English Dictionary: plumbic | by the DICT Development Group |
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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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Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n. A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De Colange. | |
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Palampore \Pal`am*pore"\, n. See {Palempore}. | |
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Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n. A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De Colange. | |
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Palampore \Pal`am*pore"\, n. See {Palempore}. | |
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Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n. A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De Colange. | |
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Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n. A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De Colange. | |
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Palimpsest \Pal"imp*sest\, n. [L. palimpsestus, Gr. [?] scratched or scraped again, [?] a palimpsest; [?] again + [?] to rub, rub away: cf. F. palimpseste.] A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second. --Longfellow. | |
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree. Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto. 2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands. --Rev. vii. 9. 3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer. So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone. --Shak. {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food. {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure. {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as the African oil palm ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of soap and candles. See {El[91]is}. {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra palm. {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}. {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91] bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food. {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially, in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}), the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also {palm toddy}. {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil. (b) A centipede. | |
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Peach \Peach\, n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[88]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree which bears it ({Prunus, [or] Amygdalus Persica}). In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible. {Guinea}, [or] {Sierra Leone}, {peach}, the large edible berry of the {Sarcocephalus esculentus}, a rubiaceous climbing shrub of west tropical Africa. {Palm peach}, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ({Bactris speciosa}). {Peach color}, the pale red color of the peach blossom. {Peach-tree borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a clearwing moth ({[92]geria, [or] Sannina, exitiosa}) of the family {[92]geriid[91]}, which is very destructive to peach trees by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust. under {Borer}. | |
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree. Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto. 2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands. --Rev. vii. 9. 3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer. So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone. --Shak. {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food. {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure. {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as the African oil palm ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of soap and candles. See {El[91]is}. {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra palm. {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}. {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91] bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food. {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially, in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}), the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also {palm toddy}. {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil. (b) A centipede. | |
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Palmiferous \Pal*mif"er*ous\, a.[L. palmifer; palma a palm + ferre to bear: cf. F. palmif[8a]re.] Bearing palms. | |
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Palmiped \Pal"mi*ped\, a.[L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed; palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F. palmip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.) Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n. A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet. | |
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Stockdove \Stock"dove`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A common European wild pigeon ({Columba [91]nas}), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the stocks, or trunks, of trees. Note: The name is applied, also, to other related species, as the Indian stockdove ({Palumb[91]na Eversmanni}). | |
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Poor-will \Poor"-will`\, n. [So called in imitation of its note.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the Western United States ({Phal[91]noptilus Nutalli}) allied to the whip-poor-will. | |
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d8Phleum \[d8]Phle"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of marsh plant.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses, including the timothy ({Phleum pratense}), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. --Gray. | |
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Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., [or] Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\ [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense}) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also {herd's grass}, in England, {cat's-tail grass}, and {meadow cat's-tail grass}. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass, ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}. Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass, hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}. Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black grass, goose grass, star grass, etc. {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum avenaceum} of Europe. {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia} growing in wet ground. The European species is {P. palustris}; in the United States there are several species. {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass. {Grass bird}, the dunlin. {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass-cloth plant. {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes. {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and {bay-winged bunting}. (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of which several species are known. {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk. {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled. {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus {Crambus}, found in grass. {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; -- used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc. {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}). {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet. {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover. {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson. {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow. {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus natrix}). (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States. See {Green snake}, under {Green}. {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America. {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew. {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas. {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}. {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with narrow grasslike leaves. {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.] (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.] (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. [Slang.] {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass. {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground. {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze a season, as cattle. | |
