pachyderm
         n 1: any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick
               skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus

English Dictionary: pastor	by the DICT Development Group
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pachyderma n thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction Synonym(s): nevoid elephantiasis, pachyderma
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pachydermal adj of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous]
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pachydermatous adj of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous] emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" Synonym(s): callous, indurate, pachydermatous
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pachydermic adj of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous]
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pachydermous adj of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms [syn: pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous]
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packthread n a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
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pass through v make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert" Synonym(s): transit, pass through, move through, pass across, pass over cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution" pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict Synonym(s): infiltrate, pass through
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pass water v eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Synonym(s): make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water
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pass-through n an opening that resembles a window between two rooms (especially a shelved opening between a kitchen and dining room that is used to pass dishes)
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paster n a workman who pastes an adhesive label Synonym(s): gummed label, sticker, paster
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pastern n the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: pastern, fetter bone]
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Pasternak n Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960) Synonym(s): Pasternak, Boris Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
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Pasteur n French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895) Synonym(s): Pasteur, Louis Pasteur
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pasteurellosis n an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection Synonym(s): hemorrhagic septicemia, pasteurellosis
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Pasteurian adj of or relating to Louis Pasteur or his experiments
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pasteurisation n partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food Synonym(s): pasteurization, pasteurisation
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pasteurise v heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk" Synonym(s): pasteurize, pasteurise
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pasteurised adj having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation Synonym(s): pasteurized, pasteurised
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pasteurization n partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food Synonym(s): pasteurization, pasteurisation
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pasteurize v heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk" Synonym(s): pasteurize, pasteurise
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pasteurized adj having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation Synonym(s): pasteurized, pasteurised
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pasteurized milk n milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation
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pastor n a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" Synonym(s): curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus Synonym(s): Pastor, subgenus Pastor
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Pastor roseus n glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian Synonym(s): rose-colored starling, rose-colored pastor, Pastor sturnus, Pastor roseus
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Pastor sturnus n glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian Synonym(s): rose-colored starling, rose-colored pastor, Pastor sturnus, Pastor roseus
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pastoral adj of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter" relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" Synonym(s): bucolic, pastoral (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" Synonym(s): arcadian, bucolic, pastoral n a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl] a letter from a pastor to the congregation a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
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pastorale n a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl]
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pastorate n pastors collectively the position of pastor Synonym(s): pastorship, pastorate
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pastorship n the position of pastor Synonym(s): pastorship, pastorate
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pastrami n highly seasoned cut of smoked beef
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pastry n a dough of flour and water and shortening [syn: pastry, pastry dough] any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
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pastry cart n a serving cart for displaying pastry desserts to restaurant patrons
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pastry cook n a chef who specializes in pastry
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pastry dough n a dough of flour and water and shortening [syn: pastry, pastry dough]
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pasturage n succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land [syn: herbage, pasturage] bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle Synonym(s): eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass
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pasture n a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock Synonym(s): pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle Synonym(s): eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass v let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: crop, graze, pasture] feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" Synonym(s): crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
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pasture brake n large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan Synonym(s): bracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum
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pastureland n a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock Synonym(s): pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley
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pea shooter n a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target
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peace treaty n a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" Synonym(s): peace, peace treaty, pacification
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peach tree n cultivated in temperate regions [syn: peach, {peach tree}, Prunus persica]
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pectoral adj of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" Synonym(s): pectoral, thoracic n either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs] an adornment worn on the chest or breast Synonym(s): pectoral, pectoral medallion
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pectoral arch n the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans Synonym(s): shoulder girdle, pectoral arch
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pectoral fin n either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement
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pectoral girdle n a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
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pectoral medallion n an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: pectoral, pectoral medallion]
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pectoral muscle n either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs]
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pectoral sandpiper n American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting Synonym(s): pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe, Calidris melanotos
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pectoral vein n veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein Synonym(s): pectoral vein, vena pectoralis
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pectoralis n either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs]
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pectoralis major n a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn: pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, greater pectoral muscle]
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pectoralis minor n a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs Synonym(s): pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle
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pester v annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Synonym(s): tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
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pestered adj troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" Synonym(s): annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed
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pesterer n a persistently annoying person [syn: pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly]
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pestering adj causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" Synonym(s): annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing
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phase transition n a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition Synonym(s): phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
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Physeter n type genus of the Physeteridae [syn: Physeter, {genus Physeter}]
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Physeter catodon n large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris Synonym(s): sperm whale, cachalot, black whale, Physeter catodon
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Physeteridae n sperm whales Synonym(s): Physeteridae, family Physeteridae
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physiatrics n therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities Synonym(s): physical therapy, physiotherapy, physiatrics
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physiotherapeutic adj of or relating to or used in physical therapy
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physiotherapist n therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder Synonym(s): physical therapist, physiotherapist
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physiotherapy n therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities Synonym(s): physical therapy, physiotherapy, physiatrics
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piaster n a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Synonym(s): piaster, piastre 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey Synonym(s): kurus, piaster, piastre
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piastre n a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Synonym(s): piaster, piastre 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey Synonym(s): kurus, piaster, piastre
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picador n the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
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Pico de Orizaba n an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet) Synonym(s): Citlaltepetl, Mount Orizaba, Mt Orizaba, Pico de Orizaba
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Pictor n a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba
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pictorial adj pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records" Synonym(s): pictorial, pictural evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" Synonym(s): graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid n a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
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pictorial matter n illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures" Synonym(s): picture, pictorial matter
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pictorial representation n visual representation as by photography or painting [syn: pictorial representation, picturing]
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pictorially adv in a pictorial manner; "depth is established pictorially"
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pictural adj pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records" Synonym(s): pictorial, pictural
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picture n a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" Synonym(s): picture, image, icon, ikon graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" Synonym(s): painting, picture a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" Synonym(s): mental picture, picture, impression a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" Synonym(s): picture, scene illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures" Synonym(s): picture, pictorial matter a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" Synonym(s): movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone" Synonym(s): video, picture a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" Synonym(s): word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair" a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light- sensitive material Synonym(s): photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic v imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" Synonym(s): visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" Synonym(s): picture, depict, render, show
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picture book n a book consisting chiefly of pictures
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picture card n one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face Synonym(s): face card, picture card, court card
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picture element n (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" Synonym(s): pixel, pel, picture element
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picture frame n a framework in which a picture is mounted
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picture gallery n a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited Synonym(s): gallery, art gallery, picture gallery
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picture hat n a woman's dressy hat with a wide brim
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picture palace n a theater where films are shown [syn: cinema, {movie theater}, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace]
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picture plane n the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work
