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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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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. | |
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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}. | |
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Pacane \Pa*cane"\, n. (Bot.) A species of hickory. See {Pecan}. | |
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Pecan \Pe*can"\, n. [Cf. F. pacane the nut.] (Bot.) A species of hickory ({Carya oliv[91]formis}), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat. [Written also {pacane}.] | |
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Pacane \Pa*cane"\, n. (Bot.) A species of hickory. See {Pecan}. | |
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Pecan \Pe*can"\, n. [Cf. F. pacane the nut.] (Bot.) A species of hickory ({Carya oliv[91]formis}), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat. [Written also {pacane}.] | |
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Pagan \Pa"gan\, a. [L. paganus of or pertaining to the country, pagan. See {Pagan}, n.] Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions. And all the rites of pagan honor paid. --Dryden. | |
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Pagan \Pa"gan\ (p[amac]"g[ait]n), n. [L. paganus a countryman, peasant, villager, a pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr. pagus a district, canton, the country, perh. orig., a district with fixed boundaries: cf. pangere to fasten. Cf. {Painim}, {Peasant}, and {Pact}, also {Heathen}.] One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew. Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man. --Shak. Syn: Gentile; heathen; idolater. Usage: {Pagan}, {Gentile}, {Heathen}. Gentile was applied to the other nations of the earth as distinguished from the Jews. Pagan was the name given to idolaters in the early Christian church, because the villagers, being most remote from the centers of instruction, remained for a long time unconverted. Heathen has the same origin. Pagan is now more properly applied to rude and uncivilized idolaters, while heathen embraces all who practice idolatry. | |
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d8Pagina \[d8]Pag"i*na\, n.; pl. {Pagin[91]}. [L.] (Bot.) The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus. | |
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d8Pyjama \[d8]Py*ja"ma\, n. [Hind. p[be]e-j[be]ma, literally, leg clothing.] In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. [Written also {paijama}.] | |
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Pasan \Pa"san\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The gemsbok. | |
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Pasquin \Pas"quin\, n. [It. pasquino a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the place of the Orsini; -- so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste satiric papers.] A lampooner; also, a lampoon. See {Pasquinade}. The Grecian wits, who satire first began, Were pleasant pasquins on the life of man. --Dryden. | |
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Pasquin \Pas"quin\, v. t. To lampoon; to satiraze. [R.] To see himself pasquined and affronted. --Dryden. | |
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Passion \Pas"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. passio, fr. pati, passus, to suffer. See {Patient}.] 1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross. [bd]The passions of this time.[b8] --Wyclif (Rom. viii. 18). To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs. --Acts i. 3. 2. The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action. A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and, when set is motion, it is rather a passion than an action in it. --Locke. 3. Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents. [R.] Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not scissible, and many other passions of matter. --Bacon. 4. The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill. [bd]A passion fond even to idolatry.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]Her passion is to seek roses.[b8] --Lady M. W. Montagu. We also are men of like passions with you. --Acts xiv. 15. The nature of the human mind can not be sufficiently understood, without considering the affections and passions, or those modifications or actions of the mind consequent upon the apprehension of certain objects or events in which the mind generally conceives good or evil. --Hutcheson. The term passion, and its adverb passionately, often express a very strong predilection for any pursuit, or object of taste -- a kind of enthusiastic fondness for anything. --Cogan. The bravery of his grief did put me Into a towering passion. --Shak. The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still. --Pope. Who walked in every path of human life, Felt every passion. --Akenside. When statesmen are ruled by faction and interest, they can have no passion for the glory of their country. --Addison. 