English Dictionary: Pteridospermopsida | by the DICT Development Group |
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Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\, n. [F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr. [?] a fellow-countryman, fr. [?] established by forefathers, fr. [?] father. See {Father}.] One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests. --Bp. Hall. Such tears as patriots shaed for dying laws. --Pope. | |
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Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\, a. Becoming to a patriot; patriotic. | |
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Patriotic \Pa`tri*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. [?] belonging to a fellow-countryman.] Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance. | |
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Patriotical \Pa`tri*ot"ic*al\, a. Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. -- {Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Patriotical \Pa`tri*ot"ic*al\, a. Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. -- {Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Patriotism \Pa"tri*ot*ism\, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.] Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country. --Berkley. | |
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Patriots' Day \Pa"tri*ots' Day\ A legal holiday in the States of Massachusetts and Maine, April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington in 1775. It was first observed in 1894. [U. S.] | |
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Patter \Pat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.] 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard. --Thomson. 2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips. --Tyndale. [In this sense, and in the following, perh. from paternoster.] 3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. [Colloq.] I've gone out and pattered to get money. --Mayhew. | |
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Pay dirt \Pay dirt\, Pay rock \Pay rock\, etc. (Mining) Earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U. S.] | |
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Pay \Pay\, n. 1. Satisfaction; content. --Chaucer. 2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier. Where only merit constant pay receives. --Pope. There is neither pay nor plunder to be got. --L'Estrange. {Full pay}, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay; especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or military officers of a certain rank, without deductions. {Half pay}. See under {Half}. {Pay day}, the day of settlement of accounts. {Pay dirt} (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U.S.] {Pay office}, a place where payment is made. {Pay roll}, a roll or list of persons entitled to payment, with the amounts due. | |
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Petard \Pe*tard"\, n. [F. p[82]tard, fr. p[82]ter to break wind, to crack, to explode, L. pedere, peditum.] (Mil.) A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded. | |
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Petardeer \Pet`ar*deer"\, Petardier \Pet`ar*dier"\, n. [F. p[82]tardier.] (Mil.) One who managed a petard. | |
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Petardeer \Pet`ar*deer"\, Petardier \Pet`ar*dier"\, n. [F. p[82]tardier.] (Mil.) One who managed a petard. | |
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Peter \Pet"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Petered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Petering}.] [Etymol. uncertain.] To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.] | |
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Petrohyoid \Pet`ro*hy"oid\, a. [Petro + hyoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to petrous, oe periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch; as, the petrohyoid muscles of the frog. | |
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Petworth marble \Pet"worth mar"ble\ A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at Petworth, in Sussex, England; -- called also {Sussex marble}. | |
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Pityroid \Pit"y*roid\, a. [Gr. [?] bran + -oid.] Having the form of, or resembling, bran. --Smart. | |
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d8Podarthrum \[d8]Po*dar"thrum\, n.; pl. {Podarthra}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], foot + [?] joint.] (Anat.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes. | |
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Podurid \Po*du"rid\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Podura} or allied genera. -- a. Pertaining to the poduras. | |
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Pother \Poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pothering}.] To harass and perplex; to worry. [bd]Pothers and wearies himself.[b8] --Locke. | |
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[86]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother. | |
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Poudrette \Pou*drette"\, n. [F., dim. of poudre dust, powder. See {Powder}.] A manure made from night soil, dried and mixed with charcoal, gypsum, etc. | |
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n. | |
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n. | |
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n. | |
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Powdered \Pow"dered\, a. 1. Reduced to a powder; sprinkled with, or as with, powder. 2. Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned. [Obs.] Powdered beef, pickled meats. --Harvey. 3. (Her.) Same as {Sem[82]}. --Walpole. | |
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Powder \Pow"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Powdered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Powdering}.] [F. poudrer.] 1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate. 2. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair. A circling zone thou seest Powdered with stars. --Milton. 3. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. [Obs.] | |
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Pteridologist \Pter`i*dol"o*gist\, n. One who is versed in pteridology. | |
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Pteridology \Pter`i*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a fern + -logy.] That department of botany which treats of ferns. | |
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Pteridomania \Pter`i*do*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a fern + E. mania.] A madness, craze, or strong fancy, for ferns. [R.] --C. Kingsley. | |
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Vascular \Vas"cu*lar\, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See {Vase}, and cf. Vessel.] 1. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap. (b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc. (c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions. 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the ph[91]nogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only. {Vascular plants} (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher cryptogamous plants, or those of the class {Pteridophyta}. Cf. {Cellular plants}, {Cellular}. {Vascular system} (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants. {Vascular tissue} (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of ducts, or sap tubes. {Water vascular system} (Zo[94]l.), a system of vessels in annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates, containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others yellow, or whitish. | |
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d8Cryptogamia \[d8]Cryp`to*ga"mi*a\ (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-?), n.; pl. {Cryptogami[91]} (-[?]). [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden, secret + ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.) The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of various kinds. Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The following arrangement recognizes four classes: -- I. {{Pteridophyta}, or {Vascular Acrogens}.} These include Ferns, {Equiseta} or Scouring rushes, {Lycopodiace[91]} or Club mosses, {Selaginelle[91]}, and several other smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal plants called {Lepidodendron}, {Sigillaria}, and {Calamites}. II. {{Bryophita}, or {Cellular Acrogens}}. These include {Musci}, or Mosses, {Hepatic[91]}, or Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly {Charace[91]}, the Stoneworts. III. {{Alg[91]}}, which are divided into {Floride[91]}, the Red Seaweeds, and the orders {Dictyote[91]}, {O[94]spore[91]}, {Zo[94]spore[91]}, {Conjugat[91]}, {Diatomace[91]}, and {Cryptophyce[91]}. IV. {{Fungi}}. The molds, mildews, mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped into several subclasses and many orders. The {Lichenes} or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature, each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga. | |
