pair of pliers
         n 1: a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually)
               serrated jaws [syn: {pliers}, {pair of pliers}, {plyers}]

English Dictionary: perplex	by the DICT Development Group
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par value n the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value Synonym(s): par value, face value, nominal value
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parable n a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: fable, parable, allegory, apologue] (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"
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parabola n a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
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parabolic adj resembling or expressed by parables [syn: parabolic, parabolical] having the form of a parabola Synonym(s): parabolic, parabolical
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parabolic geometry n (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms [syn: elementary geometry, parabolic geometry, Euclidean geometry]
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parabolic mirror n a parabolic reflector for light radiation
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parabolic reflector n a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam Synonym(s): parabolic reflector, paraboloid reflector
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parabolical adj resembling or expressed by parables [syn: parabolic, parabolical] having the form of a parabola Synonym(s): parabolic, parabolical
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paraboloid n a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis
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paraboloid reflector n a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam Synonym(s): parabolic reflector, paraboloid reflector
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paraboloidal adj having the shape of a paraboloid
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paraphilia n abnormal sexual activity
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paraplegia n paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)
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paraplegic adj suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord n a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)
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parboil v cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" Synonym(s): blanch, parboil
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pear blight n a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees Synonym(s): fire blight, pear blight
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perfluorocarbon n a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum Synonym(s): perfluorocarbon, PFC
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perfoliate adj (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
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perfoliate leaf n a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem
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Periplaneta n cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches [syn: Periplaneta, genus Periplaneta]
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Periplaneta americana n large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed Synonym(s): American cockroach, Periplaneta americana
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Periplaneta australasiae n widely distributed in warm countries [syn: {Australian cockroach}, Periplaneta australasiae]
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Periploca n genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World [syn: Periploca, genus Periploca]
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Periploca graeca n deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor Synonym(s): silk vine, Periploca graeca
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perplex v be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me-- I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Synonym(s): perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" Synonym(s): complicate, perplex Antonym(s): simplify
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perplexed adj full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" Antonym(s): unperplexed
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perplexedly adv in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly" Synonym(s): perplexedly, confoundedly
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perplexing adj lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" Synonym(s): confusing, perplexing, puzzling
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perplexity n trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
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Pierre Abelard n French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) Synonym(s): Abelard, Peter Abelard, Pierre Abelard
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Pierre Boulez n French composer of serial music (born in 1925) [syn: Boulez, Pierre Boulez]
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Pierre-Paul Broca n French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880) Synonym(s): Broca, Pierre- Paul Broca
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piroplasm n minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals
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power failure n equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" Synonym(s): power outage, power failure
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power plant n an electrical generating station [syn: power station, power plant, powerhouse]
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power play n an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" Synonym(s): power play, squeeze play, squeeze a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play; "they used a power play to return the kickoff" (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties; "the team was unable to capitalize on the power play"
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power politics n diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives Synonym(s): power politics, gunboat diplomacy
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power pylon n a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" Synonym(s): pylon, power pylon
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powerful adv (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily" Synonym(s): mighty, mightily, powerful, right adj having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" Antonym(s): powerless strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow" Synonym(s): knock-down(a), powerful having great influence Synonym(s): potent, powerful (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" Synonym(s): brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions" Synonym(s): herculean, powerful
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powerfully adv in a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist" Synonym(s): powerfully, strongly in a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind" Synonym(s): potently, powerfully
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powerfulness n possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" Synonym(s): power, powerfulness Antonym(s): impotence, impotency, powerlessness
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prepyloric vein n a tributary of the right gastric vein [syn: {prepyloric vein}, vena pylorica]
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prevail v be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" Synonym(s): predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" Synonym(s): prevail, hold, obtain continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" Synonym(s): prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" Synonym(s): prevail, triumph use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
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prevailing adj most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife]
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prevailing party n the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
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prevailing westerly n the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth Synonym(s): prevailing westerly, westerly
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prevailing wind n the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"
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prevalence n the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future" (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant" Synonym(s): preponderance, prevalence
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prevalent adj most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife]
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privilege n a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" Synonym(s): prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship v bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour]
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privilege against self incrimination n the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself Synonym(s): freedom from self-incrimination, privilege against self incrimination
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privilege of the floor n the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session
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privileged adj blessed with privileges; "the privileged few" [ant: underprivileged] not subject to usual rules or penalties; "a privileged statement" confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" Synonym(s): inside, inner, privileged
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privily adv confidentially or in secret; "told her friend privily that she was planning to be married"
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problem n a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" Synonym(s): problem, job a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" Synonym(s): trouble, problem
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problem solver n a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution Synonym(s): problem solver, solver, convergent thinker
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problem solving n the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems the thought processes involved in solving a problem
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problem-oriented language n a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user Synonym(s): application-oriented language, problem- oriented language
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problematic adj open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" Synonym(s): debatable, problematic, problematical making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" Synonym(s): baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
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problematical adj open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" Synonym(s): debatable, problematic, problematical making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" Synonym(s): baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
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problematically adv in such a way as to pose a problem
