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Pairment \Pair"ment\, n. Impairment. [Obs.] --Wyclif. | |
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Parament \Par"a*ment\, n. [Sp. paramento, from parar to prepare, L. parare.] Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; -- chiefly in the plural. [Obs.] Lords in paraments on their coursers. --Chaucer. {Chamber of paraments}, presence chamber of a monarch. | |
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Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n. The highest or chief. --Milton. | |
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Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.] Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; pre[89]minent; as, a paramount duty. [bd]A traitor paramount.[b8] --Bacon. {Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score. {Lord paramount}, the king. Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; pre[89]minent; chief. | |
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Paramountly \Par"a*mount`ly\, adv. In a paramount manner. | |
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Paranymph \Par"a*nymph\, n. [L. paranymphus, Gr. [?]; [?] beside, near + [?] a bride: cf. F. paranymphe.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) (a) A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his chariot to fetch home the bride. --Milton. (b) The bridesmaid who conducted the bride to the bridegroom. 2. Hence: An ally; a supporter or abettor. --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Paranymphal \Par`a*nym"phal\, a. Bridal; nuptial. [R.] At some paranymphal feast. --Ford. | |
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Parement \Pare"ment\, n. See {Parament}. [Obs.] | |
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Paronomastic \Par`o*no*mas"tic\, Paronomastical \Par`o*no*mas"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. | |
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Paronomastic \Par`o*no*mas"tic\, Paronomastical \Par`o*no*mas"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. | |
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Paronomasy \Par`o*nom"a*sy\, n. [Cf. F. paronomasie.] Paronomasia. [R.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Paronym \Par"o*nym\, n. A paronymous word. [Written also {paronyme}.] | |
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Paronym \Par"o*nym\, n. A paronymous word. [Written also {paronyme}.] | |
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Paronymous \Pa*ron"y*mous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] beside, near + [?] a name.] 1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc. 2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al[?] and awl; hair and hare, etc. | |
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Paronymy \Pa*ron"y*my\, n. The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words. | |
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Pearmain \Pear"main\, n. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of apples; as, the blue pearmain, winter pearmain, and red pearmain. | |
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Per \Per\, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For-}, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par}, prep.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words. {Per annum}, by the year; in each successive year; annually. {Per cent}, {Per centum}, by the hundred; in the hundred; -- used esp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of interest, and the like; commonly used in the shortened form per cent. | |
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Permanable \Per"ma*na*ble\, a. Permanent; durable. [Obs.] --Lydgate. | |
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Permanence \Per"ma*nence\, Permanency \Per"ma*nen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. permanence.] The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permanence of nature. | |
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Permanence \Per"ma*nence\, Permanency \Per"ma*nen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. permanence.] The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permanence of nature. | |
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Permanent \Per"ma*nent\, a. [L. permanens, -entis, p. pr. of permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere to remain: cf. F. permanent. See {Per-}, and {Mansion}.] Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent impression. Eternity stands permanent and fixed. --Dryden. {Permanent gases} (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called {incondensible [or] incoercible gases}, before their liquefaction in 1877. | |
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Permanent \Per"ma*nent\, a. [L. permanens, -entis, p. pr. of permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere to remain: cf. F. permanent. See {Per-}, and {Mansion}.] Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent impression. Eternity stands permanent and fixed. --Dryden. {Permanent gases} (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called {incondensible [or] incoercible gases}, before their liquefaction in 1877. | |
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Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and other water impregnated with saline particles. 2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning. Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . . . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak. 3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt. 4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar. I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver salts. --Pepys. 5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.] Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne. 6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol. Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking, it is the acid radical which unites with the base or basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or acid salts. See Phrases below. 7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt. Ye are the salt of the earth. --Matt. v. 13. 