5. Disorder of the mind; madness. [Obs.] --Shak. 6. Passion week. See {Passion week}, below. --R. of Gl. {Passion flower} (Bot.), any flower or plant of the genus {Passiflora}; -- so named from a fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the instruments of our Savior's crucifixion. Note: The flowers are showy, and the fruit is sometimes highly esteemed (see {Granadilla}, and {Maypop}). The roots and leaves are generally more or less noxious, and are used in medicine. The plants are mostly tendril climbers, and are commonest in the warmer parts of America, though a few species are Asiatic or Australian. {Passion music} (Mus.), originally, music set to the gospel narrative of the passion of our Lord; after the Reformation, a kind of oratorio, with narrative, chorals, airs, and choruses, having for its theme the passion and crucifixion of Christ. {Passion play}, a mystery play, in which the scenes connected with the passion of our Savior are represented dramatically. {Passion Sunday} (Eccl.), the fifth Sunday in Lent, or the second before Easter. {Passion Week}, the last week but one in Lent, or the second week preceding Easter. [bd]The name of Passion week is frequently, but improperly, applied to Holy Week.[b8] --Shipley. Syn: {Passion}, {Feeling}, {Emotion}. Usage: When any feeling or emotion completely masters the mind, we call it a passion; as, a passion for music, dress, etc.; especially is anger (when thus extreme) called passion. The mind, in such cases, is considered as having lost its self-control, and become the passive instrument of the feeling in question. | |
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Passion \Pas"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Passioned}; p. pr & vb. n. {Passioning}.] To give a passionate character to. [R.] --Keats. | |
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Passion \Pas"sion\, v. i. To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. [Obs.] [bd]Dumbly she passions, frantically she doteth.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Pauhaugen \Pau*hau"gen\, n. [North Amer. Indian.] (Zo[94]l.) The menhaden; -- called also {poghaden}. | |
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Pease \Pease\, n.; obs.pl. {Peases}, {Peasen}. [See {Pea}.] 1. A pea. [Obs.] [bd]A peose.[b8] [bd]Bread . . . of beans and of peses.[b8] --Piers Plowman. 2. A plural form of {Pea}. See the Note under {Pea}. | |
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Pecan \Pe*can"\, n. [Cf. F. pacane the nut.] (Bot.) A species of hickory ({Carya oliv[91]formis}), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat. [Written also {pacane}.] | |
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Pegm \Pegm\, n. [L. pegma a movable stage, Gr. [?], orig., a framework.] A sort of moving machine employed in the old pageants. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Pekan \Pek"an\, n. [F. pekan.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Fisher}, 2. | |
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Pesane \Pes"ane\, n. (Anc. Armor.) See {Pusane}. | |
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Pusane \Pu"sane\, n. (Anc. Armor) A piece of armor for the breast; often, an addition to, or re[89]nforcement of. the breastplate; -- called also {pesane}. | |
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Pesane \Pes"ane\, n. (Anc. Armor.) See {Pusane}. | |
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Pusane \Pu"sane\, n. (Anc. Armor) A piece of armor for the breast; often, an addition to, or re[89]nforcement of. the breastplate; -- called also {pesane}. | |
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Ph91acian \Ph[91]*a"cian\, a. Of or pertaining to the Ph[91]acians, a fabulous seafaring people fond of the feast, the lyre, and the dance, mentioned by Homer. | |
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Phasm \Phasm\, Phasma \Phas"ma\, n. [L. phasma, Gr. [?]. See {Phase}.] An apparition; a phantom; an appearance. [R.] --Hammond. Sir T. Herbert. | |
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Phasm \Phasm\, Phasma \Phas"ma\, n. [L. phasma, Gr. [?]. See {Phase}.] An apparition; a phantom; an appearance. [R.] --Hammond. Sir T. Herbert. | |
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Phocine \Pho"cine\, a. [L. phoca a seal.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal. | |
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Phosgene \Phos"gene\, a. [Gr. [?] light + the root of [?] to be born: cf. F. phosg[8a]ne.] (Old Chem.) Producing, or produced by, the action of light; -- formerly used specifically to designate a gas now called {carbonyl chloride}. See {Carbonyl}. | |
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Picayune \Pic`a*yune"\, n. [From the language of the Caribs.] A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See {Fippenny bit}. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Picene \Pi"cene\, n. [See {Piceous}.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon (C[?]H[?]) extracted from the pitchy residue of coal tar and petroleum as a bluish fluorescent crystalline substance. | |
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Picine \Pi"cine\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the woodpeckers ({Pici}), or to the Piciformes. | |
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Pigeon \Pi"geon\, v. t. To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling. [Slang] --Smart. He's pigeoned and undone. --Observer. | |