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See {Plane}. The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. --Isa. xl. 4. 2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair. Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton. 3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak. 4. (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple. (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common. [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln. (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and plain.[b8] --Shak. (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food. (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman. (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin. (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune. {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below. {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's projection. {Plain dealer}. (a) One who practices plain dealing. (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak. {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}. {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are plain figures. {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.; -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments. {Plain song}. (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison, in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond the compass of an octave. (b) A simple melody. {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech. Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected; undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous; unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple; distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}. | |
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.] Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface. Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface. {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines in a plane. {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}. {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane figure. {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the relations and properties of plane figures. {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically by the aid of the right line and circle only. {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's place and course on the supposition that the earth's surface is a plane. {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants, rhumbs, geographical miles, etc. {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical surveying of tracts of moderate extent. {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a survey on paper in the field. {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its principles are applied to plane triangles. | |
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature. 2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator. 3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate. 4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc. {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to be determined, is supposed to stand. {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}. {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points infinitely distant are conceived as situated. {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane. {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}. {Plane of projection}. (a) The plane on which the projection is made, corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective; -- called also principal plane. (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position in space. {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or reflected ray. | |
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature. 2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator. 3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate. 4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc. {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to be determined, is supposed to stand. {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}. {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points infinitely distant are conceived as situated. {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane. {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}. {Plane of projection}. (a) The plane on which the projection is made, corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective; -- called also principal plane. (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position in space. {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or reflected ray. | |
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature. 2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator. 3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate. 4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc. {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to be determined, is supposed to stand. {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}. {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points infinitely distant are conceived as situated. {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane. {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}. {Plane of projection}. (a) The plane on which the projection is made, corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective; -- called also principal plane. (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position in space. {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or reflected ray. | |
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.] Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface. Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface. {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines in a plane. {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}. {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane figure. {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the relations and properties of plane figures. {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically by the aid of the right line and circle only. {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's place and course on the supposition that the earth's surface is a plane. {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants, rhumbs, geographical miles, etc. {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical surveying of tracts of moderate extent. {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a survey on paper in the field. {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its principles are applied to plane triangles. | |
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Problem \Prob"lem\, n. [F. probl[8a]me, L. problema, fr. Gr. [?] anything thrown forward, a question proposed for solution, fr. [?] to throw or lay before; [?] before, forward + [?] to throw. Cf. {Parable}. ] 1. A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt. --Bacon. 2. (Math.) Anything which is required to be done; as, in geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or, in algebra, to find an unknown quantity. Note: Problem differs from theorem in this, that a problem is something to be done, as to bisect a triangle, to describe a circle, etc.; a theorem is something to be proved, as that all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles. {Plane problem} (Geom.), a problem that can be solved by the use of the rule and compass. {Solid problem} (Geom.), a problem requiring in its geometric solution the use of a conic section or higher curve. | |
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Plane-parallel \Plane`-par"al*lel\, a. (Optics) Having opposite surfaces exactly plane and parallel, as a piece of glass. | |
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Planifolious \Plan`i*fo"li*ous\, a. [Plani- + L. folium leaf.] (Bot.) Flat-leaved. | |
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Planiform \Plan"i*form\, a. (Anat.) Having a plane surface; as, a planiform, gliding, or arthrodial articulation. | |