8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt. 9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.] {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, phrases which have survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank, of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long table, the places above which were assigned to the guests of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors, and poor relations. See {Saltfoot}. His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the salt. --B. Jonson. {Acid salt} (Chem.) (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as, acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt. (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is a neutral salt. {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline reaction, as sodium carbonate. {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide. [Obsolescent] {Basic salt} (Chem.) (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent than is required to neutralize the acid. (b) An alkaline salt. {Binary salt} (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical. {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium sulphate. See under {Double}. {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary. {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by crystallizing plant juices. {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}. {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary. {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as sodium chloride. {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}. {Neutral salt}. (Chem.) (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory) neutralize each other. (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction. {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid. {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.] {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on exposure to the air. {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or analogous compound. {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}. {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid. {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate of iron. {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.) (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride. (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under {Hartshorn}. {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below. {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}. {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate. {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains; -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also sometimes inaccurately called {salt of lemon}. {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar, or potassium tartrate. [Obs.] {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate; -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus. {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}. {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid. {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base or analogous compound. {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}. {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen. | |
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{Permanent way}, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished railway; -- so called in distinction from the contractor's temporary way. {Permanent white} (Chem.), barium sulphate ({heavy spar}), used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide. Syn: Lasting; durable; constant. See {Lasting}. | |
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{Permanent way}, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished railway; -- so called in distinction from the contractor's temporary way. {Permanent white} (Chem.), barium sulphate ({heavy spar}), used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide. Syn: Lasting; durable; constant. See {Lasting}. | |
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Permanently \Per"ma*nent*ly\, adv. In a permanent manner. | |
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Permanganate \Per*man"ga*nate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of permanganic acid. {Potassium permanganate}. (Chem.) See {Potassium permanganate}, under {Potassium}. | |
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Permanganic \Per`man*gan"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, one of the higher acids of manganese, {HMnO4}, which forms salts called permanganates. | |
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Permansion \Per*man"sion\, n. [L. permansio. See {Permanent}.] Continuance. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Permeance \Per"me*ance\, n. [See {Permeant}.] Permeation; specif. (Magnetism), the reciprocal of reluctance. | |
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Permeant \Per"me*ant\, a. [L. permeans, p. pr.] Passing through; permeating. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Permian \Per"mi*an\, a. [From the ancient kingdom of Permia, where the Permian formation exists.] (Geol.) Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era. -- n. The Permian period. See Chart of {Geology}. | |
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Permians \Per"mi*ans\, n. pl.; sing. {Permian}. (Ethnol.) A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a portion of Russia. | |
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Permians \Per"mi*ans\, n. pl.; sing. {Permian}. (Ethnol.) A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a portion of Russia. | |
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Pernancy \Per"nan*cy\, n. [OF. prenance, fr. prendre, prenre, penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.] (Law) A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits. --Blackstone. | |
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Pernyi moth \Per"ny*i moth"\ (Zo[94]l.) A silk-producing moth ({Attacus Pernyi}) which feeds upon the oak. It has been introduced into Europe and America from China. | |
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New Zealand \New` Zea"land\ A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. {New Zealand flax}. (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb ({Phormium tenax}), having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like. (b) The fiber itself. {New Zealand tea} (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea. | |
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d8Phormium \[d8]Phor"mi*um\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. [?] a plaited mat, a kind of plant.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants, consisting of one species ({Phormium tenax}). See {Flax-plant}. | |
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Flax-plant \Flax"-plant`\, n. (Bot.) A plant in new Zealand ({Phormium tenax}), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. | |
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Phoronomics \Phor`o*nom"ics\, n. [Gr. [?] a carrying, motion + [?] a law.] The science of motion; kinematics. [R.] --Weisbach. | |
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Phrenomagnetism \Phre`no*mag"net*ism\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], the mind + E. magnetism.] The power of exciting the organs of the brain by magnetic or mesmeric influence. | |
