English Dictionary: Pontifex Maximus | by the DICT Development Group |
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Pantable \Pan"ta*ble\, n. See {Pantofle}. [Obs.] | |
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Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.] A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and {pantoble}.] | |
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Pantable \Pan"ta*ble\, n. See {Pantofle}. [Obs.] | |
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Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.] A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and {pantoble}.] | |
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Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.] A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and {pantoble}.] | |
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Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.] A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and {pantoble}.] | |
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Pantophagist \Pan*toph"a*gist\, n. [See {Pantophagous}.] A person or an animal that has the habit of eating all kinds of food. | |
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Pantophagous \Pan*toph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?], [?], all + [?] to eat.] Eating all kinds of food. | |
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Pantophagy \Pan*toph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. [?].] The habit or power of eating all kinds of food. | |
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d8Pycnogonida \[d8]Pyc`no*gon"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] thick crowded + [?] knee.] (Zo[94]l.) A class of marine arthropods in which the body is small and thin, and the eight legs usually very long; -- called also {Pantopoda}. Note: The abdomen is rudimentary, and the triangular mouth is at the end of a tubular proboscis. Many of them live at great depths in the sea, and the largest of them measure two feet across the extended legs. | |
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Peanut butter \Pea"nut but"ter\ A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a small quantity of water or oil, and used chiefly as a relish on sandwiches, etc. | |
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Pentabasic \Pen`ta*ba"sic\, a. [Penta- + basic.] (Chem.) Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a basic radical; -- said of certain acids. | |
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Pentafid \Pen"ta*fid\, a. [Penta- + root of L. findere to split.] (Bot.) Divided or cleft into five parts. | |
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Pentapetalous \Pen`ta*pet"al*ous\, a. [Penta- + petal.] (Bot.) Having five petals, or flower leaves. | |
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Pentaphyllous \Pen*taph"yl*lous\, a. [Penta- + Gr. [?] leaf.] (Bot.) Having five leaves or leaflets. | |
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Pentapody \Pen*tap"o*dy\, n. [Penta- + Gr. [?], [?], foot.] (Pros.) A measure or series consisting of five feet. | |
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Pentaptote \Pen"tap*tote\, n. [L. (pl.) pentaptota. Gr. [?] with five cases; [?] (see {Penta-}) + [?] falling.] (Gram.) A noun having five cases. | |
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Pentaptych \Pen"tap*tych\, n. [Penta- + Gr. [?], [?], a fold.] (Fine Arts) A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece. | |
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Pentavalent \Pen*tav"a*lent\, a. [Penta- + L. valens, p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.) Having a valence of five; -- said of certain atoms and radicals. | |
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Phonotypic \Pho`no*typ"ic\, Phonotypical \Pho`no*typ"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to phonotypy; as, a phonotypic alphabet. | |
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Phonotypic \Pho`no*typ"ic\, Phonotypical \Pho`no*typ"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to phonotypy; as, a phonotypic alphabet. | |
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Phonotypist \Pho*not"y*pist\, n. One versed in phonotypy. | |
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Phonotypr \Pho"no*typr\, n. [Phono- + -type.] A type or character used in phonotypy. | |
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Phonotypy \Pho*not"y*py\, n. A method of phonetic printing of the English language, as devised by Mr. Pitman, in which nearly all the ordinary letters and many new forms are employed in order to indicate each elementary sound by a separate character. | |
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Pinnatifid \Pin*nat"i*fid\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + root of findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib. | |
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Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + pes, pedis foot: cf. F. pinnatip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds. | |
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Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes. | |
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Point appliqu82 \Point appliqu[82]\ Lace having a needle-made design applied to a net ground, this ground often being machine-made. | |
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d8Appui \[d8]Ap`pui"\, n. (Man.) The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle. {Point d'appui}, any point of support or basis of operations, as a rallying point. | |
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Point d'appui \Point` d'ap`pui"\ [F.] (Mil.) See under {Appui}. | |
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d8Appui \[d8]Ap`pui"\, n. [F., fr. L. ad + podium foothold, Gr. [?], dim. of [?], [?], foot.] A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. [Obs.] If a vine be to climb trees that are of any great height, there would be stays and appuies set to it. --Holland. {Point d'appui}. [F., a point of support.] (Mil.) (a) A given point or body, upon which troops are formed, or by which are marched in line or column. (b) An advantageous defensive support, as a castle, morass, wood, declivity, etc. | |
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{To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to go over to the opposite party. {To turn one's goods} [or] {money}, and the like, to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade. {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to engage in. {To turn out}. (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of doors; to turn a man out of office. I'll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak. (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses. (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of manufacture; to furnish in a completed state. (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the inside to the outside; hence, to produce. (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the lights. {To turn over}. (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to overturn; to cause to roll over. (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another hand. (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the leaves. [bd]We turned o'er many books together.[b8] --Shak. (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.] {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}. {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously. {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat. {To turn the back on} [or] {upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse unceremoniously. {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to succeed. {To turn the die} [or] {dice}, to change fortune. {To turn the edge} [or] {point of}, to bend over the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt. {To turn the head} [or] {brain of}, to make giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head. {To turn the scale} [or] {balance}, to change the preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful. {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken. {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of success or superiority; to give the advantage to the person or side previously at a disadvantage. {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. {To turn to} {profit, advantage}, etc., to make profitable or advantageous. {To turn up}. (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to turn up the trump. (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing, digging, etc. (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up the nose. {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the arguments of an opponent upon himself. {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to throw into disorder. This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler died. --Shak. | |
