English Dictionary: polypore | by the DICT Development Group |
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Palaver \Pa*la"ver\, n. [Sp. palabra, or Pg. palavra, fr. L. parabola a comparison, a parable, LL., a word. See {Parable}.] 1. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery. 2. In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate. This epoch of parliaments and eloquent palavers. --Carlyle. | |
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Palaver \Pa*la"ver\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Palavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palavering}.] To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully. Palavering the little language for her benefit. --C. Bront[?] | |
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Palaver \Pa*la"ver\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Palavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palavering}.] To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully. Palavering the little language for her benefit. --C. Bront[?] | |
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Palaverer \Pa*la"ver*er\, n. One who palavers; a flatterer. | |
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Palaver \Pa*la"ver\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Palavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palavering}.] To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully. Palavering the little language for her benefit. --C. Bront[?] | |
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Palfrey \Pal"frey\, n. [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi, LL. palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. [?] along, beside + L. veredus a post horse.] 1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse. --Chaucer. 2. A small saddle horse for ladies. --Spenser. Call the host and bid him bring Charger and palfrey. --Tennyson. | |
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Palfreyed \Pal"freyed\, a. Mounted on a palfrey. --Tickell. | |
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Paliform \Pa"li*form\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Resembling a palus; as, the paliform lobes of the septa in corals. | |
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Pallbearer \Pall"bear*er\, n. One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them. | |
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Palliobranchiate \Pal`li*o*bran"chi*ate\, a. [See {Pallium}, and {Branchia}.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the pallium, or mantle, acting as a gill, as in brachiopods. | |
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Palprbrate \Pal"pr*brate\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having eyelids. | |
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Pelfray \Pel"fray\, Pelfry \Pel"fry\, n. Pelf; also, figuratively, rubbish; trash. [Obs.] --Cranmer. | |
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Pelfray \Pel"fray\, Pelfry \Pel"fry\, n. Pelf; also, figuratively, rubbish; trash. [Obs.] --Cranmer. | |
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Philoprogenitive \Phil`o*pro*gen"i*tive\, a. Having the love of offspring; fond of children. | |
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Philoprogenitiveness \Phil`o*pro*gen"i*tive*ness\, n. [Philo- + L. progenies offspring.] (Phren.) The love of offspring; fondness for children. | |
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d8Phyllobranchia \[d8]Phyl`lo*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. {Phyllobranci[91]}. [NL. See {Phyllo-}, and {Branchia}.] (Zo[94]l.) A crustacean gill composed of lamell[91]. | |
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Phyllophorous \Phyl*loph"o*rous\, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. [?] to bear.] (Bot.) Leaf-bearing; producing leaves. | |
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Pilfer \Pil"fer\, v. t. To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little. And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep. --Cowper. | |
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Pilfer \Pil"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilfering}.] [OF. pelfrer. See {Pelf}.] To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft. | |
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Pilfer \Pil"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilfering}.] [OF. pelfrer. See {Pelf}.] To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft. | |
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Pilferer \Pil"fer*er\, n. One who pilfers; a petty thief. | |
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Pilfering \Pil"fer*ing\, a. Thieving in a small way. --Shak. -- n. Petty theft. -- {Pil"fer*ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Pilfer \Pil"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilfering}.] [OF. pelfrer. See {Pelf}.] To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft. | |
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Pilfering \Pil"fer*ing\, a. Thieving in a small way. --Shak. -- n. Petty theft. -- {Pil"fer*ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Pilfery \Pil"fer*y\, n. Petty theft. [R.] --Sir T. North. | |
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Piliferous \Pi*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. pilus hair + -ferous: cf. F. pilif[8a]re.] 1. Bearing a single slender bristle, or hair. 2. Beset with hairs. | |
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Piliform \Pil"i*form\, a. [L. pilus hair + -form.] (Bot.) Resembling hairs or down. | |
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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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Playfere \Play"fere`\, n. [Play + 1st fere.] A playfellow. [Obs.] [Also, {playfeer}, {playphere}.] --Holinsheld. | |
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Playfere \Play"fere`\, n. [Play + 1st fere.] A playfellow. [Obs.] [Also, {playfeer}, {playphere}.] --Holinsheld. | |
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Playfere \Play"fere`\, n. [Play + 1st fere.] A playfellow. [Obs.] [Also, {playfeer}, {playphere}.] --Holinsheld. | |
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Pliform \Pli"form\, a. [Ply a fold + -form.] In the form of a ply, fold, or doubling. [Obs.] --Pennant. | |
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Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They are prized as game birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and other species of sandpipers. Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied, [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all small American species. {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing. {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}. {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling plover}. (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied plover. | |
