English Dictionary: posthole digger | by the DICT Development Group |
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Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2. 4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}. Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as {Roche alum}. {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides}) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}. {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish. {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}). (b) A rockling. {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See Illust. under {Cancer}. {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata}, etc. {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under {Crystal}. {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock doo}. {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck. {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}. {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex. {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}. {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}. {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny lobster}, and {sea crayfish}. {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}. {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}. {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}. {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}. {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe. {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}. {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}. {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}. {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover}, {winter snipe}. {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}). {Rock tar}, petroleum. {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout. {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}. {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}. {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. | |
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Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman. 2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak. Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath. 3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as: (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack. (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together. (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves. (d) A shook of cask staves. (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously. 4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely. --Kane. 5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment. 6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.] --Skelton. {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in carrying packs. {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering packs or bales. {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above). {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above. {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very destructive to wool and woolen fabrics. {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers Plowman. {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a pack animal. --Shak. {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's staff. {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying packs or parcels. {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals. | |
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Pack saddle \Pack saddle\, Pack thread \Pack thread\ . See under 2d {Pack}. | |
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Pactolian \Pac*to"li*an\, a. Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands. | |
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Paste \Paste\, n. [OF. paste, F. p[83]te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. [?] barley broth; cf. [?] barley porridge, [?] sprinkled with salt, [?] to sprinkle. Cf. {Pasty}, n., {Patty}.] 1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware. 2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. 3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color. 4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See {Strass}. 5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. 6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. {Paste eel} (Zo[94]l.), the vinegar eel. See under {Vinegar}. | |
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Pastel \Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {Pastil}.] 1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written {pastil}.] [bd]Charming heads in pastel.[b8] --W. Black. 2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad ({Isatis tinctoria}); also, the dye itself. | |
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Pastel \Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {Pastil}.] 1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written {pastil}.] [bd]Charming heads in pastel.[b8] --W. Black. 2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad ({Isatis tinctoria}); also, the dye itself. | |
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Pastil \Pas"til\, Pastille \Pas*tille"\, n. [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See {Pasture}, and cf. {Pastel}.] 1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room. 2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche. 3. See {Pastel}, a crayon. | |
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Pastel \Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {Pastil}.] 1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written {pastil}.] [bd]Charming heads in pastel.[b8] --W. Black. 2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad ({Isatis tinctoria}); also, the dye itself. | |
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Pastil \Pas"til\, Pastille \Pas*tille"\, n. [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See {Pasture}, and cf. {Pastel}.] 1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room. 2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche. 3. See {Pastel}, a crayon. | |
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Pastil \Pas"til\, Pastille \Pas*tille"\, n. [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See {Pasture}, and cf. {Pastel}.] 1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room. 2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche. 3. See {Pastel}, a crayon. | |
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Peccadillo \Pec`ca*dil"lo\, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See {Peccant}.] A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Peccadillo \Pec`ca*dil"lo\, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See {Peccant}.] A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Pectolite \Pec"to*lite\, n. [L. pecten a comb + -lite.] (Min.) A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and soda. | |
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Pestalozzian \Pes`ta*loz"zi*an\, a. Belonging to, or characteristic of, a system of elementary education which combined manual training with other instruction, advocated and practiced by Jean Henri Pestalozzi (1746-1827), a Swiss teacher. -- n. An advocate or follower of the system of Pestalozzi. | |
