English Dictionary: pimply | by the DICT Development Group |
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Painable \Pain"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]nible.] Causing pain; painful. [Obs.] The manacles of Astyages were not . . . the less weighty and painable for being composed of gold or silver. --Evelyn. | |
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Painful \Pain"ful\, a. 1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing. --Addison. 2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march. 3. Painstaking; careful; industrious. [Obs.] --Fuller. A very painful person, and a great clerk. --Jer. Taylor. Nor must the painful husbandman be tired. --Dryden. Syn: Disquieting; troublesome; afflictive; distressing; grievous; laborious; toilsome; difficult; arduous. -- {Pain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pain"ful*ness}, n. | |
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Painful \Pain"ful\, a. 1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing. --Addison. 2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march. 3. Painstaking; careful; industrious. [Obs.] --Fuller. A very painful person, and a great clerk. --Jer. Taylor. Nor must the painful husbandman be tired. --Dryden. Syn: Disquieting; troublesome; afflictive; distressing; grievous; laborious; toilsome; difficult; arduous. -- {Pain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pain"ful*ness}, n. | |
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Painful \Pain"ful\, a. 1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing. --Addison. 2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march. 3. Painstaking; careful; industrious. [Obs.] --Fuller. A very painful person, and a great clerk. --Jer. Taylor. Nor must the painful husbandman be tired. --Dryden. Syn: Disquieting; troublesome; afflictive; distressing; grievous; laborious; toilsome; difficult; arduous. -- {Pain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pain"ful*ness}, n. | |
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Pamphlet \Pam"phlet\, n. [OE. pamflet, pamfilet, paunflet, possibly fr. OF. palme the palm of the hand, F. paume (see {Palm}) + OF. fueillet a leaf, dim. of fueil, m., F. feuille, f., fr. L. folium, pl. folia, thus meaning, a leaf to be held in the hand; or perh. through old French, fr. L. Pamphila, a female historian of the first century who wrote many epitomes; prob., however, fr. OF. Pamflette, the Old French name given to Pamphilus, a poem in Latin verse of the 12th century, pamphlets being named from the popularity of this poem.] 1. A writing; a book. --Testament of love. Sir Thomas More in his pamphlet of Richard the Third. --Ascham. 2. A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest. | |
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Pamphlet \Pam"phlet\, v. i. To write a pamphlet or pamphlets. [R.] --Howell. | |
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Pamphleteer \Pam`phlet*eer"\, n. A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler. --Dryden. Macaulay. | |
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Pamphleteer \Pam`phlet*eer"\, v. i. To write or publish pamphlets. By pamphleteering we shall not win. --C. Kingsley. | |
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Panful \Pan"ful\, n.; pl. {Panfuls}. [See 5th {Pan}.] Enough to fill a pan. | |
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Panful \Pan"ful\, n.; pl. {Panfuls}. [See 5th {Pan}.] Enough to fill a pan. | |
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Panoplied \Pan"o*plied\, a. Dressed in panoply. | |
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Panoply \Pan"o*ply\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?], [?], all + [?] tool, implement, in pl., armor, arms.] Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor. --Milton. We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on the whole armor of God. --Ray. | |
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Pawnable \Pawna*ble\, a. Capable of being pawned. | |
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Peneplain \Pe"ne*plain`\, n. [L. paene, pene, almost + E. plain.] (Phys. Geog.) A land surface reduced by erosion to the general condition of a plain, but not wholly devoid of hills; a base-level plain. | |
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Penfold \Pen"fold`\, n. See {Pinfold}. | |
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Penible \Pen*i"ble\, a. [OF. penible. Cf. {Painable}.] Painstaking; assidous. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Fathead \Fat"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley ({Pimephales promelas}); -- called also {black-headed minnow}. (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish. | |
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Pimple \Pim"ple\, n. [AS. p[c6]pelian to blister; cf. L. papula pimple.] 1. (Med.) Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not. [bd]All eyes can see a pimple on her nose.[b8] --Pope. 2. Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple. [bd]A pimple that portends a future sprout.[b8] --Cowper. | |
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Pimpled \Pim"pled\, a. Having pimples. --Johnson. | |
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d8Pimpillo \[d8]Pim"pil*lo\, n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for the prickly pear ({Opuntia}); -- called also {pimploes}. | |
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Pimply \Pim"ply\, a. Pimpled. | |
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Pool \Pool\, n. [F. poule, properly, a hen. See {Pullet}.] [Written also {poule}.] 1. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes. 2. A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table. Note: This game is played variously, but commonly with fifteen balls, besides one cue ball, the contest being to drive the most balls into the pockets. He plays pool at the billiard houses. --Thackeray. 3. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners. 4. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join. 5. A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into the pool. 6. (Railroads) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement. 7. (Law) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities. {Pin pool}, a variety of the game of billiards in which small wooden pins are set up to be knocked down by the balls. {Pool ball}, one of the colored ivory balls used in playing the game at billiards called pool. {Pool snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the European redshank. [Prov. Eng.] {Pool table}, a billiard table with pockets. | |
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Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {P. vulgaris [or] rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs. {Crimson-fronted bullfinch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Burion}. {Pine bullfinch}, the pine finch. | |