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Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}. | |
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Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They are prized as game birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and other species of sandpipers. Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied, [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all small American species. {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing. {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}. {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling plover}. (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied plover. | |
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Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}. | |
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Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They are prized as game birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and other species of sandpipers. Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied, [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all small American species. {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing. {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}. {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling plover}. (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied plover. | |
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Pluperfect \Plu"per`fect\, a. [L. plus more + perfectus perfect; cf. F. plus-que-parfait, L. plusquamperfectum.] More than perfect; past perfect; -- said of the tense which denotes that an action or event was completed at or before the time of another past action or event. -- n. The pluperfect tense; also, a verb in the pluperfect tense. | |
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Preterpluperfect \Pre`ter*plu"per`fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- + pluperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called {pluperfect}. | |
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Pluperfect \Plu"per`fect\, a. [L. plus more + perfectus perfect; cf. F. plus-que-parfait, L. plusquamperfectum.] More than perfect; past perfect; -- said of the tense which denotes that an action or event was completed at or before the time of another past action or event. -- n. The pluperfect tense; also, a verb in the pluperfect tense. | |
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Preterpluperfect \Pre`ter*plu"per`fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- + pluperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called {pluperfect}. | |
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Polverine \Pol"ve*rine\, n. [It. polverino, fr. polvere [?]ust, L. pulvis, -veris. See {Powder}.] Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass. | |
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d8Carrancha \[d8]Car*ran"cha\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) The Brazilian kite ({Polyborus Brasiliensis}); -- so called in imitation of its notes. | |
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Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[adot]k[aum]"r[adot]), n. (Zo[94]l.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called {carrion buzzards}. Note: The black caracara is {Ibycter ater}; the chimango is {Milvago chimango}; the Brazilian is {Polyborus Braziliensis}. | |
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Polybromide \Pol`y*bro"mide\, n. [Poly- + bromide.] (Chem.) A bromide containing more than one atom of bromine in the molecule. | |
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Polypary \Pol"y*pa*ry\, n.; pl. {Polyparies}. [See {Polyp}.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Polypidom}. | |
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Polyparous \Po*lyp"a*rous\, a. [Poly- + L. parere to produce.] Producing or bearing a great number; bringing forth many. | |
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Polypary \Pol"y*pa*ry\, n.; pl. {Polyparies}. [See {Polyp}.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Polypidom}. | |
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Polyperythrin \Pol`y*pe*ryth"rin\, n. [Polyp + Gr. [?] red.] (Physiol. Chem.) A coloring matter found in many simple Anthozoa and some hydroids. | |
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Polypharmacy \Pol`y*phar"ma*cy\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] the using of medicine, fr. [?] medicine: cf. F. polypharmacie.] (Med.) (a) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines. (b) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients. --Dunglison. | |
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Polyphore \Pol"y*phore\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] to bear.] (Bot.) A receptacle which bears many ovaries. | |
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d8Polyporus \[d8]Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + [?] a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. {P. betulinus} is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several species of {Polyporous} are considered edible. | |
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Polyporous \Po*lyp"o*rous\ (?; 277), a. [Poly- + porous.] Having many pores. --Wright. | |
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d8Polyporus \[d8]Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + [?] a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. {P. betulinus} is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several species of {Polyporous} are considered edible. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Polyporus \[d8]Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + [?] a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. {P. betulinus} is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several species of {Polyporous} are considered edible. | |
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Punk \Punk\, n. [Cf. {Spunk}.] 1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood. 2. A fungus ({Polyporus fomentarius}, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric. 3. An artificial tinder. See {Amadou}, and {Spunk}. 4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] --Shak. | |
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Touchwood \Touch"wood`\, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.] 1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk. 2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the {Polyporus igniarius}. | |
