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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Parasphenoid \Par`a*sphe"noid\, a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals. -- n. The parasphenoid bone. | |
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Pargeboard \Parge"board`\, n. See {Bargeboard}. | |
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Park \Park\, n. [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. {Paddock} an inclosure, {Parrock}.] 1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. --Mozley & W. 2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. --Chaucer. While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear. --Waller. 3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York. 4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery. 5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written also {parc}.] {Park of artillery}. See under {Artillery}. {Park phaeton}, a small, low carriage, for use in parks. | |
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Artillery \Ar*til"ler*y\, n. [OE. artilrie, OF. artillerie, arteillerie, fr. LL. artillaria, artilleria, machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of any kind which follow camps; F. artillerie great guns, ordnance; OF. artillier to work artifice, to fortify, to arm, prob. from L. ars, artis, skill in joining something, art. See {Art}.] 1. Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows. [Obs.] And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad. --1 Sam. xx. 40. 2. Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds. Note: The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense, including the powder, cartridges, matches, utensils, machines of all kinds, and horses, that belong to a train of artillery. 3. The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided. 4. The science of artillery or gunnery. --Campbell. {Artillery park}, or {Park of artillery}. (a) A collective body of siege or field artillery, including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition, appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for working them. (b) The place where the artillery is encamped or collected. {Artillery train}, or {Train of artillery}, a number of pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their furniture, ready for marching. | |
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Park \Park\, n. [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. {Paddock} an inclosure, {Parrock}.] 1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. --Mozley & W. 2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. --Chaucer. While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and forget to fear. --Waller. 3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York. 4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery. 5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written also {parc}.] {Park of artillery}. See under {Artillery}. {Park phaeton}, a small, low carriage, for use in parks. | |
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Paroccipital \Par`oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Pref. para- + occipital.] (Anat.) Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals. | |
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Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[84]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[86]g, Icel. s[94]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing. Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound. {Band saw}, {Crosscut saw}, etc. See under {Band}, {Crosscut}, etc. {Circular saw}, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor. {Saw bench}, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table. {Saw file}, a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth. {Saw frame}, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held. {Saw gate}, a saw frame. {Saw gin}, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass. {Saw grass} (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the {Cladium Mariscus} of Europe, and the {Cladium effusum} of the Southern United States. Cf. {Razor grass}, under {Razor}. {Saw log}, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber. {Saw mandrel}, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running. {Saw pit}, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer. {Saw sharpener} (Zo[94]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.] {Saw whetter} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Pear-shaped \Pear"-shaped`\, a. Of the form of a pear. | |
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Perch \Perch\ (p[etil]rch), n. [Written also {pearch}.] [OE. perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p[rsdot][cced]ni spotted, speckled, and E. freckle.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family {Percid[91]}, as the common American or yellow perch ({Perca flavescens, [or] Americana}), and the European perch ({P. fluviatilis}). 2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the {Percid[91]}, {Serranid[91]}, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches. {Black perch}. (a) The black bass. (b) The flasher. (c) The sea bass. {Blue perch}, the cunner. {Gray perch}, the fresh-water drum. {Red perch}, the rosefish. {Red-bellied perch}, the long-eared pondfish. {Perch pest}, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of the perch. {Silver perch}, the yellowtail. {Stone}, [or] {Striped}, {perch}, the pope. {White perch}, the {Roccus, [or] Morone, Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the Atlantic coast. | |
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Perceivable \Per*ceiv"a*ble\, a. Capable of being perceived; perceptible. -- {Per*ceiv"a*bly}, adv. | |
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Perceivable \Per*ceiv"a*ble\, a. Capable of being perceived; perceptible. -- {Per*ceiv"a*bly}, adv. | |
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Perceivance \Per*ceiv"ance\, n. Power of perceiving. [Obs.] [bd]The senses and common perceivance.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Perceive \Per*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per-}) + capere to take, receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.] 1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. --Reid. 2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand. Jesus perceived their wickedness. --Matt. xxii. 18. You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely. --Shak. Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and perceive it by our own understandings, we are still in the dark. --Locke. 3. To be affected of influented by. [R.] The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the matter of tempests before the air here below. --Bacon. Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know; understand. Usage: To {Perceive}, {Discern}. To perceive a thing is to apprehend it as presented to the senses or the intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We may perceive two persons afar off without being able to discern whether they are men or women. Hence, discern is often used of an act of the senses or the mind involving close, discriminating, analytical attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious; we discern that which requires much attention to get an idea of it. [bd]We perceive light, darkness, colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of actions, etc.[b8] --Crabb. | |
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Perceive \Per*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per-}) + capere to take, receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.] 1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. --Reid. 2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand. Jesus perceived their wickedness. --Matt. xxii. 18. You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely. --Shak. Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and perceive it by our own understandings, we are still in the dark. --Locke. 3. To be affected of influented by. [R.] The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the matter of tempests before the air here below. --Bacon. Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know; understand. Usage: To {Perceive}, {Discern}. To perceive a thing is to apprehend it as presented to the senses or the intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We may perceive two persons afar off without being able to discern whether they are men or women. Hence, discern is often used of an act of the senses or the mind involving close, discriminating, analytical attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious; we discern that which requires much attention to get an idea of it. [bd]We perceive light, darkness, colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of actions, etc.[b8] --Crabb. | |
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Perceiver \Per*ceiv"er\, n. One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb). --Milton. | |
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Perceive \Per*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per-}) + capere to take, receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.] 1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. --Reid. 2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand. Jesus perceived their wickedness. --Matt. xxii. 18. You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely. --Shak. Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and perceive it by our own understandings, we are still in the dark. --Locke. 3. To be affected of influented by. [R.] The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the matter of tempests before the air here below. --Bacon. Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know; understand. Usage: To {Perceive}, {Discern}. To perceive a thing is to apprehend it as presented to the senses or the intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We may perceive two persons afar off without being able to discern whether they are men or women. Hence, discern is often used of an act of the senses or the mind involving close, discriminating, analytical attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious; we discern that which requires much attention to get an idea of it. [bd]We perceive light, darkness, colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of actions, etc.[b8] --Crabb. | |
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Percept \Per"cept\, n. [From L. percipere, perceptum.] That which is perceived. --Sir W. Hamilton. The modern discussion between percept and concept, the one sensuous, the other intellectual. --Max M[81]ller. | |
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Perceptibility \Per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. perceptibilit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being perceptible; as, the perceptibility of light or color. 2. Perception. [R.] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf. F. perceptible. See {Perceive}.] Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable. With a perceptible blast of the air. --Bacon. -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv. | |
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Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf. F. perceptible. See {Perceive}.] Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable. With a perceptible blast of the air. --Bacon. -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv. | |
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Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf. F. perceptible. See {Perceive}.] Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable. With a perceptible blast of the air. --Bacon. -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv. | |
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Perception \Per*cep"tion\, n. [L. perceptio: cf. F. perception. See {Perceive}.] 1. The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apperhension; cognition. 2. (Metaph.) The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; -- distinguished from conception. --Sir W. Hamilton. Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not conscious of its own existence. --Bentley. 3. The quality, state, or capability, of being affected by something external; sensation; sensibility. [Obs.] This experiment discovereth perception in plants. --Bacon. 4. An idea; a notion. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. Note: [bd]The word perception is, in the language of philosophers previous to Reid, used in a very extensive signification. By Descartes, Malebranche, Locke, Leibnitz, and others, it is employed in a sense almost as unexclusive as consciousness, in its widest signification. By Reid this word was limited to our faculty acquisitive of knowledge, and to that branch of this faculty whereby, through the senses, we obtain a knowledge of the external world. But his limitation did not stop here. In the act of external perception he distinguished two elements, to which he gave the names of perception and sensation. He ought perhaps to have called these perception proper and sensation proper, when employed in his special meaning.[b8] --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Perceptive \Per*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. perceptif.] Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception. [bd]His perceptive and reflective faculties.[b8] --Motley. | |