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profile n an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers" an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) biographical sketch degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" Synonym(s): visibility, profile a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers v write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" represent in profile, by drawing or painting
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profiling n recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
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profligacy n the trait of spending extravagantly [syn: extravagance, prodigality, profligacy] dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure Synonym(s): profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness
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profligate adj recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" Synonym(s): extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" Synonym(s): debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast n a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue] a recklessly extravagant consumer Synonym(s): prodigal, profligate, squanderer
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profligately adv in a dissolute way Synonym(s): profligately, dissolutely
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propel v cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" Synonym(s): propel, impel give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
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propellant adj tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Synonym(s): propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive n any substance that propels [syn: propellant, propellent]
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propellant explosive n an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges Synonym(s): propellant explosive, impulse explosive
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propellent adj tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Synonym(s): propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive n any substance that propels [syn: propellant, propellent]
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propeller n a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water Synonym(s): propeller, propellor
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propeller plane n an airplane that is driven by a propeller
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propelling adj tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Synonym(s): propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive
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propellor n a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water Synonym(s): propeller, propellor
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prophylactic adj capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" Synonym(s): contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze Synonym(s): cautionary, prophylactic preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" Synonym(s): preventive, preventative, prophylactic n remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" Synonym(s): preventive, preventative, prophylactic contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse Synonym(s): condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic
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prophylactic device n an agent or device intended to prevent conception [syn: contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device]
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prophylaxis n the prevention of disease
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prophyll n a plant structure resembling a leaf
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propulsion n a propelling force the act of propelling Synonym(s): propulsion, actuation
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propulsion system n a system that provides a propelling or driving force
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propulsive adj having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient" tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Synonym(s): propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive
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propyl n the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane Synonym(s): propyl, propyl group, propyl radical
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propyl alcohol n a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic Synonym(s): propanol, propyl alcohol
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propyl group n the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane Synonym(s): propyl, propyl group, propyl radical
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propyl radical n the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane Synonym(s): propyl, propyl group, propyl radical
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propylene n a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis Synonym(s): propylene, propene
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propylene glycol n a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects Synonym(s): propylene glycol, propanediol
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propylthiouracil n a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter
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purblind adj having greatly reduced vision [syn: dim-sighted, {near- blind}, purblind, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged] lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin Synonym(s): obtuse, purblind
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pureblood adj having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Synonym(s): pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred n a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses Synonym(s): thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood
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pureblooded adj having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Synonym(s): pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred
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purple adj of a color intermediate between red and blue [syn: purple, violet, purplish] excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over- embellished story of the fish that got away" Synonym(s): empurpled, over-embellished, purple belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" Synonym(s): imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal n a purple color or pigment Synonym(s): purple, purpleness of imperial status; "he was born to the purple" v become purple color purple Synonym(s): purple, empurple, purpurate
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purple amaranth n tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal Synonym(s): prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
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purple anise n small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States Synonym(s): purple anise, Illicium floridanum
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purple apricot n small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit Synonym(s): purple apricot, black apricot, Prunus dasycarpa
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purple avens n North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits Synonym(s): prairie smoke, purple avens, Geum triflorum erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals Synonym(s): water avens, Indian chocolate, purple avens, chocolate root, Geum rivale
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purple bacteria n free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll
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purple beech n variety of European beech with shining purple or copper- colored leaves Synonym(s): copper beech, purple beech, Fagus sylvatica atropunicea, Fagus purpurea, Fagus sylvatica purpurea
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purple boneset n North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple Synonym(s): Joe-Pye weed, purple boneset, trumpet weed, marsh milkweed, Eupatorium purpureum
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purple chinese houses n white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California Synonym(s): purple chinese houses, innocense, Collinsia bicolor, Collinsia heterophylla
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purple clematis n climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish- blue flowers Synonym(s): purple clematis, purple virgin's bower, mountain clematis, Clematis verticillaris
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purple clover n erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover Synonym(s): red clover, purple clover, Trifolium pratense
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purple cress n small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers Synonym(s): purple cress, Cardamine douglasii
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purple emperor n large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple Synonym(s): purple emperor, Apatura iris
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purple finch n North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump Synonym(s): purple finch, Carpodacus purpureus
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purple fringeless orchid n orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions Synonym(s): purple fringeless orchid, purple fringeless orchis, Habenaria peramoena
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purple fringeless orchis n orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions Synonym(s): purple fringeless orchid, purple fringeless orchis, Habenaria peramoena
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purple gallinule n gallinules with showy purplish plumage
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purple grackle n eastern United States grackle [syn: purple grackle, Quiscalus quiscula]
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purple granadillo n Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit Synonym(s): granadilla, purple granadillo, Passiflora edulis
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purple ground cherry n Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes Synonym(s): tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry, jamberry, Physalis philadelphica annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits Synonym(s): cape gooseberry, purple ground cherry, Physalis peruviana
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Purple Heart n a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action Synonym(s): Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative Synonym(s): sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heart
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purple heather n semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States Synonym(s): purple heather, Brewer's mountain heather, Phyllodoce breweri
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purple loco n tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers Synonym(s): purple locoweed, purple loco, Oxytropis lambertii
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purple locoweed n tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers Synonym(s): purple locoweed, purple loco, Oxytropis lambertii
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purple loosestrife n marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States Synonym(s): purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria
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purple martin n large North American martin of which the male is blue-black Synonym(s): purple martin, Progne subis