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. 2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also {pointer}. 3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line. 4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. 5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced. 6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge. When time's first point begun Made he all souls. --Sir J. Davies. 7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer. Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope. 8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden. [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson. A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer. 9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc. He told him, point for point, in short and plain. --Chaucer. In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon. Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton. 10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak. They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot. 11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio. This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak. [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser. 12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time; as: (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. 13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}. 14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}. 15. (Naut.) (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the compass}, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point. (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See {Reef point}, under {Reef}. 16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott. 17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below. 18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.] 19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. [Cant, U. S.] 20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. 21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}. 22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}. 23. A tyne or snag of an antler. 24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board. 25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point. Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc. {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly. --Shak. {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.[b8] --Milton. {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point). {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority. {On the point}. See {At point}, above. {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow. {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground). {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base. {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides. {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules. {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator. {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered. {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}. {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design. {Point system of type}. See under {Type}. {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc. {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy. {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to. {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position. {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc. {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience. {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant. | |
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. 2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also {pointer}. 3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line. 4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. 5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced. 6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge. When time's first point begun Made he all souls. --Sir J. Davies. 7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer. Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope. 8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden. [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson. A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer. 9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc. He told him, point for point, in short and plain. --Chaucer. In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon. Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton. 10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak. They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot. 11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio. This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak. [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser. 12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time; as: (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. 13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}. 14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}. 15. (Naut.) (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the compass}, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point. (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See {Reef point}, under {Reef}. 16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott. 17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below. 18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.] 19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. [Cant, U. S.] 20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. 21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}. 22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}. 23. A tyne or snag of an antler. 24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board. 25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point. Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc. {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly. --Shak. {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.[b8] --Milton. {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point). {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority. {On the point}. See {At point}, above. {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow. {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground). {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base. {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides. {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules. {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator. {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered. {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}. {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design. {Point system of type}. See under {Type}. {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc. {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy. {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to. {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position. {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc. {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience. {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant. | |
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3. (Racing) A space marked out in the last part of a race course. The horse that ran the whole field out of distance. --L'Estrange. Note: In trotting matches under the rules of the American Association, the distance varies with the conditions of the race, being 80 yards in races of mile heats, best two in three, and 150 yards in races of two-mile heats. At that distance from the winning post is placed the distance post. If any horse has not reached this distance post before the first horse in that heat has reached the winning post, such horse is distanced, and disqualified for running again during that race. 4. (Mil.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with {interval}, which is measured from right to left. [bd]Distance between companies in close column is twelve yards.[b8] --Farrow. 5. Space between two antagonists in fencing. --Shak. 6. (Painting) The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape. Note: In a picture, the {Middle distance} is the central portion between the foreground and the distance or the extreme distance. In a perspective drawing, the {Point of distance} is the point where the visual rays meet. 7. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. --Locke. 8. Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events. Ten years' distance between one and the other. --Prior. The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years. --Playfair. 9. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness. I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the crown is due. --Dryden. 'T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld. --Atterbury. 10. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve. Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least distrust amongst themselves. --Bacon. On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. --Milton. 11. Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor. 12. (Mus.) The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh. {Angular distance}, the distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the eye to two objects. {Lunar distance}. See under {Lunar}. {North polar distance} (Astron.), the distance on the heavens of a heavenly body from the north pole. It is the complement of the declination. {Zenith distance} (Astron.), the arc on the heavens from a heavenly body to the zenith of the observer. It is the complement of the altitude. {To keep one's distance}, to stand aloof; to refrain from familiarity. If a man makes keep my distance, the comfort is he keeps his at the same time. --Swift. | |
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{On one's honor}, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their honor. {Point of honor}, a scruple or nice distinction in matters affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor. {To do the honors}, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as host or hostess at an entertainment. [bd]To do the honors and to give the word.[b8] --Pope. {To do one honor}, to confer distinction upon one. {To have the honor}, to have the privilege or distinction. {Word of honor}, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of honor. | |