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Perceptivity \Per`cep*tiv"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being perceptive; power of perception. --Locke. | |
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Perch \Perch\ (p[etil]rch), n. [Written also {pearch}.] [OE. perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p[rsdot][cced]ni spotted, speckled, and E. freckle.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family {Percid[91]}, as the common American or yellow perch ({Perca flavescens, [or] Americana}), and the European perch ({P. fluviatilis}). 2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the {Percid[91]}, {Serranid[91]}, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches. {Black perch}. (a) The black bass. (b) The flasher. (c) The sea bass. {Blue perch}, the cunner. {Gray perch}, the fresh-water drum. {Red perch}, the rosefish. {Red-bellied perch}, the long-eared pondfish. {Perch pest}, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of the perch. {Silver perch}, the yellowtail. {Stone}, [or] {Striped}, {perch}, the pope. {White perch}, the {Roccus, [or] Morone, Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the Atlantic coast. | |
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Perciform \Per"ci*form\, a. [NL., & L. perca a perch + -form.] (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to the Perciformes. | |
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Percipience \Per*cip"i*ence\, Percipiency \Per*cip"i*en*cy\, n. The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. --Mrs. Browning. | |
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Percipience \Per*cip"i*ence\, Percipiency \Per*cip"i*en*cy\, n. The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. --Mrs. Browning. | |
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Percipient \Per*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. percipiens, -entis, p. pr. of percipere. See {Perceive}.] Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. --Bentley. -- n. One who, or that which, is percipient. --Glanvill. | |
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Note: The most important European species are the river, or brown, trout ({Salmo fario}), the salmon trout, and the sewen. The most important American species are the brook, speckled, or red-spotted, trout ({Salvelinus fontinalis}) of the Northern United States and Canada; the red-spotted trout, or Dolly Varden (see {Malma}); the lake trout (see {Namaycush}); the black-spotted, mountain, or silver, trout ({Salmo purpuratus}); the golden, or rainbow, trout (see under {Rainbow}); the blueback trout (see {Oquassa}); and the salmon trout (see under {Salmon}.) The European trout has been introduced into America. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of marine fishes more or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits, but not belonging to the same family, especially the California rock trouts, the common squeteague, and the southern, or spotted, squeteague; -- called also {salt-water trout}, {sea trout}, {shad trout}, and {gray trout}. See {Squeteague}, and {Rock trout} under {Rock}. {Trout perch} (Zo[94]l.), a small fresh-water American fish ({Percopsis guttatus}), allied to the trout, but resembling a perch in its scales and mouth. | |
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Periscope \Per"i*scope\, n. [Pref. peri- + -scope.] A general or comprehensive view. [R.] | |
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Periscopic \Per`i*scop"ic\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]riscopique.] Viewing all around, or on all sides. | |
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{Periscopic spectacles} (Opt.), spectacles having concavo-convex or convexo-concave lenses with a considerable curvature corresponding to that of the eye, to increase the distinctness of objects viewed obliquely. | |
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Perishability \Per`ish*a*bil"i*ty\, n. Perishableness. | |
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Perishable \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p[82]rissable.] Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies. | |
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Perishableness \Per"ish*a*ble*ness\, n. The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay or destruction. --Locke. | |
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Perishably \Per"ish*a*bly\, adv. In a perishable degree or manner. | |
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Perisperm \Per"i*sperm\, n. [F. p[82]risperme. See {Peri-}, and {Sperm}.] (Bot.) The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac. -- {Per`i*sper"mic}, a. | |
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Perisperm \Per"i*sperm\, n. [F. p[82]risperme. See {Peri-}, and {Sperm}.] (Bot.) The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac. -- {Per`i*sper"mic}, a. | |
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Perispheric \Per`i*spher"ic\, Perispherical \Per`i*spher"ic*al\, a. Exactly spherical; globular. | |
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Perispheric \Per`i*spher"ic\, Perispherical \Per`i*spher"ic*al\, a. Exactly spherical; globular. | |
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d8Perispomenon \[d8]Per`i*spom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Perispomena}. [NL., from Gr. [?], pr. pass. p. of [?] to draw around, to circumflex; [?] around + [?] to draw.] (Gr. Gram.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable. --Goodwin. | |
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Perispore \Per"i*spore\, n. (Bot.) The outer covering of a spore. | |
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Persever \Per*sev"er\, v. i. To persevere. [Obs.] | |
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Perseverance \Per`se*ver"ance\, n. [F. pers[82]v[82]rance, L. perseverantia.] 1. The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. [bd]The king-becoming graces . . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness.[b8] --Shak. Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. --Milton. 2. Discrimination. [Obs.] --Sir J. Harrington. 3. (Theol.) Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See {Calvinism}. Syn: Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity. | |
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Perseverant \Per`se*ver"ant\, a. [L. perseverans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. pers[82]v[82]rant.] Persevering. [R.] [bd]Perseverant faith.[b8] --Whitby. -- {Per`se*ver"ant*ly}, adv. [R.] | |
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Perseverant \Per`se*ver"ant\, a. [L. perseverans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. pers[82]v[82]rant.] Persevering. [R.] [bd]Perseverant faith.[b8] --Whitby. -- {Per`se*ver"ant*ly}, adv. [R.] | |
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Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[82]v[82]rer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See {Per-}, and {Severe}.] To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken. Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and persevere upright. --Milton. Syn: To {Persevere}, {Continue}, {Persist}. Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words. Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue from a determination of will not to give up. Persist is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy in pursuing an unworthy aim. | |
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Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[82]v[82]rer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See {Per-}, and {Severe}.] To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken. Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and persevere upright. --Milton. Syn: To {Persevere}, {Continue}, {Persist}. Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words. Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue from a determination of will not to give up. Persist is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy in pursuing an unworthy aim. | |
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Persevering \Per`se*ver"ing\, a. Characterized by perseverance; persistent. -- {Per`se*ver"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[82]v[82]rer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See {Per-}, and {Severe}.] To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken. Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and persevere upright. --Milton. Syn: To {Persevere}, {Continue}, {Persist}. Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words. Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue from a determination of will not to give up. Persist is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy in pursuing an unworthy aim. | |
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Persevering \Per`se*ver"ing\, a. Characterized by perseverance; persistent. -- {Per`se*ver"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}. | |
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.] 1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] [bd]Not a perspective, but a mirror.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 2. That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista. [bd]The perspective of life.[b8] --Goldsmith. 3. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more or less measurable distance. Hence, a[89]rial perspective, the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in distant objects. A[89]rial perspective is the expression of space by any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness of color, etc. --Ruskin. 4. The art and the science of so delineating objects that they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the eye; -- called also {linear perspective}. 5. A drawing in linear perspective. {Isometrical perspective}, an inaccurate term for a mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of the diagonal of a cube. {Perspective glass}, a telescope which shows objects in the right position. | |
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif: cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.] 1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] [bd]Not a perspective, but a mirror.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 2. That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista. [bd]The perspective of life.[b8] --Goldsmith. 3. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more or less measurable distance. Hence, a[89]rial perspective, the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in distant objects. A[89]rial perspective is the expression of space by any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness of color, etc. --Ruskin. 4. The art and the science of so delineating objects that they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the eye; -- called also {linear perspective}. 5. A drawing in linear perspective. {Isometrical perspective}, an inaccurate term for a mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of the diagonal of a cube. {Perspective glass}, a telescope which shows objects in the right position. | |
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}. | |
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature. 2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator. 3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate. 4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc. {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to be determined, is supposed to stand. {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}. {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points infinitely distant are conceived as situated. {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane. {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}. {Plane of projection}. (a) The plane on which the projection is made, corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective; -- called also principal plane. (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position in space. {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or reflected ray. | |