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purple milk vetch n perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers Synonym(s): purple milk vetch, Astragalus danicus
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purple mullein n Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers [syn: purple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum]
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purple nightshade n weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America Synonym(s): trompillo, white horse nettle, prairie berry, purple nightshade, silverleaf nightshade, silver-leaved nightshade, silver-leaved nettle, Solanum elaeagnifolium
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purple onion n flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads Synonym(s): purple onion, red onion
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purple orchis n North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood Synonym(s): showy orchis, purple orchis, purple-hooded orchis, Orchis spectabilis
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purple osier n Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin Synonym(s): purple willow, red willow, red osier, basket willow, purple osier, Salix purpurea
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purple passage n a passage full of ornate and flowery language
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purple pea n any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets Synonym(s): hovea, purple pea
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purple poppy mallow n hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson- purple or cherry-red flowers Synonym(s): purple poppy mallow, Callirhoe involucrata
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purple rock brake n very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes Synonym(s): purple rock brake, Pellaea atropurpurea
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purple sage n silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers [syn: purple sage, chaparral sage, Salvia leucophylla]
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purple sanicle n sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers Synonym(s): purple sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida
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purple saxifrage n plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America Synonym(s): purple saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifolia
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purple silkweed n perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers Synonym(s): purple silkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
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purple strawberry guava n small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit Synonym(s): cattley guava, purple strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum, Psidium littorale longipes
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purple trillium n trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth Synonym(s): purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum
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purple velvet plant n Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs Synonym(s): velvet plant, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca
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purple virgin's bower n climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish- blue flowers Synonym(s): purple clematis, purple virgin's bower, mountain clematis, Clematis verticillaris
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purple willow n Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin Synonym(s): purple willow, red willow, red osier, basket willow, purple osier, Salix purpurea
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purple-black adj of black tinged with purple [syn: purple-black, purplish-black]
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purple-blue adj of blue tinged with purple [syn: purple-blue, purplish-blue]
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purple-brown adj of brown tinged with purple [syn: purple-brown, purplish-brown]
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purple-eyed adj (of flowers) having a purple eyelike marking
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purple-flowered adj having purple flowers
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purple-flowering raspberry n shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit Synonym(s): flowering raspberry, purple-flowering raspberry, Rubus odoratus, thimbleberry
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purple-fringed orchid n North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers Synonym(s): purple-fringed orchid, purple- fringed orchis, Habenaria psycodes North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers Synonym(s): purple-fringed orchid, purple- fringed orchis, Habenaria fimbriata
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purple-fringed orchis n North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers Synonym(s): purple-fringed orchid, purple- fringed orchis, Habenaria psycodes North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers Synonym(s): purple-fringed orchid, purple- fringed orchis, Habenaria fimbriata
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purple-green adj of green tinged with purple [syn: purple-green, purplish-green]
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purple-hooded orchis n North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood Synonym(s): showy orchis, purple orchis, purple-hooded orchis, Orchis spectabilis
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purple-lilac adj of lavender tinged with purple [syn: purple-lilac, purplish-lilac]
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purple-red adj of red tinged with purple [syn: purple-red, {purplish- red}]
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purple-spotted adj having purple spots
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purple-staining Cortinarius n a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised Synonym(s): Cortinarius mutabilis, purple- staining Cortinarius
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purple-stemmed aster n a variety of aster
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purple-tinged adj of a color tinged with purple [syn: purple-tinged, purple-tinted]
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purple-tinted adj of a color tinged with purple [syn: purple-tinged, purple-tinted]
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purple-veined adj (of flowers) showing purple markings that resemble veins
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purple-white adj of white tinged with purple [syn: purple-white, purplish-white]
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purpleness n a purple color or pigment Synonym(s): purple, purpleness
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purplish adj of a color intermediate between red and blue [syn: purple, violet, purplish]
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purplish blue n a shade of blue tinged with purple [syn: purplish blue, royal blue]
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purplish pink n a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino Synonym(s): solferino, purplish pink
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purplish red n a red with a tinge of purple [syn: purplish red, purplish-red]
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purplish-black adj of black tinged with purple [syn: purple-black, purplish-black]
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purplish-blue adj of blue tinged with purple [syn: purple-blue, purplish-blue]
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purplish-brown adj of brown tinged with purple [syn: purple-brown, purplish-brown]
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purplish-green adj of green tinged with purple [syn: purple-green, purplish-green]
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purplish-lilac adj of lavender tinged with purple [syn: purple-lilac, purplish-lilac]
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purplish-red adj of red tinged with purple [syn: purple-red, {purplish- red}] n a red with a tinge of purple [syn: purplish red, purplish-red]
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purplish-white adj of white tinged with purple [syn: purple-white, purplish-white]
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pyrophyllite n a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bluebird \Blue"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small song bird ({Sialia sialis}), very common in the       United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to       arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish.       It is related to the European robin.          {Pairy bluebird} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant Indian or East             Indian bird of the genus {Irena}, of several species.
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Par \Par\, n. [L. par, adj., equal. See {Peer} an equal.]       1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the             value expressed on the face or in the words of a             certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.          2. Equality of condition or circumstances.          {At par}, at the original price; neither at a discount nor at             a premium.          {Above par}, at a premium.          {Below par}, at a discount.          {On a par}, on a level; in the same condition, circumstances,             position, rank, etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par;             his ability is on a par with his ambition.          {Par of exchange}. See under {Exchange}.          {Par value}, nominal value; face value.
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Parablast \Par"a*blast\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?] to grow beside. See       {Para-}, and {-blast}.] (Biol.)       A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the       developing embryo, the cells of which are especially       concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels. --C.       S. Minot.
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Parablastic \Par`a*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)       Of or pertaining to the parablast; as, the parablastic cells.
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Parable \Par"a*ble\, v. t.       To represent by parable. [R.]                   Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton.
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Parable \Par"a*ble\, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]       Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Parable \Par"a*ble\, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. [?] a       placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a       parable, fr. [?] to throw beside, compare; [?] beside + [?]       to throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. {Emblem}, {Gland},       {Palaver}, {Parabola}, {Parley}, {Parabole}, {Symbol}.]       A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious       narrative of something which might really occur in life or       nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables       of Christ. --Chaucer.                   Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii.                                                                               36.          Syn: See {Allegory}, and Note under {Apologue}.