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Pigeon \Pi"geon\, n. [F., fr. L. pipio a young pipping or chirping bird, fr. pipire to peep, chirp. Cf. {Peep} to chirp.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the order Columb[91], of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world. Note: The common domestic pigeon, or dove, was derived from the Old World rock pigeon ({Columba livia}). It has given rise to numerous very remarkable varieties, such as the carrier, fantail, nun, pouter, tumbler, etc. The common wild pigeons of the Eastern United States are the passenger pigeon, and the Carolina dove. See under {Passenger}, and {Dove}. See, also, {Fruit pigeon}, {Ground pigeon}, {Queen pigeon}, {Stock pigeon}, under {Fruit}, {Ground}, etc. 2. An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull. [Slang] {Blue pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian passerine bird ({Graucalus melanops}); -- called also {black-faced crow}. {Green pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to the family {Treronid[91]}. {Imperial pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of the large Asiatic fruit pigeons of the genus {Carpophada}. {Pigeon berry} (Bot.), the purplish black fruit of the pokeweed; also, the plant itself. See {Pokeweed}. {Pigeon English} [perhaps a corruption of business English], an extraordinary and grotesque dialect, employed in the commercial cities of China, as the medium of communication between foreign merchants and the Chinese. Its base is English, with a mixture of Portuguese and Hindoostanee. --Johnson's Cyc. | |
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Piggin \Pig"gin\, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. pigean, dim. of pigeadh, pige, an earthen jar, pitcher, or pot, Ir. pigin, pighead, W. piccyn.] A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle, -- often used as a dipper. | |
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Pigmy \Pig"my\, n. See {Pygmy}. {Pigmy falcon}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Falconet}, 2 (a) . | |
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Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n.; pl. {Pygmies}. [L. pygmaeus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.] [Written also {pigmy}.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed. 2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. | |
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Pigmy \Pig"my\, n. See {Pygmy}. {Pigmy falcon}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Falconet}, 2 (a) . | |
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Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n.; pl. {Pygmies}. [L. pygmaeus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.] [Written also {pigmy}.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed. 2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. | |
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Pigskin \Pig"skin`\, n. A football; -- so called because the covering is often made of pigskin. [Colloq.] | |
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Pigskin \Pig"skin`\, n. The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle. | |
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Pigsney \Pigs"ney\, n. [Perh. a dim. of Dan. pige a girl, or Sw. piga; or from E. pig's eye.] A word of endearment for a girl or woman. [Obs.] [Written also {pigsnie}, {pigsny}, etc.] --Chaucer. | |
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Pigsney \Pigs"ney\, n. [Perh. a dim. of Dan. pige a girl, or Sw. piga; or from E. pig's eye.] A word of endearment for a girl or woman. [Obs.] [Written also {pigsnie}, {pigsny}, etc.] --Chaucer. | |
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Pigsney \Pigs"ney\, n. [Perh. a dim. of Dan. pige a girl, or Sw. piga; or from E. pig's eye.] A word of endearment for a girl or woman. [Obs.] [Written also {pigsnie}, {pigsny}, etc.] --Chaucer. | |
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Piscine \Pis"cine\, a. [L. piscis a fish.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to a fish or fishes; as, piscine remains. | |
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Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.) A large North American herb of the genus {Phytolacca} ({P. decandra}), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also {garget}, {pigeon berry}, {pocan}, and {pokeweed}. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine. | |
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Pocan \Po"can\, n. (Bot.) The poke ({Phytolacca decandra}); -- called also {pocan bush}. | |
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Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.) A large North American herb of the genus {Phytolacca} ({P. decandra}), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also {garget}, {pigeon berry}, {pocan}, and {pokeweed}. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine. | |
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Pocan \Po"can\, n. (Bot.) The poke ({Phytolacca decandra}); -- called also {pocan bush}. | |
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Pohagen \Po*ha"gen\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pauhaugen}. | |
