patriot
         n 1: one who loves and defends his or her country [syn:
               {patriot}, {nationalist}]

English Dictionary: Pteridospermae	by the DICT Development Group
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Patriot's Day n the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775
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patrioteer n an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer]
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patriotic adj inspired by love for your country [syn: patriotic, loyal] Antonym(s): disloyal, unpatriotic
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patriotically adv in a patriotic manner; "patriotically, he buys only U.S.-made products" Antonym(s): unpatriotically
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patriotism n love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" Synonym(s): patriotism, nationalism
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pay dirt n ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner a profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt"
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petard n an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
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Peter O'Toole n British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) [syn: O'Toole, Peter O'Toole, Peter Seamus O'Toole]
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peter out v end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" Synonym(s): taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" Synonym(s): poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out
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Peter Tchaikovsky n important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) Synonym(s): Tchaikovsky, Peter Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
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Peter the Great n czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) Synonym(s): Peter I, Czar Peter I, Peter the Great
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Petri dish n a shallow dish used to culture bacteria
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photoretinitis n damage to the retina resulting from exposure of the eye to the sun without adequate protection
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Phthiriidae n crab lice Synonym(s): Phthiriidae, family Phthiriidae
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powder technique n a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification Synonym(s): powder photography, powder method, powder technique
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powdered adj consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Synonym(s): powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained
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powdered ginger n dried ground gingerroot Synonym(s): ginger, powdered ginger
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powdered milk n dehydrated milk [syn: powdered milk, dry milk, {dried milk}, milk powder]
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powdered mustard n a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic Synonym(s): powdered mustard, dry mustard
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powdered sugar n sugar granulated into a fine powder
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Pteretis n small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae Synonym(s): Matteuccia, genus Matteuccia, Pteretis, genus Pteretis
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Pteretis struthiopteris n tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes Synonym(s): ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris
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Pteridaceae n one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided Synonym(s): Pteridaceae, family Pteridaceae
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Pteridium n a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae Synonym(s): Pteridium, genus Pteridium
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Pteridium aquilinum n large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan Synonym(s): bracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum
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Pteridium esculentum n fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions Synonym(s): bracken, Pteridium esculentum
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pteridological adj of or relating to the study of ferns
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pteridologist n an expert in the study of ferns
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pteridology n the branch of botany that studies ferns
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Pteridophyta n containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta Synonym(s): Pteridophyta, division Pteridophyta
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pteridophyte n plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores Synonym(s): pteridophyte, nonflowering plant
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pteridosperm n an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) Synonym(s): seed fern, pteridosperm
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Pteridospermae n used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales Synonym(s): Pteridospermae, group Pteridospermae, Pteridospermaphyta, group Pteridospermaphyta
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Pteridospermaphyta n used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales Synonym(s): Pteridospermae, group Pteridospermae, Pteridospermaphyta, group Pteridospermaphyta
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Pteridospermopsida n extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed ferns and allies Synonym(s): Pteridospermopsida, class Pteridospermopsida
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Pteriidae n pearl oysters Synonym(s): Pteriidae, family Pteriidae
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pterodactyl n extinct flying reptile
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Pterodactylidae n a reptile family in the order Pterosauria [syn: Pterodactylidae, family Pterodactylidae]
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Pterodactylus n a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae [syn: Pterodactylus, genus Pterodactylus]
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putrid adj of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid decomposition" in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court"
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putrid-smelling adj having the putrid odor of decaying organic matter
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putridity n the state of being putrid
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putridness n in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption]
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puttyroot n North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish- brown flowers Synonym(s): puttyroot, adam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky n important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) Synonym(s): Tchaikovsky, Peter Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
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Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\, n. [F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It.       patriotto; all fr. Gr. [?] a fellow-countryman, fr. [?]       established by forefathers, fr. [?] father. See {Father}.]       One who loves his country, and zealously supports its       authority and interests. --Bp. Hall.                   Such tears as patriots shaed for dying laws. --Pope.
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Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\, a.       Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
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Patriotic \Pa`tri*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. [?]       belonging to a fellow-countryman.]       Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country;       zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's       country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.