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Planipennate \Pla`ni*pen"nate\, a. Of or pertaining to Planipennia. | |
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d8Planipennia \[d8]Pla`ni*pen"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. planus plane + penna wing.] (Zo[94]l.) A suborder of Neuroptera, including those that have broad, flat wings, as the ant-lion, lacewing, etc. Called also {Planipennes}. | |
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Planipetalous \Plan`i*pet"al*ous\, a. [Plani- + petal.] (Bot.) Having flat petals. | |
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Planoblast \Plan"o*blast\, n. [Gr. [?] to wander + -blast.] (Zo[94]l.) Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa. | |
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Abatement \A*bate"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [OF. abatement, F. abattement.] 1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof. 2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed. 3. (Her.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon. 4. (Law) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee. --Blackstone. {Defense in abatement}, {Plea in abatement}, (Law), plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated. | |
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4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation. 5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons. 6. (Law) (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court. (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence. (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession. (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action. 7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God. 8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept. 9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field. 10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color. 11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures. Note: A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e., for such length of music, or of silence, as is included between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight bars; two bars' rest. 12. (Far.) pl. (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed. (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole. 13. (Mining) (a) A drilling or tamping rod. (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode. 14. (Arch.) (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town. (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar. {Bar shoe} (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury. {Bar shot}, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat. {Bar sinister} (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See {Baton}. {Bar tracery} (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars of iron twisted into the forms required. {Blank bar} (Law). See {Blank}. {Case at bar} (Law), a case presently before the court; a case under argument. {In bar of}, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent. {Matter in bar}, or {Defence in bar}, a plea which is a final defense in an action. {Plea in bar}, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely. {Trial at bar} (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum representing the full court. | |
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Plenipotence \Ple*nip"o*tence\, Plenipotency \Ple*nip"o*ten*cy\, n. The quality or state of being plenipotent. [R.] | |
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Plenipotence \Ple*nip"o*tence\, Plenipotency \Ple*nip"o*ten*cy\, n. The quality or state of being plenipotent. [R.] | |
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Plenipotent \Ple*nip"o*tent\, a. [L. plenus full + potens, -entis, potent.] Possessing full power. [R.] --Milton. | |
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Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Plenipotentiaries}. [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F. pl[82]nipotentiaire.] A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business. | |
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Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\, a. Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers. --Howell. | |
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Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Plenipotentiaries}. [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F. pl[82]nipotentiaire.] A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business. | |
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}. {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its round red drupes. {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}. {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}. {Date plum}. See under {Date}. {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime. {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}. {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}. | |
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}. {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its round red drupes. {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}. {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}. {Date plum}. See under {Date}. {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime. {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}. {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}. | |
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}. {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its round red drupes. {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}. {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}. {Date plum}. See under {Date}. {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime. {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}. {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below. {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4. {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. {Plumb level}. See under {Level}. {Plumb line}. (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, a. Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, adv. In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. [bd]Plumb down he falls.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumbing}.] 1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall. 2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test. He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld. Lytton. 3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe. 4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below. {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4. {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. {Plumb level}. See under {Level}. {Plumb line}. (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below. {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4. {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. {Plumb level}. See under {Level}. {Plumb line}. (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters. | |
