English Dictionary: Pteroclididae | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: The {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into Oregon. The {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most beautiful species. The {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.] Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc. {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}. {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors. The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and the under parts are scarlet. {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.] {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species. {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The hooded merganser. {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet. {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.) (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye Adonis}. (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also {Pheasant's-eye pink}. {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a pheasant. {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood} (a), under {Partridge}. {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail. {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sheldrake. (b) The hooded merganser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Java \Ja"va\, n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. {Java cat} (Zo[94]l.), the musang. {Java sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of finch ({Padda oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also {ricebird}, and {paddy bird}. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Padre \[d8]Pa"dre\, n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. {Padres}; It. {Padri}. [Sp., Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See {Father}.] 1. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America. 2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Paterfamilias \[d8]Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as\, n.; pl. {Pateresfamilias}. [L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.] (Rom. Law) The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patrician \Pa*tri"cian\, a. [L. patricius, fr. patres fathers or senators, pl. of pater: cf. F. patricien. See {Paternal}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians. 2. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian. Born in the patrician file of society. --Sir W. Scott. His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood. --Addison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patrician \Pa*tri"cian\, n. [L. patricius: cf. F. patricien.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility. 2. A person of high birth; a nobleman. 3. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore. [R.] --Colridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patricianism \Pa*tri"cian*ism\, n. The rank or character of patricians. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patriciate \Pa*tri"ci*ate\, n. The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch. --Milman. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patricidal \Pat*ri"ci`dal\, a. Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patricide \Pat*ri"cide\, n. [L. pater father + caedere to kill. Cf. {Parricide}.] 1. The murderer of his father. 2. The crime of one who murders his father. Same as {Parricide}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patrist \Pa"trist\, n. One versed in patristics. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patristic \Pa*tris"tic\, Patristical \Pa*tris"tic*al\, a. [F. patristique. See {Paternal}.] Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church. The voluminous editor of Jerome anf of tons of patristic theology. --I. Taylor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patristic \Pa*tris"tic\, Patristical \Pa*tris"tic*al\, a. [F. patristique. See {Paternal}.] Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church. The voluminous editor of Jerome anf of tons of patristic theology. --I. Taylor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patristics \Pa*tris"tics\, n. That departnent of historical theology which treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patrizate \Pa"tri*zate\, v. i. [L. patrissare, patrizare;cf. Gr. [?].] To imitate one's father. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patrocinate \Pa*troc"i*nate\, v. t. [L. patrocinatus, p. p. of patrocinari to patronize, fr. patronus patron.] To support; to patronize. [Obs.] --Urquhart. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patrocination \Pa*troc`i*na"tion\, n. The act of patrocinating or patronizing. [Obs.] [bd]Patrocinations of treason.[b8] --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Patrociny \Pa*troc"i*ny\, n. [L. patrocinium.] [Obs.] See {Patrocination}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Peat \Peat\, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn better, fr. AS. b[?]tan to better, mend (a fire), b[?]t advantage. See {Better}, {Boot} advantage.] A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel. {Peat bog}, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in such places; peat moss. {Peat moss}. (a) The plants which, when decomposed, become peat. (b) A fen producing peat. (c) (Bot.) Moss of the genus {Sphagnum}, which often grows abundantly in boggy or peaty places. {Peat reek}, the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with peat as fuel. [Scot.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pedary \Ped"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Pedaries}. [L. pedarius of the foot.] A sandal. [Obs.] --Latimer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pederast \Ped"er*ast\, n. [Gr. paiderasth`s; pai^s, paido`s, a boy + 'era^n to love: cf. F. p[82]d[82]raste.] One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pederastic \Ped`er*as"tic\, a. [Gr. paiderastiko`s.] Of or pertaining to pederasty. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pederasty \Ped"er*as`ty\, n. [Gr. paiderasti`a: cf. F. p[82]d[82]rastie.] The crime against nature; sodomy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petaurist \Pe*tau"rist\, n. [L. petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to dance on a rope, fr. [?] a pole, a stage for ropedancers: cf. F. p[82]tauriste.] (Zo[94]l.) Any flying marsupial of the genera {Petaurus}, {Phalangista}, {Acrobata}, and allied genera. See {Flying mouse}, under {Flying}, and {Phalangister}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Peter \Pe"ter\, n. A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, {Peter boat}, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers. {Peter Funk}, the auctioneer in a mock auction. [Cant, U.S.] {Peter pence}, [or] {Peter's pence}. (a) An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; -- called also {Rome scot}, and {hearth money}. (b) In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope. {Peter's fish} (Zo[94]l.), a haddock; -- so called because the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar spots. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Peter \Pe"ter\, n. A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, {Peter boat}, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers. {Peter Funk}, the auctioneer in a mock auction. [Cant, U.S.] {Peter pence}, [or] {Peter's pence}. (a) An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; -- called also {Rome scot}, and {hearth money}. (b) In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope. {Peter's fish} (Zo[94]l.), a haddock; -- so called because the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar spots. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petersham \Pe"ter*sham\, n. [Named after Lord Petersham.] A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrescence \Pe*tres"cence\, n. The process of changing into stone; petrification. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrescent \Pe*tres"cent\, a. [L. petra rock, stone, Gr. [?].] Petrifying; converting into stone; as, petrescent water. --Boyle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[icr]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See {Climb}.] A high, steep rock; a precipice. {Cliff swallow} (Zo[94]l.), a North American swallow ({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against cliffs; the {eaves swallow}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blue \Blue\, a. [Compar. {Bluer}; superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, Sw. bl[?], D. blauw, OHG. bl[?]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu, from OHG. bl[be]o.] 1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets. [bd]The blue firmament.[b8] --Milton. 2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths. 3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue. 4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue. [Colloq.] 5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality; as, blue laws. 6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking. [Colloq.] The ladies were very blue and well informed. --Thackeray. {Blue asbestus}. See {Crocidolite}. {Blue black}, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black. {Blue blood}. See under {Blood}. {Blue buck} (Zo[94]l.), a small South African antelope ({Cephalophus pygm[91]us}); also applied to a larger species ({[92]goceras leucoph[91]u}s); the blaubok. {Blue cod} (Zo[94]l.), the buffalo cod. {Blue crab} (Zo[94]l.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic coast of the United States ({Callinectes hastatus}). {Blue curls} (Bot.), a common plant ({Trichostema dichotomum}), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also {bastard pennyroyal}. {Blue devils}, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with {delirium tremens}; hence, very low spirits. [bd]Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils, or lay them all in a red sea of claret?[b8] --Thackeray. {Blue gage}. See under {Gage}, a plum. {Blue gum}, an Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eucalyptus globulus}), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as a protection against malaria. The essential oil is beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very useful. See {Eucalyptus}. {Blue jack}, {Blue stone}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper. {Blue jacket}, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval uniform. {Blue jaundice}. See under {Jaundice}. {Blue laws}, a name first used in the eighteenth century to describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any puritanical laws. [U. S.] {Blue light}, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at sea, and in military operations. {Blue mantle} (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms; -- so called from the color of his official robes. {Blue mass}, a preparation of mercury from which is formed the blue pill. --McElrath. {Blue mold}, or mould, the blue fungus ({Aspergillus glaucus}) which grows on cheese. --Brande & C. {Blue Monday}, a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent). {Blue ointment} (Med.), mercurial ointment. {Blue Peter} (British Marine), a blue flag with a white square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater, one of the British signal flags. {Blue pill}. (Med.) (a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc. (b) Blue mass. {Blue ribbon}. (a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter; -- hence, a member of that order. (b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great ambition; a distinction; a prize. [bd]These [scholarships] were the --blue ribbon of the college.[b8] --Farrar. (c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total abstinence organizations, as of the --Blue ribbon Army. {Blue ruin}, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] --Carlyle. {Blue spar} (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See {Lazulite}. {Blue thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a European and Asiatic thrush ({Petrocossyphus cyaneas}). {Blue verditer}. See {Verditer}. {Blue vitriol} (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico printing, etc. {Blue water}, the open ocean. {To look blue}, to look disheartened or dejected. {True blue}, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed; not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the Covenanters. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrogale \Pe*trog"a*le\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a rock + [?] a weasel.] (Zo[94]l.) Any Australian kangaroo of the genus {Petrogale}, as the rock wallaby ({P. penicillata}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petroglyphic \Pet`ro*glyph"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to petroglyphy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petroglyphy \Pe*trog"ly*phy\, n. [Petro + Gr. [?] to carve.] The art or operation of carving figures or inscriptions on rock or stone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrographic \Pet`ro*graph"ic\, Petrographical \Pet`ro*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to petrography. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrographic \Pet`ro*graph"ic\, Petrographical \Pet`ro*graph"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to petrography. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrography \Pe*trog"ra*phy\, n. [Petro + -graphy.] 1. The art of writing on stone. 2. The scientific description of rocks; that department of science which investigates the constitution of rocks; petrology. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}), having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}. (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}). (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See {Indian robin}, below. {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See {Knot}. {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole. {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings. {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}. {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the European robin. {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird. {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot. {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}. {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European gurnard. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa}), native of India. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, a. [See {Petrous}.] (Anat.) (a) Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal bone. {Petrosal bone} (Anat.), a bone corresponding to the petrous portion of the temporal bone of man; or one forming more or less of the periotic capsule. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, n. (Anat.) (a) A petrosal bone. (b) The auditory capsule. --Owen. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, a. [See {Petrous}.] (Anat.) (a) Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal bone. {Petrosal bone} (Anat.), a bone corresponding to the petrous portion of the temporal bone of man; or one forming more or less of the periotic capsule. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. 2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats. Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn}, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small variety, used for popping. 3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing. In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton. 4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8] --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal. {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; -- called also {sword lily}. {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}. (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [U. S.] {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}. {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [U.S.] {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn. {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}), common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}. {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn. {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}. {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V. olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}. {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.] {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}. {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrosilex \Pet`ro*si"lex\, n. [Petro + silex.] (Min.) Felsite. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrosilicious \Pet`ro*si*li"cious\, a. Containing, or consisting of, petrosilex. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrostearine \Pet`ro*ste"a*rine\, n. [Petro + stearine.] A solid unctuous material, of which candles are made. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Petrous \Pe"trous\, a. [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.] 1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone. --Hooper. 2. (Anat.) Same as {Petrosal}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Louse \Louse\ (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[umac]s, pl. l[ymac]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[umac]s, Icel. l[umac]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe ({Pediculina}), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man ({Pediculus capitis}), the body louse ({P. vestimenti}), and the crab louse ({Phthirius pubis}), and many others. See {Crab louse}, {Dog louse}, {Cattle louse}, etc., under {Crab}, {Dog}, etc. 2. Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See {Mallophaga}. 3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See {Aphid}. 4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See {Branchiura}, and {Ichthvophthira}. Note: The term is also applied to various other parasites; as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse. {Louse fly} (Zo[94]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee louse. {Louse mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of mites which infest mammals and birds, clinging to the hair and feathers like lice. They belong to {Myobia}, {Dermaleichus}, {Mycoptes}, and several other genera. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body. Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being one of the most esteemed. The large European edible crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue crabs that have recently cast their shells. See {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}. etc. 2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer. 3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste. When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl. --Shak. 4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. [Obs.] --Garrick. 