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Parabola \Pa*rab"o*la\, n.; pl. {Parabolas}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?];       -- so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the       cone. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parabole}.] (Geom.)       (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the             intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane             parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of             which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the             focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix.             See {Focus}.       (b) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y =             ax^{n} where n is a positive whole number or a positive             fraction. For the {cubical parabola} n = 3; for the             {semicubical parabola} n = [frac32]. See under {Cubical},             and {Semicubical}. The parabolas have infinite branches,             but no rectilineal asymptotes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabola \Pa*rab"o*la\, n.; pl. {Parabolas}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?];       -- so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the       cone. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parabole}.] (Geom.)       (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the             intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane             parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of             which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the             focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix.             See {Focus}.       (b) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y =             ax^{n} where n is a positive whole number or a positive             fraction. For the {cubical parabola} n = 3; for the             {semicubical parabola} n = [frac32]. See under {Cubical},             and {Semicubical}. The parabolas have infinite branches,             but no rectilineal asymptotes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.       paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.]       1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or             figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.          2. [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.)             (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining                   to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.             (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a                   line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve;                   as, a parabolic conoid.          {Parabolic conoid}, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing             curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.          {Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal             surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very             distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used             in reflecting telescopes.          {Parabolic spindle}, the solid generated by revolving the             portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right             angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an             axis.          {Parabolic spiral}, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by             the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped             about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an             analogy to the parabola.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.       paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.]       1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or             figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.          2. [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.)             (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining                   to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.             (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a                   line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve;                   as, a parabolic conoid.          {Parabolic conoid}, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing             curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.          {Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal             surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very             distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used             in reflecting telescopes.          {Parabolic spindle}, the solid generated by revolving the             portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right             angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an             axis.          {Parabolic spiral}, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by             the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped             about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an             analogy to the parabola.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.       paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.]       1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or             figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.          2. [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.)             (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining                   to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.             (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a                   line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve;                   as, a parabolic conoid.          {Parabolic conoid}, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing             curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.          {Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal             surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very             distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used             in reflecting telescopes.          {Parabolic spindle}, the solid generated by revolving the             portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right             angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an             axis.          {Parabolic spiral}, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by             the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped             about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an             analogy to the parabola.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.       paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.]       1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or             figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.          2. [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.)             (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining                   to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.             (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a                   line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve;                   as, a parabolic conoid.          {Parabolic conoid}, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing             curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.          {Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal             surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very             distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used             in reflecting telescopes.          {Parabolic spindle}, the solid generated by revolving the             portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right             angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an             axis.          {Parabolic spiral}, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by             the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped             about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an             analogy to the parabola.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.       paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.]       1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or             figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.          2. [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.)             (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining                   to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.             (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a                   line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve;                   as, a parabolic conoid.          {Parabolic conoid}, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing             curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.          {Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal             surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very             distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used             in reflecting telescopes.          {Parabolic spindle}, the solid generated by revolving the             portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right             angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an             axis.          {Parabolic spiral}, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by             the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped             about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an             analogy to the parabola.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.       paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.]       1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or             figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.          2. [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.)             (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining                   to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.             (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a                   line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve;                   as, a parabolic conoid.          {Parabolic conoid}, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing             curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.          {Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal             surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very             distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used             in reflecting telescopes.          {Parabolic spindle}, the solid generated by revolving the             portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right             angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an             axis.          {Parabolic spiral}, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by             the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped             about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an             analogy to the parabola.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parabolically \Par`a*bol"ic*al*ly\       (p[acr]r`[adot]*b[ocr]l"[icr]*k[ait]l*l[ycr]), adv.       1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner.          2. In the form of a parabola.
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Paraboliform \Par`a*bol"i*form\ (-[icr]*f[ocir]rm), a. [Parabola       + -form.]       Resembling a parabola in form.
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Parabolism \Pa*rab"o*lism\ (p[adot]*r[acr]b"[osl]*l[icr]z'm), n.       [From {Parabola}.] (Alg.)       The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity       that is involved in the first term. [Obs.]
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Parabolist \Pa*rab"o*list\ (-l[icr]st), n.       A narrator of parables.
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Paraboloid \Pa*rab"o*loid\ (-loid), n. [Parabola + -oid: cf. F.       parabolo[8b]de.] (Geom.)       The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its       axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by       planes parallel to a given line are parabolas.          Note: The term paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to                the parabolas of the higher orders. --Hutton.
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Conoid \Co"noid\, n. [Gr. [?] conical; [?] cone + [?] from: cf.       F. cono[8b]de.]       1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.          2. (Geom.)             (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section                   about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic                   conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called {paraboloid},                   {ellipsoid}, etc.             (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line                   moving in such a manner as always to meet a given                   straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel                   to a given plane. --Math. Dict.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paraboloid \Pa*rab"o*loid\ (-loid), n. [Parabola + -oid: cf. F.       parabolo[8b]de.] (Geom.)       The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its       axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by       planes parallel to a given line are parabolas.          Note: The term paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to                the parabolas of the higher orders. --Hutton.
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Conoid \Co"noid\, n. [Gr. [?] conical; [?] cone + [?] from: cf.       F. cono[8b]de.]       1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.          2. (Geom.)             (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section                   about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic                   conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called {paraboloid},                   {ellipsoid}, etc.             (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line                   moving in such a manner as always to meet a given                   straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel                   to a given plane. --Math. Dict.