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Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF. livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance, water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.] 1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere. 2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this is the apparent level at the given point. 3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea. After draining of the level in Northamptonshire. --Sir M. Hale. Shot from the deadly level of a gun. --Shak. 4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation. Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level. --Addison. Somebody there of his own level. --Swift. Be the fair level of thy actions laid As temperance wills and prudence may persuade. --Prior. 5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a condition conformable to natural law or which will secure a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level. When merit shall find its level. --F. W. Robertson. 6. (Mech. & Surv.) (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line. (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two points, by means of a level; as, to take a level. 7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine. {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below). {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is used instead of a tube. {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small spirit level. {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance between high and low water. {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to ascertain the profile of the ground. {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at right angles. {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular box with a glass cover. {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}. {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below. {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4. {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. {Plumb level}. See under {Level}. {Plumb line}. (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below. {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4. {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. {Plumb level}. See under {Level}. {Plumb line}. (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below. {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4. {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. {Plumb level}. See under {Level}. {Plumb line}. (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters. | |
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Plumbage \Plumb"age\, n. Leadwork [R.] | |
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Plumbagin \Plum*ba"gin\, n. [L. plumbago leadwort, fr. plumbum lead; cf. F. plombagin.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort ({Plumbago}) family. | |
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Plumbagineous \Plum`ba*gin"e*ous\, a. (Bot.) Pertaining to natural order ({Plumbagine[91]}) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera. | |
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Plumbaginous \Plum*bag"i*nous\, a. Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate. | |
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Plumbago \Plum*ba"go\, n. [L., from plumbum lead.] 1. (Min.) Same as {Graphite}. 2. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort. | |
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Plumbean \Plum"be*an\, Plumbeous \Plum"be*ous\, a. [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis. 2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumbing}.] 1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall. 2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test. He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld. Lytton. 3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe. 4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing. | |
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Plumbean \Plum"be*an\, Plumbeous \Plum"be*ous\, a. [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis. 2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith. | |
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Plumber \Plumb"er\, n. [F. plombier. See {Plumb}.] One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings. | |
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Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.] 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material. [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak. 2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.] 3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. {Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. {Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b[81]re a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also {pillar block}, or {plumber block}. {Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow. {Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. {Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. {Pillow slip}, a pillowcase. | |
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Plumber block \Plumb"er block`\ A pillow block. | |
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Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.] 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material. [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak. 2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.] 3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. {Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. {Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b[81]re a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also {pillar block}, or {plumber block}. {Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow. {Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. {Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. {Pillow slip}, a pillowcase. | |
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Plumber block \Plumb"er block`\ A pillow block. | |
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Plumbery \Plumb"er*y\, n. [F. plomberie.] 1. The business of a plumber. [Obs.] 2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works. | |
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Plumbic \Plum"bic\, a. [From {Plumbum}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide. | |
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Plumbiferous \Plum*bif"er*ous\, a. [Plumbum + -ferous.] Producing or containing lead. --Kirwan. | |
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Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumbing}.] 1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall. 2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test. He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld. Lytton. 3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe. 4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing. | |
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Plumbing \Plumb"ing\, n. 1. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc. --Gwilt. 2. The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building. | |
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Plumbism \Plum"bism\, n. [From {Plumbum}.] (Med.) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under {Colic}, {Lead}, and {Wrist}. | |
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Plumbous \Plum"bous\, a. [From {Plumbum}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds. | |
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Snowy \Snow"y\, a. 1. White like snow. [bd]So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.[b8] --Shak. 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. [bd]The snowy top of cold Olympus.[b8] --Milton. 3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall (1646). {Snowy heron} (Zo[94]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}. {Snowy lemming} (Zo[94]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus torquatus}), which turns white in winter. {Snowy owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also {white owl}. {Snowy plover} (Zo[94]l.), a small plover ({[92]gialitis nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of the head white. | |
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Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.] 1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. Wings . . . of many a colored plume. --Milton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An ornamental tuft of feathers. 3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers. His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden. 4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward. [bd]Ambitious to win from me some plume.[b8] --Milton. 5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. {Plume bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of Florida ({Ardea candidissima}). {Plume grass}. (Bot) (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in swamps in the Southern United States. (b) The still finer {E. Ravenn[91]} from the Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus. {Plume moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[91]}. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the grapevine. {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles. | |