5. (Mech.) (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc. (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc. (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn. (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine. {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2. {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}). {Crab grass}. (Bot.) (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); -- called also {finger grass}. (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); -- called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc. {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body. {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas ardeola}). {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid purposes; the gastroliths. {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run backwards or sideways like a crab. {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies. {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which takes a high polish. --McElrath. {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower: (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water; (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a stroke. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morepork \More"pork`\, n. [So named from its cry.] (Zo[94]l.) The Australian crested goatsucker ({[92]gotheles Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}). Also applied to other allied birds, as {Podargus Cuveiri}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Podura \Po*du"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Podur[91]}, E. {Poduras}. [NL.; Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + [?] tail.] Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus {Podura} and related genera; a springtail. {Podura scale} (Zo[94]l.), one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Podura \Po*du"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Podur[91]}, E. {Poduras}. [NL.; Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + [?] tail.] Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus {Podura} and related genera; a springtail. {Podura scale} (Zo[94]l.), one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potargo \Po*tar"go\, n. [Cf. {Botargo}.] A kind of sauce or pickle. --King. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wasp \Wasp\, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[91]ps, w[91]fs; akin to D. wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ. osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus {Vespa}, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called {yellow jackets}. Note: The social wasps make a complex series of combs, of a substance like stiff paper, often of large size, and protect them by a paperlike covering. The larv[91] are reared in the cells of the combs, and eat insects and insect larv[91] brought to them by the adults, but the latter feed mainly on the honey and pollen of flowers, and on the sweet juices of fruit. See Illust. in Appendix. {Digger wasp}, any one of numerous species of solitary wasps that make their nests in burrows which they dig in the ground, as the sand wasps. See {Sand wasp}, under {Sand}. {Mud wasp}. See under {Mud}. {Potter wasp}. See under {Potter}. {Wasp fly}, a species of fly resembling a wasp, but without a sting. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pottery \Pot"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Potteries}. [F. poterie, fr. pot. See {Pot}.] 1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked. 2. The place where earthen vessels are made. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Clay \Clay\ (kl[amac]), n. [AS. cl[d6]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[be]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities. 2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles. I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii. 6. The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover. --Byron. {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}. {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and therefore turning red when burned. {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate. {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand. {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay. {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug mill. {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug. {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite. {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite}, {bole}, etc. {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime, iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for fire brick. {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}. {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oocr]d`), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus}, {C[91]salpinia Sappan}, and several other trees. Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides}; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of {Humirium}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dragon \Drag"on\, n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr. Gr. [?], prob. fr. [?], [?], to look (akin to Skr. dar[?] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes. Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious. The dragons which appear in early paintings and sculptures are invariably representations of a winged crocodile. --Fairholt. Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied metaphorically to Satan. Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. -- Ps. lxxiv. 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. -- Ps. xci. 13. He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. --Rev. xx. 2. 2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson. 3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco. 4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent. 5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt. 6. (Zo[94]l.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}. 7. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of carrier pigeon. 8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a charge in a coat of arms. Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a dragon. {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of {Aris[91]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and spadix. See {Dragon root}(below). {Dragon fish} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet. {Dragon fly} (Zo[94]l.), any insect of the family {Libellulid[91]}. They have finely formed, large and strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}. Their larv[91] are aquatic and insectivorous. {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}); green dragon. {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {C. Rotang} and {C. Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation from {Drac[91]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar Gr[91]corum}. {Dragon's head}. (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely allied to the common catnip. (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated, chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol [?]. The deviation from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one node to the other seems, according to the fancy of some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the intersections representing the head and tail; -- from which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc. Brit. {Dragon shell} (Zo[94]l.), a species of limpet. {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners and quarrymen. --Stormonth. {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet, indicated by the symbol [?]. See {Dragon's head} (above). {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia} ({A. dracunculus}). {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree ({Drac[91]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called dragon's blood. See {Drac[91]na}. {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the earlier half of the 17th century. [bd]Dragon water may do good upon him.[b8] --Randolph (1640). {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kino \Ki"no\, n. The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine. Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under {Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and {Eucalyptus}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n. A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera {Dalbergia} and {Mach[91]rium}. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the {Dalbergia nigra}. {African rosewood}, the wood of the leguminous tree {Pterocarpus erinaceus}. {Jamaica rosewood}, the wood of two West Indian trees ({Amyris balsamifera}, and {Linocieria ligustrina}). {New South Wales rosewood}, the wood of {Trichilia glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Amboyna wood \Am*boy"na wood\ A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the {Pterocarpus Indicus} of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kino \Ki"no\, n. The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine. Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under {Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and {Eucalyptus}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [cced]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of several other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum Freycinetianum} and {S. pyrularium}, the Australian {S. latifolium}, etc. The name is extended to several other kinds of fragrant wood. (b) Any tree of the genus {Santalum}, or a tree which yields sandalwood. (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for dyeing leather ({Rhamnus Dahuricus}). {False sandalwood}, the fragrant wood of several trees not of the genus {Santalum}, as {Ximenia Americana}, {Myoporum tenuifolium} of Tahiti. {Red sandalwood}, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus santalinus}, and {Adenanthera pavonina}); -- called also {red sanderswood}, {sanders} or {saunders}, and {rubywood}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oocr]d`), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus}, {C[91]salpinia Sappan}, and several other trees. Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides}; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of {Humirium}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Pterocletes \[d8]Pter`o*cle"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr Pterocles, the typical genus, fr. Gr. [?] feather + [?], [?], a key, tongue of a clasp.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of birds including the sand grouse. They are in some respects intermediate between the pigeons and true grouse. Called also {Pteroclomorph[91]}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera {Rhea} and {Pterocnemia}. Called also the {American ostrich}. Note: The common rhea, or nandou ({Rhea Americana}), ranges from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea ({Pterocnemia Darwinii}), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs feathered below the knee. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pteroglossal \Pter`o*glos"sal\, a. [Gr. [?] a feather + [?] tongue.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the tongue finely notched along the sides, so as to have a featherlike appearance, as the toucans. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterosaur \Pter"o*saur\, n. [Gr. [?] wind + [?] a lizard.] (Paleon.) A pterodactyl. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ornithosauria \[d8]Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ornitho-}, and {Sauria}.] (Paleon.) An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also {Pterosauria}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterosaurian \Pter`o*sau"ri*an\, a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Pterosauria. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pinedrops \Pine"drops`\, n. (Bot.) A reddish herb ({Pterospora andromedea}) of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Pterostigma \[d8]Pter`o*stig"ma\, n.; pl. {Pterostigmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] wing + [?], [?], a mark.] (Zo[94]l.) A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Pterygium \[d8]Pte*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl. E. {Pterygiums}, L. {Pterygia}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], properly a dim, akin to [?] a feather.] (Med.) A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Pterygium \[d8]Pte*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl. E. {Pterygiums}, L. {Pterygia}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], properly a dim, akin to [?] a feather.] (Med.) A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterygoid \Pter"y*goid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a wing + -oid.] (Anat.) (a) Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone. -- n. A pterygoid bone. {Pterygoid bone} (Anat.), a bone which