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picture postcard n a postcard with a picture on one side
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picture rail n rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures
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picture show n a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" Synonym(s): movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
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picture taking n the act of taking and printing photographs [syn: photography, picture taking]
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picture tube n a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen Synonym(s): kinescope, picture tube, television tube
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picture window n a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view)
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picture writing n a writing system using pictographs
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pictured adj seen in the mind as a mental image; "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life" Synonym(s): envisioned, pictured, visualized, visualised represented graphically by sketch or design or lines Synonym(s): depicted, pictured, portrayed
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picturesque adj suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village" strikingly expressive; "a picturesque description of the rainforest"
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picturesquely adv in a picturesque manner; "in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a `brass plate' merchant"
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picturesqueness n the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid visually vivid and pleasing
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picturing n visual imagery Synonym(s): picturing, envisioning visual representation as by photography or painting Synonym(s): pictorial representation, picturing
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piece de resistance n the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection Synonym(s): collector's item, showpiece, piece de resistance the most important dish of a meal
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piked reverse hang n a reverse hang performed on the rings
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piscatorial adj relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life" Synonym(s): piscatorial, piscatory
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piscatory adj relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life" Synonym(s): piscatorial, piscatory
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Piscidia erythrina n small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd- pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons Synonym(s): Jamaica dogwood, fish fuddle, Piscidia piscipula, Piscidia erythrina
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pocket rat n any of various rodents with cheek pouches
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positron n an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation Synonym(s): positron, antielectron
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positron emission tomography n using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) Synonym(s): positron emission tomography, PET
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positron emission tomography scanner n a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body Synonym(s): positron emission tomography scanner, PET scanner
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post horn n wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
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post horse n a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers Synonym(s): post horse, post-horse, poster
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post road n a road over which mail is carried
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post-horse n a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers Synonym(s): post horse, post-horse, poster
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post-rotational nystagmus n nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of the body; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation
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poste restante n the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it Synonym(s): general delivery, poste restante a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)
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poster n a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" Synonym(s): poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards Synonym(s): bill poster, poster, bill sticker a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers Synonym(s): post horse, post-horse, poster
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poster board n a cardboard suitable for making posters [syn: paperboard, poster board, posterboard]
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poster boy n a male poster child
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poster child n a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"
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poster color n pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk Synonym(s): tempera, poster paint, poster color, poster colour
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poster colour n pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk Synonym(s): tempera, poster paint, poster color, poster colour
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poster girl n a female poster child
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poster paint n pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk Synonym(s): tempera, poster paint, poster color, poster colour
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posterboard n a cardboard suitable for making posters [syn: paperboard, poster board, posterboard]
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posterior adj located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure Antonym(s): anterior coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" Synonym(s): later(a), ulterior, posterior n the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Synonym(s): buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass a tooth situated at the back of the mouth Synonym(s): back tooth, posterior
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posterior cardinal vein n a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body
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posterior cerebral artery n arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches
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posterior facial vein n posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear Synonym(s): retromandibular vein, vena retromandibularis, posterior facial vein
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posterior labial veins n veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein Synonym(s): venae labiales posteriores, posterior labial veins
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posterior meningeal artery n branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa
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posterior naris n either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx
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posterior pituitary n the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature Synonym(s): posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa
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posterior pituitary gland n the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature Synonym(s): posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa
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posterior serratus muscle n skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward Synonym(s): posterior serratus muscle, serratus posterior, musculus serratus posterior
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posterior subcapsular cataract n a cataract in the rear of the lens capsule
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posterior synechia n adhesion between the iris and the lens
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posterior temporal artery n temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe Synonym(s): posterior temporal artery, arteria temporalis posterior
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posterior vein of the left ventricle n arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus Synonym(s): posterior vein of the left ventricle, vena posterior ventriculi sinistri
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posteriority n the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end Antonym(s): anteriority following in time Synonym(s): posteriority, subsequentness, subsequence Antonym(s): antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority
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posterity n all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity" Synonym(s): descendants, posterity all future generations
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postern n a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
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posttraumatic amnesia n loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma Synonym(s): anterograde amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia
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posttraumatic epilepsy n a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury [syn: posttraumatic epilepsy, traumatic epilepsy]
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posttraumatic stress disorder n an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images Synonym(s): posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD
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postural adj of or relating to or involving posture; "postural exercises"
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postural hypotension n low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up Synonym(s): orthostatic hypotension, postural hypotension
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posture n the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" Synonym(s): position, posture, attitude characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" Synonym(s): carriage, bearing, posture a rationalized mental attitude Synonym(s): position, stance, posture capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" Synonym(s): military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture v behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" Synonym(s): pose, posture assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" Synonym(s): model, pose, sit, posture
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posturer n someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others
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posturing n adopting a vain conceited posture
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postwar adj belonging to the period after a war; "postwar resettlement"; "postwar inflation" Antonym(s): prewar
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pouched rat n burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America Synonym(s): gopher, pocket gopher, pouched rat
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pseudohermaphrodite adj having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex Synonym(s): pseudohermaphroditic, pseudohermaphrodite n someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth
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pseudohermaphroditic adj having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex Synonym(s): pseudohermaphroditic, pseudohermaphrodite
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pseudohermaphroditism n congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex
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pseudorubella n a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days Synonym(s): exanthema subitum, roseola infantum, roseola infantilis, pseudorubella
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Pseudoryx n species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992 Synonym(s): Pseudoryx, genus Pseudoryx
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Pseudoryx nghetinhensis n cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat Synonym(s): forest goat, spindle horn, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
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Psithyrus n a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen- collecting apparatus and a worker caste Synonym(s): Psithyrus, genus Psithyrus
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push through v break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" Synonym(s): erupt, come out, break through, push through
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
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Jacob \Ja"cob\, n. [Cf. F. Jacob. See 2d {Jack}.]       A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews),       who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (--Gen.       xxviii. 12); -- also called {Israel}.                   And Jacob said . . . with my staff I passed over this                Jordan, and now I am become two bands.   --Gen. xxxii.                                                                               9, 10.                   Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.                                                                               --Gen. xxxii.                                                                               28.          {Jacob's ladder}.       (a) (Bot.) A perennial herb of the genus {Polemonium} ({P.             c[d2]ruleum), having corymbs of drooping flowers, usually             blue. Gray}.       (b) (Naut.) A rope ladder, with wooden steps, for going             aloft. --R. H. Dana, Jr.       (c) (Naut.) A succession of short cracks in a defective spar.                      {Jacob's membrane}. See {Retina}.          {Jacob's staff}.       (a) A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially             in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim's staff. [Obs.] --Spenser.       (b) (Surveying) See under {Staff}.
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Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) The oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.             (b) The corn camomile ({Anthemis arvensis}).             (c) A genus of composite plants ({Buphthalmum}) with large                   yellow flowers.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus                   major}) and the blue titmouse ({P. c[d2]ruleus}).                   [Prov. Eng.]             (b) The dunlin.             (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.          {Creeping oxeye} (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant             ({Wedelia carnosa}).          {Seaside oxeye} (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub             ({Borrichia arborescens}).
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Hagdon \Hag"don\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Puffinus};       esp., {P. major}, the greater shearwarter, and {P.       Stricklandi}, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called       also {hagdown}, {haglin}, and {hag}. See {Shearwater}.
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Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
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Pachyderm \Pach"y*derm\, n. [Cf. F. pachyderme.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Pachydermata.
