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   paramilitary
         adj 1: of or relating to a group of civilians organized to
                  function like or to assist a military unit
         n 1: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion
               (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular
               army troops) [syn: {paramilitary}, {paramilitary force},
               {paramilitary unit}, {paramilitary organization},
               {paramilitary organisation}]

English Dictionary: Primula sinensis by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paramilitary force
n
  1. a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
    Synonym(s): paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paramilitary organisation
n
  1. a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
    Synonym(s): paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paramilitary organization
n
  1. a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
    Synonym(s): paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paramilitary unit
n
  1. a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
    Synonym(s): paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Parmelia
n
  1. type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens
    Synonym(s): Parmelia, genus Parmelia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Parmeliaceae
n
  1. a family of lichens [syn: Parmeliaceae, {family Parmeliaceae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Parnell
n
  1. Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891) [syn: Parnell, Charles Stewart Parnell]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Peramelidae
n
  1. bandicoots
    Synonym(s): Peramelidae, family Peramelidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perennial
adj
  1. lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant"
    Antonym(s): annual, biennial, one-year, two-year
  2. lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness"
  3. recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"
    Synonym(s): perennial, recurrent, repeated
n
  1. (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perennial pea
n
  1. perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
    Synonym(s): broad-leaved everlasting pea, perennial pea, Lathyrus latifolius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perennial ragweed
n
  1. coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico
    Synonym(s): western ragweed, perennial ragweed, Ambrosia psilostachya
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perennial ryegrass
n
  1. European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass
    Synonym(s): perennial ryegrass, English ryegrass, Lolium perenne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perennial salt marsh aster
n
  1. a variety of aster
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perennially
adv
  1. in a perennial manner; repeatedly; "We want to know what is perennially new about the world"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perianal
adj
  1. around the anus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perineal
adj
  1. of or relating to the perineum; "perineal pains"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perineal artery
n
  1. a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineum
    Synonym(s): perineal artery, arteria perinealis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Permalloy
n
  1. an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peroneal
adj
  1. of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peroneal vein
n
  1. accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein
    Synonym(s): peroneal vein, fibular vein, vena peroneus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phrenological
adj
  1. of or relating to phrenology
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phrenologist
n
  1. someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull
    Synonym(s): phrenologist, craniologist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phrenology
n
  1. a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preanal
adj
  1. situated in front of the anus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
premolar
n
  1. a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
    Synonym(s): premolar, bicuspid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
primal
adj
  1. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
    Synonym(s): cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
  2. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
    Synonym(s): aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
primality
n
  1. the property of being a prime number
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
primly
adv
  1. in a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily"
    Synonym(s): primly, prissily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
primula
n
  1. any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
    Synonym(s): primrose, primula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primula auricula
n
  1. yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
    Synonym(s): auricula, bear's ear, Primula auricula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primula elatior
n
  1. Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one- sided umbel
    Synonym(s): oxlip, paigle, Primula elatior
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primula polyantha
n
  1. florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
    Synonym(s): polyanthus, Primula polyantha
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primula sinensis
n
  1. cultivated Asiatic primrose [syn: Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primula veris
n
  1. early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
    Synonym(s): cowslip, paigle, Primula veris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primula vulgaris
n
  1. plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): English primrose, Primula vulgaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primulaceae
n
  1. a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
    Synonym(s): Primulaceae, family Primulaceae, primrose family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Primulales
n
  1. Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae
    Synonym(s): Primulales, order Primulales
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
promulgate
v
  1. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
    Synonym(s): proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
  2. put a law into effect by formal declaration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
promulgated
adj
  1. formally made public; "published accounts" [syn: promulgated, published]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
promulgation
n
  1. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"
    Synonym(s): announcement, promulgation
  2. the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
  3. the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
    Synonym(s): proclamation, promulgation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
promulgator
n
  1. (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Prunella
n
  1. small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers
    Synonym(s): Prunella, genus Prunella
  2. type genus of the Prunellidae
    Synonym(s): Prunella, genus Prunella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Prunella modularis
n
  1. small brownish European songbird [syn: hedge sparrow, sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Prunella vulgaris
n
  1. decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
    Synonym(s): self-heal, heal all, Prunella vulgaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Prunellidae
n
  1. hedge sparrow
    Synonym(s): Prunellidae, family Prunellidae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paramaleic \Par`a*ma*le"ic\, a. [Pref. para- + maleic.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from malic
      acid, and now called fumaric acid. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paramalic \Par`a*ma"lic\, a. [Pref. para- + malic.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid metameric with
      malic acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paramylum \Par*am"y*lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] beside + [?]
      starch.] (Chem.)
      A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum
      formed on the surface of stagnant water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Usnic \Us"nic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a
      yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens
      ({Usnea}, {Parmelia}, etc.).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parietic \Pa`ri*et"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in the lichen
      {Parmelia parietina}, and called also {chrysophanic} acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parnellism \Par"nell*ism\, n. (Eng. Politics)
      The policy or principles of the Parnellites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parnellite \Par"nell*ite\, n. (Eng. Politics)
      One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) in
      his advocacy of home rule for Ireland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paromology \Par`o*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fr. [?], fr. [?] to grant;
      [?] by, near + [?] to speak together, agree. See
      {Homologous}.] (Rhet.)
      A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own
      argument.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
      6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
  