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Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. [?], said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. 2. An old name for several species of {Polyporus}, corky fungi growing on decaying wood. Note: The [bd]female agaric[b8] ({Polyporus officinalis}) was renowned as a cathartic; the [bd]male agaric[b8] ({Polyporus igniarius}) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk or German tinder. {Agaric mineral}, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called {rock milk}, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone. | |
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Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. [?], said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. 2. An old name for several species of {Polyporus}, corky fungi growing on decaying wood. Note: The [bd]female agaric[b8] ({Polyporus officinalis}) was renowned as a cathartic; the [bd]male agaric[b8] ({Polyporus igniarius}) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk or German tinder. {Agaric mineral}, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called {rock milk}, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone. | |
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Polypragmatic \Pol`y*prag*mat"ic\, Polypragmatical \Pol`y*prag*mat"ic*al\, a. [Poly- + pragmatic, -ical.] Overbusy; officious. [R.] --Heywood. | |
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Polypragmatic \Pol`y*prag*mat"ic\, Polypragmatical \Pol`y*prag*mat"ic*al\, a. [Poly- + pragmatic, -ical.] Overbusy; officious. [R.] --Heywood. | |
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Polypragmaty \Pol`y*prag"ma*ty\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] business.] The state of being overbusy. [R.] | |
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Stone \Stone\, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[be]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[c7]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. [?], [?], a pebble. [fb]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. [bd]Dumb as a stone.[b8] --Chaucer. They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for mortar. --Gen. xi. 3. Note: In popular language, very large masses of stone are called rocks; small masses are called stones; and the finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. Stone is much and widely used in the construction of buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers, abutments, arches, monuments, sculpture, and the like. 2. A precious stone; a gem. [bd]Many a rich stone.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels.[b8] --Shak. 3. Something made of stone. Specifically: (a) The glass of a mirror; a mirror. [Obs.] Lend me a looking-glass; If that her breath will mist or stain the stone, Why, then she lives. --Shak. (b) A monument to the dead; a gravestone. --Gray. Should some relenting eye Glance on the where our cold relics lie. --Pope. 4. (Med.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus. 5. One of the testes; a testicle. --Shak. 6. (Bot.) The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a cherry or peach. See Illust. of {Endocarp}. 7. A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice varies with the article weighed. [Eng.] Note: The stone of butchers' meat or fish is reckoned at 8 lbs.; of cheese, 16 lbs.; of hemp, 32 lbs.; of glass, 5 lbs. 8. Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone. I have not yet forgot myself to stone. --Pope. 9. (Print.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also {imposing stone}. Note: Stone is used adjectively or in composition with other words to denote made of stone, containing a stone or stones, employed on stone, or, more generally, of or pertaining to stone or stones; as, stone fruit, or stone-fruit; stone-hammer, or stone hammer; stone falcon, or stone-falcon. Compounded with some adjectives it denotes a degree of the quality expressed by the adjective equal to that possessed by a stone; as, stone-dead, stone-blind, stone-cold, stone-still, etc. {Atlantic stone}, ivory. [Obs.] [bd]Citron tables, or Atlantic stone.[b8] --Milton. {Bowing stone}. Same as {Cromlech}. --Encyc. Brit. {Meteoric stones}, stones which fall from the atmosphere, as after the explosion of a meteor. {Philosopher's stone}. See under {Philosopher}. {Rocking stone}. See {Rocking-stone}. {Stone age}, a supposed prehistoric age of the world when stone and bone were habitually used as the materials for weapons and tools; -- called also {flint age}. The {bronze age} succeeded to this. {Stone bass} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Serranus} and allied genera, as {Serranus Couchii}, and {Polyprion cernium} of Europe; -- called also {sea perch}. {Stone biter} (Zo[94]l.), the wolf fish. {Stone boiling}, a method of boiling water or milk by dropping hot stones into it, -- in use among savages. --Tylor. {Stone borer} (Zo[94]l.), any animal that bores stones; especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow in limestone. See {Lithodomus}, and {Saxicava}. {Stone bramble} (Bot.), a European trailing species of bramble ({Rubus saxatilis}). {Stone-break}. [Cf. G. steinbrech.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}; saxifrage. {Stone bruise}, a sore spot on the bottom of the foot, from a bruise by a stone. {Stone canal}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand canal}, under {Sand}. {Stone cat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small fresh-water North American catfishes of the genus {Noturus}. They have sharp pectoral spines with which they inflict painful wounds. {Stone coal}, hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal. {Stone coral} (Zo[94]l.), any hard calcareous coral. {Stone crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large crab ({Menippe mercenaria}) found on the southern coast of the United States and much used as food. (b) A European spider crab ({Lithodes maia}). {Stone crawfish} (Zo[94]l.), a European crawfish ({Astacus torrentium}), by many writers considered only a variety of the common species ({A. fluviatilis}). {Stone curlew}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large plover found in Europe ({Edicnemus crepitans}). It frequents stony places. Called also {thick-kneed plover} or {bustard}, and {thick-knee}. (b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The willet. [Local, U.S.] {Stone crush}. Same as {Stone bruise}, above. {Stone eater}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stone borer}, above. {Stone falcon} (Zo[94]l.), the merlin. {Stone fern} (Bot.), a European fern ({Asplenium Ceterach}) which grows on rocks and walls. {Stone fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of many species of pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus {Perla} and allied genera; a perlid. They are often used by anglers for bait. The