corresponds to the inner plate of the pterygoid process of the human skull, but which, in all vertebrates below mammals, is not connected with the posterior nares, but serves to connect the palatine bones with the point of suspension of the lower jaw. {Pterygoid process} (Anat.), a process projecting downward from either side of the sphenoid bone, in man divided into two plates, an inner and an outer. The posterior nares pass through the space, called the pterygoid fossa, between the processes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterygoid \Pter"y*goid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a wing + -oid.] (Anat.) (a) Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone. -- n. A pterygoid bone. {Pterygoid bone} (Anat.), a bone which corresponds to the inner plate of the pterygoid process of the human skull, but which, in all vertebrates below mammals, is not connected with the posterior nares, but serves to connect the palatine bones with the point of suspension of the lower jaw. {Pterygoid process} (Anat.), a process projecting downward from either side of the sphenoid bone, in man divided into two plates, an inner and an outer. The posterior nares pass through the space, called the pterygoid fossa, between the processes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterygoid \Pter"y*goid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a wing + -oid.] (Anat.) (a) Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone. -- n. A pterygoid bone. {Pterygoid bone} (Anat.), a bone which corresponds to the inner plate of the pterygoid process of the human skull, but which, in all vertebrates below mammals, is not connected with the posterior nares, but serves to connect the palatine bones with the point of suspension of the lower jaw. {Pterygoid process} (Anat.), a process projecting downward from either side of the sphenoid bone, in man divided into two plates, an inner and an outer. The posterior nares pass through the space, called the pterygoid fossa, between the processes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterygomaxillary \Pter`y*go*max"il*la*ry\, a. [Pterygoid + maxillary.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the inner pterygoid plate, or pterygoid bone, and the lower jaw. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterygopalatine \Pter`y*go*pal"a*tine\, a. [Pterygoid + palatine.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid processes and the palatine bones. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Pterygopodium \[d8]Pter`y*go*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Pterygopodia}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a fin + [?], dim. of [?], [?], a foot.] (Anat.) A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or clasper. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pterygoquadrate \Pter`y*go*quad"rate\, a. [Pterygoid + quadrate.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or representing the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cart \Cart\, n. [AS. cr[91]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. & Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.] 1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. [bd]Ph[d2]bus' cart.[b8] --Shak. 2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles. Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden. 3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc. 4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. {Cart horse}, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. {Cart load}, or {Cartload}, as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated to be a cart load. {Cart rope}, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any strong rope. {To} {put ([or] get [or] set)} {the cart before the horse}, to invert the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an effect for a cause. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way. [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet} to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess, {Pedal}.] 1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See {Manus}, and {Pes}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of {Buccinum}. 3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking. 4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed. And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton. 5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason. --Berkeley. 6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [R.] As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole. 7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See {Yard}. Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a man's foot. It differs in length in different countries. In the United States and in England it is 304.8 millimeters. 8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton. 9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent. 10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail. Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or lower part. It is also much used as the first of compounds. {Foot artillery}. (Mil.) (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot. (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow. {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet. {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery. {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight. {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton. {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or boots. {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle. {Foot iron}. (a) The step of a carriage. (b) A fetter. {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}. {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal. {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance. --Farrow. {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding; a riding skirt. [Obs.] {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.] {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or bridge. {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway; a trottoir. {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden. {Foot post}. (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot. (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers. {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound} and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary. {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle. {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper. {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the