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d8Pteridophyta \[d8]Pter`i*doph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?], [?], a fern + [?] a plant.] (Bot.) A class of flowerless plants, embracing ferns, horsetails, club mosses, quillworts, and other like plants. See the Note under {Cryptogamia}. -- {Pter"i*do*phyte`}, n. Note: This is a modern term, devised to replace the older ones acrogens and vascular Cryptogamia. | |
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Pterodactyl \Pter`o*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. [?] a wing + [?] finger, toe: cf. F. pt[82]rodactyle.] (Paleon.) An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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d8Pterosauria \[d8]Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also {{Pterodactyli}}, and {{Ornithosauria}}. Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported by the greatly enlarged outer or [bd] little[b8] fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no teeth. See {Pteranodontia}, and {Pterodactyl}. | |
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Pterotic \Pte*ro"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] wing + [?], [?], ear.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the pro[94]tic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n. The pterotic bone. Note: The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some cases to resemble in form a bird's wing | |
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Pudder \Pud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puddered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puddering}.] [Cf. {Pother}.] To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow. Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. --Holland. | |
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Putredinous \Pu*tred"i*nous\, a. [L. putredo rottenness, fr. putrere to be rotten. See {Putrid}.] Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten. | |
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Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[be]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s[?]r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[be]rr, Sw. s[86]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. {Sorry}.] 1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. 2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. --Tillotson. 3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. --Shak. 4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak. {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}. {Malignant}, {Ulcerated} [or] {Putrid}, {sore throat}. See {Angina}, and under {Putrid}. | |
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Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.] 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See {Putrefaction}. 2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell. {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and diseased textures of the body. {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx. | |
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Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.] 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See {Putrefaction}. 2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell. {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and diseased textures of the body. {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx. | |
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Typhus \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] smoke, cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to [?] to smoke, Skr. dh[?]pa smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever}, {spottled fever}, etc. See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}. | |
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Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.] 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See {Putrefaction}. 2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell. {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and diseased textures of the body. {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx. | |
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Typhus \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] smoke, cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to [?] to smoke, Skr. dh[?]pa smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever}, {spottled fever}, etc. See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}. | |
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3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale. {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {General ship}. See under {General}. {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard; -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}. {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak. {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for further use. {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port. {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing vessels. {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright. {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other, furniture of vessels. {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler deals; also, the business of a ship chandler. {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}. {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships. {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet. {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden, and was one of the causes which led to the death of Charles. It was finally abolished. {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}. {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent of the rolling and pitching of a vessel. {Ship railway}. (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for repairs. (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two water courses or harbors. {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel. {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or unloading. {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}. {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is required by law to be provided, and the production of which may be required on certain occasions. Among these papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll, bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent. {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr. puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.] 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See {Putrefaction}. 2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell. {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and diseased textures of the body. {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putridity \Pu*trid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. putridit[82].] The quality of being putrid; putrefaction; rottenness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putridness \Pu"trid*ness\, n. Putridity. --Floyer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putter \Put"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puttering}.] [See {Potter}.] To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puttyroot \Put"ty*root`\, n. (Bot.) An American orchidaceous plant ({Aplectrum hyemale}) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Called also {Adam-and-Eve}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patriot, IN (town, FIPS 58392) Location: 38.83815 N, 84.82782 W Population (1990): 190 (86 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47038 Patriot, OH Zip code(s): 45658 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Pthreads A library of pre-emptive thread routines (for {Ada}?), designed and implemented in the {PART} (POSIX / Ada-Runtime Project). Pthreads is compliant with {POSIX} 1003.4a Draft 6. Version 1.17 has been ported to {Sun-4}/{SunOS} 4.1.x. {(ftp://ftp.cs.fsu.edu/pub/PART/)}. Mailing list: mueller@uzu.cs.fsu.edu ("Subject: subscribe-pthreads"). E-mail: (1993-07-22) |