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Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See {Few}, and cf. {Parade}, {Pauper}, {Poverty}.] 1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied to persons who are not entirely destitute of property, but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor people. 2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public. 3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected; as: (a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. [bd]Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed.[b8] --Gen. xli. 19. (b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. [bd]His genius . . . poor and cowardly.[b8] --Bacon. (c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. [bd]A poor vessel.[b8] --Clarendon. (d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil. (e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture. (f) Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night. (g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day. --Calamy. 4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt. And for mine own poor part, Look you, I'll go pray. --Shak. Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior. 5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. [bd]Blessed are the poor in spirit.[b8] --Matt. v. 3. {Poor law}, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or support of the poor. {Poor man's treacle} (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng] --Dr. Prior. {Poor man's weatherglass} (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel ({Anagallis arvensis}), which opens its blossoms only in fair weather. {Poor rate}, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish, for the relief or support of the poor. {Poor soldier} (Zo[94]l.), the friar bird. {The poor}, those who are destitute of property; the indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on charity or maintenance by the public. [bd]I have observed the more public provisions are made for the poor, the less they provide for themselves.[b8] --Franklin. | |
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Weatherglass \Weath"er*glass`\, n. An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, as a barometer or baroscope. {Poor man's weatherglass}. (Bot.) See under {Poor}. | |
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Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See {Few}, and cf. {Parade}, {Pauper}, {Poverty}.] 1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied to persons who are not entirely destitute of property, but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor people. 2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public. 3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected; as: (a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. [bd]Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed.[b8] --Gen. xli. 19. (b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. [bd]His genius . . . poor and cowardly.[b8] --Bacon. (c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. [bd]A poor vessel.[b8] --Clarendon. (d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil. (e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture. (f) Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night. (g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day. --Calamy. 4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt. And for mine own poor part, Look you, I'll go pray. --Shak. Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior. 5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. [bd]Blessed are the poor in spirit.[b8] --Matt. v. 3. {Poor law}, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or support of the poor. {Poor man's treacle} (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng] --Dr. Prior. {Poor man's weatherglass} (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel ({Anagallis arvensis}), which opens its blossoms only in fair weather. {Poor rate}, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish, for the relief or support of the poor. {Poor soldier} (Zo[94]l.), the friar bird. {The poor}, those who are destitute of property; the indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on charity or maintenance by the public. [bd]I have observed the more public provisions are made for the poor, the less they provide for themselves.[b8] --Franklin. | |
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Pr91munitory \Pr[91]*mu"ni*to*ry\, a. See {Premunitory}. | |
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Pr91nomen \Pr[91]*no"men\, n.; pl. {Pr[91]nomina}. [L., fr. prae before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.) The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc. | |
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Pr91nomen \Pr[91]*no"men\, n.; pl. {Pr[91]nomina}. [L., fr. prae before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.) The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc. | |
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Pr91nominical \Pr[91]`no*min"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a pr[91]nomen. [Obs.] --M. A. Lower. | |
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Pre89minence \Pre*[89]m"i*nence\, n. [F. pr[82][82]minence, L. praeeminentia. See {Pre[89]minent}.] The quality or state of being pre[89]minent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, pre[89]minence in honor. The pre[89]minence of Christianity to any other religious scheme. --Addison. Painful pre[89]minence! yourself to view Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. --Pope. Beneath the forehead's walled pre[89]minence. --Lowell. | |
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Pre89minent \Pre*[89]m"i*nent\, a. [L. praeminens, -entis, p. pr. praeminere to be prominent, to surpass: cf. F. pr[82][82]minent. See {Pre-}, and {Eminent}.] Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, pre[89]minent in guilt. In goodness and in power pre[89]minent. --Milton. | |
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Pre89minently \Pre*[89]m"i*nent*ly\, adv. In a pre[89]minent degree. | |
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Preannounce \Pre`an*nounce"\, v. t. To announce beforehand. --Coleridge. | |
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Preen \Preen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.] 1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham. 2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. | |
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Premial \Pre"mi*al\, Premiant \Pre"mi*ant\, a. [L. praemialis. See {Premium}.] Serving to reward; rewarding. [R.] --Baxter. | |
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Premium \Pre"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Premiums}. [L. praemium, originally, what one has got before or better than others; prae before + emere to take, buy. See {Redeem}.] 1. A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for discoveries, etc. To think it not the necessity, but the premium and privilege of life, to eat and sleep without any regard to glory. --Burke. The law that obliges parishes to support the poor offers a premium for the encouragement of idleness. --Franklin. 2. Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus; -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally signifying a sum in addition to the capital. People were tempted to lend, by great premiums and large interest. --Swift. 3. A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind. 4. A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his stock at a premium. | |