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Inflection \In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion. See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.] 1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected. 2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist. 3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection. 4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc. 5. (Mus.) (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice. (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in chanting. 6. (Opt.) Same as {Diffraction}. {Point of inflection} (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways. | |
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. 2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also {pointer}. 3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line. 4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. 5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced. 6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge. When time's first point begun Made he all souls. --Sir J. Davies. 7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer. Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope. 8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden. [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson. A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer. 9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc. He told him, point for point, in short and plain. --Chaucer. In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon. Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton. 10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak. They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot. 11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio. This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak. [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser. 12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time; as: (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. 13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}. 14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}. 15. (Naut.) (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the compass}, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point. (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See {Reef point}, under {Reef}. 16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott. 17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below. 18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.] 19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. [Cant, U. S.] 20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. 21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}. 22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}. 23. A tyne or snag of an antler. 24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board. 25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point. Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc. {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly. --Shak. {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.[b8] --Milton. {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point). {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority. {On the point}. See {At point}, above. {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow. {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground). {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base. {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides. {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules. {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator. {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered. {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}. {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design. {Point system of type}. See under {Type}. {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc. {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy. {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to. {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position. {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc. {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience. {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant. | |
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. 2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also {pointer}. 3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line. 4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. 5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced. 6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge. When time's first point begun Made he all souls. --Sir J. Davies. 7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer. Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope. 8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden. [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson. A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer. 9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc. He told him, point for point, in short and plain. --Chaucer. In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon. Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton. 10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak. They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot. 11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio. This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak. [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser. 12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time; as: (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. 13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}. 14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}. 15. (Naut.) (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the compass}, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point. (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See {Reef point}, under {Reef}. 16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott. 17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below. 18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.] 19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. [Cant, U. S.] 20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. 21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}. 22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}. 23. A tyne or snag of an antler. 24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board. 25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point. Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc. {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly. --Shak. {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.[b8] --Milton. {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point). {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority. {On the point}. See {At point}, above. {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow. {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground). {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base. {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides. {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules. {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator. {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered. {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}. {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design. {Point system of type}. See under {Type}. {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc. {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy. {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to. {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position. {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc. {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience. {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant. | |
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View \View\, n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See {Vision}, and cl. {Interview}, {Purview}, {Review}, {Vista}.] 1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection. Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view. --Milton. Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote. --Locke. Surveying nature with too nice a view. --Dryden. 2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case. I have with exact view perused thee, Hector. --Shak. 3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect. The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. --Dryden. 4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window. 'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. --Campbell. 5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, [?]ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George. 6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued. To give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty. --Locke. 7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping. No man sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason. --Locke. 8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.] [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled, before we never knew. --Waller. {Field of view}. See under {Field}. {Point of view}. See under {Point}. {To have in view}, to have in mind as an incident, object, or aim; as, to have one's resignation in view. {View halloo}, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the fox break cover. {View of frankpledge} (Law), a court of record, held in a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. --Blackstone. {View of premises} (Law), the inspection by the jury of the place where a litigated transaction is said to have occurred. | |