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Patriotical \Pa`tri*ot"ic*al\, a.       Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. --       {Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Patriotical \Pa`tri*ot"ic*al\, a.       Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. --       {Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Patriotism \Pa"tri*ot*ism\, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.]       Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country;       the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which       inspires one to serve one's country. --Berkley.
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Patriots' Day \Pa"tri*ots' Day\       A legal holiday in the States of Massachusetts and Maine,       April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington in 1775.       It was first observed in 1894. [U. S.]
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Patter \Pat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.]       1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds;             as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.                         The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard.                                                                               --Thomson.          2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.             --Tyndale. [In this sense, and in the following, perh.             from paternoster.]          3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. [Colloq.]                         I've gone out and pattered to get money. --Mayhew.
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Pay dirt \Pay dirt\, Pay rock \Pay rock\, etc. (Mining)       Earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the miner.       [Western U. S.]
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Pay \Pay\, n.       1. Satisfaction; content. --Chaucer.          2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or             services performed; salary or wages for work or service;             compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a             clerk; the pay of a soldier.                         Where only merit constant pay receives. --Pope.                         There is neither pay nor plunder to be got.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          {Full pay}, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay;             especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or             military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.                      {Half pay}. See under {Half}.          {Pay day}, the day of settlement of accounts.          {Pay dirt} (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the             miner. [Western U.S.]          {Pay office}, a place where payment is made.          {Pay roll}, a roll or list of persons entitled to payment,             with the amounts due.
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Petard \Pe*tard"\, n. [F. p[82]tard, fr. p[82]ter to break wind,       to crack, to explode, L. pedere, peditum.] (Mil.)       A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or       cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to       a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates,       barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.
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Petardeer \Pet`ar*deer"\, Petardier \Pet`ar*dier"\, n. [F.       p[82]tardier.] (Mil.)       One who managed a petard.
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Petardeer \Pet`ar*deer"\, Petardier \Pet`ar*dier"\, n. [F.       p[82]tardier.] (Mil.)       One who managed a petard.
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Peter \Pet"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Petered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Petering}.] [Etymol. uncertain.]       To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally       with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.]
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Petrohyoid \Pet`ro*hy"oid\, a. [Petro + hyoid.] (Anat.)       Pertaining to petrous, oe periotic, portion of the skull and       the hyoid arch; as, the petrohyoid muscles of the frog.
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Petworth marble \Pet"worth mar"ble\       A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at       Petworth, in Sussex, England; -- called also {Sussex marble}.
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Pityroid \Pit"y*roid\, a. [Gr. [?] bran + -oid.]       Having the form of, or resembling, bran. --Smart.
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d8Podarthrum \[d8]Po*dar"thrum\, n.; pl. {Podarthra}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?], [?], foot + [?] joint.] (Anat.)       The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus       and the toes.
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Podurid \Po*du"rid\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of {Podura} or allied genera. -- a. Pertaining to       the poduras.
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Pother \Poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pothering}.]       To harass and perplex; to worry. [bd]Pothers and wearies       himself.[b8] --Locke.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to       search one thoroughly, Sw. p[86]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother,       put.]       1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little             purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother.
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Poudrette \Pou*drette"\, n. [F., dim. of poudre dust, powder.       See {Powder}.]       A manure made from night soil, dried and mixed with charcoal,       gypsum, etc.
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also       poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,       mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.]       1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced             by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it             falls by decay; dust.                         Grind their bones to powder small.      --Shak.          2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;             gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}.          {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas},             {Baking}, etc.          {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation,             of powder-down feathers.          {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of             modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain             parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a             scaly exfoliation.          {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of             powder-down feathers.          {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in             diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.             --Farrow.          {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry             powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually             painted red and carry a red flag.          {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2.          {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}.          {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war             vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.          {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}.          {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also       poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,       mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.]       1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced             by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it             falls by decay; dust.                         Grind their bones to powder small.      --Shak.          2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;             gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}.          {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas},             {Baking}, etc.          {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation,             of powder-down feathers.          {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of             modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain             parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a             scaly exfoliation.          {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of             powder-down feathers.          {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in             diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.             --Farrow.          {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry             powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually             painted red and carry a red flag.          {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2.          {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}.          {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war             vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.          {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}.          {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also       poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,       mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.]       1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced             by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it             falls by decay; dust.                         Grind their bones to powder small.      --Shak.          2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;             gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}.          {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas},             {Baking}, etc.          {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation,             of powder-down feathers.          {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of             modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain             parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a             scaly exfoliation.          {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of             powder-down feathers.          {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in             diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.             --Farrow.          {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry             powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually             painted red and carry a red flag.          {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2.          {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}.          {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war             vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.          {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}.          {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
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Powdered \Pow"dered\, a.       1. Reduced to a powder; sprinkled with, or as with, powder.          2. Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned. [Obs.]                         Powdered beef, pickled meats.            --Harvey.          3. (Her.) Same as {Sem[82]}. --Walpole.
