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English Dictionary: pepper grass	by the DICT Development Group
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paper chain n a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room
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paper chase n an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot Synonym(s): paper chase, hare and hounds
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paper chromatography n chromatography that uses selective adsorption on a strip of paper
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paper clip n a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" Synonym(s): paper clip, paperclip, gem clip
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paper cup n a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks [syn: Dixie cup, paper cup]
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paper currency n currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie Synonym(s): paper money, folding money, paper currency
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paper cutter n a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size
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paper gold n reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market Synonym(s): special drawing rights, paper gold
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paper knife n dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books Synonym(s): letter opener, paper knife, paperknife
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paper rush n tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times Synonym(s): papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus
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paper wasp n any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper
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paperclip n a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" Synonym(s): paper clip, paperclip, gem clip
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paperknife n dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books Synonym(s): letter opener, paper knife, paperknife
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papers n writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) Synonym(s): document, written document, papers
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paperweight n a weight used to hold down a stack of papers
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Papio ursinus n greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa [syn: chacma, chacma baboon, Papio ursinus]
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paprika n plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Synonym(s): sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
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paprika sauce n veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream Synonym(s): Hungarian sauce, paprika sauce
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papyrus n paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times Synonym(s): papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus a document written on papyrus
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pauperisation n the act of making someone poor [syn: pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment]
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pauperise v reduce to beggary Synonym(s): beggar, pauperize, pauperise
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pauperism n a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" Synonym(s): indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization
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pauperization n a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" Synonym(s): indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization the act of making someone poor Synonym(s): pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pauperize v reduce to beggary Synonym(s): beggar, pauperize, pauperise
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pepper grass n annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common garden cress}, garden pepper cress, pepper grass, pepperwort, Lepidium sativum]
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pepper grinder n a mill for grinding pepper [syn: pepper mill, {pepper grinder}]
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pepper sauce n for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper Synonym(s): pepper sauce, Poivrade
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pepper shaker n a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper Synonym(s): pepper shaker, pepper box, pepper pot
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pepper shrub n evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits Synonym(s): pepper shrub, Pseudowintera colorata, Wintera colorata
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pepper spray n a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
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pepper steak n steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce Synonym(s): steak au poivre, peppered steak, pepper steak strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions
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peppercorn n pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground Synonym(s): pepper, peppercorn
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peppercorn rent n very low or nominal rent
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pibroch n martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
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pipe organ n wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard Synonym(s): organ, pipe organ
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pipe rack n a rack for holding a smoker's pipes
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Piper cubeba n tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits Synonym(s): cubeb, cubeb vine, Java pepper, Piper cubeba
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Piperaceae n tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets Synonym(s): Piperaceae, family Piperaceae, pepper family
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piperacillin n a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections Synonym(s): piperacillin, Pipracil
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piperazine n vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms
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piperocaine n a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic Synonym(s): piperocaine, piperocaine hydrochloride, Metycaine
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piperocaine hydrochloride n a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic Synonym(s): piperocaine, piperocaine hydrochloride, Metycaine
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pipework n the flues and stops on a pipe organ [syn: organ pipe, pipe, pipework]
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Pipracil n a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections Synonym(s): piperacillin, Pipracil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paparchy \Pa"par*chy\, n. [L. papa bishop + -archy.] Government by a pope; papal rule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}. {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}). {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper. {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney. {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings. {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry. {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. {Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}. {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta. {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange. {Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}. {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above. {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}. {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}). {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper. {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney. {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings. {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry. {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. {Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}. {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta. {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange. {Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}. {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above. {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}. {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}). {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper. {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney. {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings. {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry. {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. {Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}. {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta. {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange. {Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}. {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