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. 2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also {pointer}. 3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line. 4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. 5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced. 6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge. When time's first point begun Made he all souls. --Sir J. Davies. 7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer. Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope. 8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden. [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson. A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer. 9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc. He told him, point for point, in short and plain. --Chaucer. In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon. Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton. 10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak. They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot. 11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio. This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak. [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser. 12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time; as: (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. 13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}. 14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}. 15. (Naut.) (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the compass}, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point. (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See {Reef point}, under {Reef}. 16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott. 17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below. 18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.] 19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. [Cant, U. S.] 20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. 21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}. 22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}. 23. A tyne or snag of an antler. 24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board. 25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point. Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc. {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly. --Shak. {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.[b8] --Milton. {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point). {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority. {On the point}. See {At point}, above. {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow. {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground). {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base. {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides. {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules. {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator. {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered. {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}. {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design. {Point system of type}. See under {Type}. {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc. {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy. {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to. {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position. {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc. {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience. {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant. | |
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. 2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also {pointer}. 3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line. 4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. 5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced. 6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge. When time's first point begun Made he all souls. --Sir J. Davies. 7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer. Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope. 8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden. [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson. A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer. 9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc. He told him, point for point, in short and plain. --Chaucer. In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon. Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton. 10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak. They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot. 11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio. This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak. [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser. 12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time; as: (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. 13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}. 14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}. 15. (Naut.) (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the compass}, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point. (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See {Reef point}, under {Reef}. 16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott. 17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below. 18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.] 19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. [Cant, U. S.] 20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. 21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}. 22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}. 23. A tyne or snag of an antler. 24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board. 25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point. Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc. {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly. --Shak. {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.[b8] --Milton. {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point). {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority. {On the point}. See {At point}, above. {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow. {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground). {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base. {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides. {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules. {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator. {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered. {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}. {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design. {Point system of type}. See under {Type}. {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc. {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy. {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to. {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position. {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc. {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience. {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant. | |
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Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a. 1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark. 2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion. {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. | |
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Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, adv. In a point-blank manner. To sin point-blank against God's word. --Fuller. | |
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Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, n. [F. point point + blanc white.] 1. The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other missile is aimed. [Obs.] --Jonson. 2. (Mil.) (a) With all small arms, the second point in which the natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the trajectory. (b) With artillery, the point where the projectile first strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands, the axis of the piece being horizontal. | |
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Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a. 1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark. 2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion. {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. | |
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Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a. 1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark. 2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion. {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. | |
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Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\, a. [OE. at point devis; at at + point point, condition + devis exact, careful, OF. devis fixed, set. See {Device}.] Uncommonly nice and exact; precise; particular. You are rather point-devise in your accouterments. --Shak. Thus he grew up, in logic point-devise, Perfect in grammar, and in rhetoric nice. --Longfellow. | |
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Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\, adv. Exactly. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\, a. [OE. at point devis; at at + point point, condition + devis exact, careful, OF. devis fixed, set. See {Device}.] Uncommonly nice and exact; precise; particular. You are rather point-devise in your accouterments. --Shak. Thus he grew up, in logic point-devise, Perfect in grammar, and in rhetoric nice. --Longfellow. | |
