English Dictionary: psyllium | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Brake \Brake\, n. [OE. brake fern; cf. AS. bracce fern, LG. brake willow bush, Da. bregne fern, G. brach fallow; prob. orig. the growth on rough, broken ground, fr. the root of E. break. See {Break}, v. t., cf. {Bracken}, and 2d {Brake}, n.] 1. (Bot.) A fern of the genus {Pteris}, esp. the {P. aquilina}, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern. 2. A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes. Rounds rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough, To shelter thee from tempest and from rain. --Shak. He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for stone. --Sir W. Scott. {Cane brake}, a thicket of canes. See {Canebrake}. | |
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Scallop \Scal"lop\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf. {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family {Pectinid[91]}. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species ({Vola Jacob[91]us}) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also {fan shell}. See {Pecten}, 2. Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is {Pecten irradians}; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is {P. Clintonius, [or] tenuicostatus}. 2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. 3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell. | |
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Thermocautery \Ther`mo*cau"ter*y\, n. [Thermo- + cautery.] (Surg.) Cautery by the application of heat. {Paquelin's thermocautery}, thermocautery by means of a hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the passage through it of benzine vapor. | |
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Pasquilant \Pas"quil*ant\, n. A lampooner; a pasquiler. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
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Paw \Paw\ (p[add]), n. [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG. pote, D. poot, G. pfote.] 1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc. 2. The hand. [Jocose] --Dryden. {Paw clam} (Zo[94]l.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw. | |
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Phascolome \Phas"co*lome\, n. [Gr. [?] pouch + [?] mouse.] (Zo[94]l.) A marsupial of the genus {Phascolomys}; a wombat. | |
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Pickle \Pic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pickled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pickling}.] 1. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers. 2. To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters. | |
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Picoline \Pic"o*line\, n. [L. pix, picis, pitch + oleum oil + -ine.] (Chem.) Any one of three isometric bases ({C6H7N}) related to pyridine, and obtained from bone oil, acrolein ammonia, and coal-tar naphtha, as colorless mobile liquids of strong odor; -- called also {methyl pyridine}. | |
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Poculent \Poc"u*lent\, a. [L. poculentus, fr. poculum a cup.] Fit for drink. [Obs.] [bd]Some those herbs which are not esculent, are . . . poculent.[b8] --Bacon. | |
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Pozzuolana \Poz`zu*o*la"na\, Pozzolana \Poz`zo*la"*na\, n. [It.] Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water. | |
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Pozzuolana \Poz`zu*o*la"na\, Pozzolana \Poz`zo*la"*na\, n. [It.] Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water. | |
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Psalm \Psalm\, n. [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus, psalma, fr. Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to pull, twitch, to play upon a stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme, salme, F. psaume.] 1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. Humus devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly. --Milton. 2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship. | |
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Psalm \Psalm\, v. t. To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. --Sylvester. | |
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Psalmist \Psalm"ist\, n. [L. psalmista, Gr. [?]: cf. F. psalmiste. See {Psalm}.] 1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms. 2. (R. C. Ch.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church. | |
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Psalmistry \Psalm"ist*ry\, n. The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody. | |
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Psalmodic \Psal*mod"ic\, Psalmodical \Psal*mod"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. psalmodique.] Relating to psalmody. | |
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Psalmodic \Psal*mod"ic\, Psalmodical \Psal*mod"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. psalmodique.] Relating to psalmody. | |
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Psalmodist \Psal"mo*dist\, n. One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist. | |
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Psalmodize \Psal"mo*dize\, v. i. To practice psalmody. [bd] The psalmodizing art.[b8] --J. G. Cooper. | |
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Psalmody \Psal"mo*dy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] psalm + [?] a song, an ode: cf. F. psalmodie, LL. psalmodia. See {Psalm}, and {Ode}.] The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms. | |
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Psalmograph \Psal"mo*graph\, n. [See {Psalmographer}.] A writer of psalms; a psalmographer. | |
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Psalmographer \Psal*mog"ra*pher\, Psalmographist \Psal*mog"ra*phist\, n. [L. psalmographus, Gr. [?]; [?] a psalm + [?] to write.] A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns. | |
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Psalmographer \Psal*mog"ra*pher\, Psalmographist \Psal*mog"ra*phist\, n. [L. psalmographus, Gr. [?]; [?] a psalm + [?] to write.] A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns. | |
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Psalmography \Psal*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. psalmographie.] The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs. | |
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Psilanthropic \Psi`lan*throp"ic\, a. [see {Psilanthropist}.] Pertaining to, or embodying, psilanthropy. [bd]A psilanthropic explanation.[b8] --Coleridge. | |
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Psilanthropism \Psi*lan"thro*pism\, n. Psilanthropy. | |