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Pestalozzianism \Pes`ta*loz"zi*an*ism\, n. The system of education introduced by Pestalozzi. | |
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Pestilation \Pes`ti*la"tion\, n. [LL. pestillum, L. pistillum. See {Pestle}.] The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See {Pestilent}.] 1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. The pestilence That walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci. 6. 2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak. {Pestilence weed} (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot ({Petasites vulgaris}), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. --Dr. Prior. | |
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Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See {Pestilent}.] 1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. The pestilence That walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci. 6. 2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak. {Pestilence weed} (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot ({Petasites vulgaris}), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. --Dr. Prior. | |
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Pestilent \Pes"ti*lent\, a. [L. pestilens, -entis, fr. pestis pest: cf. F. pestilent.] Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. [bd]Corrupt and pestilent.[b8] --Milton. [bd]What a pestilent knave is this same![b8] --Shak. | |
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Pestilential \Pes`ti*len"tial\, a. [Cf. F. pestilentiel.] 1. Having the nature or qualities of a pestilence. [bd]Sends the pestilential vapors.[b8] --Longfellow. 2. Hence: Mischievous; noxious; pernicious; morally destructive. So pestilential, so infectious a thing is sin. --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Pestilentially \Pes`ti*len"tial*ly\, adv. Pestilently. | |
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Pestilentious \Pes`ti*len"tious\, a. Pestilential. [Obs.] | |
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Pestilently \Pes"ti*lent*ly\, adv. In a pestilent manner; mischievously; destructively. [bd]Above all measure pestilently noisome.[b8] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Pestilentness \Pes"ti*lent*ness\, n. The quality of being pestilent. | |
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Pestle \Pes"tle\, n. [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. [?], Skr. pish. Cf. {Pistil}.] 1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar. 2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] --Chapman. 3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork. | |
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Pestle \Pes"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pestled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pestling}.] To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle. | |
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Pestle \Pes"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pestled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pestling}.] To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle. | |
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Pestle \Pes"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pestled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pestling}.] To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle. | |
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Piccadil \Pic"ca*dil\, Piccadilly \Pic`ca*dil"ly\, n. [OF. piccagilles the several divisions of pieces fastened together about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp. picado, p. p. of picar to prick. See {Pike}.] A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century. | |
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Piccadil \Pic"ca*dil\, Piccadilly \Pic`ca*dil"ly\, n. [OF. piccagilles the several divisions of pieces fastened together about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp. picado, p. p. of picar to prick. See {Pike}.] A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century. | |
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5. A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake. 6. A game at cards. See {Piquet}. {Inlying picket} (Mil.), a detachment of troops held in camp or quarters, detailed to march if called upon. {Picket fence}, a fence made of pickets. See def. 2, above. {Picket guard} (Mil.), a guard of horse and foot, always in readiness in case of alarm. {Picket line}. (Mil.) (a) A position held and guarded by small bodies of men placed at intervals. (b) A rope to which horses are secured when groomed. {Picketpin}, an iron pin for picketing horses. | |
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Pightel \Pigh"tel\, n. [Cf. {Pight}, {Picle}.] A small inclosure. [Written also {pightle}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Pightel \Pigh"tel\, n. [Cf. {Pight}, {Picle}.] A small inclosure. [Written also {pightle}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Pigtail \Pig"tail`\, n. 1. The tail of a pig. 2. (Hair Dressing) A cue, or queue. --J. & H. Smith. 3. A kind of twisted chewing tobacco. The tobacco he usually cheweth, called pigtail. --Swift. | |
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Pigtailed \Pig"tailed`\, a. Having a tail like a pig's; as, the pigtailed baboon. | |
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}. | |
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}. | |
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Pistel \Pis"tel\, Pistil \Pis"til\, n. An epistle. [Obs.] | |
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Pistel \Pis"tel\, Pistil \Pis"til\, n. An epistle. [Obs.] | |
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Pistil \Pis"til\, n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See {Pestle}.] (Bot.) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of {Flower}, and {Ovary}. | |
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Pistillaceous \Pis`til*la"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Growing on, or having nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining to a pistil. --Barton. | |
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Pistillate \Pis"til*late\, a. (Bot.) Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens. | |
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Pistillation \Pis`til*la"tion\, n. [L. pistillum a pestle.] The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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d8Pistillidium \[d8]Pis`til*lid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pistillida}. [NL., fr. E. pistil.] (Bot.) Same as {Archegonium}. | |
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Pistilliferous \Pis`til*lif"er*ous\, a. [Pistil + -ferous: cf. F. pistillif[8a]re.] (Bot.) Pistillate. | |
