English Dictionary: pigeon-toed | by the DICT Development Group |
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Pachometer \Pa*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. pa`chos thickness + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring thickness, as of the glass of a mirror, or of paper; a pachymeter. | |
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Pachymeter \Pa*chym"e*ter\, n. [Pachy- + -meter.] Same as {Pachometer}. | |
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Pack \Pack\, n. 1. (Med.) In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or sheets called {dry pack}, {wet pack}, {cold pack}, etc., according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used, put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact or condition of being so treated. 2. (Rugby Football) The forwards who compose one half of the scrummage; also, the scrummage. {Pack and prime} {road [or] way}, a pack road or bridle way. | |
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Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman. 2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak. Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath. 3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as: (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack. (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together. (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves. (d) A shook of cask staves. (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously. 4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely. --Kane. 5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment. 6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.] --Skelton. {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in carrying packs. {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering packs or bales. {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above). {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above. {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very destructive to wool and woolen fabrics. {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers Plowman. {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a pack animal. --Shak. {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's staff. {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying packs or parcels. {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals. | |
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Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman. 2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak. Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath. 3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as: (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack. (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together. (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves. (d) A shook of cask staves. (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously. 4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely. --Kane. 5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment. 6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.] --Skelton. {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in carrying packs. {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering packs or bales. {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above). {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above. {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very destructive to wool and woolen fabrics. {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers Plowman. {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a pack animal. --Shak. {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's staff. {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying packs or parcels. {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals. | |
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Pagandom \Pa"gan*dom\ (-d[ucr]m), n. The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism. [R.] | |
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Paganity \Pa*gan"i*ty\ (p[adot]*g[acr]n"[icr]*t[ycr]), n. [L. Paganitas.] The state of being a pagan; paganism. [R.] --Cudworth. | |
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Pageant \Pag"eant\, v. t. To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] [bd]He pageants us.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Pageant \Pag"eant\ (p[acr]j"[eit]nt or p[amac]"j[eit]nt; 277), n. [OE. pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to join together, compages a joining together, structure. See {Pact}, {Page} of a book.] 1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. [bd]A pageant truly played.[b8] --Shak. To see sad pageants of men's miseries. --Spenser. 2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display. The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day ! --Pope. We love the man, the paltry pageant you. --Cowper. | |
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Pageant \Pag"eant\, a. Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. [bd]Pageant pomp.[b8] --Dryden. | |
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Pageantry \Pag"eant*ry\ (-r[ycr]), n. Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor. Such pageantry be to the people shown. --Dryden. The pageantry of festival. --J. A. Symonds. Syn: Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle. | |
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Pagination \Pag`i*na"tion\, n. The act or process of paging a book; also, the characters used in numbering the pages; page number. --Lowndes. | |
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Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.] A lampoon or satirical writing. --Macaulay. | |
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Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, v. t. To lampoon, to satirize. | |
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Passant \Pas"sant\, a. [F., p. pr. of passer. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.] Many opinions are passant. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Curs[?]ry, careless. [Obs.] On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. --Sir P. Pett. 3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 4. (Her.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised. | |
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Passionate \Pas"sion*ate\, v. i. 1. To affect with passion; to impassion. [Obs.] Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard, The godly kind and queen did passionate. --Spenser. 2. To express feelingly or sorrowfully. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Passionate \Pas"sion*ate\, a. [LL. passionatus: cf. F. passionn[82].] 1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature. Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. --Prior. 2. Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship. [bd]The passionate Pilgrim.[b8] --Shak. 3. Suffering; sorrowful. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Passionately \Pas"sion*ate*ly\, adv. 1. In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently. Sorrow expresses itself . . . loudly and passionately. --South. 2. Angrily; irascibly. --Locke. | |
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Passionateness \Pas"sion*ate*ness\, n. The state or quality of being passionate. | |
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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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Passiontide \Pas"sion*tide`\, n. [Passion + tide time.] The last fortnight of Lent. | |
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Peasant \Peas"ant\, n. [OF. pa[8b]sant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), pa[8b]san, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See {Pagan}.] A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries. Syn: Countryman; rustic; swain; hind. | |