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Powder \Pow"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Powdered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Powdering}.] [F. poudrer.]       1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into             a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.          2. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be             sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.                         A circling zone thou seest Powdered with stars.                                                                               --Milton.          3. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. [Obs.]
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Pteridologist \Pter`i*dol"o*gist\, n.       One who is versed in pteridology.
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Pteridology \Pter`i*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a fern +       -logy.]       That department of botany which treats of ferns.
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Pteridomania \Pter`i*do*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a fern + E.       mania.]       A madness, craze, or strong fancy, for ferns. [R.] --C.       Kingsley.
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Vascular \Vas"cu*lar\, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of       vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See {Vase}, and cf. Vessel.]       1. (Biol.)             (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential                   part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically                   (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts,                   or tubes, for the circulation of sap.             (b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement                   of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals,                   including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals,                   etc.             (c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and                   vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.          2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants,             that is, the ph[91]nogamous plants, all of which are             vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a             large extent are cellular only.          {Vascular plants} (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular             tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher             cryptogamous plants, or those of the class {Pteridophyta}.             Cf. {Cellular plants}, {Cellular}.          {Vascular system} (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and             woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.          {Vascular tissue} (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of             ducts, or sap tubes.          {Water vascular system} (Zo[94]l.), a system of vessels in             annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates,             containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not             of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they             contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others             yellow, or whitish.
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d8Cryptogamia \[d8]Cryp`to*ga"mi*a\ (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-?), n.; pl.       {Cryptogami[91]} (-[?]). [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden,       secret + ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.)       The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never       having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of       various kinds.          Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The                following arrangement recognizes four classes: -- I.                {{Pteridophyta}, or {Vascular Acrogens}.} These include                Ferns, {Equiseta} or Scouring rushes, {Lycopodiace[91]}                or Club mosses, {Selaginelle[91]}, and several other                smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal                plants called {Lepidodendron}, {Sigillaria}, and                {Calamites}. II. {{Bryophita}, or {Cellular Acrogens}}.                These include {Musci}, or Mosses, {Hepatic[91]}, or                Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly                {Charace[91]}, the Stoneworts. III. {{Alg[91]}}, which                are divided into {Floride[91]}, the Red Seaweeds, and                the orders {Dictyote[91]}, {O[94]spore[91]},                {Zo[94]spore[91]}, {Conjugat[91]}, {Diatomace[91]}, and                {Cryptophyce[91]}. IV. {{Fungi}}. The molds, mildews,                mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped                into several subclasses and many orders. The {Lichenes}                or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature,                each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga.
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d8Pteridophyta \[d8]Pter`i*doph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.       [?], [?], a fern + [?] a plant.] (Bot.)       A class of flowerless plants, embracing ferns, horsetails,       club mosses, quillworts, and other like plants. See the Note       under {Cryptogamia}. -- {Pter"i*do*phyte`}, n.          Note: This is a modern term, devised to replace the older                ones acrogens and vascular Cryptogamia.
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Pterodactyl \Pter`o*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. [?] a wing + [?] finger,       toe: cf. F. pt[82]rodactyle.] (Paleon.)       An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See       Illustration in Appendix.