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Snowy \Snow"y\, a. 1. White like snow. [bd]So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.[b8] --Shak. 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. [bd]The snowy top of cold Olympus.[b8] --Milton. 3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall (1646). {Snowy heron} (Zo[94]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}. {Snowy lemming} (Zo[94]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus torquatus}), which turns white in winter. {Snowy owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also {white owl}. {Snowy plover} (Zo[94]l.), a small plover ({[92]gialitis nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of the head white. | |
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Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.] 1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. Wings . . . of many a colored plume. --Milton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An ornamental tuft of feathers. 3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers. His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden. 4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward. [bd]Ambitious to win from me some plume.[b8] --Milton. 5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. {Plume bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of Florida ({Ardea candidissima}). {Plume grass}. (Bot) (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in swamps in the Southern United States. (b) The still finer {E. Ravenn[91]} from the Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus. {Plume moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[91]}. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the grapevine. {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles. | |
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Plumiped \Plu"mi*ped\, a. [L. plumipes, -edis; pluma a feather + pes: cf. F. plumip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.) Having feet covered with feathers. -- n. A plumiped bird. | |
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Plump \Plump\, a. Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation; blunt; unreserved; direct; downright. After the plump statement that the author was at Erceldoune and spake with Thomas. --Saintsbury. | |
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Plump \Plump\, n. A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears. [Obs.] To visit islands and the plumps of men. --Chapman. | |
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Plump \Plump\, v. i. [Cf. D. plompen, G. plumpen, Sw. plumpa, Dan. plumpe. See {Plump}, a.] 1. To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped. 2. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.[bd]Dulcissa plumps into a chair.[b8] --Spectator. 3. To {give} a plumper. See {Plumper}, 2. | |
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Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumping}.] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up. | |
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Plump \Plump\ (pl[ucr]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[etil]r); superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Plump}, adv.] Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. --Shak. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T. Carew. | |
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Plump \Plump\, adv. [Cf. D. plomp, interj., G. plump, plumps. Cf. {Plump}, a. & v.] Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. [bd]Fall plump.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumping}.] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up. | |
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Plump \Plump\ (pl[ucr]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[etil]r); superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Plump}, adv.] Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. --Shak. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T. Carew. | |
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Plumper \Plump"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks. 2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote. 3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.] 4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low] | |
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Plump \Plump\ (pl[ucr]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[etil]r); superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Plump}, adv.] Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. --Shak. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T. Carew. | |
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Floating \Float"ing\, n. The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also {fattening}, {plumping}, and {laying out}. | |
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Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumping}.] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up. | |
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Floating \Float"ing\, n. The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also {fattening}, {plumping}, and {laying out}. | |
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Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumping}.] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up. | |
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Plumply \Plump"ly\, adv. Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. [Colloq.] | |
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Plumpness \Plump"ness\, n. The quality or state of being plump. | |
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Plumpy \Plump"y\, a. Plump; fat; sleek. [bd]Plumpy Bacchus.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Polleniferous \Pol`len*if"er*ous\, a. [Pollen + -ferous.] (Bot.) Producing pollen; polliniferous. | |
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Polliniferous \Pol`li*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. pollen, -inis, pollen + -ferous: cf. F. pollinif[8a]re.] (Bot.) Producing pollen; polleniferous. | |
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Polyembryonate \Pol`y*em"bry*o*nate\, a. [Poly- + embryonate.] (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. | |
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Polyembryonic \Pol`y*em`bry*on"ic\, a. [Poly- + embryonic.] (Bot.) Polyembryonate. | |
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Polyembryony \Pol`y*em"bry*o*ny\, n. [See {Poly-}, and {Embryo}.] (Bot.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac. | |
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Leafcup \Leaf"cup`\, n. (Bot.) A coarse American composite weed ({Polymnia Uvedalia}). | |
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d8Pulmobranchiata \[d8]Pul`mo*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.], Pulmobranchiate \Pul`mo*bran"chi*ate\, a. & n.(Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pulmonibranchiata}, {-ate}. | |
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Palenville, NY Zip code(s): 12463 | |
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Palm Bay, FL (city, FIPS 54000) Location: 27.98566 N, 80.66019 W Population (1990): 62632 (26273 housing units) Area: 164.8 sq km (land), 8.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32905, 32907, 32908, 32909 | |
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Palm Beach, FL (town, FIPS 54025) Location: 26.69285 N, 80.03815 W Population (1990): 9814 (9191 housing units) Area: 10.2 sq km (land), 16.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33480 | |
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Palm Beach County, FL (county, FIPS 99) Location: 26.64141 N, 80.43702 W Population (1990): 863518 (461665 housing units) Area: 5268.9 sq km (land), 912.2 sq km (water) | |
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Palm Beach Garde, FL Zip code(s): 33410, 33418 | |
