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   padrone
         n 1: an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
         2: an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.

English Dictionary: patrimonial	by the DICT Development Group
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paternal adj belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits" characteristic of a father Antonym(s): maternal relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" Synonym(s): parental, maternal, paternal Antonym(s): filial related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" Synonym(s): agnate, agnatic, paternal
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paternal quality n the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears" Synonym(s): fatherliness, paternal quality
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paternalism n the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
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paternalistic adj benevolent but sometimes intrusive
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paternally adv in a paternal manner; "he behaves very paternally toward his young bride"
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paternity n the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity" the kinship relation between an offspring and the father Synonym(s): fatherhood, paternity the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" Synonym(s): authorship, paternity
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paternity suit n a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) Synonym(s): paternity suit, bastardy proceeding
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paternity test n a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
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Paternoster n (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father' a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
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patrimonial adj inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" Synonym(s): ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible
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patrimony n a church endowment an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) Synonym(s): birthright, patrimony
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patron n a regular customer Synonym(s): patron, frequenter the proprietor of an inn someone who supports or champions something Synonym(s): patron, sponsor, supporter
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patron saint n a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
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patronage n the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" Synonym(s): backing, backup, championship, patronage customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" Synonym(s): clientele, patronage, business a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient Synonym(s): condescension, disdain, patronage (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" Synonym(s): trade, patronage v support by being a patron of be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
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patroness n a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron [syn: patroness, patronne]
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patronise v do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor Antonym(s): boycott assume sponsorship of Synonym(s): sponsor, patronize, patronise treat condescendingly Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, condescend be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
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patronised adj having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops" Synonym(s): patronized, patronised Antonym(s): patronless, unpatronised, unpatronized
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patronising adj (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Synonym(s): arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
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patronisingly adv with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" Synonym(s): condescendingly, patronizingly, patronisingly
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patronize v assume sponsorship of [syn: sponsor, patronize, patronise] do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor Antonym(s): boycott treat condescendingly Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, condescend be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
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patronized adj having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops" Synonym(s): patronized, patronised Antonym(s): patronless, unpatronised, unpatronized
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patronizing adj (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Synonym(s): arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
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patronizingly adv with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" Synonym(s): condescendingly, patronizingly, patronisingly
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patronless adj having little patronage or few clients; "a restaurant unpatronized by the elite" Synonym(s): unpatronized, unpatronised, patronless Antonym(s): patronised, patronized
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patronne n a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron [syn: patroness, patronne]
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patronym n a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) Synonym(s): patronymic, patronym
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patronymic adj of or derived from a personal or family name n a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) Synonym(s): patronymic, patronym
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pattern n a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" Synonym(s): form, shape, pattern a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" Synonym(s): practice, pattern a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" Synonym(s): design, pattern, figure something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" Synonym(s): convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" Synonym(s): blueprint, design, pattern the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" Synonym(s): traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle Synonym(s): radiation pattern, radiation diagram, pattern v plan or create according to a model or models [syn: model, pattern] form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
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pattern-bomb v bomb in certain patterns
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patterned adj having patterns (especially colorful patterns) [ant: plain, unpatterned]
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patterned advance n a series with a definite pattern of advance [syn: progression, patterned advance]
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patternmaker n someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)
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Peter Mark Roget n English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869) Synonym(s): Roget, Peter Mark Roget
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Peter Medawar n British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987) Synonym(s): Medawar, Peter Medawar, Sir Peter Brian Medawar
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Peter Minnewit n Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) Synonym(s): Minuit, Peter Minuit, Minnewit, Peter Minnewit