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Pistillody \Pis"til*lo*dy\, n. [Pistil + Gr. [?] form.] (Bot.) The metamorphosis of other organs into pistils. | |
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Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms) A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads ready for another shot. Called also {Browning, [and] Colt-Browning}, {pistol}. | |
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Pistol \Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made. Cf. {Pistole}.] The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of {Revolver}. | |
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Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pistoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pistoling}.] [Cf. F. pistoler.] To shoot with a pistol. [bd]To pistol a poacher.[b8] --Sydney Smith. | |
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Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms) A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads ready for another shot. Called also {Browning, [and] Colt-Browning}, {pistol}. | |
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Pistol \Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made. Cf. {Pistole}.] The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of {Revolver}. | |
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Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pistoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pistoling}.] [Cf. F. pistoler.] To shoot with a pistol. [bd]To pistol a poacher.[b8] --Sydney Smith. | |
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{Pistol carbine}, a firearm with a removable but-piece, and thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a carbine. {Pistol pipe} (Metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form. {Pistol shot}. (a) The discharge of a pistol. (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball. | |
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{Pistol carbine}, a firearm with a removable but-piece, and thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a carbine. {Pistol pipe} (Metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form. {Pistol shot}. (a) The discharge of a pistol. (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball. | |
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{Pistol carbine}, a firearm with a removable but-piece, and thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a carbine. {Pistol pipe} (Metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form. {Pistol shot}. (a) The discharge of a pistol. (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball. | |
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Pistolade \Pis"to*lade`\, n. [F.] A pistol shot. | |
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Pistole \Pis*tole"\, n. [F., probably a name given in jest in France to a Spanish coin. Cf. {Pistol}.] The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40. | |
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Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pistoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pistoling}.] [Cf. F. pistoler.] To shoot with a pistol. [bd]To pistol a poacher.[b8] --Sydney Smith. | |
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Pistoleer \Pis`to*leer"\, n. [Cf. F. pistolier.] One who uses a pistol. [R.] --Carlyle. | |
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Pistolet \Pis"to*let`\, n. [F., a dim. of pistole.] A small pistol. --Donne. Beau. & Fl. | |
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Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pistoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pistoling}.] [Cf. F. pistoler.] To shoot with a pistol. [bd]To pistol a poacher.[b8] --Sydney Smith. | |
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Post \Post\, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house. They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses. --Ex. xii. 7. Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore, The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. --Milton. Unto his order he was a noble post. --Chaucer. Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is used in composition, in such words as king-post, queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc. 2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. [Obs.] When God sends coin I will discharge your post. --S. Rowlands. {From pillar to post}. See under {Pillar}. {Knight of the post}. See under {Knight}. {Post hanger} (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post. {Post hole}, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post in. {Post mill}, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of the wind varies. {Post and stall} (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine. | |
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Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. {Postal card}, [or] {Post card}, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. {Postal money order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}. {Postal note}, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. {Postal Union}, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate. | |
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Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. {Postal card}, [or] {Post card}, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. {Postal money order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}. {Postal note}, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. {Postal Union}, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate. | |
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{Money bill} (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue. {Money broker}, a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called also {money changer}. {Money cowrie} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of {Cypr[91]a} (esp. {C. moneta}) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See {Cowrie}. {Money of account}, a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin. {Money order}, an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; -- called also {postal money order}. | |
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Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. {Postal card}, [or] {Post card}, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. {Postal money order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}. {Postal note}, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. {Postal Union}, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate. | |
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{Money bill} (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue. {Money broker}, a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called also {money changer}. {Money cowrie} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of {Cypr[91]a} (esp. {C. moneta}) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See {Cowrie}. {Money of account}, a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin. {Money order}, an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; -- called also {postal money order}. | |