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Peasant \Peas"ant\, a. Rustic, rural. --Spenser. | |
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Peasantlike \Peas"ant*like`\, a. Rude; clownish; illiterate. | |
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Peasantly \Peas"ant*ly\, a. Peasantlike. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Peasantry \Peas"ant*ry\, n. 1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. [bd]A bold peasantry.[b8] --Goldsmith. 2. Rusticity; coarseness. [Obs.] --p. Butler. | |
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Peccant \Pec"cant\, a. [L. peccans, -antis, p. pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.] 1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. --Milton. 2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. --Bacon. 3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] --Ayliffe. | |
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Peccant \Pec"cant\, n. An offender. [Obs.] --Whitlock. | |
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Peccantly \Pec"cant*ly\, adv. In a peccant manner. | |
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Pegmatite \Peg"ma*tite\, n. [From Gr. [?] something fastened together, in allusion to the quartz and feldspar in graphic granite: cf. F. pegmatite. See {Pegm}.] (Min.) (a) Graphic granite. See under {Granite}. (b) More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein material in other rocks. | |
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Pegmatitic \Peg`ma*tit"ic\, a. (Min.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pegmatite; as, the pegmatic structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite. | |
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Pesanted \Pes"ant*ed\, a. [F. pesant heavy.] Made heavy or dull; debased. [Obs.] [bd]Pesanted to each lewd thought's control.[b8] --Marston. | |
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Present \Pre*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presenting}.] [F. pr[82]senter, L. praesentare, fr. praesens, a. See {Present}, a.] 1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord. --Job i. 6 2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance. Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him with the thoughts of other persons. --I. Watts. 3. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over. So ladies in romance assist their knight, Present the spear, and arm him for the fight. --Pope. 4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer. My last, least offering, I present thee now. --Cowper. 5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts. Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy on her son Marcellus. --Dryden. 6. To present; to personate. [Obs.] --Shak. 7. In specific uses; (a) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. The patron of a church may present his clerk to a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted. --Blackstone. (b) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . --Lamb. (c) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment. (d) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries. (e) To bring an indictment against . [U.S] (f) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another. {Pesent arms} (Mil.), the command in response to which the gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior officer; also, the position taken at such a command. | |
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Phase meter \Phase meter\, [or] Phasemeter \Phase"me`ter\, n. (Elec.) A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces. | |
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Phase meter \Phase meter\, [or] Phasemeter \Phase"me`ter\, n. (Elec.) A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces. | |
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Phasmid \Phas"mid\, n. [See {Phasm}. Probably so called from its mimicking, or appearing like, inanimate objects.] (Zo[94]l.) Any orthopterous insect of the family {Phasmid[91]}, as a leaf insect or a stick insect. | |
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Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}. | |
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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. | |
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Pheasant \Pheas"ant\, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. [?] a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus {Phasianus}, and many other genera of the family {Phasianid[91]}, found chiefly in Asia. | |
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Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.] 1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7. Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity. It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks. It also occurs associated with other metallic substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite, sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use, and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which is used as a toning agent in photography. 2. Money; riches; wealth. For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak. 3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold. 4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold. --Shak. {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}. {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc. {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California, composed of gold and mercury. {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold leaf. {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves of metal during the process of gold-beating. {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden beetle}. {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight. {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}. {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa. {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7. {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated by washing. {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry. {Gold-end man}. (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry. (b) A goldsmith's apprentice. (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson. {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting. {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold. {Gold finder}. (a) One who finds gold. (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift. {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South African species of the same genus. {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and others. See {Gold leaf}. {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups. {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread. {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal. {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil. {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein. {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above). {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or digging; -- called also a {pepito}. {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}. {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pheasant}. {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups, spoons, etc., made of gold. | |
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Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}. | |
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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]: | |