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Palm Beach Gardens, FL (city, FIPS 54075) Location: 26.83745 N, 80.12038 W Population (1990): 22965 (12171 housing units) Area: 68.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Palm Beach Shores, FL (town, FIPS 54150) Location: 26.77705 N, 80.03470 W Population (1990): 1040 (1049 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Palm Valley, FL (CDP, FIPS 54525) Location: 30.19966 N, 81.39115 W Population (1990): 9960 (4814 housing units) Area: 34.7 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) Palm Valley, TX (town, FIPS 54798) Location: 26.20323 N, 97.75374 W Population (1990): 1199 (672 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Palmview, TX (city, FIPS 54804) Location: 26.22986 N, 98.37251 W Population (1990): 1818 (622 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plain View, VA Zip code(s): 23156 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plainfield, CT Zip code(s): 06374 Plainfield, IA (city, FIPS 63210) Location: 42.84393 N, 92.53546 W Population (1990): 455 (193 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50666 Plainfield, IL (village, FIPS 60287) Location: 41.61592 N, 88.20407 W Population (1990): 4557 (1691 housing units) Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60544 Plainfield, IN (town, FIPS 60246) Location: 39.70044 N, 86.38794 W Population (1990): 10433 (4303 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Plainfield, MA Zip code(s): 01070 Plainfield, NH Zip code(s): 03781 Plainfield, NJ (city, FIPS 59190) Location: 40.61525 N, 74.41647 W Population (1990): 46567 (16063 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Plainfield, OH (village, FIPS 63044) Location: 40.20628 N, 81.71903 W Population (1990): 178 (69 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Plainfield, VT Zip code(s): 05667 Plainfield, WI (village, FIPS 63150) Location: 44.21410 N, 89.49428 W Population (1990): 839 (370 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54966 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plainfield Village, CT (CDP, FIPS 60090) Location: 41.67650 N, 71.92485 W Population (1990): 2856 (1025 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plainview, AR (city, FIPS 55970) Location: 34.98946 N, 93.29764 W Population (1990): 685 (309 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72857 Plainview, IL Zip code(s): 62676 Plainview, MN (city, FIPS 51424) Location: 44.16555 N, 92.16893 W Population (1990): 2768 (1030 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55964 Plainview, NE (city, FIPS 39170) Location: 42.35394 N, 97.78692 W Population (1990): 1333 (664 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68769 Plainview, NY (CDP, FIPS 58442) Location: 40.78330 N, 73.47265 W Population (1990): 26207 (8598 housing units) Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11803 Plainview, SD Zip code(s): 57748 Plainview, TX (city, FIPS 57980) Location: 34.19093 N, 101.72461 W Population (1990): 21700 (8152 housing units) Area: 33.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79072 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plainville, CT Zip code(s): 06062 Plainville, GA (city, FIPS 61684) Location: 34.40409 N, 85.03638 W Population (1990): 231 (91 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30733 Plainville, IL (village, FIPS 60339) Location: 39.78404 N, 91.18161 W Population (1990): 261 (114 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62365 Plainville, IN (town, FIPS 60264) Location: 38.80427 N, 87.15193 W Population (1990): 444 (207 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47568 Plainville, KS (city, FIPS 56150) Location: 39.23415 N, 99.30134 W Population (1990): 2173 (986 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67663 Plainville, MA Zip code(s): 02762 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plum Branch, SC (town, FIPS 57670) Location: 33.84943 N, 82.25924 W Population (1990): 101 (40 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29845 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plumville, PA (borough, FIPS 61632) Location: 40.79376 N, 79.18048 W Population (1990): 390 (150 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plympton, MA Zip code(s): 02367 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Plymptonville, PA (CDP, FIPS 61704) Location: 41.04592 N, 78.44594 W Population (1990): 1074 (483 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
plan file n. [Unix] On systems that support {finger}, the `.plan' file in a user's home directory is displayed when the user is fingered. This feature was originally intended to be used to keep potential fingerers apprised of one's location and near-future plans, but has been turned almost universally to humorous and self-expressive purposes (like a {sig block}). See also {Hacking X for Y}. A recent innovation in plan files has been the introduction of "scrolling plan files" which are one-dimensional animations made using only the printable ASCII character set, carriage return and line feed, avoiding terminal specific escape sequences, since the {finger} command will (for security reasons; see {letterbomb}) not pass the escape character. Scrolling .plan files have become art forms in miniature, and some sites have started competitions to find who can create the longest running, funniest, and most original animations. Various animation characters include: Centipede: mmmmme Lorry/Truck: oo-oP Andalusian Video Snail: _@/ and a compiler (ASP) is available on Usenet for producing them. See also {twirling baton}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
plumbing n. [Unix] Term used for {shell} code, so called because of the prevalence of `pipelines' that feed the output of one program to the input of another. Under Unix, user utilities can often be implemented or at least prototyped by a suitable collection of pipelines and temp-file grinding encapsulated in a shell script; this is much less effort than writing C every time, and the capability is considered one of Unix's major winning features. A few other OSs such as IBM's VM/CMS support similar facilities. Esp. used in the construction `hairy plumbing' (see {hairy}). "You can kluge together a basic spell-checker out of `sort(1)', `comm(1)', and `tr(1)' with a little plumbing." See also {tee}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
plan file the ".plan" file in a user's {home directory} is displayed when the user is fingered. This feature was originally intended to be used to keep potential fingerers apprised of one's location and near-future plans, but has been turned almost universally to humorous and self-expressive purposes (like a {sig block}). See also {Hacking X for Y}. A later innovation in plan files was the introduction of "scrolling plan files" which are one-dimensional animations made using only the printable {ASCII} character set, {carriage return} and {line feed}, avoiding terminal specific {escape sequences}, since the {finger} command will (for security reasons; see {letterbomb}) not pass the {escape} character. Scrolling .plan files have become art forms in miniature, and some sites have started competitions to find who can create the longest running, funniest, and most original animations. A compiler (ASP) is available on {Usenet} for producing them. Typical animation components include: Centipede: mmmmme Lorry/Truck: oo-oP Andalusian Video Snail: _@/ In the mid-1990s {WWW} {home pages} largely supplanted .plan files, providing a much richer forum for the publication of personal minutiae and digital creativity. See also {twirling baton}. [{Jargon File}] (1998-01-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Plumber {memory leaks} in {Ada} and {C} programs. {Home (http://home.earthlink.net/~owenomalley/plumber.html)}. (17 Feb 1999) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
plumbing (Unix) Term used for {shell} code, so called because of the prevalence of "{pipeline}s" that feed the output of one program to the input of another. Under {Unix}, user utilities can often be implemented or at least prototyped by a suitable collection of pipelines and temporary file {grind}ing encapsulated in a {shell script}. This is much less effort than writing {C} every time, and the capability is considered one of Unix's major winning features. A few other {operating system}s such as {IBM}'s {VM/CMS} support similar facilities. The {tee} utility is specifically designed for plumbing. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PPLambda superposed upon the {simply-typed} {polymorphic lambda-calculus}. PPLambda is the {object language} for {LCF}. ["Logic and Computation: Interactive Proof with Cambridge LCF", L. Paulson, Cambridge U Press, 1987]. (1995-05-01) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Plain of Mamre (Gen. 13:18; 14:13; R.V., "oaks of Mamre;" marg., "terebinths"). (See {MAMRE}; TEIL-{TREE}.) |