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Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. {Postal card}, [or] {Post card}, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. {Postal money order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}. {Postal note}, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. {Postal Union}, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate. | |
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Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. {Postal card}, [or] {Post card}, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. {Postal money order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}. {Postal note}, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. {Postal Union}, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate. | |
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Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.] Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities. {Postal card}, [or] {Post card}, a card sold by the government for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on one side of the card, and the direction on the other. {Postal money order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}. {Postal note}, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money (in the United States less than five dollars under existing law), issued from one post office and payable at another specified office. {Postal Union}, a union for postal purposes entered into by the most important powers, or governments, which have agreed to transport mail matter through their several territories at a stipulated rate. | |
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Postdiluvial \Post`di*lu"vi*al\, Postdiluvian \Post`di*lu"vi*an\, a. [Pref. post- + diluvial, diluvian.] Being or happening after the flood in Noah's days. | |
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Postdiluvial \Post`di*lu"vi*al\, Postdiluvian \Post`di*lu"vi*an\, a. [Pref. post- + diluvial, diluvian.] Being or happening after the flood in Noah's days. | |
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Postdiluvian \Post`di*lu"vi*an\, n. One who lived after the flood. | |
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Postel \Pos"tel\, n. Apostle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Postil \Pos"til\, n. [F. postille, apostille, LL. postilla, probably from L. post illa (sc. verba) after those (words). Cf. {Apostil}.] 1. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment. Langton also made postils upon the whole Bible. --Foxe. 2. (R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch.) A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne. | |
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Postil \Pos"til\, v. t. [Cf. LL. postillare.] To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. --Bacon. | |
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Postil \Pos"til\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Postiled} ([?]) or {Postilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postiling} or {Postilling}.] To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. --J. H. Newman. | |
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Postil \Pos"til\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Postiled} ([?]) or {Postilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postiling} or {Postilling}.] To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. --J. H. Newman. | |
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Postiler \Pos"til*er\, n. [Written also postiller.] One who writers marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Postil \Pos"til\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Postiled} ([?]) or {Postilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postiling} or {Postilling}.] To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. --J. H. Newman. | |
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Postilion \Pos*til"ion\, n. [F. postillon, It. postiglione, fr. posta post. See {Post} a postman.] One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when one pair only is used. [Written also {postillion}.] | |
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Postillate \Pos"til*late\, v. t. [LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare.] To explain by marginal notes; to postil. Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand. --C. Knight. | |
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Postillate \Pos"til*late\, v. i. 1. To write postils; to comment. 2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order. | |
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Postillation \Pos`til*la"tion\, n. [LL. postillatio.] The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching. | |
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Postillator \Pos"til*la`tor\, n. [LL.] One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by verse. | |
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Postil \Pos"til\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Postiled} ([?]) or {Postilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postiling} or {Postilling}.] To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. --J. H. Newman. | |
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Postil \Pos"til\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Postiled} ([?]) or {Postilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postiling} or {Postilling}.] To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. --J. H. Newman. | |
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Postilion \Pos*til"ion\, n. [F. postillon, It. postiglione, fr. posta post. See {Post} a postman.] One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when one pair only is used. [Written also {postillion}.] | |
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Postliminiar \Post`li*min"i*ar\, a. [See {Postliminium}.] Contrived, done, or existing subsequently. [bd]Postliminious after applications of them to their purposes.[b8] --South. | |
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Postliminiary \Post`li*min"i*a*ry\, a. Pertaining to, or involving, the right of postliminium. | |
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d8Postliminium \[d8]Post`li*min"i*um\, Postliminy \Post*lim"i*ny\, n. [L. postliminium, post after + limen, liminis, a threshold.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy. --Burrill. 2. (Internat. Law) The right by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their former state when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged. --Kent. | |
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Postlude \Post"lude\, n. [Pref. post- + -lude, as in prelude.] (Med.) A voluntary at the end of a service. | |
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Posttiller \Post"til*ler\, n. See {Postiler}. | |
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Postulant \Pos"tu*lant\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. postulans, p. pr. of postulare. See {Postulate}.] One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate. | |