Pheasant \Pheas"ant\, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. [?] a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus {Phasianus}, and many other genera of the family {Phasianid[91]}, found chiefly in Asia. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.] 1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7. Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity. It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks. It also occurs associated with other metallic substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite, sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use, and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which is used as a toning agent in photography. 2. Money; riches; wealth. For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak. 3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold. 4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold. --Shak. {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}. {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc. {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California, composed of gold and mercury. {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold leaf. {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves of metal during the process of gold-beating. {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden beetle}. {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight. {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}. {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa. {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7. {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated by washing. {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry. {Gold-end man}. (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry. (b) A goldsmith's apprentice. (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson. {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting. {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold. {Gold finder}. (a) One who finds gold. (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift. {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South African species of the same genus. {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and others. See {Gold leaf}. {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups. {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread. {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal. {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil. {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein. {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above). {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or digging; -- called also a {pepito}. {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}. {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pheasant}. {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups, spoons, etc., made of gold. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}. | |
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]: | |
Pheasant \Pheas"ant\, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. [?] a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus {Phasianus}, and many other genera of the family {Phasianid[91]}, found chiefly in Asia. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gold \Gold\ (g[omac]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.] 1. (Chem.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7. Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity. It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks. It also occurs associated with other metallic substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite, sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use, and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which is used as a toning agent in photography. 2. Money; riches; wealth. For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak. 3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold. 4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold. --Shak. {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}. {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc. {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California, composed of gold and mercury. {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold leaf. {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves of metal during the process of gold-beating. {Gold beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small gold-colored beetle of the family {Chrysomelid[91]}; -- called also {golden beetle}. {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight. {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}. {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa. {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7. {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated by washing. {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry. {Gold-end man}. (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry. (b) A goldsmith's apprentice. (c) An itinerant jeweler. [bd]I know him not: he looks like a gold-end man.[b8] --B. Jonson. {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting. {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold. {Gold finder}. (a) One who finds gold. (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift. {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum St[d2]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South African species of the same genus. {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and others. See {Gold leaf}. {Gold} {knobs [or] knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups. {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread. {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal. {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil. {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein. {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above). {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or digging; -- called also a {pepito}. {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}. {Gold [or] Golden}, {pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pheasant}. {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups, spoons, etc., made of gold. | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.] Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California partridge ({Callipepla Californica}). 3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.] {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China and the East Indies. {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa ({Francolinus pictus}). {Partridge berry}. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]}, having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}); also, the plant itself. {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under {Mountain}. {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States. {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of the partridge. {Partridge wood} (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}. Called also {pheasant wood}. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note. {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia. {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}. {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}. | |
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]: | |
Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.] Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California partridge ({Callipepla Californica}). 3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.] {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China and the East Indies. {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa ({Francolinus pictus}). {Partridge berry}. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]}, having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}); also, the plant itself. {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under {Mountain}. {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States. {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of the partridge. {Partridge wood} (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}. Called also {pheasant wood}. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note. {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia. {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}. {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}. | |
