English Dictionary: penurious | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[91]na}, especially {P. communis}, or {P. phoc[91]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American species ({P. Americana}). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also {harbor porpoise}, {herring hag}, {puffing pig}, and {snuffer}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A true dolphin ({Delphinus}); -- often so called by sailors. {Skunk porpoise}, [or] {Bay porpoise} (Zo[94]l.), a North American porpoise ({Lagenorhynchus acutus}), larger than the common species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly[?]ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}, of many species. Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder, or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}). 2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts. | |
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d8Spermatophyta \[d8]Sper`ma*toph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL.; spermato- + Gr. [?] plant.] (Bot.) A phylum embracing the highest plants, or those that produce seeds; the seed plants, or flowering plants. They form the most numerous group, including over 120,000 species. In general, the group is characterized by the marked development of the sporophyte, with great differentiation of its parts (root, stem, leaves, flowers, etc.); by the extreme reduction of the gametophyte; and by the development of seeds. All the Spermatophyta are heterosporous; fertilization of the egg cell is either through a {pollen tube} emitted by the microspore or (in a few gymnosperms) by spermatozoids. Note: The phrase [bd]flowering plants[b8] is less distinctive than [bd]seed plants,[b8] since the conifers, grasses, sedges, oaks, etc., do not produce flowers in the popular sense. For this reason the terms {Anthrophyta}, {Ph[91]nogamia}, and {Panerogamia} have been superseded as names of the phylum by Spermatophyta. | |
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Panurgic \Pan*ur"gic\, a. [Cf. Gr. [?] knavish.] Skilled in all kinds of work. [bd]The panurgic Diderot.[b8] --J. Morley. | |
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Panurgy \Pan"ur*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?], properly, ready to do anything; hence, knavish, roguish; [?], [?], all + [?] work.] Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [R.] --Bailey. | |
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Reedling \Reed"ling\ (-l?ng), n. (Zo[94]l.) The European bearded titmouse ({Panurus biarmicus}); -- called also {reed bunting}, {bearded pinnock}, and {lesser butcher bird}. Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black feathers on each side of the face. | |
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Penrack \Pen"rack`\, n. A rack for pens not in use. | |
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Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From {Penury}.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. [bd]A penurious niggard of his wealth.[b8] --Milton. 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C. Pitt. 3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] [bd]My penurious band.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See {Avaricious}. --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From {Penury}.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. [bd]A penurious niggard of his wealth.[b8] --Milton. 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C. Pitt. 3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] [bd]My penurious band.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See {Avaricious}. --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From {Penury}.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. [bd]A penurious niggard of his wealth.[b8] --Milton. 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C. Pitt. 3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] [bd]My penurious band.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly; stingy. See {Avaricious}. --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Phanerocodonic \Phan`er*o*co*don"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] evident + [?] a bell.] (Zo[94]l.) Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes. | |
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Phanerocrystalline \Phan`er*o*crys"tal*line\, a. [Gr. [?] visible + E. crystalline.] (Geol.) Distinctly crystalline; -- used of rocks. Opposed to {cryptocrystalline}. | |
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Phanerogamian \Phan`er*o*ga"mi*an\, a. (Bot.) Phanerogamous. | |
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Phanerogamic \Phan`er*o*gam"ic\, Phanerogamous \Phan`er*og"a*mous\, a. Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; -- said of plants. | |
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Phanerogamic \Phan`er*o*gam"ic\, Phanerogamous \Phan`er*og"a*mous\, a. Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; -- said of plants. | |
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Phaneroglossal \Phan`er*o*glos"sal\, a. [Gr. [?] evident + [?] tongue.] (Zo[94]l.) Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and insects. | |
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Phonorganon \Pho*nor"ga*non\, n. [NL. See {Phono-}, and {Organon}.] A speaking machine. | |
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Pimaric \Pi*mar"ic\, a. [NL. pinum maritima, an old name for {P. Pinaster}, a pine which yields galipot.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in galipot, and isomeric with abietic acid. | |
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Pin \Pin\, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a feather.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt. With pins of adamant And chains they made all fast. --Milton. 2. Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc. 3. Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle. He . . . did not care a pin for her. --Spectator. 4. That which resembles a pin in its form or use; as: (a) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings. (b) A linchpin. (c) A rolling-pin. (d) A clothespin. (e) (Mach.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal. See Illust. of {Knuckle joint}, under {Knuckle}. (f) (Joinery) The tenon of a dovetail joint. 5. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink. 6. The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center. [Obs.] [bd]The very pin of his heart cleft.[b8] --Shak. 7. Mood; humor. [Obs.] [bd]In merry pin.[b8] --Cowper. 8. (Med.) Caligo. See {Caligo}. --Shak. 9. An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin. 10. The leg; as, to knock one off his pins. [Slang] {Banking pin} (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes, to limit its motion. {Pin drill} (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore. {Pin grass}. (Bot.) See {Alfilaria}. {Pin hole}, a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small aperture or perforation. {Pin lock}, a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers. {Pin money}, an allowance of money, as that made by a husband to his wife, for private and personal expenditure. {Pin rail} (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the {fife rail}. Called also {pin rack}. {Pin wheel}. (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical pins. (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire. | |
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Pinery \Pin"er*y\, n.; pl. {Pineries}. 1. A pine forest; a grove of pines. 2. A hothouse in which pineapples are grown. | |
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Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.] A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[91]}, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. {Piney dammar}, {Piney resin}, {Piney varnish}, a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree ({Vateria Indica}) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also {liquid copal}, and {white dammar}. {Piney tallow}, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the {Vateria Indica}; called also {dupada oil}. {Piney thistle} (Bot.), a plant ({Atractylis gummifera}), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes. | |
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Pioneers' Day \Pi`o*neers'" Day\ In Utah, a legal holiday, July 24, commemorated the arrival, in 1847, of Brigham Young and his followers at the present site of Salt Lake City. | |
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