                     the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
                     is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
  
      7. (Min.)
            (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
                  native silver.
            (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
                  chloride.
  
      {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
      {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
            Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
            truffle, but much larger.
  
      {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
            {Devil}.
  
      {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
            Mortierii}).
  
      {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.
  
      {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial
            ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
            form.
  
      {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird
            ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
      {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard
            ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
  
      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
  
      Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
                  nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
                  native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
                  country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
                  of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
                  talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
                  which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
                  eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
                  natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
                  or artifical.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A South American opossum ({Didelphys philander}).
      (b) An Australian bandicoot ({Perameles lagotis}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perennial \Per*en"ni*al\, a. [L. perennis that lasts the whole
      year through; per through + annus year. See {Per-}, and
      {Annual}.]
      1. ing or continuing through the year; as, perennial
            fountains.
  
      2. Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual;
            unceasing; never failing.
  
                     The perennial existence of bodies corporate.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      3. (Bot.) Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial
            steam, or root, or plant.
  
      Syn: Perpetual; unceasing; never failing; enduring;
               continual; permanent; uninterrupted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perennial \Per*en"ni*al\, n. (Bot.)
      A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than
      two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perennially \Per*en"ni*al*ly\, adv.
      In a perennial manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Perineal \Per`i*ne"al\, a. (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the perineum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Permulator \Per"mu*la`tor\, n. (Elec.)
      A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator
      and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced
      by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core
      instead of being produced by an external magnet.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pernel \Per"nel\, n.
      See {Pimpernel}. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peroneal \Per`o*ne"al\, a. [Gr. [?] the fibula.] (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the fibula; in the region of the fibula.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrenologer \Phre*nol"o*ger\, n.
      A phrenologist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrenologic \Phren`o*log"ic\, a. [Cf. F. phr[82]nologique.]
      Phrenological.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrenological \Phren`o*log"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to phrenology. -- {Phren`o*log"ic*al*ly},
      adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrenological \Phren`o*log"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to phrenology. -- {Phren`o*log"ic*al*ly},
      adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrenologist \Phre*nol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. phr[82]nologiste.]
      One versed in phrenology; a craniologist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phrenology \Phre*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], the mind + -logy:
      cf. F. phr[82]nologie.]
      1. The science of the special functions of the several parts
            of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the
            various faculties of the mind and particular organs in the
            brain.
  