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]: | |
Pheasantry \Pheas"ant*ry\, n. [Cf. F. faisanderie.] A place for keeping and rearing pheasants. --Gwilt. | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
Phosgenite \Phos"gen*ite\, n. (Min.) A rare mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of a white, yellow, or grayish color and adamantine luster. It is a chlorocarbonate of lead. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Physianthropy \Phys`i*an"thro*py\, n. [Gr. fy`sis nature + [?] man.] The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the constitution and diseases of man, and their remedies. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Piezometer \Pi`e*zom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] to press + -meter: cf. F. pi[82]zom[8a]tre.] 1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids. 2. (Physics) A gauge connected with a water main to show the pressure at that point. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox, [or] fuscus}). {Pigeon hole}. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See {Pigeonhole}. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. {Pigeon house}, a dovecote. {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C. luteus}). {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}. {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}. {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker. {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox, [or] fuscus}). {Pigeon hole}. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See {Pigeonhole}. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. {Pigeon house}, a dovecote. {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C. luteus}). {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}. {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}. {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker. {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}. | |
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{Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox, [or] fuscus}). {Pigeon hole}. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See {Pigeonhole}. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. {Pigeon house}, a dovecote. {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C. luteus}). {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}. {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}. {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker. {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}. | |
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{Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox, [or] fuscus}). {Pigeon hole}. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See {Pigeonhole}. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. {Pigeon house}, a dovecote. {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C. luteus}). {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}. {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}. {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker. {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Flicker \Flick"er\, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also {yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and {yucca}. The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. --Thoureau. | |
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{Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox, [or] fuscus}). {Pigeon hole}. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See {Pigeonhole}. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. {Pigeon house}, a dovecote. {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C. luteus}). {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}. {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}. {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker. {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Flicker \Flick"er\, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also {yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and {yucca}. The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. --Thoureau. | |
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Pigeontoed \Pi"geon*toed`\, a. Having the toes turned in. | |
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Pignut \Pig"nut\, n. (Bot.) (a) See {Groundnut} (d) . (b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya glabra, [or] porcina}); also, the tree itself. | |
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Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (-n[ucr]t`), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[91]a} (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. (b) A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa}), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. (c) The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia}). [U. S.] --Gray. (d) A European plant of the genus {Bunium} ({B. flexuosum}), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also {earthnut}, {earth chestnut}, {hawknut}, and {pignut}. [1913 Webster] | |
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Pignut \Pig"nut\, n. (Bot.) (a) See {Groundnut} (d) . (b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya glabra, [or] porcina}); also, the tree itself. | |
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Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (-n[ucr]t`), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[91]a} (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. (b) A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa}), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. (c) The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia}). [U. S.] --Gray. (d) A European plant of the genus {Bunium} ({B. flexuosum}), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also {earthnut}, {earth chestnut}, {hawknut}, and {pignut}. [1913 Webster] | |
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Piquant \Pi"quant\, a. [F., p. pr. of piquer to prick or sting. See {Pike}.] Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote. [bd]As piquant to the tongue as salt.[b8] --Addison. [bd]Piquant railleries.[b8] --Gov. of Tongue. | |
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Piquantly \Pi"quant*ly\, adv. In a piquant manner. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Posnet \Pos"net\, n. [OF. po[87]onet, dim. of po[87]on a pot, a vessel.] A little basin; a porringer; a skillet. | |
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Pouch \Pouch\, n. [F. poche a pocket, pouch, bag; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a bag, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder.] 1. A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc. 2. That which is shaped like, or used as, a pouch; as: (a) A protuberant belly; a paunch; -- so called in ridicule. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A sac or bag for carrying food or young; as, the cheek pouches of certain rodents, and the pouch of marsupials. (c) (Med.) A cyst or sac containing fluid. --S. Sharp. (d) (Bot.) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse. (e) A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain, etc., from shifting. {Pouch mouth}, a mouth with blubbered or swollen lips. | |
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Pouch-mouthed \Pouch"-mouthed`\, a. Having a pouch mouth; blobber-lipped. | |