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(c) (Mach.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc.; also, a series of numbers following some law, and expressing particular values corresponding to certain other numbers on which they depend, and by means of which they are taken out for use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity tables; interest tables; astronomical tables, etc. (d) (Palmistry) The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand. Mistress of a fairer table Hath not history for fable. --B. Jonson. 5. An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working. We may again Give to our tables meat. --Shak. The nymph the table spread. --Pope. 6. Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare; entertainment; as, to set a good table. 7. The company assembled round a table. I drink the general joy of the whole table. --Shak. 8. (Anat.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diplo[89], in the walls of the cranium. 9. (Arch.) A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is required, so as to make it decorative. See {Water table}. 10. (Games) (a) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played. (b) One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to play into the right-hand table. (c) pl. The games of backgammon and of draughts. [Obs.] --Chaucer. This is the ape of form, monsieur the nice, That, when he plays at tables, chides the dice. --Shak. 11. (Glass Manuf.) A circular plate of crown glass. A circular plate or table of about five feet diameter weighs on an average nine pounds. --Ure. 12. (Jewelry) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles. 13. (Persp.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also {perspective plane}. 14. (Mach.) The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened. {Bench table}, {Card table}, {Communion table}, {Lord's table}, etc. See under {Bench}, {Card}, etc. {Raised table} (Arch. & Sculp.), a raised or projecting member of a flat surface, large in proportion to the projection, and usually rectangular, -- especially intended to receive an inscription or the like. {Roller table} (Horology), a flat disk on the arbor of the balance of a watch, holding the jewel which rolls in and out of the fork at the end of the lever of the escapement. {Round table}. See Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. {Table anvil}, a small anvil to be fastened to a table for use in making slight repairs. {Table base}. (Arch.) Same as {Water table}. {Table bed}, a bed in the form of a table. {Table beer}, beer for table, or for common use; small beer. {Table bell}, a small bell to be used at table for calling servants. {Table cover}, a cloth for covering a table, especially at other than mealtimes. {Table diamond}, a thin diamond cut with a flat upper surface. {Table linen}, linen tablecloth, napkins, and the like. {Table money} (Mil. or Naut.), an allowance sometimes made to officers over and above their pay, for table expenses. {Table rent} (O. Eng. Law), rent paid to a bishop or religious, reserved or appropriated to his table or housekeeping. --Burrill. {Table shore} (Naut.), a low, level shore. {Table talk}, conversation at table, or at meals. {Table talker}, one who talks at table. {Table tipping}, {Table turning}, certain movements of tables, etc., attributed by some to the agency of departed spirits, and by others to the development of latent vital or spriritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the muscular force of persons in connection with the objects moved, or to physical force applied otherwise. {Tables of a girder} [or] {chord} (Engin.), the upper and lower horizontal members. {To lay on the table}, in parliamentary usage, to lay, as a report, motion, etc., on the table of the presiding officer, -- that is, to postpone the consideration of, by a vote. {To serve tables} (Script.), to provide for the poor, or to distribute provisions for their wants. --Acts vi. 2. {To turn the tables}, to change the condition or fortune of contending parties; -- a metaphorical expression taken from the vicissitudes of fortune in gaming. {Twelve tables} (Rom. Antiq.), a celebrated body of Roman laws, framed by decemvirs appointed 450 years before Christ, on the return of deputies or commissioners who had been sent to Greece to examine into foreign laws and institutions. They consisted partly of laws transcribed from the institutions of other nations, partly of such as were altered and accommodated to the manners of the Romans, partly of new provisions, and mainly, perhaps, of laws and usages under their ancient kings. --Burrill. | |
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}. | |
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.] 1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without curvature. 2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with, or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle, or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of the ecliptic, or of the equator. 3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate. 4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc. {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to be determined, is supposed to stand. {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}. {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points infinitely distant are conceived as situated. {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane. {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}. {Plane of projection}. (a) The plane on which the projection is made, corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective; -- called also principal plane. (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position in space. {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or reflected ray. | |
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(c) (Mach.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc.; also, a series of numbers following some law, and expressing particular values corresponding to certain other numbers on which they depend, and by means of which they are taken out for use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity tables; interest tables; astronomical tables, etc. (d) (Palmistry) The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand. Mistress of a fairer table Hath not history for fable. --B. Jonson. 5. An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working. We may again Give to our tables meat. --Shak. The nymph the table spread. --Pope. 6. Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare; entertainment; as, to set a good table. 7. The company assembled round a table. I drink the general joy of the whole table. --Shak. 8. (Anat.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diplo[89], in the walls of the cranium. 9. (Arch.) A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is required, so as to make it decorative. See {Water table}. 10. (Games) (a) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played. (b) One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to play into the right-hand table. (c) pl. The games of backgammon and of draughts. [Obs.] --Chaucer. This is the ape of form, monsieur the nice, That, when he plays at tables, chides the dice. --Shak. 11. (Glass Manuf.) A circular plate of crown glass. A circular plate or table of about five feet diameter weighs on an average nine pounds. --Ure. 12. (Jewelry) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles. 13. (Persp.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also {perspective plane}. 14. (Mach.) The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened. {Bench table}, {Card table}, {Communion table}, {Lord's table}, etc. See under {Bench}, {Card}, etc. {Raised table} (Arch. & Sculp.), a raised or projecting member of a flat surface, large in proportion to the projection, and usually rectangular, -- especially intended to receive an inscription or the like. {Roller table} (Horology), a flat disk on the arbor of the balance of a watch, holding the jewel which rolls in and out of the fork at the end of the lever of the escapement. {Round table}. See Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. {Table anvil}, a small anvil to be fastened to a table for use in making slight repairs. {Table base}. (Arch.) Same as {Water table}. {Table bed}, a bed in the form of a table. {Table beer}, beer for table, or for common use; small beer. {Table bell}, a small bell to be used at table for calling servants. {Table cover}, a cloth for covering a table, especially at other than mealtimes. {Table diamond}, a thin diamond cut with a flat upper surface. {Table linen}, linen tablecloth, napkins, and the like. {Table money} (Mil. or Naut.), an allowance sometimes made to officers over and above their pay, for table expenses. {Table rent} (O. Eng. Law), rent paid to a bishop or religious, reserved or appropriated to his table or housekeeping. --Burrill. {Table shore} (Naut.), a low, level shore. {Table talk}, conversation at table, or at meals. {Table talker}, one who talks at table. {Table tipping}, {Table turning}, certain movements of tables, etc., attributed by some to the agency of departed spirits, and by others to the development of latent vital or spriritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the muscular force of persons in connection with the objects moved, or to physical force applied otherwise. {Tables of a girder} [or] {chord} (Engin.), the upper and lower horizontal members. {To lay on the table}, in parliamentary usage, to lay, as a report, motion, etc., on the table of the presiding officer, -- that is, to postpone the consideration of, by a vote. {To serve tables} (Script.), to provide for the poor, or to distribute provisions for their wants. --Acts vi. 2. {To turn the tables}, to change the condition or fortune of contending parties; -- a metaphorical expression taken from the vicissitudes of fortune in gaming. {Twelve tables} (Rom. Antiq.), a celebrated body of Roman laws, framed by decemvirs appointed 450 years before Christ, on the return of deputies or commissioners who had been sent to Greece to examine into foreign laws and institutions. They consisted partly of laws transcribed from the institutions of other nations, partly of such as were altered and accommodated to the manners of the Romans, partly of new provisions, and mainly, perhaps, of laws and usages under their ancient kings. --Burrill. | |
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d8Solarium \[d8]So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Solaria}. [L. See {Solar}, n.] 1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also {perspective shell}. | |
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}. | |
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d8Solarium \[d8]So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Solaria}. [L. See {Solar}, n.] 1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also {perspective shell}. | |
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}. | |
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Perspectively \Per*spec"tive*ly\, adv. 1. Optically; as through a glass. [R.] You see them perspectively. --Shak. 2. According to the rules of perspective. | |
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Perspectograph \Per*spec"to*graph\, n. [L. perspectus (p. p. of perspicere to look through) + -graph.] An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to a picture, the points and outlines of objects, so as to represent them in their proper geometrical relations as viewed from some one point. | |
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Perspectography \Per`spec*tog"ra*phy\, n. The science or art of delineating objects according to the laws of perspective; the theory of perspective. | |
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Perspicable \Per"spi*ca*ble\, a. [L. perspicabilis, fr. perspicere.] Discernible. [Obs.] --Herbert. | |
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Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See {Perspective}.] 1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight. 2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See {Perspective}.] 1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight. 2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See {Perspective}.] 1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight. 2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Perspicacity \Per`spi*cac"i*ty\, n. [L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacit[82]. See {Perspicacious}.] The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Perspicacy \Per"spi*ca*cy\, n. Perspicacity. [Obs.] | |
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Perspicience \Per*spi"cience\, n. [L. perspicientia, fr. perspiciens, p. p. of perspicere. See {Perspective}.] The act of looking sharply. [Obs.] --Bailey. | |
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Perspicil \Per"spi*cil\, n. [LL. perspicilla, fr. L. perspicere to look through.] An optical glass; a telescope. [Obs.] --Crashaw. | |
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Perspicuity \Per`spi*cu"i*ty\, n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or thought. 3. Sagacity; perspicacity. Syn: Clearness; perspicuousness; plainness; distinctness; lucidity; transparency. See {Clearness}. | |
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Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See {Perspective}.] 1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham. 2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements. [bd]The purpose is perspicuous.[b8] --Shak. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See {Perspective}.] 1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham. 2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements. [bd]The purpose is perspicuous.[b8] --Shak. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See {Perspective}.] 1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham. 2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements. [bd]The purpose is perspicuous.[b8] --Shak. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Perspirability \Per*spir`a*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being perspirable. | |