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Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See {Pinus}. Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P. resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P. Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine} ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera. 2. The wood of the pine tree. 3. A pineapple. {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}. {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree, the {Araucaria excelsa}. {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered with pines. [Southern U.S.] {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into pine trees. {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary. {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red. {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and {alligator}. {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}. (b) The American sable. See {Sable}. {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91] burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often doing great damage. {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine forests. {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves of a pine tree. See {Pinus}. {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below). {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors. {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered with brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange. {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine. {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree. {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc. {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood wool}. | |
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Pineapple \Pine"ap`ple\, n. (Bot.) A tropical plant ({Ananassa sativa}); also, its fruit; -- so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American. | |
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Pinfold \Pin"fold`\, n. [For pindfold. See {Pinder}, {Pound} an inclosure, and {Fold} an inclosure.] A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold. --Shak. A parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}. | |
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Shaddock \Shad"dock\, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.] (Bot.) A tree ({Citrus decumana}) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also {forbidden fruit}, and {pompelmous}. | |
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Pompelmous \Pom"pel*mous\, n.; pl. {Pompelmouses}. [D. pompelmoes; cf. G. pompelmuse, F. pamplemousse, and F. pompol[82]on.] (Bot.) A shaddock, esp. one of large size. | |
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Shaddock \Shad"dock\, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.] (Bot.) A tree ({Citrus decumana}) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also {forbidden fruit}, and {pompelmous}. | |
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Pompelmous \Pom"pel*mous\, n.; pl. {Pompelmouses}. [D. pompelmoes; cf. G. pompelmuse, F. pamplemousse, and F. pompol[82]on.] (Bot.) A shaddock, esp. one of large size. | |
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Pompelmous \Pom"pel*mous\, n.; pl. {Pompelmouses}. [D. pompelmoes; cf. G. pompelmuse, F. pamplemousse, and F. pompol[82]on.] (Bot.) A shaddock, esp. one of large size. | |
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Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly written also {zink}.] {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a deliquescent white waxy or oily substance. {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below. {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}. {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid, composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity. {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc sulphide. See {Blende}, n. (a) . {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; -- called also {hydrozincite}. {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere. {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}. {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2}, produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc amyle, etc. {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album}, etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal, roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also {pompholyx}, and {tutty}. {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel, consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and aluminium; gahnite. {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol}, under {Vitriol}. {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used as a pigment. | |
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Pompholyx \Pom"pho*lyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a bubble, the slag on the surface of smelted ore, from [?] a blister.] 1. (Old Chem.) Impure zinc oxide. 2. (Med.) A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bull[91], without inflammation or fever. | |
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Zinc \Zinc\ (z[icr][nsm]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9. [Formerly written also {zink}.] {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a deliquescent white waxy or oily substance. {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below. {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}. {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid, composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity. {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc sulphide. See {Blende}, n. (a) . {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; -- called also {hydrozincite}. {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere. {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}. {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2}, produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc amyle, etc. {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album}, etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal, roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also {pompholyx}, and {tutty}. {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel, consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and aluminium; gahnite. {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol}, under {Vitriol}. {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used as a pigment. | |
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Pompholyx \Pom"pho*lyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a bubble, the slag on the surface of smelted ore, from [?] a blister.] 1. (Old Chem.) Impure zinc oxide. 2. (Med.) A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bull[91], without inflammation or fever. | |
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Pompillion \Pom*pil"lion\, n. An ointment or pomatum made of black poplar buds. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. | |
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Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L. {Tarantul[91]}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species ({Tarantula apuli[91]}). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also {tarentula}.] {Tarantula killer}, a very large wasp ({Pompilus formosus}), which captures the Texan tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting. | |
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Pompoleon \Pom*po"le*on\, n. (Bot.) See {Pompelmous}. | |
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Ponibility \Po`ni*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. ponere to place.] The capability of being placed or located. [Obs.] --Barrow. | |