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Pachydermal \Pach`y*der"mal\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.
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Pachydermatous \Pach`y*der"ma*tous\, a.       1. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the pachyderms.          2. Thick-skinned; not sensitive to ridicule.
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Pachydermoid \Pach`y*der"moid\, a. [Pachyderm + -oid.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Related to the pachyderms.
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Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa,       Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.]       1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a             bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a             bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman.          2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the             contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A             pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak.          Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of                wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath.          3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as:             (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used                   in a particular game; as, a euchre pack.             (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.             (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad                   design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or                   knaves.             (d) A shook of cask staves.             (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling                   simultaneously.          4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together             more or less closely. --Kane.          5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic             practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc.,             according to the method of treatment.          6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A             loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.]             --Skelton.          {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in             carrying packs.          {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering             packs or bales.          {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above).          {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above.          {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis             sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very             destructive to wool and woolen fabrics.          {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers             Plowman.          {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a             pack animal. --Shak.          {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's             staff.          {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying             packs or parcels.          {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals.
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Pack saddle \Pack saddle\, Pack thread \Pack thread\ .       See under 2d {Pack}.
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Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa,       Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.]       1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a             bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a             bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman.          2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the             contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A             pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak.          Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of                wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath.          3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as:             (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used                   in a particular game; as, a euchre pack.             (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.             (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad                   design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or                   knaves.             (d) A shook of cask staves.             (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling                   simultaneously.          4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together             more or less closely. --Kane.          5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic             practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc.,             according to the method of treatment.          6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A             loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.]             --Skelton.          {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in             carrying packs.          {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering             packs or bales.          {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above).          {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above.          {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis             sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very             destructive to wool and woolen fabrics.          {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers             Plowman.          {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a             pack animal. --Shak.          {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's             staff.          {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying             packs or parcels.          {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paster \Past"er\, n.       1. One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.          2. A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be             pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on             a printed ballot. [Cant, U.S.]
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Pastern \Pas"tern\, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[83]turon, fr. OF.       pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a       pasturing. See {Pasture}.]       1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals,             between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of             {Horse}.          Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the                {great pastern bone}; the second, the {small pastern                bone}; and the third, in the hoof, the {coffin bone}.          {Pastern joint}, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and             allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.          2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight.          3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pastern \Pas"tern\, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[83]turon, fr. OF.       pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a       pasturing. See {Pasture}.]       1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals,             between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of             {Horse}.          Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the                {great pastern bone}; the second, the {small pastern                bone}; and the third, in the hoof, the {coffin bone}.          {Pastern joint}, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and             allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.          2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight.          3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Pasteurian \Pas*teur"i*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Pasteur.
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Pasteurism \Pas*teur"ism\, n. [Fr. Pasteur, a French scientist.]       1. A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing             certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive             inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually             increasing strength.          2. Pasteurization.
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Pasteurization \Pas*teur`i*za"tion\, n.       A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking       fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by       exposure to a temperature of 140[deg] F., thus destroying the       vitality of the contained germs or ferments.
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Pasteurize \Pas*teur"ize\, v. t.       1. To subject to pasteurization.          2. To treat by pasteurism.
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Pasteurizer \Pas"teur*iz`er\, n.       One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and       agitating, fluid.
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Pasteur's fluid \Pas`teur's" flu"id\ (Biol.)       An artificial nutrient fluid invented by Pasteur for the       study of alcoholic fermentation, but used also for the       cultivation of bacteria and other organisms. It contains all       the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the       ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water.
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Pastor \Pas"tor\, n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to       feed. Cf. {Pabulum}, {Pasture}, {Food}.]       1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.          2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister             having the charge of a church and parish.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of starling ({Pastor roseus}), native             of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head             is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is             rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pastor \Pas"tor\, n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to       feed. Cf. {Pabulum}, {Pasture}, {Food}.]       1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.          2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister             having the charge of a church and parish.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of starling ({Pastor roseus}), native             of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head             is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is             rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
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Pastorage \Pas"tor*age\, n.       The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.
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Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See       {Pastor}.]       1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural             life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.          2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a             church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.          {Pastoral staff} (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a             shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop,             abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it.             See {Crook}, and {Crosier}.          {Pastoral Theology}, that part of theology which treats of             the duties of pastors.
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Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, n.       1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a             poem in which the speakers assume the character of             shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.                         A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion                      is represented by its effects on a country life.                                                                               --Rambler.          2. (Mus.) A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for             instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a             lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from             rural life. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          3. (Eccl.) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically,             a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot.             Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read             in each parish.
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Madrigal \Mad"ri*gal\, n. [It. madrigale, OIt. madriale,       mandriale (cf. LL. matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly       fr. It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr. [?]       fold, stable; hence, madrigal, originally, a pastoral song.]       1. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a {pastoral poem},             containing some tender and delicate, though simple,             thought.                         Whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling                      brook to hear his madrigal.               --Milton.          2. (Mus.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or             more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint             and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes.             Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices             on a part. See {Glee}.
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Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See       {Pastor}.]       1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural             life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.          2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a             church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.          {Pastoral staff} (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a             shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop,             abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it.             See {Crook}, and {Crosier}.          {Pastoral Theology}, that part of theology which treats of             the duties of pastors.
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Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See       {Pastor}.]       1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural             life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.          2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a             church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.          {Pastoral staff} (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a             shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop,             abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it.             See {Crook}, and {Crosier}.          {Pastoral Theology}, that part of theology which treats of             the duties of pastors.
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Pastorally \Pas"tor*al*ly\, adv.       1. In a pastoral or rural manner.          2. In the manner of a pastor.
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Pastorate \Pas"tor*ate\, n. [Cf. F. pastorat. See {Pastor}.]       The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
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Pastorium \Pas*to"ri*um\, n. [See {Pastor}; cf. {Auditorium}.]       A parsonage; -- so called in some Baptist churches. [Southern       U. S.]
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Pastorless \Pas"tor*less\, a.       Having no pastor.
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Pastorling \Pas"tor*ling\, n.       An insignificant pastor. [R.]
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Pastorly \Pas"tor*ly\, a.       Appropriate to a pastor. --Milton.
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Pastorship \Pas"tor*ship\, n.       Pastorate. --Bp. Bull.
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Pastry \Pas"try\, n.; pl. {Pastries}.       1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of             paste, as pies, tarts, etc.          {Pastry cook}, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as,             the pastry cook of a hotel.
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Pastry \Pas"try\, n.; pl. {Pastries}.       1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of             paste, as pies, tarts, etc.          {Pastry cook}, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as,             the pastry cook of a hotel.
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Pastry \Pas"try\, n.; pl. {Pastries}.       1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of             paste, as pies, tarts, etc.          {Pastry cook}, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as,             the pastry cook of a hotel.
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Pasturable \Pas"tur*a*ble\, a.       Fit for pasture.
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Pasturage \Pas"tur*age\, n. [OF. pasturage, F. p[83]turage. See       {Pasture}.]       1. Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.          2. Grass growing for feed; grazing.          3. The business of feeding or grazing cattle.