lower side. {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness. {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long. {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place. {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}. {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot. {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place. {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet. {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}. {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser. {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle. {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten. {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein. {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot. {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}. {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc., characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs. {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.; also {Chirograph}. (b). {Square foot}. See under {Square}. {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of execution. {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl. v. 1. {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be determined. [Colloq.] {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance; to do one's best. [Colloq.] {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set on foot a subscription. {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start. {Under foot}. (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample under foot. --Gibbon. (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell . . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polecat \Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See {Poultry}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family ({Putorius f[d2]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also {fitchet}, {foulmart}, and {European ferret}. (b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fitchet \Fitch"et\, Fitchew \Fitch"ew\, n. [Cf. OF. fisseau, fissel, OD. fisse, visse, vitsche, D. vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zo[94]l.) The European polecat ({Putorius f[d2]tidus}). See {Polecat}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and {vison}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kolinsky \Ko*lin"sky\, n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.] Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., {Putorius sibiricus}, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are {red sable} and {Tatar sable}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putresce \Pu*tresce"\, v. i. [See {Putrescent}.] To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy. Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge. --Nature. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putrescence \Pu*tres"cence\, n. The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putrescent \Pu*tres"cent\, a. [L. putrescens, p. pr.of putrescere to grow rotten, v. incho. fr. putrere to be rotten. See {Putrid}.] 1. Becoming putrid or rotten. Externally powerful, although putrescent at the core. --Motley. 2. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putrescible \Pu*tres"ci*ble\, a. Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putrescible \Pu*tres"ci*ble\, n. A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Putrescin \Pu*tres"cin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.) A nontoxic diamine, {C4H12N2}, formed in the putrefaction of the flesh of mammals and some other animals. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pateros, WA (city, FIPS 53720) Location: 48.05481 N, 119.89985 W Population (1990): 570 (257 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98846 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Paterson, NJ (city, FIPS 57000) Location: 40.91445 N, 74.16341 W Population (1990): 140891 (46138 housing units) Area: 21.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07501, 07502, 07503, 07504, 07505, 07513, 07514, 07522, 07524 Paterson, WA Zip code(s): 99345 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patrick, SC (town, FIPS 54925) Location: 34.57570 N, 80.04465 W Population (1990): 368 (151 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29584 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patrick A F B, FL Zip code(s): 32925 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patrick County, VA (county, FIPS 141) Location: 36.68177 N, 80.28509 W Population (1990): 17473 (8125 housing units) Area: 1251.4 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patrick Springs, VA Zip code(s): 24133 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patterson, AR (town, FIPS 53990) Location: 35.25757 N, 91.23661 W Population (1990): 445 (212 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Patterson, CA (city, FIPS 56112) Location: 37.47425 N, 121.12760 W Population (1990): 8626 (2703 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95363 Patterson, GA (city, FIPS 59500) Location: 31.38420 N, 82.13804 W Population (1990): 626 (288 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31557 Patterson, IA (city, FIPS 61860) Location: 41.34896 N, 93.87919 W Population (1990): 128 (61 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50218 Patterson, ID Zip code(s): 83253 Patterson, LA (city, FIPS 59340) Location: 29.69172 N, 91.30870 W Population (1990): 4736 (1739 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70392 Patterson, MO Zip code(s): 63956 Patterson, NY Zip code(s): 12563 Patterson, OH (village, FIPS 61182) Location: 40.78180 N, 83.52610 W Population (1990): 145 (53 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45843 Patterson, VA Zip code(s): 24631 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patterson Creek, WV Zip code(s): 26753 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patterson Heights, PA (borough, FIPS 58384) Location: 40.73905 N, 80.32700 W Population (1990): 576 (234 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patterson Springs, NC (town, FIPS 50700) Location: 35.23239 N, 81.51749 W Population (1990): 690 (305 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Patterson Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 58416) Location: 40.74240 N, 80.33244 W Population (1990): 3074 (1331 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pattersonville, NY Zip code(s): 12137 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pedricktown, NJ Zip code(s): 08067 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Petersburg, AK (city, FIPS 60310) Location: 56.77400 N, 132.86162 W Population (1990): 3207 (1222 housing units) Area: 112.4 sq km (land), 13.