above. {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}. {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}). {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper. {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney. {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings. {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry. {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. {Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}. {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta. {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange. {Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}. {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above. {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}. {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}). {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper. {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney. {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings. {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry. {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. {Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}. {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta. {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange. {Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}. {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above. {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stock \Stock\ (st[ocr]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. --Job xiv. 8,9. 2. The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted. The scion overruleth the stock quite. --Bacon. 3. A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post. All our fathers worshiped stocks and stones. --Milton. Item, for a stock of brass for the holy water, seven shillings; which, by the canon, must be of marble or metal, and in no case of brick. --Fuller. 4. Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense. Let's be no stoics, nor no stocks. --Shak. 5. The principal supporting part; the part in which others are inserted, or to which they are attached. Specifically: (a) The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured; also, a long, rectangular piece of wood, which is an important part of several forms of gun carriage. (b) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring; a bitstock; a brace. (c) (Joinery) The block of wood or metal frame which constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted; a plane stock. (d) (Naut.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of {Anchor}. (e) The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself. (f) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws; a diestock. (g) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See {Counterfoil}. [Eng.] 6. The original progenitor; also, the race or line of a family; the progenitor of a family and his direct descendants; lineage; family. And stand betwixt them made, when, severally, All told their stock. --Chapman. Thy mother was no goddess, nor thy stock From Dardanus. --Denham. 7. Money or capital which an individual or a firm employs in business; fund; in the United States, the capital of a bank or other company, in the form of transferable shares, each of a certain amount; money funded in government securities, called also {the public funds}; in the plural, property consisting of shares in joint-stock companies, or in the obligations of a government for its funded debt; -- so in the United States, but in England the latter only are called {stocks}, and the former {shares}. 8. (Bookkeeping) Same as {Stock account}, below. 9. Supply provided; store; accumulation; especially, a merchant's or manufacturer's store of goods; as, to lay in a stock of provisions. Add to that stock which justly we bestow. --Dryden. 10. (Agric.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm; as, a stock of cattle or of sheep, etc.; -- called also {live stock}. 11. (Card Playing) That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required; a bank. I must buy the stock; send me good cardings. --Beau. & Fl. 12. A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado. [Obs.] 13. [Cf. {Stocking}.] A covering for the leg, or leg and foot; as, upper stocks (breeches); nether stocks (stockings). [Obs.] With a linen stock on one leg. --Shak. 14. A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck; as, a silk stock. 15. pl. A frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined by way of punishment. He shall rest in my stocks. --Piers Plowman. 16. pl. (Shipbuilding) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building. 17. pl. Red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings. [Eng.] 18. (Bot.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus {Matthiola}; as, common stock ({Matthiola incana}) (see {Gilly-flower}); ten-weeks stock ({M. annua}). 19. (Geol.) An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone. 20. A race or variety in a species. 21. (Biol.) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see {Person}), as trees, chains of salp[91], etc. 22. The beater of a fulling mill. --Knight. 23. (Cookery) A liquid or jelly containing the juices and soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc., extracted by cooking; -- used in making soup, gravy, etc. {Bit stock}. See {Bitstock}. {Dead stock} (Agric.), the implements of husbandry, and produce stored up for use; -- in distinction from live stock, or the domestic animals on the farm. See def. 10, above. {Head stock}. See {Headstock}. {Paper stock}, rags and other material of which paper is made. {Stock account} (Bookkeeping), an account on a merchant's ledger, one side of which shows the original capital, or stock, and the additions thereto by accumulation or contribution, the other side showing the amounts withdrawn. {Stock car}, a railway car for carrying cattle. {Stock company} (Com.), an incorporated company the capital of which is represented by marketable shares having a certain equal par value.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}. {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}). {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper. {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney. {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings. {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry. {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. {Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}. {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta. {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange. {Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}. {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above. {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}. {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}). {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper. {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney. {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings. {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry. {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. {Paper nautilus}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argonauta}. {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus. {Paper sailor}. (Zo[94]l.) See Argonauta. {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange. {Paper wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}. {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above. {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paperweight \Pa"per*weight`\, n. See under {Paper}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paprika \Pa"prika\, n. Also Paprica \Pa"prica\ [Hung. paprika Turkish pepper; prob. through G.] The dried ripened fruit of {Capsicum annuum} or various other species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment prepared from it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paprika \Pa"prika\, n. Also Paprica \Pa"prica\ [Hung. paprika Turkish pepper; prob. through G.] The dried ripened fruit of {Capsicum annuum} or various other species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment prepared from it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papuars \Pap"u*ars\, n. pl.; sing. {Papuan}. (Ethnol.) The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papyraceous \Pap`y*ra"ceous\, a. [L. papyraceus made of papyrus.] Made of papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papyrograph \Papyr"ograph\, n. [Papyrus + -graph.] An apparatus for multiplying writings, drawings, etc., in which a paper stencil, formed by writing or drawing with corrosive ink, is used. The word is also used of other means of multiplying copies of writings, drawings, etc. See {Copygraph}, {Hectograph}, {Manifold}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papyrography \Pap`yrog"raphy\, n. The process of multiplying copies of writings, etc., by means of the papyrograph. -- {Pap`yrograph"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papyrography \Pap`yrog"raphy\, n. The process of multiplying copies of writings, etc., by means of the papyrograph. -- {Pap`yrograph"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papyrus \Pa*py"rus\, n.; pl. {Papyri}. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Paper}.] 