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Peter Minuit n Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) Synonym(s): Minuit, Peter Minuit, Minnewit, Peter Minnewit
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Petromyzon n typical lampreys Synonym(s): Petromyzon, genus Petromyzon
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Petromyzon marinus n large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes Synonym(s): sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
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Petromyzoniformes n lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: Petromyzoniformes, suborder Petromyzoniformes, Hyperoartia, suborder Hyperoartia]
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Petromyzontidae n lampreys Synonym(s): Petromyzontidae, family Petromyzontidae
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Petronas Towers n twin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet high
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Petronius n Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: Petronius, {Gaius Petronius}, Petronius Arbiter]
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Petronius Arbiter n Roman satirist (died in 66) [syn: Petronius, {Gaius Petronius}, Petronius Arbiter]
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Phthorimaea n potato moths Synonym(s): Phthorimaea, genus Phthorimaea
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Phthorimaea operculella n larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco Synonym(s): potato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculella greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm Synonym(s): potato moth, potato tuber moth, splitworm, Phthorimaea operculella
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phytohormone n (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone [syn: phytohormone, plant hormone, growth regulator]
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pit run n gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: bank gravel, pit-run gravel, pit run]
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pit-run gravel n gravel as found in natural deposits [syn: bank gravel, pit-run gravel, pit run]
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poitrine d'agneau n a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat Synonym(s): breast of lamb, poitrine d'agneau
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pot-trained adj (of children) trained to use the toilet [syn: {potty- trained}, pot-trained, toilet-trained]
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Poterium n a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae Synonym(s): Poterium, genus Poterium
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Poterium sanguisorba n European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads Synonym(s): salad burnet, burnet bloodwort, pimpernel, Poterium sanguisorba
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Potoroinae n rat kangaroos Synonym(s): Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae
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poudrin n small crystals of ice [syn: ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist]
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powder and shot n ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets
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powder magazine n a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored Synonym(s): magazine, powder store, powder magazine
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powder metallurgy n the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering
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powder method n a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification Synonym(s): powder photography, powder method, powder technique
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powder monkey n someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
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powder room n a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building Synonym(s): ladies' room, powder room
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powderiness n having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" Synonym(s): fineness, powderiness
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powdery mildew n any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface
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ptarmigan n large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
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pterion n the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle
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Pternohyla n burrowing tree frogs [syn: Pternohyla, {genus Pternohyla}]
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Pternohyla fodiens n terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest Synonym(s): lowland burrowing treefrog, northern casque-headed frog, Pternohyla fodiens
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Service \Serv"ice\, n., [or] Service \Serv"ice\ [Properly, the tree which bears serve, OE. serves, pl., service berries, AS. syrfe service tree; akin to L. sorbus.] (Bot.) A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus {Pyrus}, as {Pyrus domestica} and {P. torminalis} of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see {Shad bush}, under {Shad}). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries. {Service berry} (Bot.), the fruit of any kind of service tree. In British America the name is especially applied to that of the several species or varieties of the shad bush ({Amelanchier}.)
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Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus poplar.] (Bot.) 1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses. Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {P. tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {P. balsamifera}; Lombardy poplar ({P. dilatata}) is a tall, spiry tree; white poplar is {Populus alba}. 2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white poplar}. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Padrone \[d8]Pa*dro"ne\, n.; pl. It. {Padroni}, E. {Padrones}. [It. See {Patron}.] 1. A patron; a protector. 2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. 3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Padrone \[d8]Pa*dro"ne\, n.; pl. It. {Padroni}, E. {Padrones}. [It. See {Patron}.] 1. A patron; a protector. 2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. 3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternal \Pa*ter"nal\, a. [L. paternus, fr. pater a father: cf. F. paternel. See {Father}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. [bd]Under paternal rule.[b8] --Milton. 2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. Their small paternal field of corn. --Dryden. {Paternal government} (Polit. Science), the assumption by the governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the theory that they are incapable of managing their own afffairs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternal \Pa*ter"nal\, a. [L. paternus, fr. pater a father: cf. F. paternel. See {Father}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. [bd]Under paternal rule.[b8] --Milton. 2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. Their small paternal field of corn. --Dryden. {Paternal government} (Polit. Science), the assumption by the governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the theory that they are incapable of managing their own afffairs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternalism \Pater"nalism\, n. (Polit. Science) The theory or practice of paternal government. See {Paternal government}, under {Paternal}. --London Times.
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Paternally \Pater"nally\, adv. In a paternal manner.