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99833 Petersburg, IL (city, FIPS 59312) Location: 40.01236 N, 89.85141 W Population (1990): 2261 (1100 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Petersburg, IN (city, FIPS 59364) Location: 38.49168 N, 87.28175 W Population (1990): 2449 (1235 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47567 Petersburg, KY Zip code(s): 41080 Petersburg, MI (city, FIPS 63800) Location: 41.89957 N, 83.71182 W Population (1990): 1201 (429 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49270 Petersburg, ND (city, FIPS 61860) Location: 48.01193 N, 97.99967 W Population (1990): 219 (116 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58272 Petersburg, NE (village, FIPS 38995) Location: 41.85471 N, 98.07991 W Population (1990): 388 (174 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68652 Petersburg, OH Zip code(s): 44454 Petersburg, PA (borough, FIPS 59616) Location: 40.57360 N, 78.04959 W Population (1990): 469 (186 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16669 Petersburg, TN (town, FIPS 57740) Location: 35.31713 N, 86.64012 W Population (1990): 514 (237 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37144 Petersburg, TX (city, FIPS 56996) Location: 33.87089 N, 101.59675 W Population (1990): 1292 (505 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79250 Petersburg, VA (city, FIPS 730) Location: 37.20435 N, 77.39258 W Population (1990): 38386 (16196 housing units) Area: 59.3 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Petersburg, VA (city, FIPS 61832) Location: 37.20435 N, 77.39258 W Population (1990): 38386 (16196 housing units) Area: 59.3 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23805 Petersburg, WV (city, FIPS 62956) Location: 38.99633 N, 79.12822 W Population (1990): 2360 (1079 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Petersham, MA Zip code(s): 01366 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Peterson, IA (city, FIPS 62625) Location: 42.91851 N, 95.34122 W Population (1990): 390 (206 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51047 Peterson, MN (city, FIPS 50596) Location: 43.78599 N, 91.83317 W Population (1990): 259 (109 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55962 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Peterstown, WV (town, FIPS 63052) Location: 37.39852 N, 80.79530 W Population (1990): 550 (273 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24963 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Petros, TN Zip code(s): 37845 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Piedra Gorda, PR (comunidad, FIPS 61590) Location: 18.43605 N, 66.88801 W Population (1990): 1771 (551 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Potter County, PA (county, FIPS 105) Location: 41.74379 N, 77.89960 W Population (1990): 16717 (11334 housing units) Area: 2800.4 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Potter County, SD (county, FIPS 107) Location: 45.06413 N, 99.94970 W Population (1990): 3190 (1664 housing units) Area: 2244.3 sq km (land), 82.7 sq km (water) Potter County, TX (county, FIPS 375) Location: 35.39720 N, 101.89477 W Population (1990): 97874 (42927 housing units) Area: 2355.5 sq km (land), 32.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pottersdale, PA Zip code(s): 16871 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pottersville, MO Zip code(s): 65790 Pottersville, NY Zip code(s): 12860 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Powder Springs, GA (city, FIPS 62524) Location: 33.86533 N, 84.68261 W Population (1990): 6893 (2485 housing units) Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30073 Powder Springs, TN Zip code(s): 37848 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Poydras, LA (CDP, FIPS 62280) Location: 29.85918 N, 89.88686 W Population (1990): 4029 (1471 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Peter Chen (1995-02-07) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Pathros the name generally given to Upper Egypt (the Thebaid of the Greeks), as distinguished from Matsor, or Lower Egypt (Isa. 11:11; Jer. 44:1, 15; Ezek. 30:14), the two forming Mizraim. After the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, colonies of Jews settled "in the country of Pathros" and other parts of Egypt. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Peter, Second Epistle of The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence is wholly in favour of its claim to be the production of the apostle whose name it bears. It appears to have been written shortly before the apostle's death (1:14). This epistle contains eleven references to the Old Testament. It also contains (3:15, 16) a remarkable reference to Paul's epistles. Some think this reference is to 1 Thess. 4:13-5:11. A few years ago, among other documents, a parchment fragment, called the "Gospel of Peter," was discovered in a Christian tomb at Akhmim in Upper Egypt. Origen (obiit A.D. 254), Eusebius (obiit 340), and Jerome (obiit 420) refer to such a work, and hence it has been concluded that it was probably written about the middle of the second century. It professes to give a history of our Lord's resurrection and ascension. While differing in not a few particulars from the canonical Gospels, the writer shows plainly that he was acquinted both with the synoptics and with the Gospel of John. Though apocryphal, it is of considerable value as showing that the main facts of the history of our Lord were then widely known. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Potters field the name given to the piece of ground which was afterwards bought with the money that had been given to Judas. It was called the "field of blood" (Matt. 27:7-10). Tradition places it in the valley of Hinnom. (See {ACELDAMA}.) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Pathros, Pathrusim, mouthful of dough; persuasion of ruin |