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Paraboloidal \Par`a*bo*loid"al\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a paraboloid.
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d8Paraplegia \[d8]Par`a*ple"gi*a\, Paraplegy \Par"a*ple`gy\, n.       [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. [?] hemiplegia, fr. [?] to strike at       the side; [?] beside + [?] to strike: cf. F. parapl[82]gie.]       (Med.)       Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused       usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- {Par`a*pleg"ic}, a.
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d8Paraplegia \[d8]Par`a*ple"gi*a\, Paraplegy \Par"a*ple`gy\, n.       [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. [?] hemiplegia, fr. [?] to strike at       the side; [?] beside + [?] to strike: cf. F. parapl[82]gie.]       (Med.)       Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused       usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- {Par`a*pleg"ic}, a.
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d8Parapleura \[d8]Par`a*pleu"ra\, n.; pl. {Parapleur[91]}. [NL.       See {Para-}, and 2d {Pleura}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of       certain insects.
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Paravail \Par`a*vail"\, a. [OF. par aval below; par through (L.       per) + aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf.       {Paramount}.] (Eng. Law)       At the bottom; lowest. --Cowell.          Note: In feudal law, the tenant paravail is the lowest tenant                of the fee, or he who is immediate tenant to one who                holds over of another. --Wharton.
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Parboil \Par"boil`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parboiled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Parboiling}.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook       well; par through (see {Par}) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire.       The sense has been influenced by E. part. See lst {Boil}.]       1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
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Parboil \Par"boil`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parboiled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Parboiling}.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook       well; par through (see {Par}) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire.       The sense has been influenced by E. part. See lst {Boil}.]       1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
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Parboil \Par"boil`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parboiled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Parboiling}.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook       well; par through (see {Par}) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire.       The sense has been influenced by E. part. See lst {Boil}.]       1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
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Parfleche \Par*fleche"\, n. [Prob. through Canadian F. fr. Amer.       Indian.]       A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo,       which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the       hairs, and then dried.
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Parvolin \Par"vo*lin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)       A nonoxygenous ptomaine, formed in the putrefaction of       albuminous matters, especially of horseflesh and mackerel.
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Parvoline \Par"vo*line\, n. (Chem.)       A liquid base, C[?]H[?]N, of the pyridine group, found in       coal tar; also, any one of the series of isometric substances       of which it is the type.
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Pear \Pear\ (p[acir]r), n. [OE. pere, AS. peru, L. pirum: cf. F.       poire. Cf. {Perry}.] (Bot.)       The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus       communis}), cultivated in many varieties in temperate       climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See {Pear       family}, below.          {Pear blight}.       (a) (Bot.) A name of two distinct diseases of pear trees,             both causing a destruction of the branches, viz., that             caused by a minute insect ({Xyleborus pyri}), and that             caused by the freezing of the sap in winter. --A. J.             Downing.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A very small beetle ({Xyleborus pyri}) whose             larv[91] bore in the twigs of pear trees and cause them             to wither.          {Pear family} (Bot.), a suborder of rosaceous plants             ({Pome[91]}), characterized by the calyx tube becoming             fleshy in fruit, and, combined with the ovaries, forming a             pome. It includes the apple, pear, quince, service berry,             and hawthorn.          {Pear gauge} (Physics), a kind of gauge for measuring the             exhaustion of an air-pump receiver; -- so called because             consisting in part of a pear-shaped glass vessel.          {Pear shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine gastropod shell of the             genus {Pyrula}, native of tropical seas; -- so called from             the shape.          {Pear slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a sawfly which is very             injurious to the foliage of the pear tree.
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Perflable \Per"fla*ble\, a. [L. perflabilis. See {Perflate}.]       Capable of being blown through. [Obs.]
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Perflate \Per*flate"\, v. t. [L. perflatus, p. p. of perflare to       blow through.]       To blow through. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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Perflation \Per*fla"tion\, n. [L. perflatio.]       The act of perflating. [Obs.] --Woodward.
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Perfoliate \Per*fo"li*ate\, a. [Pref. per- + L. folium leaf.]       1. (Bot.) Having the basal part produced around the stem; --             said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory             through.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections             of any kind.
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Periblast \Per"i*blast\, a. [Gr. [?] to grow around. See       {Peri-}, and {-blast}.] (Biol.)       The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or       cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation. --       {Per`i*blas"tic}, a.
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Periblast \Per"i*blast\, a. [Gr. [?] to grow around. See       {Peri-}, and {-blast}.] (Biol.)       The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or       cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation. --       {Per`i*blas"tic}, a.
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Periblem \Per"i*blem\, n. [Pref. peri- + root of Gr. [?] to       sprout.] (Bot.)       Nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark.
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Periople \Per"i*o*ple\, n. [F. p[82]riople, from Gr. [?] about +       [?] the hoof of a horse.] (Anat.)       The external smooth horny layer of the hoof of the horse and       allied animals.
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Perioplic \Per`i*op"lic\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the periople; connected with the       periople.
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Periplast \Per"i*plast\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. [?] to mold,       form.] (Biol.)       Same as {Periblast}. -- {Per`i*plas"tic}, a. --Huxley.
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Periplast \Per"i*plast\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. [?] to mold,       form.] (Biol.)       Same as {Periblast}. -- {Per`i*plas"tic}, a. --Huxley.