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Pasture \Pas"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pastured}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pasturing}.]       To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as       food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will       pasture forty cows.
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Pasture \Pas"ture\, v. i.       To feed on growing grass; to graze.
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Pasture \Pas"ture\, n. [OF. pasture, F. p[83]ture, L. pastura,       fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. See {Pastor}.]       1. Food; nourishment. [Obs.]                         Toads and frogs his pasture poisonous. --Spenser.          2. Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the             food of cattle taken by grazing.          3. Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage.                         He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. --Ps.                                                                               xxiii. 2.                         So graze as you find pasture.            --Shak.
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Pasture \Pas"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pastured}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pasturing}.]       To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as       food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will       pasture forty cows.
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Pastureless \Pas"ture*less\, a.       Destitute of pasture. --Milton.
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Pasturer \Pas"tur*er\, n.       One who pastures; one who takes cattle to graze. See       {Agister}.
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Pasture \Pas"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pastured}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pasturing}.]       To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as       food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will       pasture forty cows.
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Pay streak \Pay streak\       1. (Mining) The zone, parallel to the walls of a vein, in             which the ore is concentrated, or any narrow streak of             paying ore in less valuable material.          2. (Oil Boring) A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a             well pay.
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Peach \Peach\, n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[88]che,       fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a       peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.)       A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two       seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree       which bears it ({Prunus, [or] Amygdalus Persica}). In the       wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.          {Guinea}, [or] {Sierra Leone}, {peach}, the large edible             berry of the {Sarcocephalus esculentus}, a rubiaceous             climbing shrub of west tropical Africa.          {Palm peach}, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ({Bactris             speciosa}).          {Peach color}, the pale red color of the peach blossom.          {Peach-tree borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a clearwing moth             ({[92]geria, [or] Sannina, exitiosa}) of the family             {[92]geriid[91]}, which is very destructive to peach trees             by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the             moth itself. See Illust. under {Borer}.
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d8Pectus \[d8]Pec"tus\, n.; pl. {Pectora}. [L., the breast.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The breast of a bird.
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, n. [L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of       pectorials.]       1. A covering or protecting for the breast.          2. (Eccl.)             (a) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high                   person.             (b) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.          3. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially             the lungs.
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Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr.       gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[81]rtel, Icel. gyr[?]ill. See       {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.]       1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference;             a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling             the body usually at the waist; a cestus.                         Within the girdle of these walls.      --Shak.                         Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv.                                                                               6.          2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon.                         From the world's girdle to the frozen pole.                                                                               --Cowper.                         That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell.          3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a             brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the             setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight.          4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.          {Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under             {Sphenethmoid}.          {Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel.          {Sea girdle} (Zo[94]l.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle},             under {Venus}.          {Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, [and] {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See             under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}.          {To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one, that is, in             subjection.
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Note: In the expressions [bd]to be, or dwell, upon land,[b8]                [bd]to go, or fare, on land,[b8] as used by Chaucer,                land denotes the country as distinguished from the                town.                            A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the                         country].                                       --Chaucer.          3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet             land; good or bad land.          4. The inhabitants of a nation or people.                         These answers, in the silent night received, The                      kind himself divulged, the land believed. --Dryden.          5. The mainland, in distinction from islands.          6. The ground or floor. [Obs.]                         Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser.          7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one             of several portions into which a field is divided for             convenience in plowing.          8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows,             pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it,             whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand             of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent.             Bouvier. Burrill.          9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat;             the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also             {landing}. --Knight.          10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations,             or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so             treated, as the level part of a millstone between the             furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun             between the grooves.          {Land agent}, a person employed to sell or let land, to             collect rents, and to attend to other money matters             connected with land.          {Land boat}, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails.          {Land blink}, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea             over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice             blink}.          {Land breeze}. See under {Breeze}.          {Land chain}. See {Gunter's chain}.          {Land crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of crabs             which live much on the land, and resort to the water             chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in             the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a             large size.          {Land fish} a fish on land; a person quite out of place.             --Shak.          {Land force}, a military force serving on land, as             distinguished from a naval force.          {Land, ho!} (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of             land.          {Land ice}, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in             distinction from a floe.          {Land leech} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions,             live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast.                      {Land measure}, the system of measurement used in determining             the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such             measurement.          {Land, [or] House}, {of bondage}, in Bible history, Egypt; by             extension, a place or condition of special oppression.          {Land o' cakes}, Scotland.          {Land of Nod}, sleep.          {Land of promise}, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a             better country or condition of which one has expectation.                      {Land of steady habits}, a nickname sometimes given to the             State of Connecticut.          {Land office}, a government office in which the entries upon,             and sales of, public land are registered, and other             business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.]                      {Land pike}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The gray pike, or sauger.             (b) The Menobranchus.          {Land service}, military service as distinguished from naval             service.          {Land rail}. (Zo[94]l)             (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See {Crake}.             (b) An Australian rail ({Hypot[91]nidia Phillipensis});                   -- called also {pectoral rail}.          {Land scrip}, a certificate that the purchase money for a             certain portion of the public land has been paid to the             officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.]          {Land shark}, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant]                      {Land side}             (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an                   island or ship, which is turned toward the land.             (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard                   and which presses against the unplowed land.          {Land snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail which lives on land, as             distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and             belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of             warm countries are Di[d2]cia, and belong to the             T[91]nioglossa. See {Geophila}, and {Helix}.          {Land spout}, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form             during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on             land.          {Land steward}, a person who acts for another in the             management of land, collection of rents, etc.          {Land tortoise}, {Land turtle} (Zo[94]l.), any tortoise that             habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See             {Tortoise}.          {Land warrant}, a certificate from the Land Office,             authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land.             [U.S.]          {Land wind}. Same as {Land breeze} (above).          {To make land} (Naut.), to sight land.          {To set the land}, to see by the compass how the land bears             from the ship.          {To shut in the land}, to hide the land, as when fog, or an             intervening island, obstructs the view.
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Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European snipe ({Limnocryptes gallinula}); --             called also {judcock}, {jedcock}, {juddock}, {jed}, and             {half snipe}.       (b) A small American sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called             also {pectoral sandpiper}, and {grass snipe}.
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Pectorally \Pec"to*ral*ly\, adv.       As connected with the breast.
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the       breast; cf. F. pectoral.]       1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral             muscles.          2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;             as, a pectoral remedy.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as,             the pectoral sandpiper.          {Pectoral arch}, [or] {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or             more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate             skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the             shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the             scapula and clavicle, on each side.          {Pectorial cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by             bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.          {Pectorial} fins, [or] {Pectorials} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated             on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.                      {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail}             (b) under {Land}.          {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe             (b) .
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Pectoriloquial \Pec`to*ri*lo"qui*al\, a. [Cf. F. pectoriloque.]       Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
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Pectoriloquism \Pec`to*ril"o*quism\, n.       Pectoriloquy.
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Pectoriloquous \Pec`to*ril"o*quous\, a.       Pectoriloquial.