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Perspirable \Per*spir"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. perspirable.] 1. Capable of being perspired. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Emitting perspiration; perspiring. [R.] --Bacon. | |
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Perspiration \Per`spi*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perspiration.] 1. The act or process of perspiring. 2. That which is excreted through the skin; sweat. Note: A man of average weight throws off through the skin during 24 hours about 18 ounces of water, 300 grains of solid matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid gas. Ordinarily, this constant exhalation is not apparent, and the excretion is then termed insensible perspiration. | |
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Perspirative \Per*spir"a*tive\, a. Performing the act of perspiration; perspiratory. | |
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Perspiratory \Per*spir"a*to*ry\, a. Of, pertaining to, or producing, perspiration; as, the perspiratory ducts. | |
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. t. To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores. Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. --Smollett. | |
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.] 1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat. 2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires. | |
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.] 1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat. 2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires. | |
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.] 1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat. 2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires. | |
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Peyer's glands \Pey"er's glands`\ [So called from J. K. Peyer, who described them in 1677.] (Anat.) Patches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small intestiness; agminated glands; -- called also {Peyer's patches}. In typhoid fever they become the seat of ulcers which are regarded as the characteristic organic lesion of that disease. | |
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Phrase \Phrase\, n. [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to speak.] 1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase. [bd]Convey[b8] the wise it call. [bd]Steal![b8] foh! a fico for the phrase. --Shak. 2. A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human. 3. A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expreses himself; diction; expression. [bd]Phrases of the hearth.[b8] --Tennyson. Thou speak'st In better phrase and matter than thou didst. --Shak. 4. (Mus.) A short clause or portion of a period. Note: A composition consists first of sentences, or periods; these are subdivided into sections, and these into phrases. {Phrase book}, a book of idiomatic phrases. --J. S. Blackie. | |
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Pierceable \Pierce"a*ble\, a. That may be pierced. | |
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Poor-spirited \Poor"-spir`it*ed\, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- {Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness}, n. | |
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Poor-spirited \Poor"-spir`it*ed\, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- {Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness}, n. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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d8Echidna \[d8]E*chid"na\, n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. [?].] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also {porcupine ant-eater}, and {Australian ant-eater}. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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d8Echidna \[d8]E*chid"na\, n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. [?].] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also {porcupine ant-eater}, and {Australian ant-eater}. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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Globefish \Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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Globefish \Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}. | |
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Diodon \Di"o*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?], [?], a tooth: cf. F. diodon.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called {globefishes}, {swellfishes}, etc. Called also {porcupine fishes}, and {sea hedgehogs}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of whales. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF. porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear, a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail, {Spine}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus}) is a well known species. {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna. {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab ({Acantholithodes hystrix}). {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}. {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}. {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. | |
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Poursuivant \Pour"sui*vant\, n. See {Pursuivant}. | |
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Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also {poursuivant}.] 1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively. The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope. --Longfellow. 2. The king's messenger; a state messenger. One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant there was murdered. --Macaulay. | |
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Poursuivant \Pour"sui*vant\, n. See {Pursuivant}. | |
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Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also {poursuivant}.] 1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively. The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope. --Longfellow. 2. The king's messenger; a state messenger. One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant there was murdered. --Macaulay. | |
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d8Pr91cava \[d8]Pr[91]"ca`va\, n. [NL. See {Pre-}, and 1st {Cave}.] (Anat.) The superior vena cava. -- {Pr[91]"ca`val}, a. --B. G. Wilder. | |
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Pr91cipe \Pr[91]c"i*pe\, n. [L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See {Precept}.] (Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. --Wharton. | |
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Pr91oral \Pr[91]*o"ral\, n., Pr91pubis \Pr[91]*pu"bis\, n., Pr91scapula \Pr[91]*scap"u*la\, n., Pr91scutum \Pr[91]*scu"tum\, n., Pr91sternum \Pr[91]*ster"num\, n. Same as {Preoral}, {Prepubis}, {Prescapula}, etc. | |
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Praisable \Prais"a*ble\, a. Fit to be praised; praise-worthy; laudable; commendable. --Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 15). | |
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Praisably \Prais"a*bly\, adv. In a praisable manner. | |
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Praiseful \Praise"ful\, a. Praiseworthy. [Obs.] | |
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Praiseful \Praise"ful\, a. Praiseworthy. [Obs.] | |
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Pre89xpectation \Pre*[89]x`pec*ta"tion\, n. Previous expectation. | |
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Preachify \Preach"i*fy\, v. i. [Preach + -fy.] To discourse in the manner of a preacher. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. | |
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Precept \Pre"cept\, v. t. To teach by precepts. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Preceptial \Pre*cep"tial\, a. Preceptive. [Obs.] [Passion] would give preceptial medicine to rage. --Shak. | |
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Preception \Pre*cep"tion\, n. [L. praeceptio.] A precept. [R.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Preceptive \Pre*cep"tive\, a. [L. praeceptivus.] Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures. The lesson given us here is preceptive to us. --L'Estrange. | |
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Preceptor \Pre*cep"tor\, n. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to teach: cf. F. pr[82]cepteur. See {Precept}.] 1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor. 2. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Preceptorial \Pre`cep*to"ri*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a preceptor. | |
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL. praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L. praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator, administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.] A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See {Commandery}, n., 2. | |
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\ (?; 277), a. Preceptive. [bd]A law preceptory.[b8] --Anderson (1573). | |
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL. praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L. praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator, administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.] A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See {Commandery}, n., 2. | |
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Commandery \Com*mand"er*y\, n.; pl. {Commanderies}. [F. commanderie.] 1. The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.] 2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a {preceptory}. 3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons. [U. S.] 4. A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. [R.] --Brougham. | |
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\ (?; 277), a. Preceptive. [bd]A law preceptory.[b8] --Anderson (1573). | |
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL. praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L. praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator, administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.] A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the temple or principal house of the order in London. See {Commandery}, n., 2. | |
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Commandery \Com*mand"er*y\, n.; pl. {Commanderies}. [F. commanderie.] 1. The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.] 2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a {preceptory}. 3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons. [U. S.] 4. A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. [R.] --Brougham. | |
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Preceptress \Pre*cep"tress\, n. A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher. | |
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Precipe \Prec"i*pe\, n. (Law) See {Pr[91]cipe}, and {Precept}. | |
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Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr[82]cipice, L. praecipitium, fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput, capitis, the head. See {Pre-}, and {Chief}.] 1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller. 2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff. Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew. --Dryden. | |
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Precipient \Pre*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. praecipiens, p. pr. See {Precept}.] Commanding; directing. | |
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Precipitability \Pre*cip`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being precipitable. | |
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Precipitable \Pre*cip"i*ta*ble\, a. Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution. See {Precipitate}, n. (Chem.) | |
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Precipitance \Pre*cip"i*tance\, Precipitancy \Pre*cip"i*tan*cy\, n. [From {Precipitant}.] The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate; headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the precipitancy of youth. [bd]Precipitance of judgment.[b8] --I. Watts. | |
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Precipitance \Pre*cip"i*tance\, Precipitancy \Pre*cip"i*tan*cy\, n. [From {Precipitant}.] The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate; headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the precipitancy of youth. [bd]Precipitance of judgment.[b8] --I. Watts. | |
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Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.) Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a precipitate. | |