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Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to       Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an       Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L.       sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen       stuff.]       1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of             caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm             is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that             produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}.          2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named             material.          3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the             female flower of maize.          {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and             before it is manufactured.          {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of             the silk-cotton tree.          {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees             of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to             the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense             size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony             substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can             not be spun.          {Silk flower}. (Bot.)             (a) The silk tree.             (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru.          {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having             silky plumage.          {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material             of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium.          {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been             appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel             himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers,             who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.]          {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the             Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The             name is also sometimes given to various species of the             genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}.          {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See             {Silkworm}.          {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with             a stiffer nap.          {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila             plumipes}), native of the Southern United States,             remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it             produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the             sexes.          {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins             silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C.          {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia             Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat             pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky             stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}.          {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above.          {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca             Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on             the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.
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Perplex \Per*plex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.]       1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated,             and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to             perplex one with doubts.                         No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope.                         What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard                      for our weak parts, will lie open to the                      understanding in a fair view.            --Locke.          2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to             confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.             [bd]Perplexd beyond self-explication.[b8] --Shak.                         We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv.                                                                               8.                         We can distinguish no general truths, or at least                      shall be apt to perplex the mind.      --Locke.          3. To plague; to vex; to tormen. --Glanvill.          Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle;                bewilder; confuse; distract. See {Embarrass}.
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Perplex \Per*plex"\, a. [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per       + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See       {Per-}, and {Plait}.]       Intricate; difficult. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
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Perplex \Per*plex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.]       1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated,             and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to             perplex one with doubts.                         No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope.                         What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard                      for our weak parts, will lie open to the                      understanding in a fair view.            --Locke.          2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to             confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.             [bd]Perplexd beyond self-explication.[b8] --Shak.                         We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv.                                                                               8.                         We can distinguish no general truths, or at least                      shall be apt to perplex the mind.      --Locke.          3. To plague; to vex; to tormen. --Glanvill.          Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle;                bewilder; confuse; distract. See {Embarrass}.
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Perplexed \Per*plexed"\, a.       Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled;       doubtful; anxious. -- {Per*plex"ed*ly}, adv. --       {Per*plex"ed*ness}, n.
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Perplexed \Per*plexed"\, a.       Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled;       doubtful; anxious. -- {Per*plex"ed*ly}, adv. --       {Per*plex"ed*ness}, n.
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Perplexed \Per*plexed"\, a.       Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled;       doubtful; anxious. -- {Per*plex"ed*ly}, adv. --       {Per*plex"ed*ness}, n.
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Perplex \Per*plex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.]       1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated,             and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to             perplex one with doubts.                         No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope.                         What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard                      for our weak parts, will lie open to the                      understanding in a fair view.            --Locke.          2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to             confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.             [bd]Perplexd beyond self-explication.[b8] --Shak.                         We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv.                                                                               8.                         We can distinguish no general truths, or at least                      shall be apt to perplex the mind.      --Locke.          3. To plague; to vex; to tormen. --Glanvill.          Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle;                bewilder; confuse; distract. See {Embarrass}.
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Perplexing \Per*plex"ing\, a.       Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome. [bd]Perplexing       thoughts.[b8] --Milton.
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Perplexity \Per*plex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Perplexities}. [L.       perplexitas: cf. F. perplexit[82].]       The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled;       complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind       through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment;       doubt.                   By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more.                                                                               --Milton.
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Perplexity \Per*plex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Perplexities}. [L.       perplexitas: cf. F. perplexit[82].]       The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled;       complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind       through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment;       doubt.                   By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more.                                                                               --Milton.
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Perplexiveness \Per*plex"ive*ness\, n.       The quality of being perplexing; tendency to perplex. [Obs.]       --Dr. H. More.
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Perplexly \Per*plex"ly\, adv.       Perplexedly. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Pervial \Per"vi*al\, a. [See {Pervious}.]       Pervious. [Obs.] -- {Per"vi*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Pervial \Per"vi*al\, a. [See {Pervious}.]       Pervious. [Obs.] -- {Per"vi*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Poreblind \Pore"blind`\, a. [Probably influenced by pore, v. See       {Purblind}.]       Nearsighted; shortsighted; purblind. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Powerable \Pow"er*a*ble\, a.       1. Capable of being effected or accomplished by the             application of power; possible. [R.] --J. Young.          2. Capable of exerting power; powerful. --Camden.
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Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.       1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any             kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful             man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a             powerful light; a powerful vessel.                         The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants,                      stones, and their true qualities.      --Shak.          2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.          Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious;                energetic; intense. -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. --                {Pow"er*ful*ness}, n.
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Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.       1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any             kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful             man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a             powerful light; a powerful vessel.                         The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants,                      stones, and their true qualities.      --Shak.          2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.          Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious;                energetic; intense. -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. --                {Pow"er*ful*ness}, n.
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Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.       1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any             kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful             man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a             powerful light; a powerful vessel.                         The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants,                      stones, and their true qualities.      --Shak.          2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.          Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious;                energetic; intense. -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. --                {Pow"er*ful*ness}, n.
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Pr91floration \Pr[91]`flo*ra"tion\, n.       Same as {Prefloration}. --Gray.
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Pr91foliation \Pr[91]*fo`li*a"tion\, n.       Same as {Prefoliation}. --Gray.
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Prefloration \Pre`flo*ra"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. flos,       floris, flower.] (Bot.)       [92]stivation.
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Prefoliation \Pre*fo`li*a"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. folium       leaf.] (Bot.)       Vernation.
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Prefulgency \Pre*ful"gen*cy\, n. [L. praefulgens, p. pr. of       praefulgere to shine forth. See {Pre-}, and {Fulgent}.]       Superior brightness or effulgency. [R.] --Barrow.
