English Dictionary: poikilotherm | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman. 2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak. Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath. 3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as: (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack. (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together. (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves. (d) A shook of cask staves. (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously. 4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely. --Kane. 5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment. 6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.] --Skelton. {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in carrying packs. {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering packs or bales. {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above). {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above. {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very destructive to wool and woolen fabrics. {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers Plowman. {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a pack animal. --Shak. {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's staff. {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying packs or parcels. {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals. | |
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Peckled \Pec"kled\, a. Speckled; spotted. [Obs.] | |
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Peculate \Pec"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peculating}.] [L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See {Peculiar}.] To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle. An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism. --Burke. | |
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Peculate \Pec"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peculating}.] [L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See {Peculiar}.] To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle. An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism. --Burke. | |
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Peculate \Pec"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peculating}.] [L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See {Peculiar}.] To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle. An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism. --Burke. | |
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Peculation \Pec`u*la"tion\, n. The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement. Every British subject . . . active in the discovery of peculations has been ruined. --Burke. | |
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Peculator \Pec"u*la`tor\, n. [L.] One who peculates. [bd]Peculators of the public gold.[b8] --Cowper. | |
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Peg \Peg\, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. 3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. --Shak. 4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board. 5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase [bd]To take one down peg.[b8] To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. And took your grandess down a peg. --Hudibras. {Peg ladder}, a ladder with but one standard, into which cross pieces are inserted. {Peg tankard}, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as divide the liquor into equal portions. [bd]Drink down to your peg.[b8] --Longfellow. {Peg tooth}. See {Fleam tooth} under {Fleam}. {Peg top}, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it. {Screw peg}, a small screw without a head, for fastening soles. | |
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Phacolite \Phac"o*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] lentil + -lite.] (Min.) A colorless variety of chabazite; the original was from Leipa, in Bohemia. | |
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Physiolatry \Phys`i*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. fy`sis nature + [?] service.] The worship of the powers or agencies of nature; materialism in religion; nature worship. [bd]The physiolatry of the Vedas.[b8] --M. Williams. | |
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Pia4a cloth \Pi`[a4]a cloth\ [See {Pi[a4]a}.] A fine fabric for scarfs, handkerchiefs, embroidery, etc., woven from the fiber obtained from the leaf of the sterile pineapple plant. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a tinge of pale yellow. | |
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Pia4a cloth \Pi"[a4]a cloth`\ A fine material for ladies' shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow. | |
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Pickled \Pic"kled\, a. Preserved in a pickle. | |
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Pickle \Pic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pickled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pickling}.] 1. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers. 2. To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters. | |
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Piculet \Pic"u*let\, n. [Dim. of {Picus}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus {Picumnus} and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers. | |
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Pisolite \Pi"so*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] a pea + -lite: cf. F. pisolithe.] (Min.) A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; -- called also {peastone}, {peagrit}. Note: O[94]lite is similar in structure, but the concretions are as small as the roe of a fish. | |
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Pisolitic \Pi`so*lit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. pisolithique.] (Min.) Composed of, containing, or resembling, pisolite. | |
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Pixy-led \Pix"y-led`\, a. Led by pixies; bewildered. | |
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Pd2cilitic \P[d2]`ci*lit"ic\, a. [Gr. poiki`los many-colored, variegated.] (Geol.) (a) Mottled with various colors; variegated; spotted; -- said of certain rocks. (b) Specifically: Of or pertaining to, or characterizing, Triassic and Permian sandstones of red and other colors. [Also written {poikilitic}.] | |