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Ponvolant \Pon`vo*lant"\ (?; F. ?), n. [F. pont bridge + volant flying.] (Mil.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain. [?][?][?][?]. See {Well}, v. i.] 1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton. 2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth from caving in. The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. --John iv. 11. 3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine. 4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. [bd]This well of mercy.[b8] --Chaucer. Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser. A well of serious thought and pure. --Keble. 5. (Naut.) (a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection. (b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market. (c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of water. (d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; -- often called the cockpit. 6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries. 7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole. 8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls. {Artesian well}, {Driven well}. See under {Artesian}, and {Driven}. {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}, 5 (a), above. {Well boring}, the art or process of boring an artesian well. {Well drain}. (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land. (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit. {Well room}. (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially, one built over a mineral spring. (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with a scoop. {Well sinker}, one who sinks or digs wells. {Well sinking}, the art or process of sinking or digging wells. {Well staircase} (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see {Wellhole} (b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole of the space left for it in the floor. {Well sweep}. Same as {Sweep}, n., 12. {Well water}, the water that flows into a well from subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: for various kinds of pumps, see {Air pump}, {Chain pump}, and {Force pump}; also, under {Lifting}, {Plunger}, {Rotary}, etc. {Circulating pump} (Steam Engine), a pump for driving the condensing water through the casing, or tubes, of a surface condenser. {Pump brake}. See {Pump handle}, below. {Pump dale}. See {Dale}. {Pump gear}, the apparatus belonging to a pump. --Totten. {Pump handle}, the lever, worked by hand, by which motion is given to the bucket of a pump. {Pump hood}, a semicylindrical appendage covering the upper wheel of a chain pump. {Pump rod}, the rod to which the bucket of a pump is fastened, and which is attached to the brake or handle; the piston rod. {Pump room}, a place or room at a mineral spring where the waters are drawn and drunk. [Eng.] {Pump spear}. Same as {Pump rod}, above. {Pump stock}, the stationary part, body, or barrel of a pump. {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Paine Field-Lake Stickney, WA (CDP, FIPS 52765) Location: 47.88705 N, 122.26237 W Population (1990): 18670 (8656 housing units) Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Pamplico, SC (town, FIPS 54340) Location: 33.99554 N, 79.56905 W Population (1990): 1314 (492 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29583 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pamplin, VA Zip code(s): 23958 | |
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Pamplin City, VA (town, FIPS 60488) Location: 37.26355 N, 78.68213 W Population (1990): 208 (102 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Pauma Valley, CA Zip code(s): 92061 | |
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Payneville, KY Zip code(s): 40157 | |
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Pena Blanca, NM (CDP, FIPS 55830) Location: 35.57141 N, 106.33621 W Population (1990): 300 (105 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Penfield, IL Zip code(s): 61862 Penfield, NY Zip code(s): 14526 Penfield, PA Zip code(s): 15849 | |
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Penn Valley, CA (CDP, FIPS 56518) Location: 39.19617 N, 121.18995 W Population (1990): 1242 (529 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95946 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pennville, IN (town, FIPS 58788) Location: 40.49328 N, 85.14744 W Population (1990): 637 (301 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47369 Pennville, PA (CDP, FIPS 59296) Location: 39.78563 N, 76.99035 W Population (1990): 1559 (597 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Pine Apple, AL (town, FIPS 59880) Location: 31.87373 N, 86.98768 W Population (1990): 365 (227 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36768 | |
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Pine Bluff, AR (city, FIPS 55310) Location: 34.21340 N, 92.01862 W Population (1990): 57140 (23189 housing units) Area: 109.8 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71603 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pine Bluffs, WY (town, FIPS 61435) Location: 41.18039 N, 104.06820 W Population (1990): 1054 (478 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82082 | |
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Pine Plains, NY (CDP, FIPS 58145) Location: 41.97766 N, 73.65842 W Population (1990): 1312 (560 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12567 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pine Valley, CA (CDP, FIPS 57260) Location: 32.85542 N, 116.50119 W Population (1990): 1297 (563 housing units) Area: 18.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91962 Pine Valley, NJ (borough, FIPS 58920) Location: 39.78835 N, 74.97236 W Population (1990): 19 (18 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Pine Valley, NY (village, FIPS 58195) Location: 40.90451 N, 72.67957 W Population (1990): 1486 (357 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14872 Pine Valley, UT Zip code(s): 84781 | |
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Pine Village, IN (town, FIPS 60084) Location: 40.44993 N, 87.25246 W Population (1990): 134 (72 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47975 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pinebluff, NC (town, FIPS 51840) Location: 35.10712 N, 79.47231 W Population (1990): 876 (367 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Pineville, AR (town, FIPS 55580) Location: 36.15770 N, 92.10392 W Population (1990): 220 (93 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72566 Pineville, KY (city, FIPS 61248) Location: 36.76284 N, 83.70127 W Population (1990): 2198 (967 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Pineville, LA (city, FIPS 60530) Location: 31.33197 N, 92.41499 W Population (1990): 12251 (5086 housing units) Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Pineville, MO (town, FIPS 57818) Location: 36.59306 N, 94.38385 W Population (1990): 580 (293 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Pineville, NC (town, FIPS 52220) Location: 35.08457 N, 80.88572 W Population (1990): 2970 (1495 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28134 Pineville, SC Zip code(s): 29468 Pineville, WV (town, FIPS 63940) Location: 37.58560 N, 81.53499 W Population (1990): 865 (387 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24874 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Piney Flats, TN Zip code(s): 37686 | |
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Pinopolis, SC Zip code(s): 29469 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PINBOL pinball machines used at Atari. PINBOL included a {multitasking} executive and an {interpreter} that worked on data structures compiled from condition:action lists. (1996-11-03) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Pamphylia Paul and his company, loosing from Paphos, sailed north-west and came to Perga, the capital of Pamphylia (Acts 13:13, 14), a province about the middle of the southern sea-board of Asia Minor. It lay between Lycia on the west and Cilicia on the east. There were strangers from Pamphylia at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (2:10). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Pamphylia, a nation made up of every tribe |