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Prepollence \Pre*pol"lence\, Prepollency \Pre*pol"len*cy\, n.       [L. praepollentia.]       The quality or state of being prepollent; superiority of       power; predominance; prevalence. [R.] --Coventry.
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Prepollence \Pre*pol"lence\, Prepollency \Pre*pol"len*cy\, n.       [L. praepollentia.]       The quality or state of being prepollent; superiority of       power; predominance; prevalence. [R.] --Coventry.
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Prepollent \Pre*pol"lent\, a. [L. praepollens, p. p. of       praepollere to surpass in power; prae before + pollere to be       powerful.]       Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.       [R.] --Boyle.
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d8Prepollent \[d8]Pre*pol"lent\, n.; pl. {Prepollices}. [NL. See       {Pre-}, {Pollex}.] (Anat.)       An extra first digit, or rudiment of a digit, on the preaxial       side of the pollex.
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Prevail \Pre*vail"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prevailed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prevailing}.] [F. pr[82]valoir, OF. prevaleir, L.       praevalere; prae before + valere to be strong, able, or       worth. See {Valiant}.]       1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain             the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to             succeed; -- sometimes with over or against.                         When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and                      when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. --Ex.                                                                               xvii. 11.                         So David prevailed over the Philistine. --1 Sam.                                                                               xvii. 50.                         This kingdom could never prevail against the united                      power of England.                              --Swift.          2. To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be             predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain;             as, the practice prevails this day.                         This custom makes the short-sighted bigots, and the                      warier skeptics, as far as it prevails. --Locke.          3. To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I             prevailedon him to wait.                         He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your                      constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom.                                                                               --Swift.
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Prevail \Pre*vail"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prevailed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prevailing}.] [F. pr[82]valoir, OF. prevaleir, L.       praevalere; prae before + valere to be strong, able, or       worth. See {Valiant}.]       1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain             the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to             succeed; -- sometimes with over or against.                         When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and                      when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. --Ex.                                                                               xvii. 11.                         So David prevailed over the Philistine. --1 Sam.                                                                               xvii. 50.                         This kingdom could never prevail against the united                      power of England.                              --Swift.          2. To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be             predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain;             as, the practice prevails this day.                         This custom makes the short-sighted bigots, and the                      warier skeptics, as far as it prevails. --Locke.          3. To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I             prevailedon him to wait.                         He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your                      constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom.                                                                               --Swift.
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Prevailing \Pre*vail"ing\, a.       1. Having superior force or influence; efficacious;             persuasive. --Shak.                         Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers.                                                                               --Rowe.          2. Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing             disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.          Syn: Syn. See {Prevalent}.
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Prevail \Pre*vail"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prevailed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prevailing}.] [F. pr[82]valoir, OF. prevaleir, L.       praevalere; prae before + valere to be strong, able, or       worth. See {Valiant}.]       1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain             the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to             succeed; -- sometimes with over or against.                         When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and                      when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. --Ex.                                                                               xvii. 11.                         So David prevailed over the Philistine. --1 Sam.                                                                               xvii. 50.                         This kingdom could never prevail against the united                      power of England.                              --Swift.          2. To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be             predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain;             as, the practice prevails this day.                         This custom makes the short-sighted bigots, and the                      warier skeptics, as far as it prevails. --Locke.          3. To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I             prevailedon him to wait.                         He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your                      constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom.                                                                               --Swift.
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Prevailingly \Pre*vail"ing*ly\, adv.       So as to prevail.
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Prevailment \Pre*vail"ment\, n.       Prevalence; superior influence; efficacy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Prevalence \Prev"a*lence\, n. [L. praevalentia: cf. F.       pr[82]valence. See {Prevail}.]       The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior       strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception,       or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue, of       a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor.                   The duke better knew what kind of argument were of                prevalence with him.                              --Clarendon.
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Prevalency \Prev"a*len*cy\, n.       See {Prevalence}.
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Prevalent \Prev"a*lent\, a. [L. praevalens, -entis, p. pr. of       praevalere. See {Prevail}.]       1. Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force,             influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant;             successful; victorious.                         Brennus told the Roman embassadors, that prevalent                      arms were as good as any title.         --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          2. Most generally received or current; most widely adopted or             practiced; also, generally or extensively existing;             widespread; prevailing; as, a prevalent observance;             prevalent disease.                         This was the most received and prevalent opinion.                                                                               --Woodward.          Syn: Prevailing; predominant; successful; efficacious;                powerful.          Usage: {Prevalent}, {Prevailing}. What customarily prevails                   is prevalent; as, a prevalent fashion. What actually                   prevails is prevailing; as, the prevailing winds are                   west. Hence, prevailing is the livelier and more                   pointed word, since it represents a thing in action.                   It is sometimes the stronger word, since a thing may                   prevail sufficiently to be called prevalent, and yet                   require greater strength to make it actually                   prevailing.
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Prevalently \Prev"a*lent"ly\, adv.       In a prevalent manner. --Prior.
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Preyful \Prey"ful\, a.       1. Disposed to take prey. [Obs.]                         The preyful brood of savage beasts.   --Chapman.          2. Rich in prey. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Privileged}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Privileging}.] [Cf. F. privil[82]gier.]       1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest             with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to             privilege representatives from arrest.                         To privilege dishonor in thy name.      --Shak.          2. To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption             from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.                         He took this place for sanctuary, And it shall                      privilege him from your hands.            --Shak.