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Pectoriloquy \Pec`to*ril"o*quy\, n. [L. pectus, -oris, the       breast + loqui to speak: cf. F. pectoriloquie.] (Med.)       The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice,       heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It       usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural       cavity.
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Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,       empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.       emp[88]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,       pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from       wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a       herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See {In}, and       {Pasture}, {Pastor}.]       1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty             vexations.                         We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.                         A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to             infest. [Obs.] --Milton.                         All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with                      fishes.                                             --Holland.
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Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,       empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.       emp[88]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,       pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from       wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a       herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See {In}, and       {Pasture}, {Pastor}.]       1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty             vexations.                         We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.                         A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to             infest. [Obs.] --Milton.                         All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with                      fishes.                                             --Holland.
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Pesterer \Pes"ter*er\, n.       One who pesters or harasses.
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Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,       empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.       emp[88]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,       pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from       wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a       herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See {In}, and       {Pasture}, {Pastor}.]       1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty             vexations.                         We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.                         A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to             infest. [Obs.] --Milton.                         All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with                      fishes.                                             --Holland.
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Pesterment \Pes"ter*ment\, n.       The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered;       vexation; worry. [bd]The trouble and pesterment of       children.[b8] --B. Franklin.
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Pesterous \Pes"ter*ous\, a.       Inclined to pester. Also, vexatious; encumbering; burdensome.       [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Physeter \Phy*se"ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to blow: cf.       F. phys[82]t[8a]re.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The genus that includes the sperm whale.          2. A filtering machine operated by air pressure.
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Sperm whale \Sperm" whale`\ (Zo[94]l.)       A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having       a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth.       In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a       large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This       whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet.       It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called       also {cachalot}, and {spermaceti whale}.          {Pygmy sperm whale} (Zo[94]l.), a small whale ({Kogia             breviceps}), seldom twenty feet long, native of tropical             seas, but occasionally found on the American coast. Called             also {snub-nosed cachalot}.          {Sperm-whale porpoise} (Zo[94]l.), a toothed cetacean             ({Hypero[94]don bidens}), found on both sides of the             Atlantic and valued for its oil. The adult becomes about             twenty-five feet long, and its head is very large and             thick. Called also {bottle-nosed whale}.
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Ambergris \Am"ber*gris\, n. [F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber;       F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. gr[8c]s, G.       greis, gray-haired. See {Amber}.]       A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the       Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a       morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale       ({Physeter macrocephalus}), which is believed to be in all       cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray,       yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The       floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and       twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a       white vapor at 212[deg] Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in       perfumery. --Dana.
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Cachalot \Cach"a*lot\, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zo[94]l.)       The sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). It has in the top       of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which,       after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance       called spermaceti. See {Sperm whale}.
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Piaster \Pi*as"ter\, n. [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of       metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See       {Plaster}.]       A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See       {Peso}. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso       duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The       Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents.       The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four       and a half cents.
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Piastre \Pi*as"tre\, n.       See {Piaster}.
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3. A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a             buckler. [Obs.] [bd]Take down my buckler . . . and grind             the pick on 't.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.          4. Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick.                         France and Russia have the pick of our stables.                                                                               --Ld. Lytton.          5. That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as,             the pick of the flock.          6. (Print.) A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow             of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot             on a printed sheet. --MacKellar.          7. (Painting) That which is picked in, as with a pointed             pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.          8. (Weawing) The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate             of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per             minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a             weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch.          {Pick dressing} (Arch.), in cut stonework, a facing made by a             pointed tool, leaving the surface in little pits or             depressions.          {Pick hammer}, a pick with one end sharp and the other blunt,             used by miners.
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Pictorial \Pic*to"ri*al\, a. [L. pictorius, fr. pictor a       painter, fr. pingere to paint. See {Paint}.]       Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures;       forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a       picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination.       [bd]Pictorial rhetoric.[b8] --Ruskin. -- {Pic*to"ri*al*ly},       adv.
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Pictorial \Pic*to"ri*al\, a. [L. pictorius, fr. pictor a       painter, fr. pingere to paint. See {Paint}.]       Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures;       forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a       picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination.       [bd]Pictorial rhetoric.[b8] --Ruskin. -- {Pic*to"ri*al*ly},       adv.
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Pictoric \Pic*tor"ic\, Pictorical \Pic*tor"ic*al\, a.       Pictorial. [Obs.]
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Pictoric \Pic*tor"ic\, Pictorical \Pic*tor"ic*al\, a.       Pictorial. [Obs.]
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Picturable \Pic"tur*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being pictured, or represented by a picture.
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Pictural \Pic"tur*al\, a.       Pictorial. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Pictural \Pic"tur*al\, n.       A picture. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Picture \Pic"ture\, n.          {Animated picture}, a moving picture. d8Pierre-perdu    \[d8]Pierre`-per`du"\, n. [F. pierre perdue lost stone.]       Blocks of stone or concrete heaped loosely in the water to       make a foundation (as for a sea wall), a mole, etc.
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Picture \Pic"ture\, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to       paint: cf. F. peinture. See {Paint}.]       1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.]                         Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or                      sculpture.                                          --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a             building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced             by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography,             etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure;             a model.                         Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.                                                                               --Bacon.                         The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax.                                                                               --Howell.          3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the             eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings             vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the             picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.                         My eyes make pictures when they are shut.                                                                               --Coleridge.          Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming                self-explaining compounds; as, picture book or                picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture                seller or picture-seller, etc.          {Picture gallery}, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to             the exhibition of pictures.          {Picture red}, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a             room, from which pictures are hung.          {Picture writing}.             (a) The art of recording events, or of expressing                   messages, by means of pictures representing the                   actions or circumstances in question. --Tylor.             (b) The record or message so represented; as, the picture                   writing of the American Indians.          Syn: {Picture}, {Painting}.          Usage: Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is                   a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors,                   pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is                   a picture made by means of colored paints, usually                   applied moist with a brush.
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Picture \Pic"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pictured}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Picturing}.]       To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to       represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring       before the mind. [bd]I . . . do picture it in my mind.[b8]       --Spenser.                   I have not seen him so pictured.            --Shak.
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Picture \Pic"ture\, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to       paint: cf. F. peinture. See {Paint}.]       1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.]                         Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or                      sculpture.                                          --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a             building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced             by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography,             etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure;             a model.                         Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.                                                                               --Bacon.                         The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax.                                                                               --Howell.          3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the             eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings             vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the             picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.                         My eyes make pictures when they are shut.                                                                               --Coleridge.          Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming                self-explaining compounds; as, picture book or                picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture                seller or picture-seller, etc.          {Picture gallery}, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to             the exhibition of pictures.          {Picture red}, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a             room, from which pictures are hung.          {Picture writing}.             (a) The art of recording events, or of expressing                   messages, by means of pictures representing the                   actions or circumstances in question. --Tylor.             (b) The record or message so represented; as, the picture                   writing of the American Indians.          Syn: {Picture}, {Painting}.          Usage: Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is                   a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors,                   pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is                   a picture made by means of colored paints, usually                   applied moist with a brush.