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Paternity \Pater"nity\, n. [L. paternitas: cf. F. paternit[82]. See {Paternal}.] 1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity. The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child. 3. Origin; authorship. The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternoster \Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. (Mining) An elevator of an inclined endless traveling chain or belt bearing buckets or shelves which ascend on one side loaded, and empty themselves at the top.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternoster \Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. [L., Our Father.] 1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. 3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead[?]shaped sinkers. {Paternoster pump}, {Paternoster wheel}, a chain pump; a noria. {Paternoster while}, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternoster \Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. [L., Our Father.] 1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. 3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead[?]shaped sinkers. {Paternoster pump}, {Paternoster wheel}, a chain pump; a noria. {Paternoster while}, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternoster \Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. [L., Our Father.] 1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. 3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead[?]shaped sinkers. {Paternoster pump}, {Paternoster wheel}, a chain pump; a noria. {Paternoster while}, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paternoster \Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. [L., Our Father.] 1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. 3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead[?]shaped sinkers. {Paternoster pump}, {Paternoster wheel}, a chain pump; a noria. {Paternoster while}, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patrimonial \Pat`rimo"nial\, a. [L. patrimonialis: cf. F. patrimonial.] Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate.
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Patrimonially \Pat`rimo"nial*ly\, adv. By inheritance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patrimony \Pat"rimony\, n.; pl. {Patrimonies}. [L. patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See {Paternal}.] 1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor. [bd]'Reave the orphan of his patrimony.[b8] --Shak. 2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patrimony \Pat"rimony\, n.; pl. {Patrimonies}. [L. patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See {Paternal}.] 1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor. [bd]'Reave the orphan of his patrimony.[b8] --Shak. 2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patron \Pa"tron\, v. t. To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Patron \Pa"tron\, a. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. --Dryden. {Patron saint} (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.
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Patron \Pa"tron\, n. [F., fr. L. patronus, fr. pater a father. See {Paternal}, and cf. {Patroon}, {Padrone}, {Pattern}.] 1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. [bd]Patron of my life and liberty.[b8] --Shak. [bd]The patron of true holiness.[b8] --Spenser. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him. (b) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself. (c) An advocate or pleader. Let him who works the client wrong Beware the patron's ire. --Macaulay. 3. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art. 4. (Eccl. Law) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. [Eng.] 5. A guardian saint. -- called also {patron saint}. 6. (Naut.) See {Padrone}, 2. {Patrons of Husbandry}, the grangers. See {Granger}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patron \Pa"tron\, a. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. --Dryden. {Patron saint} (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patron \Pa"tron\, n. [F., fr. L. patronus, fr. pater a father. See {Paternal}, and cf. {Patroon}, {Padrone}, {Pattern}.] 1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. [bd]Patron of my life and liberty.[b8] --Shak. [bd]The patron of true holiness.[b8] --Spenser. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him. (b) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself. (c) An advocate or pleader. Let him who works the client wrong Beware the patron's ire. --Macaulay. 3. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art. 4. (Eccl. Law) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. [Eng.] 5. A guardian saint. -- called also {patron saint}. 6. (Naut.) See {Padrone}, 2. {Patrons of Husbandry}, the grangers. See {Granger}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patron \Pa"tron\, a. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary. --Dryden. {Patron saint} (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patron \Pa"tron\, n. [F., fr. L. patronus, fr. pater a father. See {Paternal}, and cf. {Patroon}, {Padrone}, {Pattern}.] 1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. [bd]Patron of my life and liberty.[b8] --Shak. [bd]The patron of true holiness.[b8] --Spenser. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him. (b) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself. (c) An advocate or pleader. Let him who works the client wrong Beware the patron's ire. --Macaulay. 3. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art. 4. (Eccl. Law) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. [Eng.] 5. A guardian saint. -- called also {patron saint}. 6. (Naut.) See {Padrone}, 2. {Patrons of Husbandry}, the grangers. See {Granger}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, v. t. To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, n. [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L. patronatus.] 1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author. 2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant] 3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. --Addison. 4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor. 5. (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. --Blackstone.
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Patronal \Pa"tron*al\, a. [L. patronalis; cf. F. patronal.] Patron; protecting; favoring. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Patronate \Pa"tron*ate\, n. [L. patronatus.] The right or duty of a patron; patronage. [R.] --Westm. Rev.
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Patroness \Pa"tron*ess\, n. [Cf. F. patronnesse.] A female patron or helper. --Spenser. Night, best patroness of grief. --Milton.
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Patronization \Pa`troniza"tion\, n. The act of patronizing; patronage; support. [R.]