      2. In popular usage, the physiological hypothesis of Gall,
            that the mental faculties, and traits of character, are
            shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lopseed \Lop"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
      A perennial herb ({Phryma Leptostachya}), having slender
      seedlike fruits.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pr91molar \Pr[91]*mo"lar\, a.
      See {Premolar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Premial \Pre"mi*al\, Premiant \Pre"mi*ant\, a. [L. praemialis.
      See {Premium}.]
      Serving to reward; rewarding. [R.] --Baxter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Premillennial \Pre`mil*len"ni*al\, a.
      Previous to the millennium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Premolar \Pre*mo"lar\, a. (Anat.)
      Situated in front of the molar teeth. --n. An anterior molar
      tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See {Tooth}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Molar \Mo"lar\, n. (Anat.)
      Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The
      molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are
      designated as {premolars}, and those which are not preceded
      by deciduous teeth are sometimes called {true molars}. See
      {Tooth}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Primal \Pri"mal\, a. [LL. primalis, fr. L. primus the first. See
      {Prime}, a.]
      First; primary; original; chief.
  
               It hath the primal eldest curse upon it. --Shak.
  
               The primal duties shine aloft like stars. --Wordsworth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Primality \Pri*mal"i*ty\, n.
      The quality or state of being primal. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Primely \Prime"ly\, adv.
      1. At first; primarily. [Obs.] --South.
  
      2. In a prime manner; excellently.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Primly \Prim"ly\, adv.
      In a prim or precise manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paigle \Pai"gle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
      A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose.
      [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bear's-ear \Bear's-ear`\ (b[acir]rz"[emac]r`), n. (Bot.)
      A kind of primrose ({Primula auricula}), so called from the
      shape of the leaf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   French \French\ (fr[ecr]nch), a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus,
      from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois,
      fran[cced]ois, F. fran[cced]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf.
      {Frankish}.]
      Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
  
      {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus
            vulgaris}).
  
      {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn
            ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or
            purple pigment.
  
      {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under
            {Window}.
  
      {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used
            for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under {Chalk}.
  
      {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See
            {Bear's-ear}.
  
      {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it
            backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run
            freely.
  
      {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) a plant of the genus {Hedysarum}
            ({H. coronarium}); -- called also {garland honeysuckle}.
           
  
      {French horn}, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a
            long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually
            expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the
            sound issues; -- called in France {cor de chasse}.
  
      {French leave}, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;
            esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.
  
      {French pie} [French (here used in sense of [bd]foreign[b8])
            + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]
            (Zo[94]l.), the European great spotted woodpecker
            ({Dryobstes major}); -- called also {wood pie}.
  
      {French polish}.
      (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of
            gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or
            shellac with other gums added.
      (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the
            above.
  
      {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used
            for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of
            mordants. --Ure.
  
      {French red} rouge.
  
      {French rice}, amelcorn.
  
      {French roof} (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having
            a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.
  
      {French tub}, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and
            logwood; -- called also {plum tub}. --Ure.
  
      {French window}. See under {Window}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cowslip \Cow"slip`\ (-sl[icr]p`), n. [AS. c[umac]slyppe,
      c[umac]sloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. {Slop}, n.]
      (Bot.)
      1. A common flower in England ({Primula veris}) having yellow
            blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often
            cultivated in the United States.
  
      2. In the United States, the marsh marigold ({Caltha
            palustris}), appearing in wet places in early spring and
            often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than
            to a true cowslip. See Illust. of {Marsh marigold}.
  
      {American cowslip} (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West
            ({Dodecatheon Meadia}), belonging to the same order
            ({Primulace[91]}) with the English cowslip.
  
      {French cowslip} (Bot.), bear's-ear ({Primula Auricula}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bear's-ear \Bear's-ear`\ (b[acir]rz"[emac]r`), n. (Bot.)
      A kind of primrose ({Primula auricula}), so called from the
      shape of the leaf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   French \French\ (fr[ecr]nch), a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus,
      from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois,
      fran[cced]ois, F. fran[cced]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf.
      {Frankish}.]
      Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
  
      {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus
            vulgaris}).
  
      {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn
            ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or
            purple pigment.
  
      {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under
            {Window}.
  
      {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used
            for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under {Chalk}.
  
      {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See
            {Bear's-ear}.
  
      {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it
            backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run
            freely.
  
      {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) a plant of the genus {Hedysarum}
            ({H. coronarium}); -- called also {garland honeysuckle}.
           
  
      {French horn}, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a
            long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually
            expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the
            sound issues; -- called in France {cor de chasse}.
  
      {French leave}, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;
            esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.
  