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Premium \Pre"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Premiums}. [L. praemium, originally, what one has got before or better than others; prae before + emere to take, buy. See {Redeem}.] 1. A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for discoveries, etc. To think it not the necessity, but the premium and privilege of life, to eat and sleep without any regard to glory. --Burke. The law that obliges parishes to support the poor offers a premium for the encouragement of idleness. --Franklin. 2. Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus; -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally signifying a sum in addition to the capital. People were tempted to lend, by great premiums and large interest. --Swift. 3. A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind. 4. A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his stock at a premium. | |
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Premonish \Pre*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Premonishing}.] [Pref. pre- + monish: cf. L. praemonere.] To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. [R.] --Herrick. To teach, and to premonish. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. | |
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Premonish \Pre*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Premonishing}.] [Pref. pre- + monish: cf. L. praemonere.] To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. [R.] --Herrick. To teach, and to premonish. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. | |
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Premonish \Pre*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Premonishing}.] [Pref. pre- + monish: cf. L. praemonere.] To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. [R.] --Herrick. To teach, and to premonish. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. | |
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Premonishment \Pre*mon"ish*ment\, n. Previous warning or admonition; forewarning. --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Premonition \Pre`mo*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemonitio. See {Premonish}.] Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a premonition of danger. | |
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Premonitor \Pre*mon"i*tor\, n. [L. praemonitor.] One who, or that which, gives premonition. | |
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Premonitory \Pre*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. praemonitorius.] Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease. -- {Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly}, adv. | |
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Premonitory \Pre*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. praemonitorius.] Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms of disease. -- {Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly}, adv. | |
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Premonstrant \Pre*mon"strant\, n. A Premonstratensian. | |
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Premonstratensian \Pre*mon`stra*ten"sian\, n. [F. pr[82]montr[82], fr. Pr[82]montr[82], fr. L. pratum monstratum.] (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Pr[82]montr[82], in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also {White Canons}, {Norbertines}, and {Premonstrants}. | |
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Premonstrate \Pre*mon"strate\, v. t. [L. praemonstratus, p. p. of praemonstrare; prae before + monstrate to show.] To show beforehand; to foreshow. [R.] --Herbert. | |
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Premonstratensian \Pre*mon`stra*ten"sian\, n. [F. pr[82]montr[82], fr. Pr[82]montr[82], fr. L. pratum monstratum.] (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Pr[82]montr[82], in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also {White Canons}, {Norbertines}, and {Premonstrants}. | |
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Premonstration \Pre`mon*stra"tion\, n. [L. praemonstratio.] A showing beforehand; foreshowing. | |
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Premonstrator \Pre*mon"stra*tor\, n. [L. praemonstrator.] One who, or that which, premonstrates. [R.] | |
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Premunire \Prem`u*ni"re\, n. (Law) See {Pr[91]munire}. | |
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Premunite \Prem`u*nite"\, v. t. [L. praemunitus, p. p. of praemunire to fortify in front; prae before + munire to fortify.] To fortify beforehand; to guard against objection. [Obs.] --Fotherby. | |
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Premunition \Pre`mu*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemunitio: cf. F. pr[82]munition.] The act of fortifying or guarding against objections. [Obs.] | |
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Premunitory \Pre*mu"ni*to*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to a premunire; as, a premunitory process. | |
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Gall \Gall\, n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. [?], and prob. to E. yellow. [?] See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder. 2. The gall bladder. 3. Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor. He hath . . . compassed me with gall and travail. --Lam. iii. 5. Comedy diverted without gall. --Dryden. 4. Impudence; brazen assurance. [Slang] {Gall bladder} (Anat.), the membranous sac, in which the bile, or gall, is stored up, as secreted by the liver; the cholecystis. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. {Gall duct}, a duct which conveys bile, as the cystic duct, or the hepatic duct. {Gall sickness}, a remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. --Dunglison. {Gall of the earth} (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the {Prenanthes serpentaria}. | |
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Prenomen \Pre*no"men\, n. See {Pr[91]nomen}. | |
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Prenominal \Pre*nom"i*nal\, a. Serving as a prefix in a compound name. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Prenominate \Pre*nom"i*nate\, v. t. To forename; to name beforehand; to tell by name beforehand. --Shak. | |