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Psilanthropist \Psi*lan"thro*pist\, n. [Gr. [?] bare, mere + [?] a man.] One who believes that Christ was a mere man. --Smart. | |
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Psilanthropy \Psi*lan"thro*py\, n. The doctrine of the merely human existence of Christ. | |
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Psilomelane \Psi*lom"e*lane\, n. [Gr. [?] bare + [?], [?], black.] (Min.) A hydrous oxide of manganese, occurring in smooth, botryoidal forms, and massive, and having an iron-black or steel-gray color. | |
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Pusillanimity \Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimit[82].] The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. --Shak. It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility. --South. Syn: Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity. | |
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Pusillanimous \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous\, a. [L. pusillannimis; pusillus very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf. puer a boy, E. puerile) + animus the mind: cf. F. pusillanime. See {Animosity}.] 1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince. | |
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Pusillanimously \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous*ly\, adv. With pusillanimity. | |
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Puzzlement \Puz"zle*ment\, n. The state of being puzzled; perplexity. --Miss Mitford. | |
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Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puzzling}.] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. --Dr. H. More. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. --Addison. 2. To make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. --Addison. 3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery. Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See {Embarrass}. | |
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Puzzlingly \Puz"zling*ly\, adv. In a puzzling manner. | |
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Puzzolan \Puz"zo*lan\, Puzzolana \Puz`zo*la"na\, n. See {Pozzuolana}. | |
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Puzzolan \Puz"zo*lan\, Puzzolana \Puz`zo*la"na\, n. See {Pozzuolana}. | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Pascal-Linda Ian Flockhart, U Edinburgh, 1991. Under development. | |
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Pascal-m ["Pascal-m: A Language for Loosely Coupled Distributed Systems", S. Abramsky et al in Distributed Computing Systems, Y. Paker et al eds, Academic Press 1986, pp. 163-189]. (1994-11-02) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Psalms The psalms are the production of various authors. "Only a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David as its author. Other inspired poets in successive generations added now one now another contribution to the sacred collection, and thus in the wisdom of Providence it more completely reflects every phase of human emotion and circumstances than it otherwise could." But it is specially to David and his contemporaries that we owe this precious book. In the "titles" of the psalms, the genuineness of which there is no sufficient reason to doubt, 73 are ascribed to David. Peter and John (Acts 4:25) ascribe to him also the second psalm, which is one of the 48 that are anonymous. About two-thirds of the whole collection have been ascribed to David. Psalms 39, 62, and 77 are addressed to Jeduthun, to be sung after his manner or in his choir. Psalms 50 and 73-83 are addressed to Asaph, as the master of his choir, to be sung in the worship of God. The "sons of Korah," who formed a leading part of the Kohathite singers (2 Chr. 20:19), were intrusted with the arranging and singing of Ps. 42, 44-49, 84, 85, 87, and 88. In Luke 24:44 the word "psalms" means the Hagiographa, i.e., the holy writings, one of the sections into which the Jews divided the Old Testament. (See {BIBLE}.) None of the psalms can be proved to have been of a later date than the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, hence the whole collection extends over a period of about 1,000 years. There are in the New Testament 116 direct quotations from the Psalter. The Psalter is divided, after the analogy of the Pentateuch, into five books, each closing with a doxology or benediction: (1.) The first book comprises the first 41 psalms, all of which are ascribed to David except 1, 2, 10, and 33, which, though anonymous, may also be ascribed to him. (2.) Book second consists of the next 31 psalms (42-72), 18 of which are ascribed to David and 1 to Solomon (the 72nd). The rest are anonymous. (3.) The third book contains 17 psalms (73-89), of which the 86th is ascribed to David, the 88th to Heman the Ezrahite, and the 89th to Ethan the Ezrahite. (4.) The fourth book also contains 17 psalms (90-106), of which the 90th is ascribed to Moses, and the 101st and 103rd to David. (5.) The fifth book contains the remaining psalms, 44 in number. Of these, 15 are ascribed to David, and the 127th to Solomon. Ps. 136 is generally called "the great hallel." But the Talmud includes also Ps. 120-135. Ps. 113-118, inclusive, constitute the "hallel" recited at the three great feasts, at the new moon, and on the eight days of the feast of dedication. "It is presumed that these several collections were made at times of high religious life: the first, probably, near the close of David's life; the second in the days of Solomon; the third by the singers of Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 20:19); the fourth by the men of Hezekiah (29, 30, 31); and the fifth in the days of Ezra." The Mosaic ritual makes no provision for the service of song in the worship of God. David first taught the Church to sing the praises of the Lord. He first introduced into the ritual of the tabernacle music and song. Divers names are given to the psalms. (1.) Some bear the Hebrew designation _shir_ (Gr. ode, a song). Thirteen have this title. It means the flow of speech, as it were, in a straight line or in a regular strain. This title includes secular as well as sacred song. (2.) Fifty-eight psalms bear the designation (Heb.) _mitsmor_ (Gr. psalmos, a psalm), a lyric ode, or a song set to music; a sacred song accompanied with a musical instrument. (3.) Ps. 145, and many others, have the designation (Heb.) _tehillah_ (Gr. hymnos, a hymn), meaning a song of praise; a song the prominent thought of which is the praise of God. (4.) Six psalms (16, 56-60) have the title (Heb.) _michtam_ (q.v.). (5.) Ps. 7 and Hab. 3 bear the title (Heb.) _shiggaion_ (q.v.). |