      {French pie} [French (here used in sense of [bd]foreign[b8])
            + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]
            (Zo[94]l.), the European great spotted woodpecker
            ({Dryobstes major}); -- called also {wood pie}.
  
      {French polish}.
      (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of
            gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or
            shellac with other gums added.
      (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the
            above.
  
      {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used
            for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of
            mordants. --Ure.
  
      {French red} rouge.
  
      {French rice}, amelcorn.
  
      {French roof} (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having
            a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.
  
      {French tub}, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and
            logwood; -- called also {plum tub}. --Ure.
  
      {French window}. See under {Window}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cowslip \Cow"slip`\ (-sl[icr]p`), n. [AS. c[umac]slyppe,
      c[umac]sloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. {Slop}, n.]
      (Bot.)
      1. A common flower in England ({Primula veris}) having yellow
            blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often
            cultivated in the United States.
  
      2. In the United States, the marsh marigold ({Caltha
            palustris}), appearing in wet places in early spring and
            often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than
            to a true cowslip. See Illust. of {Marsh marigold}.
  
      {American cowslip} (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West
            ({Dodecatheon Meadia}), belonging to the same order
            ({Primulace[91]}) with the English cowslip.
  
      {French cowslip} (Bot.), bear's-ear ({Primula Auricula}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bird's-eye \Bird's"-eye`\, n. (Bot.)
      A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or
      pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose ({Primula farinosa}), and
      species of Veronica, Geranium, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Primula \[d8]Prim"u*la\, n. [LL. See {Primrose}.] (Bot.)
      The genus of plants including the primrose ({Primula vera}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oxlip \Ox"lip`\, n. [AS. oxanslyppe. See {Ox}, and {Cowslip}.]
      (Bot.)
      The great cowslip ({Primula veris}, var. {elatior}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palsywort \Pal"sy*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      The cowslip ({Primula veris}); -- so called from its supposed
      remedial powers. --Dr. Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cowslip \Cow"slip`\ (-sl[icr]p`), n. [AS. c[umac]slyppe,
      c[umac]sloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. {Slop}, n.]
      (Bot.)
      1. A common flower in England ({Primula veris}) having yellow
            blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often
            cultivated in the United States.
  
      2. In the United States, the marsh marigold ({Caltha
            palustris}), appearing in wet places in early spring and
            often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than
            to a true cowslip. See Illust. of {Marsh marigold}.
  
      {American cowslip} (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West
            ({Dodecatheon Meadia}), belonging to the same order
            ({Primulace[91]}) with the English cowslip.
  
      {French cowslip} (Bot.), bear's-ear ({Primula Auricula}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Primulaceous \Prim`u*la"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
      Of or pertaining to an order of herbaceous plants
      ({Primulace[91]}), of which the primrose is the type, and the
      pimpernel, the cyclamen, and the water violet are other
      examples.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proemial \Pro*e"mi*al\, a.
      Introductory; prefatory; preliminary. [R.] --Hammond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulgate \Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulgated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Promulgating}.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of
      promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Promulge}.]
      To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or
      tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a
      council.
  
      Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See {Announce}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
      annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
      messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
      {Annunciate}.]
      1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
            to publish; to proclaim.
  
                     Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
                     the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                                              --Gilpin.
  
      2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
  
                     Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
  
      Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
               promulgate.
  
      Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
                  {publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
                  oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
                  publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
                  {announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
                  known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
                  publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
                  arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
                  anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
                  {proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
                  we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
                  some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulgate \Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulgated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Promulgating}.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of
      promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Promulge}.]
      To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or
      tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a
      council.
  
      Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See {Announce}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
      annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
      messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
      {Annunciate}.]
      1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
            to publish; to proclaim.
  
                     Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
                     the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                                              --Gilpin.
  
      2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
  
                     Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
  
      Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
               promulgate.
  
      Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
                  {publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
                  oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
                  publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
                  {announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
                  known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
                  publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
                  arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
                  anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
                  {proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
                  we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
                  some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulgate \Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulgated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Promulgating}.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of
      promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Promulge}.]
      To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or
      tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a
      council.
  
      Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See {Announce}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulgate \Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulgated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Promulgating}.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of
      promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Promulge}.]
      To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or
      tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a
      council.
  
      Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See {Announce}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulgation \Pro`mul*ga"tion\, n. [L. promulgatio: cf. F.
      promulgation.]
      The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as,
      the promulgation of the gospel. --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulgator \Pro"mul*ga`tor\, n. [L.]
      One who promulgates or publishes. --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulge \Pro*mulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulged}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Promulging}.] [Cf. F. promulguer. See {Promulgate}.]
      To promulgate; to publish or teach. --Blackstone.
  
               Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they
               were promulged.                                       --Prescott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulge \Pro*mulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulged}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Promulging}.] [Cf. F. promulguer. See {Promulgate}.]
      To promulgate; to publish or teach. --Blackstone.
  
               Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they
               were promulged.                                       --Prescott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulger \Pro*mul"ger\, n.
      One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown.
      --Atterbury.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Promulge \Pro*mulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulged}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Promulging}.] [Cf. F. promulguer. See {Promulgate}.]
      To promulgate; to publish or teach. --Blackstone.
  
               Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they
               were promulged.                                       --Prescott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pronely \Prone"ly\, adv.
      In a prone manner or position.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, Prunello \Pru*nel"lo\, n. [F. prunelle,
      probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes.
      See {Prune}, n.]
      A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making
      shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for
      clergymen's gowns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Prunella \[d8]Pru*nel"la\, n. [NL., perhaps from G. br[91]une
      quinsy, croup.] (Med.)
      (a) Angina, or angina pectoris.
      (b) Thrush.
  
      {Prunella salt} (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little
            balls.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prunelle \Pru*nelle"\, n. [F., dim. of prune. See {Prune}, n.]
      A kind of small and very acid French plum; -- applied
      especially to the stoned and dried fruit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, Prunello \Pru*nel"lo\, n. [F. prunelle,
      probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes.
      See {Prune}, n.]
      A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making
      shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for
      clergymen's gowns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prunello \Pru*nel"lo\, n. [F. prunelle, dim. of prune. See
      {Prune} a plum.]
      A species of dried plum; prunelle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyramidic \Pyr`a*mid"ic\, Pyramidical \Pyr`a*mid"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid;
      pyramidal. [bd] A pyramidical rock.[b8] --Goldsmith. [bd]Gold
      in pyramidic plenty piled.[b8] --Shenstone. --
      {Pyr`a*mid"ic*al*ly}, adv. {Pyr`a*mild"ic*al*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyromalate \Pyr`o*ma"late\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of pyromalic acid. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyromalic \Pyr`o*ma"lic\, a. [Pyro- + malic.] (Old Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called maleic
      acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine fish of the genus {Macrurus}, in
            which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly
            inhabit the deep sea; -- called also {onion fish}, and
            {rat-tail fish}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A bright-colored South African grosbeak
            ({Pyromelana orix}), having the back red and the lower
            parts black.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parmele, NC (town, FIPS 50540)
      Location: 35.81969 N, 77.31243 W
      Population (1990): 321 (129 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parmelee, SD (CDP, FIPS 48500)
      Location: 43.32443 N, 101.03640 W
      Population (1990): 618 (151 housing units)
      Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57566

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parnell, IA (city, FIPS 61770)
      Location: 41.58347 N, 92.00475 W
      Population (1990): 209 (96 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52325
   Parnell, MO (city, FIPS 56360)
      Location: 40.44006 N, 94.62175 W
      Population (1990): 157 (77 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64475

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Purmela, TX
      Zip code(s): 76566

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   paraML
  
      An extension of {Standard ML} which supports {coarse-grained
      parallelism}.   Peter Bailey, while at the Edinburgh Parallel
      Computing Centre at {University of Edinburgh}, has implemented of
      Murray Cole's original four {skeleton}s in paraML.
  
      See also {Skel-ML}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   PRML
  
      {Partial Response Maximum Likelihood}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   PROMAL
  
      {PROgrammer's Microapplication Language}
  
  
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