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Prenominate \Pre*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. praenominatus, p. p. of praenominare to give the prenomen to, to prenominate, fr. praenomen prenomen.] Forenamed; named beforehand. [R.] [bd]Prenominate crimes.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Prenomination \Pre*nom`i*na*tion\, n. The act of prenominating; privilege of being named first. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Prenunciation \Pre*nun`ci*a"tion\, n. [L. praenunciatio, fr. praenunciare to announce beforehand. See {Pre-}, and {Announce}.] The act of announcing or proclaiming beforehand. [Obs.] | |
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Prenuncious \Pre*nun"cious\, a. [L. praenuncius.] Announcing beforehand; presaging. [Obs.] --Blount. | |
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Preominate \Pre*om"i*nate\, v. t. To ominate beforehand; to portend. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}. {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}. {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number. {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided into any other figure more simple than itself, as a triangle, a pyramid, etc. {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington. {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or executive government; applied particularly to that of England. {Prime mover}. (Mech.) (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by chemical combination, and applied to produce changes in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action, and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force. (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source, and apply them to drive other machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc. (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover in English antislavery agitation. {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11. {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon. {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is projected on the plane of the prime vertical. {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over this circle. | |
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}. {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}. {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number. {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided into any other figure more simple than itself, as a triangle, a pyramid, etc. {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington. {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or executive government; applied particularly to that of England. {Prime mover}. (Mech.) (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by chemical combination, and applied to produce changes in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action, and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force. (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source, and apply them to drive other machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc. (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover in English antislavery agitation. {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11. {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon. {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is projected on the plane of the prime vertical. {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over this circle. | |
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}. {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}. {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number. {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided into any other figure more simple than itself, as a triangle, a pyramid, etc. {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington. {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or executive government; applied particularly to that of England. {Prime mover}. (Mech.) (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by chemical combination, and applied to produce changes in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action, and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force. (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source, and apply them to drive other machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc. (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover in English antislavery agitation. {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11. {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon. {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is projected on the plane of the prime vertical. {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over this circle. | |
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}. {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}. {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number. {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided into any other figure more simple than itself, as a triangle, a pyramid, etc. {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington. {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or executive government; applied particularly to that of England. {Prime mover}. (Mech.) (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by chemical combination, and applied to produce changes in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action, and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force. (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source, and apply them to drive other machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc. (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover in English antislavery agitation. {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11. {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon. {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is projected on the plane of the prime vertical. {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over this circle. | |
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{Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}. {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}. {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number. {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided into any other figure more simple than itself, as a triangle, a pyramid, etc. {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington. {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or executive government; applied particularly to that of England. {Prime mover}. (Mech.) (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by chemical combination, and applied to produce changes in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action, and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force. (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source, and apply them to drive other machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc. (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover in English antislavery agitation. {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11. {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon. {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is projected on the plane of the prime vertical. {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over this circle. | |