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Picture \Pic"ture\, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to       paint: cf. F. peinture. See {Paint}.]       1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.]                         Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or                      sculpture.                                          --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a             building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced             by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography,             etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure;             a model.                         Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.                                                                               --Bacon.                         The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax.                                                                               --Howell.          3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the             eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings             vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the             picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.                         My eyes make pictures when they are shut.                                                                               --Coleridge.          Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming                self-explaining compounds; as, picture book or                picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture                seller or picture-seller, etc.          {Picture gallery}, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to             the exhibition of pictures.          {Picture red}, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a             room, from which pictures are hung.          {Picture writing}.             (a) The art of recording events, or of expressing                   messages, by means of pictures representing the                   actions or circumstances in question. --Tylor.             (b) The record or message so represented; as, the picture                   writing of the American Indians.          Syn: {Picture}, {Painting}.          Usage: Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is                   a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors,                   pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is                   a picture made by means of colored paints, usually                   applied moist with a brush.
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Picture \Pic"ture\, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to       paint: cf. F. peinture. See {Paint}.]       1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.]                         Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or                      sculpture.                                          --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a             building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced             by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography,             etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure;             a model.                         Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.                                                                               --Bacon.                         The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax.                                                                               --Howell.          3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the             eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings             vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the             picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.                         My eyes make pictures when they are shut.                                                                               --Coleridge.          Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming                self-explaining compounds; as, picture book or                picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture                seller or picture-seller, etc.          {Picture gallery}, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to             the exhibition of pictures.          {Picture red}, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a             room, from which pictures are hung.          {Picture writing}.             (a) The art of recording events, or of expressing                   messages, by means of pictures representing the                   actions or circumstances in question. --Tylor.             (b) The record or message so represented; as, the picture                   writing of the American Indians.          Syn: {Picture}, {Painting}.          Usage: Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is                   a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors,                   pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is                   a picture made by means of colored paints, usually                   applied moist with a brush.
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Picture \Pic"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pictured}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Picturing}.]       To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to       represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring       before the mind. [bd]I . . . do picture it in my mind.[b8]       --Spenser.                   I have not seen him so pictured.            --Shak.
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Pictured \Pic"tured\, a.       Furnished with pictures; represented by a picture or       pictures; as, a pictured scene.
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Picturer \Pic"tur*er\, n.       One who makes pictures; a painter. [R.] --Fuller.
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Picturesque \Pic`tur*esque"\, a. [It. pittoresco: cf. F.       pittoresque. See {Pictorial}.]       Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture;       representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate       to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which       is agreeable in a picture, natural or artificial; graphic;       vivid; as, a picturesque scene or attitude; picturesque       language.                   What is picturesque as placed in relation to the                beautiful and the sublime? It is . . . the                characteristic pushed into a sensible excess. --De       Quincey. -- {Pic`tur*esque"ly}, adv. -- {Pic`tur*esque"ness},       n.
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Picturesque \Pic`tur*esque"\, a. [It. pittoresco: cf. F.       pittoresque. See {Pictorial}.]       Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture;       representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate       to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which       is agreeable in a picture, natural or artificial; graphic;       vivid; as, a picturesque scene or attitude; picturesque       language.                   What is picturesque as placed in relation to the                beautiful and the sublime? It is . . . the                characteristic pushed into a sensible excess. --De       Quincey. -- {Pic`tur*esque"ly}, adv. -- {Pic`tur*esque"ness},       n.
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Picturesque \Pic`tur*esque"\, a. [It. pittoresco: cf. F.       pittoresque. See {Pictorial}.]       Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture;       representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate       to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which       is agreeable in a picture, natural or artificial; graphic;       vivid; as, a picturesque scene or attitude; picturesque       language.                   What is picturesque as placed in relation to the                beautiful and the sublime? It is . . . the                characteristic pushed into a sensible excess. --De       Quincey. -- {Pic`tur*esque"ly}, adv. -- {Pic`tur*esque"ness},       n.
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Picturesquish \Pic`tur*esqu"ish\, a.       Somewhat picturesque. [R.]
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Picture \Pic"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pictured}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Picturing}.]       To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to       represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring       before the mind. [bd]I . . . do picture it in my mind.[b8]       --Spenser.                   I have not seen him so pictured.            --Shak.
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Picturize \Pic"tur*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picturized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Picturizing}.] [R.]       1. To picture.          2. To adorn with pictures.
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Picturize \Pic"tur*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picturized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Picturizing}.] [R.]       1. To picture.          2. To adorn with pictures.
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Picturize \Pic"tur*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picturized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Picturizing}.] [R.]       1. To picture.          2. To adorn with pictures.
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Piscatorial \Pis`ca*to"ri*al\, Piscatory \Pis"ca*to*ry\, a. [L.       piscatorius, fr. piscator a fisherman, fr. piscari to fish,       fr. piscis a fish. See {Fish} the animal.]       Of or pertaining to fishes or fishing. --Addison.
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Piscatorial \Pis`ca*to"ri*al\, Piscatory \Pis"ca*to*ry\, a. [L.       piscatorius, fr. piscator a fisherman, fr. piscari to fish,       fr. piscis a fish. See {Fish} the animal.]       Of or pertaining to fishes or fishing. --Addison.
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Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oocr]d`), n. [So named from skewers       (dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See {Dag}, and {Dagger}.]       (Bot.)       The {Cornus}, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the       wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many       purposes.          Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus                mascula}, called also {cornelian cherry}, bears a red                acid berry. {C. florida} is the flowering dogwood, a                small American tree with very showy blossoms.          {Dogwood tree}.       (a) The dogwood or {Cornus}.       (b) A papilionaceous tree ({Piscidia erythrina}) growing in             Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also             {Jamaica dogwood}.
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Pistareen \Pis`ta*reen"\, n.       An old Spanish silver coin of the value of about twenty       cents.
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Positure \Pos"i*ture\ (?; 135), n.       See {Posture}. [Obs.]
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses       were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.       positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.       {Post} a pillar.]       1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;             a station. Specifically:             (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established                   for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on                   some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.             (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a                   body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such                   a station.             (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is                   limited.          2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,             one who is employed by the government to carry letters and             parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter             carrier; a postman.                         In certain places there be always fresh posts, to                      carry that further which is brought unto them by the                      other.                                                --Abp. Abbot.                         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving                      them from such a worthless post.         --Shak.          3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or             station to another; especially, the governmental system in             any country for carrying and distributing letters and             parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by             which the mail is transported.                         I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,                      which I should not care to hazard by the common                      post.                                                --Pope.          4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.             [Obs.] [bd]In post he came.[b8] --Shak.          5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal             station. [Obs.]                         He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then                      called, post, for several years.         --Palfrey.          6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or             emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.                         The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.          7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under             {Paper}.          {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a             hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.          {Post bag}, a mail bag.          {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.          {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four             wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.                      {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.          {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.          {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a             carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.          {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the             post.          {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.          {Post office}.             (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where                   letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are                   received and distributed; a place appointed for                   attending to all business connected with the mail.             (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.          {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.          {Post road}, [or] {Post route}, a road or way over which the             mail is carried.          {Post town}.             (a) A town in which post horses are kept.             (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.                            {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from             place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little             delay as possible.          {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of             horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses             are attached at each stopping place.