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Patronize \Pa"tron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patronized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patronizing}.] 1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. The idea has been patronized by two States only. --A. Hamilton. 2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial Cant] 3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals.
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Patronize \Pa"tron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patronized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patronizing}.] 1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. The idea has been patronized by two States only. --A. Hamilton. 2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial Cant] 3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals.
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Patronizer \Pa"tron*i`zer\, n. One who patronizes.
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Patronize \Pa"tron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patronized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patronizing}.] 1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. The idea has been patronized by two States only. --A. Hamilton. 2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial Cant] 3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals.
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Patronizing \Pa"troni`zing\, a. Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. -- {Pat"roni`zing*ly}, adv. Thackeray.
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Patronizing \Pa"troni`zing\, a. Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. -- {Pat"roni`zing*ly}, adv. Thackeray.
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Patronless \Pa"tron*less\, a. Destitute of a patron.
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Patronomayology \Pa`tronom`ayol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a father + E. onomatology.] That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names and their origin; the study of patronymics.
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Patron \Pa"tron\, n. [F., fr. L. patronus, fr. pater a father. See {Paternal}, and cf. {Patroon}, {Padrone}, {Pattern}.] 1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. [bd]Patron of my life and liberty.[b8] --Shak. [bd]The patron of true holiness.[b8] --Spenser. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him. (b) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself. (c) An advocate or pleader. Let him who works the client wrong Beware the patron's ire. --Macaulay. 3. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art. 4. (Eccl. Law) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. [Eng.] 5. A guardian saint. -- called also {patron saint}. 6. (Naut.) See {Padrone}, 2. {Patrons of Husbandry}, the grangers. See {Granger}, 2.
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Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\, a. [L. patronymicus, Gr. [?]; [?] father + [?] name: cf. F. patronymique.] Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
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Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\, n. [Gr. [?].] A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name. --M. A. Lower.
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Patronymical \Pa`tronym"ical\, a. Same as {Patronymic}.
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Patroon \Pa*troon"\, n. [D. patroon a patron, a protector. See {Patron}.] One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
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Patroonship \Pa*troon"ship\, n. The office of a patroon. --Irving.
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Patter \Pat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.] 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard. --Thomson. 2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips. --Tyndale. [In this sense, and in the following, perh. from paternoster.] 3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. [Colloq.] I've gone out and pattered to get money. --Mayhew.
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Pattern \Pat"tern\, n. (Gun.) A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire.
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Pattern \Pat"tern\, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. I will be the pattern of all patience. --Shak. 2. A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance. He compares the pattern with the whole piece. --Swift. 3. Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern. 4. Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern. 5. Something made after a model; a copy. --Shak. The patterns of things in the heavens. --Heb. ix. 23. 6. Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern. 7. (Founding) A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it.
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Pattern \Pat"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patterning}.] 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. --Milton. [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise. --Sir T. Herbert. 2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel. {To pattern after}, to imitate; to follow.
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{Pattern box}, {chain}, [or] {cylinder} (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for forming the figure. {Pattern card}. (a) A set of samples on a card. (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard apparatus. {Pattern reader}, one who arranges textile patterns. {Pattern wheel} (Horology), a count-wheel.
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{Pattern box}, {chain}, [or] {cylinder} (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for forming the figure. {Pattern card}. (a) A set of samples on a card. (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard apparatus. {Pattern reader}, one who arranges textile patterns. {Pattern wheel} (Horology), a count-wheel.
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{Pattern box}, {chain}, [or] {cylinder} (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for forming the figure. {Pattern card}. (a) A set of samples on a card. (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard apparatus. {Pattern reader}, one who arranges textile patterns. {Pattern wheel} (Horology), a count-wheel.
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{Pattern box}, {chain}, [or] {cylinder} (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for forming the figure. {Pattern card}. (a) A set of samples on a card. (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard apparatus. {Pattern reader}, one who arranges textile patterns. {Pattern wheel} (Horology), a count-wheel.
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Pattern \Pat"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patterning}.] 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. --Milton. [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise. --Sir T. Herbert. 2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel. {To pattern after}, to imitate; to follow.
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Pattern \Pat"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patterning}.] 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. --Milton. [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise. --Sir T. Herbert. 2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel. {To pattern after}, to imitate; to follow.
