-passing}. ["High Level Programming for Distributed Computing", J.A. Feldman, CACM 22(6):353- 368 (Jun 1979)]. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Philetus amiable, with Hymenaeus, at Ephesus, said that the "resurrection was past already" (2 Tim. 2:17, 18). This was a Gnostic heresy held by the Nicolaitanes. (See {ALEXANDER} [4].) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Pledge See {LOAN}. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Pleiades Heb. kimah, "a cluster" (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8, A.V., "seven stars;" R.V., "Pleiades"), a name given to the cluster of stars seen in the shoulder of the constellation Taurus. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Philetus, amiable; beloved |