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Poison \Poi"son\, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases. 2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin. {Poison ash}. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus {Amyris} ({A. balsamifera}) found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities. (b) The poison sumac ({Rhus venenata}). [U. S.] {Poison dogwood} (Bot.), poison sumac. {Poison fang} (Zo[94]l.), one of the superior maxillary teeth of some species of serpents, which, besides having the cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under {Fang}. {Poison gland} (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed along an organ capable of inflicting a wound. {Poison hemlock} (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Conium maculatum}). See {Hemlock}. {Poison ivy} (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant ({Rhus Toxicodendron}) of North America. It is common on stone walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See {Poison sumac}. Called also {poison oak}, and {mercury}. {Poison nut}. (Bot.) (a) Nux vomica. (b) The tree which yields this seed ({Strychnos Nuxvomica}). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts. {Poison oak} (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby {Rhus diversiloba} of California and Oregon. {Poison sac}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Poison gland}, above. See Illust. under {Fang}. {Poison sumac} (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus {Rhus} ({R. venenata}); -- also called {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, and {poison elder}. It has pinnate leaves on graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy ({Rhus Toxicodendron}) have clusters of smooth greenish white berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are harmless. The tree ({Rhus vernicifera}) which yields the celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of Japan. Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity. Usage: {Poison}, {Venom}. Poison usually denotes something received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc. Venom is something discharged from animals and received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically implies some malignity of nature or purpose. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poison \Poi"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poisoning}.] [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L. potionare to give to drink. See {Poison}, n.] 1. To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink. [bd]The ingredients of our poisoned chalice.[b8] --Shak. 2. To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to. If you poison us, do we not die ? --Shak. 3. To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind. Whispering tongues can poison truth. --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poison \Poi"son\, v. i. To act as, or convey, a poison. Tooth that poisons if it bite. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Possum \Pos"sum\, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zo[94]l.) An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.] {To play possum}, {To act possum}, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; -- in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puccoon \Puc*coon"\, n. [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.) Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two species of {Lithospermum} ({L. hirtum}, and {L. canescens}); also, the pigment itself. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See {Sanguinaria}. Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puccoon \Puc*coon"\, n. [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.) Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two species of {Lithospermum} ({L. hirtum}, and {L. canescens}); also, the pigment itself. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort}, {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See {Sanguinaria}. Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puisne \Puis"ne\ (p[umac]"n[ycr]), a. [See {Puny}.] 1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. [Obs.] [bd] A puisne date to eternity.[b8] --Sir M. Hale. 2. Puny; petty; unskilled. [Obs.] 3. (Law) Younger or inferior in rank; junior; associate; as, a chief justice and three puisne justices of the Court of Common Pleas; the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer. --Blackstone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puisne \Puis"ne\, n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank. It were not a work for puisnes and novices. --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puisny \Puis"ny\, a. Puisne; younger; inferior; petty; unskilled. [R.] A puisny tilter, that spurs his horse but on one side. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pusane \Pu"sane\, n. (Anc. Armor) A piece of armor for the breast; often, an addition to, or re[89]nforcement of. the breastplate; -- called also {pesane}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n. One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in the great forests of the equatorial belt. THey are the shortest of known races, the adults ranging from less than four to about five feet in stature. They are timid and shy, dwelling in the recesses of the forests, though often on good terms with neighboring Negroes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n.; pl. {Pygmies}. [L. pygmaeus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.] [Written also {pigmy}.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed. 2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pygmy \Pyg"my\, Pygmean \Pyg*me"an\, a. [L. pygmaeus. See {Pygmy}.] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. [bd] Like that Pygmean race.[b8] --Milton. {Pygmy antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the kleeneboc. {Pygmy goose} (Zo[94]l.), any species of very small geese of the genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and Australia. {Pygmy owl} (Zo[94]l.), the gnome. {Pygmy parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very small green parrots ({Nasitern[91]}), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Paxson, AK (CDP, FIPS 59320) Location: 63.08986 N, 145.61297 W Population (1990): 30 (24 housing units) Area: 131.2 sq km (land), 14.