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Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p. pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. pr[82]cipitant. See {Precipitate}.] 1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately. They leave their little lives Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. --J. Philips. Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold, Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. --Pope. 2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --Jer. Taylor. [bd]Precipitant rebellion.[b8] --Eikon Basilike. | |
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Precipitantly \Pre*cip"i*tant*ly\, adv. With rash or foolish haste; in headlong manner. --Milton. | |
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Precipitantness \Pre*cip"i*tant*ness\, n. The quality or state of being precipitant; precipitation. | |
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, a. [L. praecipitatus, p. p. of praecipitare to precipitate, fr. praeceps headlong. See {Precipice}.] 1. Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war. --Clarendon. 2. Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure. [bd]The rapidity of our too precipitate course.[b8] --Landor. 3. Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong. Precipitate the furious torrent flows. --Prior. 4. Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot. | |
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F. pr[82]cipit[82].] 1. (Chem.) An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface. {Red precipitate} (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide ({HgO}) a heavy red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the latter manner, it was the {precipitate per se} of the alchemists. {White precipitate} (Old Chem.) (a) A heavy white amorphous powder ({NH2.HgCl}) obtained by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also {infusible white precipitate}, and now {amido-mercuric chloride}. (b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also {fusible white precipitate}. | |
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. i. 1. To dash or fall headlong. [R.] So many fathom down precipitating. --Shak. 2. To hasten without preparation. [R.] 3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See {Precipitate}, n. | |
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.] 1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height. She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river. --W. Irving. 2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict. Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover. If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous. --Bacon. 3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol. The light vapor of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold. --W. Irving. | |
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F. pr[82]cipit[82].] 1. (Chem.) An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface. {Red precipitate} (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide ({HgO}) a heavy red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the latter manner, it was the {precipitate per se} of the alchemists. {White precipitate} (Old Chem.) (a) A heavy white amorphous powder ({NH2.HgCl}) obtained by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also {infusible white precipitate}, and now {amido-mercuric chloride}. (b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also {fusible white precipitate}. | |
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.] 1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height. She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river. --W. Irving. 2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict. Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover. If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous. --Bacon. 3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol. The light vapor of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold. --W. Irving. | |
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Precipitately \Pre*cip"i*tate*ly\, adv. In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly. --Swift. | |
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.] 1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height. She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river. --W. Irving. 2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict. Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover. If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous. --Bacon. 3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol. The light vapor of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold. --W. Irving. | |
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Precipitation \Pre*cip`i*ta"tion\, n. (Meteor.) A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited. Note: Deposits of dew, fog, and frost are not regarded by the United States Weather Bureau as precipitation. Sleet and snow are melted, and the record of precipitation shows the depth of the horizontal layers of water in hundredths of an inch or in millimeters. | |
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Precipitation \Pre*cip`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. pr[82]cipitation.] 1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian. --Shak. 2. A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity. The hurry, precipitation, and rapid motion of the water, returning . . . towards the sea. --Woodward. 3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. [bd]The precipitation of inexperience.[b8] --Rambler. 4. (Chem.) The act or process of precipitating from a solution. | |
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Precipitator \Pre*cip"i*ta`tor\, n. [L. praecipitator an overthrower.] One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness. --Hammond. | |
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Precipitious \Prec`i*pi"tious\, a. Precipitous. [Obs.] -- {Prec`i*pi"tious*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Precipitious \Prec`i*pi"tious\, a. Precipitous. [Obs.] -- {Prec`i*pi"tious*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. 3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Marian's low, precipitous [bf]Hush!'[b8] --Mrs. Browning. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n. | |
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Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. 3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Marian's low, precipitous [bf]Hush!'[b8] --Mrs. Browning. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n. | |
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Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF. precipiteux. See {Precipice}.] 1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or mountain. 2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall. 3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts. --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Marian's low, precipitous [bf]Hush!'[b8] --Mrs. Browning. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n. | |
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Preoccupancy \Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy\, n. [See {Preoccupate}.] The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land. | |
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Preoccupate \Pre*oc"cu*pate\, v. t. [L. praeoccupatus, p. p. of praeoccupare to preoccupy. See {Preoccupy}.] 1. To anticipate; to take before. [Obs.] [bd]Fear preoccupateth it [death].[b8] --Bacon. 2. To prepossess; to prejudice. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Preoccupation \Pre*oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. praeoccupatio: cf. F. pr[82]occupation.] 1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession. 2. Anticipation of objections. [R.] --South. | |
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Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied} (-p[c6]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F. pr[82]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.] 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. 2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice. I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied} (-p[c6]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F. pr[82]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.] 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. 2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice. I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied} (-p[c6]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F. pr[82]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.] 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. 2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice. I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Presbyope \Pres"by*ope\, n. (Med.) One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person. | |
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Presbyopic \Pres`by*op"ic\, a. Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted. | |
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Presbyopy \Pres"by*o`py\, n. [Cf. F. presbyopie.] See {Presbyopia}. | |
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Presbyte \Pres"byte\, n. [Gr. [?] an old man.] Same as {Presbyope}. | |
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Presbyter \Pres"by*ter\, n. [L. an elder, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Priest}.] 1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under {Bishop}, n., 1. 2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also {priest}. I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest. --Hooker. New presbyter is but old priest writ large. --Milton. 3. (Presbyterian Ch.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical. 4. A Presbyterian. [Obs.] --Hudibras. | |
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Presbyteral \Pres*byt"er*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial. | |
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Presbyterate \Pres*byt"er*ate\, n. [L. presbyteratus: cf. F. presbyt[82]rat.] A presbytery; also, presbytership. --Heber. | |
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Presbyteress \Pres"by*ter*ess\, n. A female presbyter. --Bale. | |
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Presbyterial \Pres`by*te"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. presbyt[82]ral.] Presbyterian. [bd]Presbyterial government.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F. presbyt[82]rien.] Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed. | |
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Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. presbyt[82]rien.] One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church. {Reformed Presbyterians}. See {Cameronian}. | |
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Presbyterianism \Pres`by*te"ri*an*ism\, n. [Cf. F. presbyt[82]rianisme.] That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively. | |
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Presbytery \Pres"by*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L. presbyterium, Gr. [?]. See {Presbyter}, and cf. {Presbyterium}.] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority. 3. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] --Tatler. 4. (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest. (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. --Gwilt. | |
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Presbytership \Pres"by*ter*ship\, n. The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate. | |
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Presbytery \Pres"by*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L. presbyterium, Gr. [?]. See {Presbyter}, and cf. {Presbyterium}.] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority. 3. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] --Tatler. 4. (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest. (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. --Gwilt. | |
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d8Presbyopia \[d8]Pres`by*o"pi*a\[NL., from Gr. [?] old, n., an old man + [?], [?], the eye.] (Med.) A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also {presbytia}. | |
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Presbytic \Pres*byt"ic\, a. (Med.) Same as {Presbyopic}. | |
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Presbytism \Pres"byt*ism\, n. Presbyopia. | |
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Prescapular \Pre*scap"u*lar\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous. | |
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Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the presphenoid bone). {Presphenoid bone} (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. | |
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Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.) The presphenoid bone. | |
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Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the presphenoid bone). {Presphenoid bone} (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. | |