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d8Pterosauria \[d8]Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)       An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the       pterodactyls; -- called also {{Pterodactyli}}, and       {{Ornithosauria}}.          Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a                leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported                by the greatly enlarged outer or [bd] little[b8]                fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous                pterodactyls had no teeth. See {Pteranodontia}, and                {Pterodactyl}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pterotic \Pte*ro"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] wing + [?], [?], ear.]       (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the       pro[94]tic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the       periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n. The pterotic bone.          Note: The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some                cases to resemble in form a bird's wing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudder \Pud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puddered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Puddering}.] [Cf. {Pother}.]       To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or       fuss; to potter; to meddle.                   Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow.                   Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.                                                                               --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putredinous \Pu*tred"i*nous\, a. [L. putredo rottenness, fr.       putrere to be rotten. See {Putrid}.]       Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the       putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking;       rotten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor,       sar, AS. s[be]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s[?]r, G. sehr       very, Icel. s[be]rr, Sw. s[86]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.       {Sorry}.]       1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;             inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a             sore hand.          2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;             very susceptible of irritation.                         Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,                      and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.                                                                               --Tillotson.          3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore             evil or calamity. --Shak.          4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;             pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}.          {Malignant}, {Ulcerated} [or] {Putrid}, {sore throat}. See             {Angina}, and under {Putrid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.       puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten:       cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.]       1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; --             said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See             {Putrefaction}.          2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or             vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.          {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the             decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and             diseased textures of the body.          {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the             fauces and pharynx.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.       puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten:       cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.]       1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; --             said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See             {Putrefaction}.          2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or             vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.          {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the             decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and             diseased textures of the body.          {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the             fauces and pharynx.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typhus \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] smoke, cloud, stupor       arising from fever; akin to [?] to smoke, Skr. dh[?]pa       smoke.] (Med.)       A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks,       attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and       marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also       called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever},       {spottled fever}, etc. See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.       puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten:       cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.]       1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; --             said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See             {Putrefaction}.          2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or             vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.          {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the             decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and             diseased textures of the body.          {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the             fauces and pharynx.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typhus \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] smoke, cloud, stupor       arising from fever; akin to [?] to smoke, Skr. dh[?]pa       smoke.] (Med.)       A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks,       attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and       marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also       called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever},       {spottled fever}, etc. See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a             ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale.          {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the             government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a             ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C.          {General ship}. See under {General}.          {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard;             -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}.          {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship             boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak.          {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for             further use.          {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and             selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in             transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port.                      {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing             vessels.          {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a             shipwright.          {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other,             furniture of vessels.          {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler             deals; also, the business of a ship chandler.          {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also             {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}.          {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships.          {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet.                      {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on             the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of             England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for             the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to             revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden,             and was one of the causes which led to the death of             Charles. It was finally abolished.          {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}.          {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent             of the rolling and pitching of a vessel.          {Ship railway}.             (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of                   which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for                   repairs.             (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels                   overland between two water courses or harbors.          {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel.          {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or             unloading.          {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}.          {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is             required by law to be provided, and the production of             which may be required on certain occasions. Among these             papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter             party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll,             bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent.          {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.       puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten:       cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.]       1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; --             said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See             {Putrefaction}.          2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or             vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.          {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the             decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and             diseased textures of the body.          {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the             fauces and pharynx.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putridity \Pu*trid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. putridit[82].]       The quality of being putrid; putrefaction; rottenness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putridness \Pu"trid*ness\, n.       Putridity. --Floyer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putter \Put"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puttered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Puttering}.] [See {Potter}.]       To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puttyroot \Put"ty*root`\, n. (Bot.)       An American orchidaceous plant ({Aplectrum hyemale}) which       flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces       each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous       matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen       plaited leaf. Called also {Adam-and-Eve}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Patriot, IN (town, FIPS 58392)       Location: 38.83815 N, 84.82782 W       Population (1990): 190 (86 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47038    Patriot, OH       Zip code(s): 45658
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pthreads          A library of pre-emptive thread routines (for {Ada}?), designed       and implemented in the {PART} (POSIX / Ada-Runtime Project).       Pthreads is compliant with {POSIX} 1003.4a Draft 6.          Version 1.17 has been ported to {Sun-4}/{SunOS} 4.1.x.          {(ftp://ftp.cs.fsu.edu/pub/PART/)}.   Mailing list:       mueller@uzu.cs.fsu.edu ("Subject: subscribe-pthreads").       E-mail: .          (1993-07-22)