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Poikilitic \Poi`ki*lit"ic\, a. (Geol.) See {P[d2]cilitic}. | |
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Pd2cilitic \P[d2]`ci*lit"ic\, a. [Gr. poiki`los many-colored, variegated.] (Geol.) (a) Mottled with various colors; variegated; spotted; -- said of certain rocks. (b) Specifically: Of or pertaining to, or characterizing, Triassic and Permian sandstones of red and other colors. [Also written {poikilitic}.] | |
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Poikilitic \Poi`ki*lit"ic\, a. (Geol.) See {P[d2]cilitic}. | |
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Poikilothermal \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mal\ (-th[etil]r"m[ait]l), Poikilothermic \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mic\ (-th[etil]r"m[icr]k), a. [Gr. poiki`los changeable + E. thermal, thermic.] (Physiol.) Having a varying body temperature. See {Homoiothermal}. | |
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Poikilothermal \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mal\ (-th[etil]r"m[ait]l), Poikilothermic \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mic\ (-th[etil]r"m[icr]k), a. [Gr. poiki`los changeable + E. thermal, thermic.] (Physiol.) Having a varying body temperature. See {Homoiothermal}. | |
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Poikilothermous \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mous\ (-m[ucr]s), a. (Physiol.) Poikilothermal. | |
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Psalter \Psal"ter\, n. [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier, psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See {Psaltery}.] 1. The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed. 2. Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day of the week. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms. | |
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d8Psalterium \[d8]Psal*te"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Psalteria}. [L., a psaltery.] (Anat.) (a) The third stomach of ruminants. See {Manyplies}. (b) The lyra of the brain. | |
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Psalterial \Psal*te"ri*al\, a. Of or pertaining to the psalterium. | |
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Psaltery \Psal"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Psalteries}. [OE. sautrie, OF. psalterie, F. psalt[82]rion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Gr. [?], fr. [?]. See {Psalm}, {Psalter}.] A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known. Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. --Ps. xxxiii. 2. | |
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Psaltery \Psal"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Psalteries}. [OE. sautrie, OF. psalterie, F. psalt[82]rion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Gr. [?], fr. [?]. See {Psalm}, {Psalter}.] A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known. Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. --Ps. xxxiii. 2. | |
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Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puzzling}.] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. --Dr. H. More. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. --Addison. 2. To make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. --Addison. 3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery. Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See {Embarrass}. | |
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Puzzledom \Puz"zle*dom\, n. The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively. --C. Kingsley. | |
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Puzzle-headed \Puz"zle-head`ed\, a. Having the head full of confused notions; given to getting perplexed over simple matters; also, characteristic of persons that are so. --Johnson. | |
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Puzzle-headed \Puz"zle-head`ed\, a. Having the head full of confused notions. --Johnson. | |
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Pyx \Pyx\, n. [L. pyxis a box, Gr. pyxi`s a box, especially of boxwood, fr. py`xos the box tree or boxwood. See {Box} a receptacle.] [Written also {pix}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which the host is reserved. 2. A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint. --Mushet. 3. (Naut.) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle. --Weale. 4. (Anat.) Same as {Pyxis}. {Pyx cloth} (R. C. Ch.), a veil of silk or lace covering the pyx. {Trial of the pyx}, the annual testing, in the English mint, of the standard of gold and silver coins. --Encyc. Brit. | |
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Pacolet, SC (town, FIPS 53845) Location: 34.89918 N, 81.76672 W Population (1990): 1736 (678 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29372 | |
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Pacolet Mills, SC (town, FIPS 53890) Location: 34.91858 N, 81.74718 W Population (1990): 696 (300 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
phase alternating line [where else?]. PAL uses {Amplitude Modulation} for the video information, and {Frequency Modulation} for the {audio} information. The phase of the {colour subcarrier} is reversed on alternate lines which (together with the use of a delay line) allows the receiver to cancel any phase errors introduced in the path between the studio and the end-user's receiver. Such phase errors are quite common and would cause the displayed colours to shift in {hue}. The US equivalent, {NTSC}, does not have this feature and thus requires a user control to correct for transmission phase errors, hence the mis-expansion "Never Twice the Same Colour". (2001-06-08) | |
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PKLITE for {MS-DOS} from {PKWARE, Inc.}. PKLITE compresses the body of the executable and adds a small, fast decompress routine in the header. In many cases it performs better than {lzexe}. With {headpack} the output is smaller and cannot be decompressed. (1999-01-07) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Psaltery a musical instrument, supposed to have been a kind of lyre, or a harp with twelve strings. The Hebrew word nebhel, so rendered, is translated "viol" in Isa. 5:12 (R.V., "lute"); 14:11. In Dan. 3:5, 7, 10, 15, the word thus rendered is Chaldaic, pesanterin, which is supposed to be a word of Greek origin denoting an instrument of the harp kind. |