1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ({Cyperus Papyrus}) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick. 2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed. 3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pauperism \Pau"per*ism\, n. [Cf. F. paup[82]risme.] The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community. --Whatly. Syn: Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need; destitution. See {Poverty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pauperization \Pau`periza"tion\, n. The act or process of reducing to pauperism. --C. Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pauperize \Pau"per*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pauperized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pauperizing}.] To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the peasantry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pauperize \Pau"per*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pauperized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pauperizing}.] To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the peasantry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pauperize \Pau"per*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pauperized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pauperizing}.] To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the peasantry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. [?], [?], akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. 2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. 3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper. Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below. {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}. {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}. {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan. {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}. {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}. {Long pepper}. (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian shrub. (b) The root of {Piper, [or] Macropiper, methysticum}. See {Kava}. {Malaguetta}, [or] {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc., under the name of {grains of Paradise}. {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}. {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; -- called also {white alder}. {Pepper box} [or] {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc. {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}. {Pepper moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Biston betularia}) having white wings covered with small black specks. {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies. {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}. {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red peppers steeped in vinegar. {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris}) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. [?], [?], akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. 2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. 3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper. Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below. {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}. {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}. {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan. {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}. {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}. {Long pepper}. (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian shrub. (b) The root of {Piper, [or] Macropiper, methysticum}. See {Kava}. {Malaguetta}, [or] {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc., under the name of {grains of Paradise}. {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}. {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; -- called also {white alder}. {Pepper box} [or] {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc. {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}. {Pepper moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Biston betularia}) having white wings covered with small black specks. {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies. {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}. {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red peppers steeped in vinegar. {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris}) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras}, {Saxon}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}). {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, {C. Americanum}, common in the United States. See also under {Golden}. {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under {Meadow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peppercorn \Pep"per*corn`\, n. 1. A dried berry of the black pepper ({Piper nigrum}). 2. Anything insignificant; a particle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peppergrass \Pep"per*grass`\, n. (Bot.) (a) Any herb of the cruciferous genus {Lepidium}, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, {Lepidium sativum}; -- called also {pepperwort}. All the species have a pungent flavor. (b) The common pillwort of Europe ({Pilularia globulifera}). See {Pillwort}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pillwort \Pill"wort`\, n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Pilularia}; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes called {peppergrass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cress \Cress\ (kr[ecr]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[ecr]s"[ecr]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. Note: The garden cress, called also {peppergrass}, is the {Lepidium sativum}; the water cress is the {Nasturtium officinale}. Various other plants are sometimes called cresses. To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread. --Goldsmith. {Bitter cress}. See under {Bitter}. {Not worth a cress}, [or] {[bd]not worth a kers.[b8]} a common old proverb, now turned into the meaningless [bd]not worth a curse.[b8] --Skeat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peppergrass \Pep"per*grass`\, n. (Bot.) (a) Any herb of the cruciferous genus {Lepidium}, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, {Lepidium sativum}; -- called also {pepperwort}. All the species have a pungent flavor. (b) The common pillwort of Europe ({Pilularia globulifera}). See {Pillwort}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pillwort \Pill"wort`\, n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Pilularia}; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes called {peppergrass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cress \Cress\ (kr[ecr]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[ecr]s"[ecr]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. Note: The garden cress, called also {peppergrass}, is the {Lepidium sativum}; the water cress is the {Nasturtium officinale}. Various other plants are sometimes called cresses. To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread. --Goldsmith. {Bitter cress}. See under {Bitter}. {Not worth a cress}, [or] {[bd]not worth a kers.[b8]} a common old proverb, now turned into the meaningless [bd]not worth a curse.[b8] --Skeat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pibroch \Pi"broch\, n. [Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr. piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See {Pipe}, n.] A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle. --Jamieson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Automixte system \Au`to*mixte" system\ (Mach.) A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes called {Pieper system}. -- {Automixte car}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cubeb \Cu"beb\ (k?"b?b), n. [F. cub[?]be (cf. It. cubebe, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab[?]bat.] The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper ({Piper Cubeba}; in med., {Cubeba officinalis}), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piperaceous \Pip`er*a"ceous\, a. [L. piper pepper.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the order of plants ({Piperace[91]}) of which the pepper ({Piper nigrum}) is the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piperazine \Piper"azine\, n. Also -zin \-zin\ . [Piperidine + azote + -ine.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance, {(C2H4NH)2}, formed by action of ammonia on ethylene bromide, by reduction of pyrazine, etc. It is a strong base, and is used as a remedy for gout.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piperic \Piper"ic\ (p[isl]p[ecr]r"[icr]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, or designating, a complex organic acid found in the products of different members of the Pepper family, and extracted as a yellowish crystalline substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pipra \Pi"pra\, n.; pl. {Pipras}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a woodpecker.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds belonging to {Pipra} and allied genera, of the family {Piprid[91]}. The male is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South America.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Piper City, IL (village, FIPS 60079) Location: 40.75571 N, 88.18765 W Population (1990): 760 (353 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60959
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pipersville, PA Zip code(s): 18947