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Presphenoidal \Pre`sphe*noid"al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone; presphenoid. | |
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Prespinal \Pre*spi"nal\, a. (Anat.) Prevertebral. | |
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4. An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press. --Shak. 5. The act of pressing or thronging forward. In their throng and press to that last hold. --Shak. 6. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements. 7. A multitude of individuals crowded together; [?] crowd of single things; a throng. They could not come nigh unto him for the press. --Mark ii. 4. {Cylinder press}, a printing press in which the impression is produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat bed. {Hydrostatic press}. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Liberty of the press}, the free right of publishing books, pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous, seditious, or morally pernicious matters. {Press bed}, a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a press or closet. --Boswell. {Press of sail}, (Naut.), as much sail as the state of the wind will permit. | |
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4. An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press. --Shak. 5. The act of pressing or thronging forward. In their throng and press to that last hold. --Shak. 6. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements. 7. A multitude of individuals crowded together; [?] crowd of single things; a throng. They could not come nigh unto him for the press. --Mark ii. 4. {Cylinder press}, a printing press in which the impression is produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat bed. {Hydrostatic press}. See under {Hydrostatic}. {Liberty of the press}, the free right of publishing books, pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous, seditious, or morally pernicious matters. {Press bed}, a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a press or closet. --Boswell. {Press of sail}, (Naut.), as much sail as the state of the wind will permit. | |
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Press proof \Press proof\ (Print.) (a) The last proof for correction before sending to press. (b) A proof taken on a press, esp. to show impression, margins, color, etc. | |
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Pressboard \Press"board`\, n. A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes containing a small admixture of wood pulp; -- so called because used originally, as now, in presses for pressing and finishing knit underwear. | |
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Pressive \Pres"sive\, a. Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive; as, pressive taxation. [R.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Presspack \Press"pack`\, v. t. To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press. | |
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Presupposal \Pre`sup*pos"al\, n. Presupposition. [R.] [bd]Presupposal of knowledge.[b8] --Hooker. | |
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Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. pr[82]supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator. Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. --Hooker. | |
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Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. pr[82]supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator. Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. --Hooker. | |
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Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. pr[82]supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator. Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. --Hooker. | |
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Presupposition \Pre*sup`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + supposition: cf. F. pr[82]supposition.] 1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption. 2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise. | |
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Prickpunch \Prick"punch`\, n. A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal. | |
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Prickshaft \Prick"shaft`\, n. An arrow. [Obs.] | |
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Prizable \Priz"a*ble\, a. Valuable. --H. Taylor. | |
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Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.] 1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation. --Chaucer. His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser. 2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent. --Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak. I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. --Dryden. (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. 3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii. 14. 4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also {prise}.] {Prize court}, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier. {Prize fight}, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. {Prize fighter}, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope. {Prize fighting}, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager. {Prize master}, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel. {Prize medal}, a medal given as a prize. {Prize money}, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors. {Prize ring}, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting. {To make prize of}, to capture. --Hawthorne. | |
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Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.] 1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation. --Chaucer. His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser. 2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent. --Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak. I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. --Dryden. (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. 3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii. 14. 4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also {prise}.] {Prize court}, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier. {Prize fight}, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. {Prize fighter}, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope. {Prize fighting}, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager. {Prize master}, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel. {Prize medal}, a medal given as a prize. {Prize money}, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors. {Prize ring}, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting. {To make prize of}, to capture. --Hawthorne. | |
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Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.] 1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation. --Chaucer. His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser. 2. Hence, specifically; (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent. --Brande & C. (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort. I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak. I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. --Dryden. (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. 3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii. 14. 4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also {prise}.] {Prize court}, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier. {Prize fight}, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. {Prize fighter}, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope. {Prize fighting}, fighting, especially boxing, in public for a reward or wager. {Prize master}, an officer put in charge or command of a captured vessel. {Prize medal}, a medal given as a prize. {Prize money}, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured vessel, etc., paid to the captors. {Prize ring}, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting. {To make prize of}, to capture. --Hawthorne. | |
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Dzeren \Dze"ren\, Dzeron \Dze"ron\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The Chinese yellow antelope ({Procapra gutturosa}), a remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, and China. | |
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Goa \Go"a\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of antelope ({Procapra picticauda}), inhabiting Thibet. | |
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Procephalic \Pro`ce*phal"ic\, a. [Pref. pro- + cephalic.] (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to, or forming, the front of the head. {Procephalic lobe} (Zo[94]l.), that part of the head of an invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth. | |
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Procephalic \Pro`ce*phal"ic\, a. [Pref. pro- + cephalic.] (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to, or forming, the front of the head. {Procephalic lobe} (Zo[94]l.), that part of the head of an invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth. | |
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Proception \Pro*cep"tion\, n. [Pref. pro- + L. capere to take.] Preoccupation. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilik[?]. | |
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Prosiphon \Pro*si"phon\, n. [Pref. pro- for + siphon.] (Zo[94]l.) A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, and not connected with the true siphon. | |
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Prosobranch \Pros"o*branch\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Prosobranchiata. | |
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d8Algaroba \[d8]Al`ga*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar. al-kharr[?]bah. Cf. {Carob}.] (Bot.) (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called {St. John's bread}. (b) The Honey mesquite ({Prosopis juliflora}), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico. | |
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Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\, Mesquit \Mes*quit"\, n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.) A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. {Honey mesquite}. See {Algaroba} (b) . {Screw-pod mesquite}, a smaller tree ({Prosopis pubescens}), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians. {Mesquite grass}, a rich native grass in Western Texas ({Bouteloua oligostachya}, and other species); -- so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; -- called also {muskit grass}, {grama grass}. | |
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut. Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread. 2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below. 3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See {Screw propeller}, below. 4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller. 5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard. --Thackeray. 6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges] 7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew. 8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton. 9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th {Pitch}, 10 (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis. 10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}. {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc. {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H. Martineau. {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}. {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces. {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions. {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}. {Screw bean}. (Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians. (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties. {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3. {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw. {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}. {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw propeller. {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}. {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}. {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner wrench. {Screw machine}. (a) One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws. (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods. {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; -- named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves. {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies. {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw. {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw. {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See {Turritella}. {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw. {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw. {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite. {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres}, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}. {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw. {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results. {Screw wrench}. (a) A wrench for turning a screw. (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw. {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce. {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to pressure; to force. {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of {Wood screw}, under {Wood}. | |