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Poster \Post"er\, n.       1. One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier.             [bd]Posters of the sea and land.[b8] --Shak.          2. A post horse. [bd]Posters at full gallop.[b8] --C. Lever.
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Poster \Post"er\, n.       1. A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public             places.          2. One who posts bills; a billposter.
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Posterior \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[ocr]s*t[emac]"r[icr]*[etil]r), a.       [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post       after. See {Post-}.]       1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or             moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}.                         Hesiod was posterior to Homer.            --Broome.          2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}.          3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in             human anatomy often used for {dorsal}.          4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said             of an axillary flower. --Gray.
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Posteriority \Pos*te`ri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.       post[82]riorit[82].]       The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of       time, or of an event; -- opposed to {priority}.
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Posteriorly \Pos*te"ri*or*ly\, adv.       Subsequently in time; also, behind in position.
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Posteriors \Pos*te"ri*ors\, n. pl.       The hinder parts, as of an animal's body. --Swift.
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Posterity \Pos*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. posteritas: cf. F.       post[82]rit[82]. See {Posterior}.]       1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the             furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who             are descended from an ancestor of a generation;             descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the             posterity of Abraham.                         If [the crown] should not stand in thy posterity.                                                                               --Shak.          2. Succeeding generations; future times. --Shak.                         Their names shall be transmitted to posterity.                                                                               --Shak.                         Their names shall be transmitted to posterity.                                                                               --Smalridge.
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Postern \Pos"tern\, n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr.       L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See {Posterior}.]       1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance;             hence, any small door or gate.                         He by a privy postern took his flight. --Spenser.                         Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. --Shak.          2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the             parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the             interior of the outworks. --Mahan.
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Postern \Pos"tern\, a.       Back; being behind; private. [bd]The postern door.[b8]       --Dryden.
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Postero \Pos"te*ro\       - ([?]). A combining form meaning posterior, back; as,       postero-inferior, situated back and below; postero-lateral,       situated back and at the side.
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Postoral \Post*o"ral\, a. [Pref. post- + oral.] (Anat.)       Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth.
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Postorbital \Post*or"bit*al\, a. [Pref. post- + orbital.] (Anat.       & Zo[94]l.)       Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some       fishes and reptiles. -- n. A postorbital bone or scale.
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Postremogeniture \Pos*tre`mo*gen"i*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L.       postremus last + genitura birth, geniture.]       The right of the youngest born. --Mozley & W.
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Postremote \Post`re*mote"\, a. [Pref. post- + remote.]       More remote in subsequent time or order.
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Postrider \Post"rid`er\, n.       One who rides over a post road to carry the mails.       --Bancroft.
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Posttertiary \Post*ter"ti*a*ry\, a. [Pref. post- + tertiary.]       (Geol.)       Following, or more recent than, the Tertiary; Quaternary.
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Postural \Pos"tur*al\ (?; 135), a.       Of or pertaining to posture.
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Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. positura, fr.       ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}.]       1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of             the several parts of the body with respect to each other,             or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the             position of a figure with regard to the several principal             members by which action is expressed; attitude.                         Atalanta, the posture of whose limbs was so lively                      expressed . . . one would have sworn the very                      picture had run.                                 --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         In most strange postures We have seen him set                      himself.                                             --Shak.                         The posture of a poetic figure is a description of                      his heroes in the performance of such or such an                      action.                                             --Dryden.          2. Place; position; situation. [Obs.] --Milton.                         His [man's] noblest posture and station in this                      world.                                                --Sir M. Hale.          3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or             of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a             posture of defense; the posture of affairs.                         The several postures of his devout soul.                                                                               --Atterbury.          Syn: Attitude; position. See {Attitude}.
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Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postured}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Posturing}.]       To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the       parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to       posture one's self; to posture a model. --Howell.
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Posture \Pos"ture\, v. i.       1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the             body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or             contortionist; also, to pose.          2. Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
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Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postured}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Posturing}.]       To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the       parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to       posture one's self; to posture a model. --Howell.
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Posturer \Pos`tur*er\, n.       One who postures.
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Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postured}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Posturing}.]       To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the       parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to       posture one's self; to posture a model. --Howell.
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Pouched \Pouched\, a. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or                   the wombat.             (b) Having external cheek pouches; as, the pouched gopher.             (c) Having internal cheek pouches; as, the pouched                   squirrels.          {Pouched dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Zebra wolf}, under {Zebra}.          {Pouched frog} (Zo[94]l.), the nototrema, the female of which             has a dorsal pouch in which the eggs are hatched, and in             which the young pass through their brief tadpole stage.          {Pouched gopher}, [or] {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket             gopher}, under {Pocket}.          {Pouched mouse}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket mouse}, under             {Pocket}.
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Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.       ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.       rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Raccoon}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of             the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that             infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,             or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced             into Anerica from the Old World.          2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,             used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their             natural hair. [Local, U.S.]          3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the             trades, one who works for lower wages than those             prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]          Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of                the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the                German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this                country (in some timber as is said); and being much                stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,                rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.                The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,                as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the                government of George the First, but has by degrees                obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any                sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord                Mahon.          {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus             {Rhizomys}.          {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and             {Coast}.          {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.          {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon             hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and             Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious             to the crop.          {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.          {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.          {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.          {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.          {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.             (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.          {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near             Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.          {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.          {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be             killed by a dog for sport.          {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas             mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters             dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.          {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus             {Echinomys}.          {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus             {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the             Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gopher \Go"pher\, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See       {Gauffer}.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the             genera {Geomys} and {Thomomys}, of the family             {Geomyid[91]}; -- called also {pocket gopher} and {pouched             rat}. See {Pocket gopher}, and {Tucan}.          Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to                many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the                earth.          2. One of several western American species of the genus             {Spermophilus}, of the family {Sciurid[91]}; as, the gray             gopher ({Spermophilus Franklini}) and the striped gopher             ({S. tridecemlineatus}); -- called also {striped prairie             squirrel}, {leopard marmot}, and {leopard spermophile}.             See {Spermophile}.          3. A large land tortoise ({Testudo Carilina}) of the Southern             United States, which makes extensive burrows.          4. A large burrowing snake ({Spilotes Couperi}) of the             Southern United States.          {Gopher drift} (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift,             following or seeking the ore without regard to regular             grade or section. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pouched \Pouched\, a. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or                   the wombat.             (b) Having external cheek pouches; as, the pouched gopher.             (c) Having internal cheek pouches; as, the pouched                   squirrels.          {Pouched dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Zebra wolf}, under {Zebra}.          {Pouched frog} (Zo[94]l.), the nototrema, the female of which             has a dorsal pouch in which the eggs are hatched, and in             which the young pass through their brief tadpole stage.          {Pouched gopher}, [or] {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket             gopher}, under {Pocket}.          {Pouched mouse}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket mouse}, under             {Pocket}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.       ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.       rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Raccoon}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of             the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that             infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,             or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced             into Anerica from the Old World.          2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,             used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their             natural hair. [Local, U.S.]          3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the             trades, one who works for lower wages than those             prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]          Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of                the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the                German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this                country (in some timber as is said); and being much                stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,                rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.                The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,                as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the                government of George the First, but has by degrees                obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any                sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord                Mahon.          {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus             {Rhizomys}.          {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and             {Coast}.          {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.          {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon             hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and             Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious             to the crop.          {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.          {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.          {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.          {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.          {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.             (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.          {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near             Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.          {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.          {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be             killed by a dog for sport.          {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas             mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters             dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.          {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus             {Echinomys}.          {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus             {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the             Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gopher \Go"pher\, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See       {Gauffer}.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the             genera {Geomys} and {Thomomys}, of the family             {Geomyid[91]}; -- called also {pocket gopher} and {pouched             rat}. See {Pocket gopher}, and {Tucan}.          Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to                many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the                earth.          2. One of several western American species of the genus             {Spermophilus}, of the family {Sciurid[91]}; as, the gray             gopher ({Spermophilus Franklini}) and the striped gopher             ({S. tridecemlineatus}); -- called also {striped prairie             squirrel}, {leopard marmot}, and {leopard spermophile}.             See {Spermophile}.          3. A large land tortoise ({Testudo Carilina}) of the Southern             United States, which makes extensive burrows.          4. A large burrowing snake ({Spilotes Couperi}) of the             Southern United States.          {Gopher drift} (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift,             following or seeking the ore without regard to regular             grade or section. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[94]l.)       The British smooth sole, or scaldfish ({Psetta arnoglossa}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scaldfish \Scald"fish`\, n. [Scald, a. + fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       A European flounder ({Arnoglossus laterna}, or {Psetta       arnoglossa}); -- called also {megrim}, and {smooth sole}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pseudo-heart \Pseu"do-heart`\, n. [Pseudo- + heart.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the       nature of a real heart, especially one of those pertaining to       the excretory system.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Erythrite \E*ryth"rite\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]       1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, {C4H6.(OH)4},             of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens,             and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called             also {erythrol}, {erythroglucin}, {erythromannite},             {pseudorcin}, {cobalt bloom}, and under the name {phycite}             obtained from the alga {Protococcus vulgaris}. It is a             tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pseudorhabdite \Pseu`do*rhab"dite\, n. [Pseudo- + Gr. [?] a       rod.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the peculiar rodlike corpuscles found in the       integument of certain Turbellaria. They are filled with a       soft granular substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pseudo-romantic \Pseu`do-ro*man"tic\, a. Pseudo- + romantic.]       Falsely romantic.                   The false taste, the pseudo-romantic rage. --De                                                                               Quincey.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pastura, NM       Zip code(s): 88435
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Peachtree City, GA (city, FIPS 59724)       Location: 33.39261 N, 84.56888 W       Population (1990): 19027 (6541 housing units)       Area: 60.4 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30269
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pescadero, CA       Zip code(s): 94060
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Picture Rocks, AZ (CDP, FIPS 55300)       Location: 32.34576 N, 111.24568 W       Population (1990): 4026 (1597 housing units)       Area: 142.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Picture Rocks, PA (borough, FIPS 60136)       Location: 41.28002 N, 76.70922 W       Population (1990): 660 (259 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
packet driver          {IBM PC} {local area network} software that       divides data into {packet}s which it routes to the network.       It also handles incoming data, reassembling the packets so       that {application program}s can read the data as a continuous       stream.          {FTP Software} created the specification for {IBM PC} packet       drivers but {Crynwr Software} dominate the market and have       done the vast majority of the implementations.          Packet drivers provide a simple, common programming interface       that allows multiple {application}s to share a {network       interface} at the {data link} layer.   Packet drivers       demultiplex incoming packets among the applications by using       the network media's {standard packet type} or {service access       point} field(s).          The packet driver provides calls to initiate access to a       specific packet type, to end access to it, to send a packet,       to get statistics on the network interface and to get       information about the interface.          Protocol implementations that use the packet driver can       coexist and can make use of one another's services, whereas       multiple applications which do not use the driver do not       coexist on one machine properly.   Through use of the packet       driver, a user could run {TCP/IP}, {XNS} and a proprietary       protocol implementation such as {DECnet}, {Banyan}'s,       {LifeNet}'s, {Novell}'s or {3Com}'s without the difficulties       associated with pre-empting the network interface.          Applications which use the packet driver can also run on new       network hardware of the same class without being modified;       only a new packet driver need be supplied.          There are several levels of packet driver.   The first is the       basic packet driver, which provides minimal functionality but       should be simple to implement and which uses very few host       resources.   The basic driver provides operations to broadcast       and receive packets.   The second driver is the extended packet       driver, which is a superset of the basic driver.   The extended       driver supports less commonly used functions of the network       interface such as {multicast}, and also gathers statistics on       use of the interface and makes these available to the       application.   The third level, the high-performance functions,       support performance improvements and tuning.          {(http://www.crynwr.com/crynwr/home.html)}.          (1994-12-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
packet radio          The use of {packet switched}       communications {protocols} in large networks (i.e not       {wireless LANs} or {Bluetooth}) having wireless links to       terminals at least.   Packet radio is split into {amateur       packet radio} (AX25) and {General Packet Radio Service}       (GRPS).          (2001-05-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
packet writing          A technique for writing {CD-R}s and {CD-RW}s that is       more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes       to write the CD.          {Adaptec}'s DirectCD is a packet writing recorder for {Windows       95} and {Windows NT} that uses the {UDF} version 1.5 file       system.          [Is this true?   How does it work?]          (1999-09-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pictorial Janus          K. Kahn, Xerox.   Visual extension of Janus.   Requires       Strand88 and a PostScript interpreter.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
picture          {image}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
picture element          (pixel) The smallest resolvable rectangular area of       an {image}, either on a screen or stored in memory.   Each       pixel in a {monochrome} image has its own brightness, from 0       for black to the maximum value (e.g. 255 for an eight-bit       pixel) for white.   In a colour image, each pixel has its own       brightness and colour, usually represented as a triple of red,       green and blue intensities (see {RGB}).          Compare {voxel}.          (1998-05-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Picture Quality Scale          (PQS) A system for rating image quality based upon       features of images that affect their perception by the human       eye, rather than the traditional {signal-to-noise ratio} which       examines differences for every single {pixel}.          [Details?]          (1995-01-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
post-order traversal          {traversal}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pSather          A parallel extension of {Sather} for a clustered       {shared memory} model.   It features {thread}s synchronised by       {monitor} objects ("gates"); {locality} {assertion}s and       placement operators.          There is an implementation for the {CM-5}.          ["pSather Monitors: Design, Tutorial, Rationale and       Implementation", J.A. Feldman et al, TR-91-031 and TR-93-028,       ICSI, Berkeley, CA].          (1995-03-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pseudo-random number          One of a sequence of numbers generated by some       algorithm so as to have an even distribution over some range       of values and minimal correlation between successive values.          {Home (http://random.mat.sbg.ac.at/home.html)}.          (1995-04-21)