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Payson, AZ (town, FIPS 53700) Location: 34.24260 N, 111.32700 W Population (1990): 8377 (4792 housing units) Area: 33.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85541 Payson, IL (village, FIPS 58265) Location: 39.81678 N, 91.24411 W Population (1990): 1114 (398 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62360 Payson, UT (city, FIPS 58730) Location: 40.03390 N, 111.72806 W Population (1990): 9510 (2659 housing units) Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84651 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Peacham, VT Zip code(s): 05862 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Peckham, OK Zip code(s): 74647 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pekin, IL (city, FIPS 58447) Location: 40.56823 N, 89.62810 W Population (1990): 32254 (13776 housing units) Area: 28.3 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61554 Pekin, IN Zip code(s): 47165 Pekin, ND (city, FIPS 61460) Location: 47.79102 N, 98.32664 W Population (1990): 101 (70 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58361 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Picayune, MS (city, FIPS 57160) Location: 30.52875 N, 89.67833 W Population (1990): 10633 (4322 housing units) Area: 30.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39466 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pigeon, MI (village, FIPS 64060) Location: 43.82950 N, 83.26999 W Population (1990): 1207 (533 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48755 Pigeon, WV Zip code(s): 25164 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Posen, IL (village, FIPS 61314) Location: 41.62820 N, 87.68567 W Population (1990): 4226 (1612 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60469 Posen, MI (village, FIPS 66000) Location: 45.26211 N, 83.69941 W Population (1990): 263 (126 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49776 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pukwana, SD (town, FIPS 52220) Location: 43.77894 N, 99.18237 W Population (1990): 263 (122 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57370 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
page in v. [MIT] 1. To become aware of one's surroundings again after having paged out (see {page out}). Usually confined to the sarcastic comment: "Eric pages in, {film at 11}!" 2. Syn. `swap in'; see {swap}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
page in What a {paging} system does when it copies part of a task's working memory from {swap space} on disk to {RAM}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PASSIM A {simulation} language based on {Pascal}. ["PASSIM: A Discrete-Event Simulation Package for Pascal", D.H Uyeno et al, Simulation 35(6):183-190 (Dec 1980)]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PCM 1. {Pulse Code Modulation}. 2. (2003-06-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PCMIA {Personal Computer Manufacturer Interface Adaptor} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PCN 1. {Program Composition Notation}. 2. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PC-Scheme Version 3.03 compiler, debugger, profiler, editor, libraries {(ftp://altdorf.ai.mit.edu/archive/pc-scheme/)}. Written at {Texas Instruments}. Runs on {MS-DOS} 286/386 IBM PCs and compatibles. Includes an optimising compiler, an emacs-like editor, inspector, debugger, performance testing, foreign function interface, window system and an object-oriented subsystem. Also supports the dialect used in {Hal Abelson} and {Gerald Sussman}'s {SICP}. Conformance: Revised^3 Report, also supports dialect used in SICP. restriction: official version is $95, contact ports: MS-DOS See also {PCS/Geneva}. (1992/02/23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PSN {Packet Switch Node} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Passion Only once found, in Acts 1:3, meaning suffering, referring to the sufferings of our Lord. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Pigeon Pigeons are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine appointment, Abram presented unto the Lord (Gen. 15:9). They were afterwards enumerated among the sin-offerings (Lev. 1:14; 12:6), and the law provided that those who could not offer a lamb might offer two young pigeons (5:7; comp. Luke 2:24). (See {DOVE}.) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Pison Babylonian, the current, broad-flowing, one of the "four heads" into which the river which watered the garden of Eden was divided (Gen. 2:11). Some identify it with the modern Phasis, others with the Halys, others the Jorak or Acampis, others the Jaab, the Indus, the Ganges, etc. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Poison (1.) Heb. hemah, "heat," the poison of certain venomous reptiles (Deut. 32:24, 33; Job 6:4; Ps. 58:4), causing inflammation. (2.) Heb. rosh, "a head," a poisonous plant (Deut. 29:18), growing luxuriantly (Hos. 10:4), of a bitter taste (Ps. 69:21; Lam. 3:5), and coupled with wormwood; probably the poppy. This word is rendered "gall", q.v., (Deut. 29:18; 32:33; Ps. 69:21; Jer. 8:14, etc.), "hemlock" (Hos. 10:4; Amos 6:12), and "poison" (Job 20:16), "the poison of asps," showing that the _rosh_ was not exclusively a vegetable poison. (3.) In Rom. 3:13 (comp. Job 20:16; Ps. 140:3), James 3:8, as the rendering of the Greek ios. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Pison, changing; extension of the mouth |