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Pedarian \Peda"rian\, n. [L. pedarius, fr. pedarius belonging to the foot, fr. pes, pedis, foot.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote; -- so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken.
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Pedireme \Ped"i*reme\, n. [Pedi- + L. remus oar.] (Zo[94]l.) A crustacean, some of whose feet serve as oars.
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Peter \Pet"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Petered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Petering}.] [Etymol. uncertain.] To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.]
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Peterman \Pe"ter*man\, n.; pl. {Petermen}. A fisherman; -- so called after the apostle Peter. [An obs. local term in Eng.] --Chapman.
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Peterman \Pe"ter*man\, n.; pl. {Petermen}. A fisherman; -- so called after the apostle Peter. [An obs. local term in Eng.] --Chapman.
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Petrean \Pe*tre"an\, a. [L. petraeus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] a rock.] Of or pertaining to to rock. --G. S. Faber.
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Petrine \Pe"trine\, a. Of or pertaining to St.Peter; as, the Petrine Epistles.
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Petromastoid \Pet`ro*mas"toid\, a. [Petro + mastoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone, periotic.
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Pride \Pride\, n. [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.] (Zo[94]l.) A small European lamprey ({Petromyzon branchialis}); -- called also {prid}, and {sandpiper}.
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Note: The common or sea lamprey of America and Europe ({Petromyzon marinus}), which in spring ascends rivers to spawn, is considered excellent food by many, and is sold as a market fish in some localities. The smaller river lampreys mostly belong to the genus {Ammoc[d2]les}, or {Lampetra}, as {A. fluviatilis}, of Europe, and {A. [91]pypterus} of America. All lampreys attach themselves to other fishes, as parasites, by means of the suckerlike mouth.
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Petromyzont \Pet`ro*my"zont\, n. [Petro + Gr. [?] to suck in.] (Zo[94]l.) A lamprey.
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Petronel \Pet`ro*nel\, n. [OF. petrinal, fr. peitrine, petrine, the breast, F. poitrine; so called because it was placed against the breast in order to fire. See {Poitrel}.] A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.
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Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See {Brunette}.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially, {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet. {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the wings. {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}. {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}). {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba) oficinalis}.
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Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See {Brunette}.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially, {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet. {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the wings. {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}. {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}). {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba) oficinalis}.
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Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim. of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See {Brunette}.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially, {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet. {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the wings. {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}. {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}). {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba) oficinalis}.
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{Salad burnet} (Bot.), the common burnet ({Poterium Sanguisorba}), sometimes eaten as a salad in Italy.
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Pother \Poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pothering}.] To harass and perplex; to worry. [bd]Pothers and wearies himself.[b8] --Locke.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[86]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother.
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Pottern \Pot"tern\, a. Of or pertaining to potters. {Pottern ore}, a species of ore which, from its aptness to vitrify like the glazing of potter's wares, the miners call by this name. --Boyle.
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Pottern \Pot"tern\, a. Of or pertaining to potters. {Pottern ore}, a species of ore which, from its aptness to vitrify like the glazing of potter's wares, the miners call by this name. --Boyle.
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Poudre \Pou"dre\, n. [See {Powder}.] Dust; powder. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Poudre marchant} [see {Merchant}], a kind of flavoring powder used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
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Powdering \Pow"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Powder}, v. t. {Powdering tub}. (a) A tub or vessel in which meat is corned or salted. (b) A heated tub in which an infected lecher was placed for cure. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Powder \Pow"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Powdered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Powdering}.] [F. poudrer.] 1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate. 2. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair. A circling zone thou seest Powdered with stars. --Milton. 3. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. [Obs.]
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Powdering \Pow"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Powder}, v. t. {Powdering tub}. (a) A tub or vessel in which meat is corned or salted. (b) A heated tub in which an infected lecher was placed for cure. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Powdermill \Pow"der*mill`\, n. A mill in which gunpowder is made.
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Ptarmigan \Ptar"mi*gan\, n. [Gael. tarmachan; cf. Ir. tarmochan, tarmonach.] (Zo[94]l.) Any grouse of the genus {Lagopus}, of which numerous species are known. The feet are completely feathered. Most of the species are brown in summer, but turn white, or nearly white, in winter. Note: They chiefly inhabit the northern countries and high mountains of Europe, Asia, and America. The common European species is {Lagopus mutus}. The Scotch grouse, red grouse, or moor fowl ({L. Scoticus}), is reddish brown, and does not turn white in winter. The white, or willow, ptarmigan ({L. albus}) is found in both Europe and America.