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d8Postulatum \[d8]Pos`tu*la"tum\, n.; pl. {Postulata}. [L. See {Postulate}, n.] A postulate. --Addison. | |
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Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, n. [L. postulatum a demand, request, prop. p. p. of postulare to demand, prob. a dim. of poscere to demand, prob. for porcscere; akin to G. forschen to search, investigate, Skr. prach to ask, and L. precari to pray: cf. F. postulat. See {Pray}.] 1. Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence. 2. (Geom.) The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem. The distinction between a postulate and an axiom lies in this, -- that the latter is admitted to be self-evident, while the former may be agreed upon between two reasoners, and admitted by both, but not as proposition which it would be impossible to deny. --Eng. Cyc. | |
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Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, a. Postulated. [Obs.] --Hudibras. | |
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Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postulating}.] 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. 2. To take without express consent; to assume. The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation. --W. Tooke. 3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postulating}.] 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. 2. To take without express consent; to assume. The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation. --W. Tooke. 3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Postulated \Pos"tu*la`ted\, a. Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postulating}.] 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. 2. To take without express consent; to assume. The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation. --W. Tooke. 3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Postulation \Pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. postulatio: cf. F. postulation.] The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause. | |
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Postulatory \Pos"tu*la*to*ry\, a. [L. postulatorius.] Of the nature of a postulate. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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d8Pseudohalter \[d8]Pseu`do*hal"ter\, n.; pl. {Pseudohalteres}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Halteres}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects ({Stylops}). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind wings, of Diptera. | |
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Pseudologist \Pseu*dol"o*gist\, n. [Gr. [?].] One who utters falsehoods; a liar. | |
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Pseudology \Pseu*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?]; pseydh`s false + [?] speech: cf. F. pseudologie.] Falsehood of speech. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Pustulant \Pus"tu*lant\ (?; 135), a. [L. pustulans, p. pr. See {Pustulate}, v. t.] (Med.) Producing pustules. -- n. A medicine that produces pustules, as croton oil. | |
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Pustular \Pus"tu*lar\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to pustules; as, pustular prominences; pustular eruptions. 2. Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustulate. | |
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Pustulate \Pus"tu*late\, v. t. [L. pustulatus, p. p. of pustulare to blister, fr. pustula. See {Pustule}.] To form into pustules, or blisters. | |
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Pustulate \Pus"tu*late\, Pustulated \Pus"tu*la`ted\, a. Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustular; pustulous; as, a pustulate leaf; a pustulate shell or coral. | |
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Pustulate \Pus"tu*late\, Pustulated \Pus"tu*la`ted\, a. Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustular; pustulous; as, a pustulate leaf; a pustulate shell or coral. | |
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Pustulation \Pus*tu*la"tion\, n. [L. pustulatio.] The act of producing pustules; the state of being pustulated. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pustule \Pus"tule\ (?; 135), n. [L. pustula, and pusula: cf. F. pustule.] (Med.) A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus. {Malignant pustule}. See under {Malignant}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pustulous \Pus"tu*lous\, a. [L. pustulosus, fr. pustula a pustule: cf. F. pustuleux.] Resembling, or covered with, pustules; pustulate; pustular. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pagedale, MO (city, FIPS 55964) Location: 38.68089 N, 90.30833 W Population (1990): 3771 (1456 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Peace Dale, RI Zip code(s): 02883 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pequot Lakes, MN (city, FIPS 50416) Location: 46.60195 N, 94.32059 W Population (1990): 843 (519 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56472 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pistol River, OR Zip code(s): 97444 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pocatello, ID (city, FIPS 64090) Location: 42.87621 N, 112.46851 W Population (1990): 46080 (18768 housing units) Area: 71.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83201, 83204 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Postelle, TN Zip code(s): 37317 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
pig-tail [radio hams] A short piece of cable with two connectors on each end for converting between one connector type and another. Common pig-tails are 9-to-25-pin serial-port converters and cables to connect PCMCIA network cards to an RJ-45 network cable. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
pistol n. [IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot yourself in the foot. "Unix `rm *' makes such a nice pistol!" | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PACTOLUS Digital simulation. [Sammet 1969, p. 627]. (1994-11-30) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PC-TALK III {Andrew Fluegelman}. (1997-08-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PC-TILES (1997-08-25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
pistol [IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot yourself in the foot. "Unix "rm *" makes such a nice pistol!" [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration bodies responsible for providing communications services in a particular country. Traditionally, PTTs had monopolies in their respective countries. This monopoly was first broken in the USA, with the UK joining somewhat later. Currently the markets are being deregulated in Europe as well as other parts of the world. Well-known PTTs include {MCI}, {AT&T}, and {British Telecom}. Compare: {telco}. (1998-05-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Postel, Jon {Jon Postel} |