larv[91] are aquatic. {Stone fruit} (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry. {Stone grig} (Zo[94]l.), the mud lamprey, or pride. {Stone hammer}, a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other, -- used for breaking stone. {Stone hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the merlin; -- so called from its habit of sitting on bare stones. {Stone jar}, a jar made of stoneware. {Stone lily} (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid. {Stone lugger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Stone roller}, below. {Stone marten} (Zo[94]l.), a European marten ({Mustela foina}) allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; -- called also {beech marten}. {Stone mason}, a mason who works or builds in stone. {Stone-mortar} (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short distances. {Stone oil}, rock oil, petroleum. {Stone parsley} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Seseli Labanotis}). See under {Parsley}. {Stone pine}. (Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under {Pine}, and {Pi[a4]on}. {Stone pit}, a quarry where stones are dug. {Stone pitch}, hard, inspissated pitch. {Stone plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European stone curlew. (b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the genus {Esacus}; as, the large stone plover ({E. recurvirostris}). (c) The gray or black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] (d) The ringed plover. (e) The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to other species of limicoline birds. {Stone roller}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American fresh-water fish ({Catostomus nigricans}) of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive, often with dark blotches. Called also {stone lugger}, {stone toter}, {hog sucker}, {hog mullet}. (b) A common American cyprinoid fish ({Campostoma anomalum}); -- called also {stone lugger}. {Stone's cast}, [or] {Stone's throw}, the distance to which a stone may be thrown by the hand. {Stone snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the greater yellowlegs, or tattler. [Local, U.S.] {Stone toter}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) See {Stone roller} (a), above. (b) A cyprinoid fish ({Exoglossum maxillingua}) found in the rivers from Virginia to New York. It has a three-lobed lower lip; -- called also {cutlips}. {To leave no stone unturned}, to do everything that can be done; to use all practicable means to effect an object. | |
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d8Hapuku \[d8]Ha*pu"ku\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large and valuable food fish ({Polyprion prognathus}) of New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more. | |
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Pulveraceous \Pul`ver*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Having a finely powdered surface; pulverulent. | |
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Pulverate \Pul"ver*ate\, v. t. [L. pulveratus, p. p. of pulverare to pulverize. See {Pulverize}.] To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverize. [R.] | |
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Pulverine \Pul"ver*ine\, n. [L. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder; cf. F. pulv[82]rin.] Ashes of barilla. --Ure. | |
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Pulverizable \Pul"ver*i`za*ble\, a. Admitting of being pulverized; pulverable. --Barton. | |
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Pulverization \Pul`ver*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pulv[82]risation.] The action of reducing to dust or powder. | |
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Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. i. To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily. | |
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Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulverized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulverizing}.] [F. pulv[82]riser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See {Powder}.] To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued. | |
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Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulverized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulverizing}.] [F. pulv[82]riser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See {Powder}.] To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued. | |
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Pulverizer \Pul"ver*i`zer\, n. One who, or that which, pulverizes. | |
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Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulverized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulverizing}.] [F. pulv[82]riser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See {Powder}.] To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued. | |
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Pulverous \Pul"ver*ous\, a. [Cf. L. pulvereus, from pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder.] Consisting of dust or powder; like powder. | |
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Pulverulence \Pul*ver"u*lence\, n. The state of being pulverulent; abundance of dust or powder; dustiness. | |
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Pulverulent \Pul*ver"u*lent\, a. [L. pulverulentus, fr. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder: cf. F. pulv[82]rulent.] Consisting of, or reducible to, fine powder; covered with dust or powder; powdery; dusty. | |
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Palo Verde, AZ Zip code(s): 85343 | |
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Playa Fortuna, PR (comunidad, FIPS 63310) Location: 18.38176 N, 65.74545 W Population (1990): 2232 (720 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
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Plover, IA (city, FIPS 63840) Location: 42.87710 N, 94.62242 W Population (1990): 101 (49 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50573 Plover, WI (village, FIPS 63525) Location: 44.46260 N, 89.54295 W Population (1990): 8176 (2978 housing units) Area: 20.3 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54467 | |
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Polebridge, MT Zip code(s): 59928 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PL/I-FORMAC ["The PL/I-FORMAC Interpreter", J. Xenakis, Proc 2nd Symp Symbolic and Algebraic Manip, ACM, Mar 1971]. [Sammet 1969, p. 486]. [Details? Relatonship to {PL/I}?] (1994-10-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PL/PROPHET PL/I-like language for the PROPHET system, used by pharmacologists. "The Implementation of the PROPHET System", P.A. Castleman et al, NCC 43, AFIPS (1974). |