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Primeness \Prime"ness\, n. 1. The quality or state of being first. 2. The quality or state of being prime, or excellent. | |
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Primine \Pri"mine\, n. [L. primus first: cf. F. primine.] (Bot.) The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule. Note: This word has been used by some writers to denote the inner integument, which is formed earlier than the outer. Cf. {Secundine}. | |
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Prime \Prime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Priming}.] [From {Prime}, a.] 1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge. 2. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall. 3. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. 4. To trim or prune, as trees. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 5. (Math.) To mark with a prime mark. {To prime a pump}, to charge a pump with water, in order to put it in working condition. | |
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface. 3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}. {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming. | |
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface. 3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}. {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming. | |
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface. 3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}. {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming. | |
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Priming \Prim"ing\, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface. 3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}. {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Priming \Prim"ing\, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface. 3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}. {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Primming}.] To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Palmite \Pal"mite\, n. [From {Palm}.] (Bot.) A South African plant ({Prionium Palmita}) of the Rush family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used for making brushes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promanation \Prom`a*na"tion\, n. [Pref. pro- + L. manatio a flowing, fr. manare to flow.] The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, n. [F. (with a foreign suffix), from promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare to drive animals. See {Amenable}, {Menace}.] 1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. --Burke. 2. A place for walking; a public walk. --Bp. Montagu. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.] To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.] To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promenader \Prom`e*nad"er\, n. One who promenades. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.] To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness. 2. That which is prominent; a protuberance. {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances}, under {Protuberance}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness. 2. That which is prominent; a protuberance. {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances}, under {Protuberance}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See {Imminent}, {Eminent}.] 1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase. 2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building. 3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character. {Prominent' moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the family {Notodontid[91]}; a notodontian; -- so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See {Imminent}, {Eminent}.] 1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase. 2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building. 3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character. {Prominent' moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the family {Notodontid[91]}; a notodontian; -- so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prominently \Prom"i*nent*ly\, adv. In a prominent manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promont \Prom"ont\, n. Promontory. [R.] --Drayton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.] 1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak. 2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.] 1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak. 2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doubling \Dou"bling\, n. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden. 3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. 4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. {Doubling a cape}, {promontory}, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.] 1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak. 2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Doubling \Dou"bling\, n. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden. 3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. 4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. {Doubling a cape}, {promontory}, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Proneness \Prone"ness\, n. 1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. 2. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to {supineness}. 3. Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill. 4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronominal \Pro*nom"i*nal\, a. [L. pronominalis: cf. F. pronominal. See {Pronoun}.] Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of, a pronoun. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronominalize \Pro*nom"i*nal*ize\, v. t. To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the substantives person, people, etc. --Early. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronominally \Pro*nom"i*nal*ly\, adv. In a pronominal manner[?] with the nature or office of a pronoun; as a pronoun. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronoun \Pro"noun\, n. [Pref. pro- + noun: cf. F. pronom, L. pronomen. See {Noun}.] (Gram.) A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. i. 1. To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly. --Earle. 2. To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence. [R.] --Dr. H. More. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, n. Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare; pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See {Announce}.] 1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly. 2. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death. Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction. --Milton. 3. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you. --Shak. 4. To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud. The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing thee all good. --Keble. Syn: To deliver; utter; speak. See {Deliver}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronounceable \Pro*nounce"a*ble\, a. [Cf. L. pronunciabilis declarative.] Capable of being pronounced. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronounced \Pro*nounced"\, a. [F. prononc[82].] Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. Note: [A Gallicism] [His] views became every day more pronounced. --Thackeray. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare; pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See {Announce}.] 1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly. 2. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death. Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction. --Milton. 3. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you. --Shak. 4. To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud. The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing thee all good. --Keble. Syn: To deliver; utter; speak. See {Deliver}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronouncement \Pro*nounce"ment\, n. The act of pronouncing; a declaration; a formal announcement. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronouncer \Pro*noun"cer\, n. One who pronounces, utters, or declares; also, a pronouncing book. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronouncing \Pro*noun"cing\, a. Pertaining to, or indicating, pronunciation; as, a pronouncing dictionary. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare; pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See {Announce}.] 1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly. 2. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death. Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction. --Milton. 3. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you. --Shak. 4. To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud. The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing thee all good. --Keble. Syn: To deliver; utter; speak. See {Deliver}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronuncial \Pro*nun"cial\, a. Of or pertaining to pronunciation; pronunciative. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronunciamento \Pro*nun`ci*a*men"to\, n. A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or declaration. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronunciation \Pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.] 1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences. 3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called {delivery}. --J. Q. Adams. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronunciative \Pro*nun"ci*a*tive\, a. [L. pronunciativus.] 1. Of or pertaining to pronunciation. 2. Uttering confidently; dogmatical. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronunciator \Pro*nun"ci*a`tor\, n. [L., a reciter.] One who pronounces; a pronouncer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pronunciatory \Pro*nun"ci*a*to*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to pronunciation; that pronounces. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prune \Prune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.] 1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay. --Thackeray. Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed. --Bacon. Our delightful task To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers. --Milton. 2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts. Horace will our superfluous branches prune. --Waller. 3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. --Spenser. His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys his beak. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl. {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc. {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl. {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc. {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl. {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc. {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl. {Pruning hook}, [or] {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc. {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyrenean \Pyr`e*ne"an\, a. [L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the Pyrenees, fr. Pyrene, Gr.[?] a daughter of Bebryx, beloved by Hercules, and buried upon these mountains.] Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain. -- n. The Pyrenees. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyromancy \Pyr"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] fire + [?] divination: cf. F. pyromancie.] Divination by means of fire. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyromania \Pyr"o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Pyro- + mania.] An insane disposition to incendiarism. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyromantic \Pyr"o*man"tic\, a. Of or pertaining to pyromancy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyromantic \Pyr`o*man"tic\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?].] One who pretends to divine by fire. --Sir T. Herbert. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyronomics \Pyr`o*nom"ics\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] law.] The science of heat. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyrrhonean \Pyr*rho"ne*an\, Pyrrhonic \Pyr*rhon"ic\, a. [L. Pyrrhon[88]us: cf. F. pyrrhonien.] Of or pertaining to pyrrhonism. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Paramount, CA (city, FIPS 55618) Location: 33.89555 N, 118.16407 W Population (1990): 47669 (13726 housing units) Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 90723 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Perryman, MD (CDP, FIPS 61075) Location: 39.46987 N, 76.20575 W Population (1990): 2160 (904 housing units) Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Piermont, NH Zip code(s): 03779 Piermont, NY (village, FIPS 57749) Location: 41.03960 N, 73.91554 W Population (1990): 2163 (975 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10968 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Premium, KY Zip code(s): 41845 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Premont, TX (city, FIPS 59384) Location: 27.35778 N, 98.12409 W Population (1990): 2914 (1069 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78375 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Pronunciation Guide Pronunciation keys are provided in the jargon listings for all entries that are neither dictionary words pronounced as in standard English nor obvious compounds thereof. Slashes bracket phonetic pronunciations, which are to be interpreted using the following conventions: 1. Syllables are hyphen-separated, except that an accent or back-accent follows each accented syllable (the back-accent marks a secondary accent in some words of four or more syllables). If no accent is given, the word is pronounced with equal accentuation on all syllables (this is common for abbreviations). 