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d8Scaphopda \[d8]Sca*phop"*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ska`fh a boat + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.) A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also {Prosopocephala}, and {Solenoconcha}. | |
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Prosopolepsy \Pros`o*po*lep"sy\, n. [Gr. [?]; pro`swpon a face, a person + [?] a taking, receiving, [?] to take.] Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from his external appearance. [R.] --Addison. | |
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, n. [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere, prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere, spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See {Spy}, v., and cf. {Prospectus}.] 1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook. His eye discovers unaware The goodly prospect of some foreign land. --Milton. 2. Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape. I went to Putney . . . to take prospects in crayon. --Evelyn. 3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout. [R.] Him God beholding from his prospect high. --Milton. 4. Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect. And their prospect was toward the south. --Ezek. xl. 44. 5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state. --Locke. Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to, or provision for, the remaining part of life ? --Tillotson. 6. That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success. [bd]To brighter prospects born.[b8] --Cowper. These swell their prospectsd exalt their pride, When offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd. --Pope. | |
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospecting}.] To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold. | |
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. i. To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold. | |
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospecting}.] To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold. | |
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospecting}.] To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold. | |
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Prospection \Pro*spec"tion\, n. The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants; foresight. | |
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Prospective \Pro*spec"tive\, n. 1. The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. A perspective glass. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. | |
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Prospective \Pro*spec"tive\, a. [L. prospectivus: cf. F. prospectif. See {Prospect}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect; perspective. [Obs.] Time's long and dark prospective glass. --Milton. 2. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight; -- opposed to {retrospective}. The French king of Sweden are circumspect, industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair. --Sir J. Child. 3. Being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected; as, a prospective benefit. Points on which the promises, at the time of ordination, had no prospective bearing. --W. Jay. | |
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Prospectively \Pro*spec"tive*ly\, adv. In a prospective manner. | |
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Prospectiveness \Pro*spec"tive*ness\, n. Quality of being prospective. | |
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Prospectless \Pros"pect*less\, a. Having no prospect. | |
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Prospector \Pros"pect*or\, n. [L., one who looks out.] One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for minerals and precious metals. | |
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Prospectus \Pro*spec"tus\, n. [L., a prospect, sight, view: cf. F. prospectus. See {Prospect}.] A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the scheme of an unpublished literary work. | |
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. i. 1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. They, in their earthly Canaan placed, Long time shall dwell and prosper. --Milton. 2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.] Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable timber. --Evelyn. | |
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See {Prosperous}.] To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer. All things concur toprosper our design. --Dryden. | |
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See {Prosperous}.] To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer. All things concur toprosper our design. --Dryden. | |
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L. prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or prosperus. See {Prosperous}.] To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer. All things concur toprosper our design. --Dryden. | |
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Prosperity \Pros*per"i*ty\, n. [F. prosp[82]rit[82], L. prosperitas. See {Prosperous}.] The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity. Now prosperity begins to mellow. --Shak. Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not at all to lose them. -- Jer. Taylor. Syn: Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being; happiness. | |
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Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham. 2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation. By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. --Milton. Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. -- {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham. 2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation. By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. --Milton. Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. -- {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham. 2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation. By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. --Milton. Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. -- {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Prospicience \Pro*spi"cience\, n. [L. prospicientia, fr. prospiciens, p. pr. of prospicere. See {Prospect}.] The act of looking forward. | |
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d8Puerco \[d8]Pu*er"co\, n. [Sp.] A hog. {Puerco beds} (Geol.), a name given to certain strata belonging to the earliest Eocene. They are developed in Northwestern New Mexico, along the Rio Puerco, and are characterized by their mammalian remains. | |
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Purse \Purse\, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. [?] hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer. Who steals my purse steals trash. --Shak. 2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse. 3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse. 4. A specific sum of money; as: (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters. (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans. {Light purse}, [or] {Empty purse}, poverty or want of resources. {Long purse}, [or] {Heavy purse}, wealth; riches. {Purse crab} (Zo[94]l.), any land crab of the genus {Birgus}, allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also {palm crab}. {Purse net}, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer. {Purse pride}, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall. {Purse rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket gopher}, under {Pocket}. {Sword and purse}, the military power and financial resources of a nation. | |
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Purseful \Purse"ful\, n.; pl. {Pursefuls}. All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill a purse. | |
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Purseful \Purse"ful\, n.; pl. {Pursefuls}. All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill a purse. | |
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Purse-proud \Purse"-proud`\, a. Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches. | |
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Pursive \Pur"sive\, a. Pursy. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Pursiveness \Pur"sive*ness\, n. Pursiness. [Obs. & R.] | |
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Pursuable \Pur*su"a*ble\, a. Capable of being, or fit to be, pursued, followed, or prosecuted. --Sherwood. | |
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Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also {poursuivant}.] 1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively. The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope. --Longfellow. 2. The king's messenger; a state messenger. One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant there was murdered. --Macaulay. | |
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Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, v. t. To pursue. [Obs. & R.] Their navy was pursuivanted after with a horrible tempest. --Fuller. | |
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Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also {poursuivant}.] 1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also used figuratively. The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope. --Longfellow. 2. The king's messenger; a state messenger. One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant there was murdered. --Macaulay. | |
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Tyrant \Tyr"ant\, n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. [?], originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel ruler.] 1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty. Note: Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained absolute power in a state were called ty\rannoi, tyrants, or rather despots; -- for the term rather regards the irregular way in which the power was gained, whether force or fraud, than the way in which it was exercised, being applied to the mild Pisistratus, but not to the despotic kings of Persia. However, the word soon came to imply reproach, and was then used like our tyrant. --Liddell & Scott. 2. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor. [bd]This false tyrant, this Nero.[b8] --Chaucer. Love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a resisting, is a tyrant. --Sir P. Sidney. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family {Tyrannid[91]}; -- called also {tyrant bird}. Note: These birds are noted for their irritability and pugnacity, and for the courage with which they attack rapacious birds far exceeding them in size and strength. They are mostly plain-colored birds, but often have a bright-colored crown patch. A few species, as the scissorstail, are handsomely colored. The kingbird and pewee are familiar examples. {Tyrant flycatcher} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The Acadian flycatcher ({Empidonax Acadicus}) and the vermilion flycatcher ({Pyrocephalus rubineus}) are examples. {Tyrant shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of American tyrants of the genus {Tyrannus} having a strong toothed bill and resembling the strikes in habits. The kingbird is an example. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Flycatcher \Fly"catch`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing. Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and belong to the family {Muscicapid[91]}, as the spotted flycatcher ({Muscicapa grisola}). The American flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and belong to the family {Tyrannid[91]}, as the kingbird, pewee, crested flycatcher ({Myiarchus crinitus}), and the vermilion flycatcher or churinche ({Pyrocephalus rubineus}). Certain American flycatching warblers of the family {Sylvicolid[91]} are also called flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher ({Sylvania Canadensis}), and the hooded flycatcher ({S. mitrata}). See {Tyrant flycatcher}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyroscope \Pyr"o*scope\, n. [Pyro- + -scope: cf. F. pyroscope.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the intensity of heat radiating from a fire, or the cooling influence of bodies. It is a differential thermometer, having one bulb coated with gold or silver leaf. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body. Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being one of the most esteemed. The large European edible crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue crabs that have recently cast their shells. See {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}. etc. 2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer. 3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste. When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl. --Shak. 4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. [Obs.] --Garrick. 5. (Mech.) (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc. (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc. (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn. (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine. {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2. {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}). {Crab grass}. (Bot.) (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); -- called also {finger grass}. (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); -- called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc. {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body. {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas ardeola}). {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid purposes; the gastroliths. {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run backwards or sideways like a crab. {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies. {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which takes a high polish. --McElrath. {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower: (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water; (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a stroke. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quince \Quince\, n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. [?] Cydonian, [?] [?] a quince, fr. [?] Cydonia, a city in Crete, [?] the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.] 1. The fruit of a shrub ({Cydonia vulgaris}) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. 2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub. {Japan quince} (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia}, formerly {Pyrus, Japonica}) and its very fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for ornament. {Quince curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a small gray and yellow curculio ({Conotrachelus crat[91]gi}) whose larva lives in quinces. {Quince tree} (Bot.), the small tree ({Cydonia vulgaris}) which produces the quince. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Parishville, NY Zip code(s): 13672 | |
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Park Falls, WI (city, FIPS 61200) Location: 45.93341 N, 90.44592 W Population (1990): 3104 (1308 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54552 | |
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Park Fletcher, IN Zip code(s): 46241 | |
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Park Forest, IL (village, FIPS 57732) Location: 41.48227 N, 87.68699 W Population (1990): 24656 (9442 housing units) Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Park Forest Village, PA (CDP, FIPS 58036) Location: 40.80100 N, 77.90970 W Population (1990): 6703 (2656 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Park Valley, UT Zip code(s): 84329 | |
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Park View, IA (CDP, FIPS 61725) Location: 41.68953 N, 90.54077 W Population (1990): 2192 (740 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Parkfield, CA Zip code(s): 93451 | |
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Parksville, KY Zip code(s): 40464 Parksville, NY Zip code(s): 12768 Parksville, SC (town, FIPS 54700) Location: 33.78616 N, 82.21792 W Population (1990): 193 (106 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Parkville, MD (CDP, FIPS 60275) Location: 39.38403 N, 76.55182 W Population (1990): 31617 (13351 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21234 Parkville, MN Zip code(s): 55773 Parkville, MO (city, FIPS 56288) Location: 39.19510 N, 94.67414 W Population (1990): 2402 (1000 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64152 Parkville, PA (CDP, FIPS 58240) Location: 39.78291 N, 76.96749 W Population (1990): 6014 (2454 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Parkway Village, KY (city, FIPS 59322) Location: 38.21133 N, 85.73844 W Population (1990): 707 (309 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Parsippany, NJ Zip code(s): 07054 | |
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Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ (CDP, FIPS 56475) Location: 40.85940 N, 74.42388 W Population (1990): 48478 (18960 housing units) Area: 61.9 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) | |
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Pearisburg, VA (town, FIPS 61208) Location: 37.32658 N, 80.72751 W Population (1990): 2064 (925 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24134 | |
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Percival, IA Zip code(s): 51648 | |
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Perrysburg, NY (village, FIPS 57287) Location: 42.45949 N, 79.00150 W Population (1990): 404 (143 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14129 Perrysburg, OH (city, FIPS 62148) Location: 41.55305 N, 83.62383 W Population (1990): 12551 (5044 housing units) Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43551 | |
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Perrysville, IN (town, FIPS 59238) Location: 40.05351 N, 87.43581 W Population (1990): 443 (205 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47974 Perrysville, OH (village, FIPS 62190) Location: 40.65671 N, 82.31241 W Population (1990): 691 (285 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44864 | |
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Piercefield, NY Zip code(s): 12973 | |
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Pierceville, KS Zip code(s): 67868 | |
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Porcupine, SD (CDP, FIPS 51340) Location: 43.27197 N, 102.33289 W Population (1990): 783 (175 housing units) Area: 24.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57772 | |
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Powersville, GA Zip code(s): 31008 Powersville, MO (village, FIPS 59420) Location: 40.54991 N, 93.30076 W Population (1990): 38 (29 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64672 | |
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Priceville, AL (town, FIPS 62472) Location: 34.52422 N, 86.88558 W Population (1990): 1323 (486 housing units) Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Prospect, CT Zip code(s): 06712 Prospect, KY (city, FIPS 63264) Location: 38.34777 N, 85.60931 W Population (1990): 2788 (1089 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40059 Prospect, NY (village, FIPS 59883) Location: 43.30424 N, 75.15284 W Population (1990): 312 (124 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Prospect, OH (village, FIPS 64780) Location: 40.45242 N, 83.18571 W Population (1990): 1148 (447 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43342 Prospect, OR Zip code(s): 97536 Prospect, PA (borough, FIPS 62752) Location: 40.90074 N, 80.04958 W Population (1990): 1122 (461 housing units) Area: 12.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16052 Prospect, TN Zip code(s): 38477 Prospect, VA Zip code(s): 23960 | |
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Prospect Harbor, ME Zip code(s): 04669 | |
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Prospect Heights, CO (town, FIPS 61480) Location: 38.42592 N, 105.23575 W Population (1990): 19 (10 housing units) Area: 0.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Prospect Heights, IL (city, FIPS 62016) Location: 42.10240 N, 87.92475 W Population (1990): 15239 (6270 housing units) Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60070 | |
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Prospect Hill, NC Zip code(s): 27314 | |
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Prospect Park, NJ (borough, FIPS 61170) Location: 40.93710 N, 74.17255 W Population (1990): 5053 (1883 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Prospect Park, PA (borough, FIPS 62792) Location: 39.88560 N, 75.30754 W Population (1990): 6764 (2712 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19076 | |
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Prosper, ND Zip code(s): 58042 Prosper, TX (town, FIPS 59696) Location: 33.24023 N, 96.78589 W Population (1990): 1018 (368 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75078 | |
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Prosperity, PA Zip code(s): 15329 Prosperity, SC (town, FIPS 58705) Location: 34.21033 N, 81.53430 W Population (1990): 1116 (441 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29127 Prosperity, WV (CDP, FIPS 65836) Location: 37.83525 N, 81.20318 W Population (1990): 1322 (560 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ParaSoft Corp Distributors of the {message passing} system {Express}. {(ftp://ftp.parasoft.com/)}. Telephone: +1 (818) 792-9941. E-mail: (1994-10-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ParcPlace Systems the original version of {VisualWorks}. (2002-04-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Perceptional Adaptive Subband Coding | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
perceptron 1. A single {McCulloch-Pitts neuron}. 2. A network of {neuron}s in which the output(s) of some neurons are connected through weighted connections to the input(s) of other neurons. A {multilayer perceptron} is a specific instance of this. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
perspective the human player views the playing area. There are three different perspectives: first person, second person, and third person. First person perspective: Viewing the world through the eyes of the primary character in three dimensions. e.g. Doom, Quake. Second person perspective: Viewing the game through a spectator's eyes, in two or three dimensions. Depending on the game, the main character is always in view. e.g. Super Mario Bros., Tomb Raider. Third person perspective: a point of view which is independent of where characters or playing units are. The gaming world is viewed much as a satellite would view a battlefield. E.g. Warcraft, Command & Conquer. (1997-06-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
power save mode to actively reduce its power consumption when not in use. Almost any electronic device might benefit from having a power save mode but the most common application is for portable computers which attempt to conserve battery life by incorporating power saving modes in the {CPU}, display, disks, printer, or other units. (1995-10-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Powersoft Corporation development tools. In February 1994, {Watcom} became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Powersoft Corporation which merged with {Sybase} on 13 February 1995. In April 1995, the new company is the fastest growing top-ten software company and the seventh largest software company in the world. {Home (http://www.powersoft.com/)}. Headquarters: Concord, Massachusetts, USA. (1995-12-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PROSPER ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J. Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Prospero A tool for organising {Internet} resources. Prospero allows each user to organise the contents of remote file servers into his own virtual file system with his own hierarchical name space consisting of links to remote objects. Remote indexing services are made available by treating the results as a virtual directory. A "union link" allows the contents of the link's target directory to appear as part of the directory containing the link. Arbitrary filters can be associated with links to modify the representation of the target directory as desired. Prospero directories can be shared between users. The Prospero protocol is used for communication between clients and servers in the archie system. A prototype of Prospero has been available since December 1990. It interfaces with Sun {NFS}, the {Andrew File System} and {FTP} (with local caching) and {Archie}. Support for {World-Wide Web} and {WAIS} is planned (1992). E-mail: {(ftp://prospero.isi.edu/pub/prospero)}. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Perseverance of the saints their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neither totally nor finally fall away from grace, but will certainly persevere therein and attain everlasting life. This doctrine is clearly taught in these passages, John 10:28, 29; Rom. 11:29; Phil. 1:6; 1 Pet. 1:5. It, moreover, follows from a consideration of (1) the immutability of the divine decrees (Jer. 31:3; Matt. 24:22-24; Acts 13:48; Rom. 8:30); (2) the provisions of the covenant of grace (Jer. 32:40; John 10:29; 17:2-6); (3) the atonement and intercession of Christ (Isa. 53:6, 11; Matt. 20:28; 1 Pet. 2:24; John 11:42; 17:11, 15, 20; Rom. 8:34); and (4) the indwelling of the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 2 Cor. 1:21, 22; 5:5; Eph. 1:14; 1 John 3:9). This doctrine is not inconsistent with the truth that the believer may nevertheless fall into grievous sin, and continue therein for some time. (See {BACKSLIDE}.) |