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Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\, adv. Exactly. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}. | |
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Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also {pond perch}, and {sunfish}. Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus}) is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}. See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap. | |
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Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body and a truncated tail. (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[91]}. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also {pondfish}. (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner. (d) The opah. (e) The basking, or liver, shark. (f) Any large jellyfish. | |
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Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also {pond perch}, and {sunfish}. Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus}) is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}. See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap. | |
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Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body and a truncated tail. (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[91]}. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also {pondfish}. (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner. (d) The opah. (e) The basking, or liver, shark. (f) Any large jellyfish. | |
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Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also {pond perch}, and {sunfish}. Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus}) is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}. See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap. | |
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Pontiff \Pon"tiff\, n. [F. pontife, L. pontifex, -ficis; pons, pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way, path) + facere to make. Cf. {Pontoon}.] A high priest. Especially: (a) One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. --Dr. W. Smith. (b) (Jewish Antiq.) The chief priest. (c) (R. C. Ch.) The pope. | |
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Pontific \Pon*tif"ic\, a. [Cf. L. pontificius.] 1. Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests. [bd]The pontific college with their augurs and flamens.[b8] --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to the pope; papal. --Shenstone. | |
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Pontifical \Pon*tif"ic*al\, a. [L. pontificalis: cf. F. pontifical. See {Pontiff}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal. 2. Of or pertaining to the building of bridges. [R.] Now had they brought the work by wondrous art Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock Over the vexed abyss. --Milton. | |
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Pontifical \Pon*tif"ic*al\, n. [F.] 1. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff. --South. 2. pl. The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. [bd]Dressed in full pontificals.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Pontificality \Pon*tif`i*cal"i*ty\, n. The state and government of the pope; the papacy. [R.] --Bacon. | |
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Pontifically \Pon*tif"ic*al*ly\, adv. In a pontifical manner. | |
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Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, n. [L. pontificatus: cf. F. pontificat. See {Pontiff}.] 1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. --Addison. 2. The term of office of a pontiff. --Milman. | |
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Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, v. i. (R. C. Ch.) To perform the duty of a pontiff. | |
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Pontifice \Pon"ti*fice\, n. [L. pons, pontis, a bridge + facere to make. Cf. {Pontiff}.] Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. [R.] --Milton. | |
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d8Pontifex \[d8]Pon"ti*fex\, n.; pl. {Pontifices}. [L.] A high priest; a pontiff. | |
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Pontificial \Pon`ti*fi"cial\, a. [L. pontificius.] Papal; pontifical. [Obs.] [bd]Pontificial writers.[b8] --Burton. | |
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Pontifician \Pon`ti*fi"cian\, a. Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pontifician \Pon`ti*fi"cian\, n. One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold. --Shak. 2. A level stretch in a canal between locks. 3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward. {Pound covert}, a pound that is close or covered over, as a shed. {Pound overt}, a pound that is open overhead. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pound-breach \Pound"-breach`\, n. The breaking of a public pound for releasing impounded animals. --Blackstone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Punitive \Pu"ni*tive\, a. Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice. If death be punitive, so, likewise, is the necessity imposed upon man of toiling for his subsistence. -- I. Taylor. We shall dread a blow from the punitive hand. --Bagehot. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Paint Bank, VA Zip code(s): 24131 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pinetop, AZ Zip code(s): 85935 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (town, FIPS 55980) Location: 34.14812 N, 109.96637 W Population (1990): 2422 (2307 housing units) Area: 28.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pinetops, NC (town, FIPS 52140) Location: 35.79114 N, 77.63735 W Population (1990): 1514 (587 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27864 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Point Baker, AK (CDP, FIPS 61190) Location: 56.35471 N, 133.62364 W Population (1990): 39 (28 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99927 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Point Blank, TX (city, FIPS 58556) Location: 30.74592 N, 95.21678 W Population (1990): 443 (372 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Point Hope, AK (city, FIPS 61630) Location: 68.31125 N, 166.72713 W Population (1990): 639 (174 housing units) Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99766 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Point Of Rocks, MD Zip code(s): 21777 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Point Pleasant, NJ (borough, FIPS 59880) Location: 40.07840 N, 74.07092 W Population (1990): 18177 (8006 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Point Pleasant, WV (city, FIPS 64708) Location: 38.85388 N, 82.13066 W Population (1990): 4996 (2440 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25550 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (borough, FIPS 59910) Location: 40.09250 N, 74.04558 W Population (1990): 5112 (3235 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Point Vivian, NY Zip code(s): 13607 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pointblank, TX Zip code(s): 77364 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ponte Vedra Beac, FL Zip code(s): 32082 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Paintbrush {bitmap} graphics. (1996-08-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Point Of Contact {Internet} entity ({IP network}, {domain}, {ASN}). (1998-09-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
point of presence (PoP) A site where there exists a collection of telecommunications equipment, usually {modem}s, digital leased lines and {multi-protocol router}s. An {Internet access provider} may operate several PoPs distributed throughout their area of operation to increase the chance that their subscribers will be able to reach one with a local telephone call. The alternative is for them to use {virtual PoP}s (virtual points of presence) via some third party. (1994-12-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
point of sale terminal reader, serving as a glorified cash register. (1997-11-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Point-to-Point Protocol {RFC 1661}, the {Internet} standard for transmitting {network layer} {datagrams} (e.g. {IP} packets) over serial point-to-point links. PPP has a number of advantages over {SLIP}; it is designed to operate both over {asynchronous} connections and bit-oriented {synchronous} systems, it can configure connections to a remote network dynamically, and test that the link is usable. PPP can be configured to encapsulate different network layer protocols (such as {IP}, {IPX}, or {AppleTalk}) by using the appropriate {Network Control Protocol} (NCP). {RFC 1220} describes how PPP can be used with remote bridging. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.protocols.ppp}. {A paper on PPP (ftp://ftp.uu.net/vendor/MorningStar/papers/sug91-cheapIP.ps.Z)}. (1994-12-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol connecting {Windows NT} {clients} and {servers} over {Remote Access Services} (RAS). PPTP can be used to create a {Virtual Private Network} between computers running NT. It is an extension of {PPP} sponsored by {Microsoft}. {Microsoft Point to Point Encryption} may be used with PPTP to provide an encrypted connection but PPTP itself does not use encryption. Compare: {Layer Two Tunneling Protocol}. [Origin? Standard? Document?] (1998-09-23) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Pentapolis, five cities |