2. Consonants are pronounced as in American English. The letter `g' is always hard (as in "got" rather than "giant"); `ch' is soft ("church" rather than "chemist"). The letter `j' is the sound that occurs twice in "judge". The letter `s' is always as in "pass", never a z sound. The digraph `kh' is the guttural of "loch" or "l'chaim". The digraph 'gh' is the aspirated g+h of "bughouse" or "ragheap" (rare in English). 3. Uppercase letters are pronounced as their English letter names; thus (for example) /H-L-L/ is equivalent to /aych el el/. /Z/ may be pronounced /zee/ or /zed/ depending on your local dialect. 4. Vowels are represented as follows: a back, that ah father, palm (see note) ar far, mark aw flaw, caught ay bake, rain e less, men ee easy, ski eir their, software i trip, hit i: life, sky o block, stock (see note) oh flow, sew oo loot, through or more, door ow out, how oy boy, coin uh but, some u put, foot y yet, young yoo few, chew [y]oo /oo/ with optional fronting as in `news' (/nooz/ or /nyooz/) The glyph /*/ is used for the `schwa' sound of unstressed or occluded vowels (the one that is often written with an upside-down `e'). The schwa vowel is omitted in syllables containing vocalic r, l, m or n; that is, `kitten' and `color' would be rendered /kit'n/ and /kuhl'r/, not /kit'*n/ and /kuhl'*r/. Note that the above table reflects mainly distinctions found in standard American English (that is, the neutral dialect spoken by TV network announcers and typical of educated speech in the Upper Midwest, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Philadelphia). However, we separate /o/ from /ah/, which tend to merge in standard American. This may help readers accustomed to accents resembling British Received Pronunciation. The intent of this scheme is to permit as many readers as possible to map the pronunciations into their local dialect by ignoring some subset of the distinctions we make. Speakers of British RP, for example, can smash terminal /r/ and all unstressed vowels. Speakers of many varieties of southern American will automatically map /o/ to /aw/; and so forth. (Standard American makes a good reference dialect for this purpose because it has crisp consonants and more vowel distinctions than other major dialects, and tends to retain distinctions between unstressed vowels. It also happens to be what your editor speaks.) Entries with a pronunciation of `//' are written-only usages. (No, Unix weenies, this does _not_ mean `pronounce like previous pronunciation'!) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Permanent Virtual Circuit Connection") A {virtual circuit} that is permanently established, saving the time associated with circuit establishment and tear-down. (1997-10-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Permanent Virtual Connection {Permanent Virtual Circuit} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
prime number theorem about x/log(x). Here "is about" means that the ratio of the two things tends to 1 as x tends to infinity. This was first conjectured by {Gauss} in the early 19th century, and was proved (independently) by Hadamard and de la Vall'ee Poussin in 1896. Their proofs relied on {complex analysis}, but Erdös and Selberg later found an "elementary" proof. (1995-04-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Primenet, Inc. Arizona's {Internet provider}. (1994-12-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PROM monitor {ROM}), responsible for both loading the {OS} and providing some means to analyse OS {crashes}. It may also have some sort of {user interface} which can be used to examine and change the contents of memory, control the boot process (specifying arguments to the {kernel}, or changing where to look for the it), and so forth. The main difference between a PROM monitor and a {bootstrap loader} is that the PROM monitor regains control when the OS terminates. This may enable a {wizard} to find out what went wrong if the OS crashed, although it is usually of little help for the average {sysadmin}. (1996-12-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Pronunciation In this dictionary slashes (/../) bracket phonetic pronunciations of words not found in a standard English dictionary. The notation, and many of the pronunciations, were adapted from the Hacker's {Jargon File}. Syllables are separated by {dash} or followed {single quote} or {back quote}. Single quote means the preceding syllable is stressed (louder), back quote follows a syllable with intermediate stress (slightly louder), otherwise all syllables are equally stressed. Consonants are pronounced as in English but note: ch soft, as in "church" g hard, as in "got" gh aspirated g+h of "bughouse" or "ragheap" j voiced, as in "judge" kh guttural of "loch" or "l'chaim" s unvoiced, as in "pass" zh as "s" in "pleasure" Uppercase letters are pronounced as their English letter names; thus (for example) /H-L-L/ is equivalent to /aych el el/. /Z/ is pronounced /zee/ in the US and /zed/ in the UK (elsewhere?). Vowels are represented as follows: a back, that ah father, palm (see note) ar far, mark aw flaw, caught ay bake, rain e less, men ee easy, ski eir their, software i trip, hit i: life, sky o block, stock (see note) oh flow, sew oo loot, through or more, door ow out, how oy boy, coin uh but, some u put, foot *r fur, insert (only in stressed syllables; otherwise use just "r") y yet, young yoo few, chew [y]oo /oo/ with optional fronting as in `news' (/nooz/ or /nyooz/) A /*/ is used for the `schwa' sound of unstressed or occluded vowels (often written with an upside-down `e'). The schwa vowel is omitted in unstressed syllables containing vocalic l, m, n or r; that is, "kitten" and "colour" would be rendered /kit'n/ and /kuhl'r/, not /kit'*n/ and /kuhl'*r/. The above table reflects mainly distinctions found in standard American English (that is, the neutral dialect spoken by TV network announcers and typical of educated speech in the Upper Midwest, Chicago, Minneapolis/St.Paul and Philadelphia). However, we separate /o/ from /ah/, which tend to merge in standard American. This may help readers accustomed to accents resembling British Received Pronunciation. Entries with a pronunciation of `//' are written-only. (1997-12-10) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Paran, Mount probably the hilly region or upland wilderness on the north of the desert of Paran forming the southern boundary of the Promised Land (Deut. 33:2; Hab. 3:3). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Parmenas constant, one of the seven "deacons" (Acts 6:5). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Parmenas, that abides, or is permanent |