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Pteranodon \Pteran"odon\, n. [Gr. [?] wing + [?] priv. + [?], [?], a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of American Cretaceous pterodactyls destitute of teeth. Several species are known, some of which had an expanse of wings of twenty feet or more.
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Taguan \Tag"u*an\, n. [From the native name in the East Indies.] (Zo[94]l.) A large flying squirrel ({Pteromys petuarista}). Its body becomes two feet long, with a large bushy tail nearly as long.
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d8Assapan \[d8]As`sapan"\, d8Assapanic \[d8]As`sapan"ic\, n. [Prob. Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) The American flying squirrel ({Pteromys volucella}).
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Pteron \Pte"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a wing.] (Anat.) The region of the skull, in the temporal fossa back of the orbit, where the great wing of the sphenoid, the temporal, the parietal, and the frontal hones approach each other.
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Pudder \Pud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puddered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puddering}.] [Cf. {Pother}.] To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow. Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putter \Put"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puttering}.] [See {Potter}.] To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putter-on \Put"ter-on`\, n. An instigator. --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Padroni, CO Zip code(s): 80745
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Peterman, AL Zip code(s): 36471
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Petronila, TX (city, FIPS 57056) Location: 27.66941 N, 97.63361 W Population (1990): 155 (58 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pattern matching 1. A function is defined to take arguments of a particular type, form or value. When applying the function to its actual arguments it is necessary to match the type, form or value of the actual arguments against the formal arguments in some definition. For example, the function length [] = 0 length (x:xs) = 1 + length xs uses pattern matching in its argument to distinguish a null list from a non-null one. There are well known {algorithm} for translating pattern matching into conditional expressions such as "if" or "case". E.g. the above function could be transformed to length l = case l of [] -> 0 x:xs -> 1 : length xs Pattern matching is usually performed in textual order though there are languages which match more specific patterns before less specific ones. 2. Descriptive of a type of language or utility such as {awk} or {Perl} which is suited to searching for strings or patterns in input data, usually using some kind of {regular expression}. (1994-11-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pattern recognition A branch of {artificial intelligence} concerned with the classification or description of observations. Pattern recognition aims to classify {data} (patterns) based on either a priori knowledge or on statistical information extracted from the patterns. The patterns to be classified are usually groups of measurements or observations, defining points in an appropriate multidimensional space. A complete pattern recognition system consists of a sensor that gathers the observations to be classified or described; a {feature extraction} mechanism that computes numeric or {symbolic} information from the observations; and a classification or description scheme that does the actual job of classifying or describing observations, relying on the extracted features. The classification or description scheme is usually based on the availability of a set of patterns that have already been classified or described. This set of patterns is termed the {training set} and the resulting learning strategy is characterised as {supervised}. Learning can also be {unsupervised}, in the sense that the system is not given an a priori labelling of patterns, instead it establishes the classes itself based on the statistical regularities of the patterns. The classification or description scheme usually uses one of the following approaches: statistical (or {decision theoretic}), syntactic (or structural), or neural. Statistical pattern recognition is based on statistical characterisations of patterns, assuming that the patterns are generated by a {probabilistic} system. Structural pattern recognition is based on the structural interrelationships of features. Neural pattern recognition employs the neural computing paradigm that has emerged with {neural networks}. (1995-09-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Petri net A {directed}, {bipartite graph} in which nodes are either "places" (represented by circles) or "transitions" (represented by rectangles), invented by Carl Adam Petri. A Petri net is marked by placing "tokens" on places. When all the places with arcs to a transition (its input places) have a token, the transition "fires", removing a token from each input place and adding a token to each place pointed to by the transition (its output places). Petri nets are used to model {concurrent} systems, particularly {network} {protocol}s. Variants on the basic idea include the {coloured Petri Net}, {Time Petri Net}, {Timed Petri Net}, {Stochastic Petri Net}, and {Predicate Transition Net}. {FAQ (http://www.daimi.aau.dk/PetriNets/faq/answers.htm)}. (1996-09-10)