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Psammite \Psam"mite\, n. [Gr. [?] sandy, from [?] sand: cf. F. psammite.] (Min.) A species of micaceous sandstone. -- {Psam*mit"ic}, a. | |
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Psammite \Psam"mite\, n. [Gr. [?] sandy, from [?] sand: cf. F. psammite.] (Min.) A species of micaceous sandstone. -- {Psam*mit"ic}, a. | |
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Puissant \Pu"is*sant\, a. [F., originally, a p. pr. formed fr. L. posse to be able: cf. L. potens powerful. See {Potent}.] Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire. [bd] Puissant deeds.[b8] --Milton. Of puissant nations which the world possessed. --Spenser. And worldlings in it are less merciful, And more puissant. --Mrs. Browning. | |
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Puissantly \Pu"is*sant*ly\, adv. In a puissant manner; powerfully; with great strength. | |
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Puissantness \Pu"is*sant*ness\, n. The state or quality of being puissant; puissance; power. | |
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Puss \Puss\ (p[usdot]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.] 1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation. 2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen. {Puss in the corner}, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other without one. {Puss moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of stout bombycid moths belonging to {Cerura}, {Harpyia}, and allied genera, esp. {Harpyia vinuli}, of Europe. The larv[91] are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages. | |
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Puss \Puss\ (p[usdot]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.] 1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation. 2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen. {Puss in the corner}, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other without one. {Puss moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of stout bombycid moths belonging to {Cerura}, {Harpyia}, and allied genera, esp. {Harpyia vinuli}, of Europe. The larv[91] are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages. | |
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d8Pycnidium \[d8]Pyc*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pycnidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] crowded.] (Bot.) In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced. | |
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Pycnite \Pyc"nite\, n. [Gr. [?] thick.] (Min.) A massive subcolumnar variety of topaz. | |
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Pycnodont \Pyc"no*dont\, n. [Gr. [?] thick, crowded + [?], [?], a tooth.] (Paleon.) Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing. | |
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Pyoxanthose \Py`o*xan"those\, n. [Gr. [?] pus + [?] yellow.] (Physiol. (Chem.) A greenish yellow crystalline coloring matter found with pyocyanin in pus. | |
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Pocahontas, AR (city, FIPS 56540) Location: 36.26352 N, 90.96859 W Population (1990): 6151 (2736 housing units) Area: 17.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72455 Pocahontas, IA (city, FIPS 63975) Location: 42.73622 N, 94.66682 W Population (1990): 2085 (969 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50574 Pocahontas, IL (village, FIPS 60872) Location: 38.82448 N, 89.53897 W Population (1990): 837 (353 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62275 Pocahontas, MO (town, FIPS 58628) Location: 37.50111 N, 89.63974 W Population (1990): 90 (38 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Pocahontas, TN Zip code(s): 38061 Pocahontas, VA (town, FIPS 63288) Location: 37.30579 N, 81.34320 W Population (1990): 513 (303 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pocahontas County, IA (county, FIPS 151) Location: 42.73345 N, 94.67817 W Population (1990): 9525 (4193 housing units) Area: 1496.4 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water) Pocahontas County, WV (county, FIPS 75) Location: 38.32202 N, 80.00788 W Population (1990): 9008 (5579 housing units) Area: 2435.5 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pushmataha County, OK (county, FIPS 127) Location: 34.41515 N, 95.36433 W Population (1990): 10997 (5190 housing units) Area: 3619.2 sq km (land), 66.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
page mode 1. 2. {IBM 3270}, in which the terminal only sends a completed input screen (page) to the host instead of sending each character as the keys are pressed. (1995-03-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Page Mode DRAM {Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory sequential access to {DRAM} by allowing any number of accesses to the currently open row to be made after supplying the {row address} just once. The {RAS} signal is kept active, and with each {falling edge} of the {CAS}\ signal a new {column address} can be supplied and the corresponding bits can be accessed. This is faster than a full RAS-CAS cycle because only the shorter Column Access Time needs to be obeyed. Note that strictly speaking such a DRAM is not a true {random access memory} since accesses to the open row are faster than to other locations. {EDO RAM} is replacing Page Mode DRAM in many new microcomputers. [Is "Fast Page Mode" the same as "Page Mode"?] (1996-10-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PeaceNet One of the {IGC} networks. PeaceNet serves peace and social justice advocates around the world in such areas as human rights, disarmament, and international relations. A number of alternative news services provide a range of information about these and other topics from around the world. E-mail: | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Poisson distribution the occurrence of unlikely events in a large number of independent trials. Poisson distributions are often used in building simulated user loads. [Formula?] (2003-03-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
push media content are sent to the user (viewer, listener, etc.) in a sequence, and at a rate, determined by a {server} to which the user has connected. This contrasts with {pull media} where the user requests each item individually. Push media usually entail some notion of a "channel" which the user selects and which delivers a particular kind of content. Broadcast television is (for the most part) the prototypical example of push media: you turn on the TV set, select a channel and shows and commercials stream out until you turn the set off. By contrast, the {World-Wide Web} is (mostly) the prototypical example of pull media: each "page", each bit of content, comes to the user only if he requests it; put down the keyboard and the mouse, and everything stops. At the time of writing (April 1997), much effort is being put into blurring the line between push media and pull media. Most of this is aimed at bringing more push media to the {Internet}, mainly as a way to disseminate advertising, since telling people about products they didn't know they wanted is very difficult in a strict pull media model. These emergent forms of push media are generally variations on targeted advertising mixed in with bits of useful content. "At home on your computer, the same system will run soothing {screensavers} underneath regular news flashes, all while keeping track, in one corner, of press releases from companies whose stocks you own. With frequent commercial messages, of course." (Wired, March 1997, page 12). {Pointcast (http://www.pointcast.com)} is probably the best known push system on the Internet at the time of writing. As part of the eternal desire to apply a fun new words to boring old things, "push" is occasionally used to mean nothing more than email {spam}. (1997-04-10) |