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Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, n. [F. privil[8a]ge, L. privilegium an       ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus       private + lex, legis, law. See {Private}, and {Legal}.]       1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or             immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special             enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden;             a prerogative; advantage; franchise.                         He pleads the legal privilege of a Roman.                                                                               --Kettlewell.                         The privilege birthright was a double portion.                                                                               --Locke.                         A people inheriting privileges, franchises, and                      liberties.                                          --Burke.          2. (Stockbroker's Cant) See {Call}, {Put}, {Spread}, etc.          {Breach of privilege}. See under {Breach}.          {Question of privilege} (Parliamentary practice), a question             which concerns the security of a member of a legislative             body in his special privileges as such.          {Water privilege}, the advantage of having machinery driven             by a stream, or a place affording such advantage. [ U. S.]                      {Writ of privilege} (Law), a writ to deliver a privileged             person from custody when arrested in a civil suit.             --Blackstone.          Syn: Prerogative; immunity; franchise; right; claim; liberty.          Usage: {Privilege}, {Prerogative}. Privilege, among the                   Romans, was something conferred upon an individual by                   a private law; and hence, it denotes some peculiar                   benefit or advantage, some right or immunity, not                   enjoyed by the world at large. Prerogative, among the                   Romans, was the right of voting first; and, hence, it                   denotes a right of precedence, or of doing certain                   acts, or enjoying certain privileges, to the exclusion                   of others. It is the privilege of a member of Congress                   not to be called in question elsewhere for words                   uttered in debate. It is the prerogative of the                   president to nominate judges and executive officers.                   It is the privilege of a Christian child to be                   instructed in the true religion. It is the prerogative                   of a parent to govern and direct his children.
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Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Privileged}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Privileging}.] [Cf. F. privil[82]gier.]       1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest             with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to             privilege representatives from arrest.                         To privilege dishonor in thy name.      --Shak.          2. To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption             from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.                         He took this place for sanctuary, And it shall                      privilege him from your hands.            --Shak.
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Privileged \Priv"i*leged\, a.       Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right,       advantage, or immunity.          {Privileged communication}. (Law)       (a) A communication which can not be disclosed without the             consent of the party making it, -- such as those made by             a client to his legal adviser, or by persons to their             religious or medical advisers.       (b) A communication which does not expose the party making it             to indictment for libel, -- such as those made by persons             communicating confidentially with a government, persons             consulted confidentially as to the character of servants,             etc.          {Privileged debts} (Law), those to which a preference in             payment is given out of the estate of a deceased person,             or out of the estate of an insolvent. --Wharton.             --Burrill.          {Privileged witnesses} (Law) witnesses who are not obliged to             testify as to certain things, as lawyers in relation to             their dealings with their clients, and officers of state             as to state secrets; also, by statute, clergymen and             physicans are placed in the same category, so far as             concerns information received by them professionally.
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Privileged \Priv"i*leged\, a.       Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right,       advantage, or immunity.          {Privileged communication}. (Law)       (a) A communication which can not be disclosed without the             consent of the party making it, -- such as those made by             a client to his legal adviser, or by persons to their             religious or medical advisers.       (b) A communication which does not expose the party making it             to indictment for libel, -- such as those made by persons             communicating confidentially with a government, persons             consulted confidentially as to the character of servants,             etc.          {Privileged debts} (Law), those to which a preference in             payment is given out of the estate of a deceased person,             or out of the estate of an insolvent. --Wharton.             --Burrill.          {Privileged witnesses} (Law) witnesses who are not obliged to             testify as to certain things, as lawyers in relation to             their dealings with their clients, and officers of state             as to state secrets; also, by statute, clergymen and             physicans are placed in the same category, so far as             concerns information received by them professionally.
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Privileged \Priv"i*leged\, a.       Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right,       advantage, or immunity.          {Privileged communication}. (Law)       (a) A communication which can not be disclosed without the             consent of the party making it, -- such as those made by             a client to his legal adviser, or by persons to their             religious or medical advisers.       (b) A communication which does not expose the party making it             to indictment for libel, -- such as those made by persons             communicating confidentially with a government, persons             consulted confidentially as to the character of servants,             etc.          {Privileged debts} (Law), those to which a preference in             payment is given out of the estate of a deceased person,             or out of the estate of an insolvent. --Wharton.             --Burrill.          {Privileged witnesses} (Law) witnesses who are not obliged to             testify as to certain things, as lawyers in relation to             their dealings with their clients, and officers of state             as to state secrets; also, by statute, clergymen and             physicans are placed in the same category, so far as             concerns information received by them professionally.
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Witness \Wit"ness\, n. [AS. witness, gewitnes, from witan to       know. [root]133. See {Wit}, v. i.]       1. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.                         May we with . . . the witness of a good conscience,                      pursue him with any further revenge?   --Shak.                         If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.                                                                               --John v. 31.          2. That which furnishes evidence or proof.                         Laban said to Jacob, . . . This heap be witness, and                      this pillar be witness.                     --Gen. xxxi.                                                                               51, 52.          3. One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise             has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an             earwitness. [bd]Thyself art witness I am betrothed.[b8]             --Shak.                         Upon my looking round, I was witness to appearances                      which filled me with melancholy and regret. --R.                                                                               Hall.          4. (Law)             (a) One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before                   a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed                   in all essential facts.             (b) One who sees the execution of an instrument, and                   subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its                   authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a                   will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.          {Privileged witnesses}. (Law) See under {Privileged}.          {With a witness}, effectually; to a great degree; with great             force, so as to leave some mark as a testimony. [Colloq.]                         This, I confess, is haste with a witness. --South.
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Privileged \Priv"i*leged\, a.       Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right,       advantage, or immunity.          {Privileged communication}. (Law)       (a) A communication which can not be disclosed without the             consent of the party making it, -- such as those made by             a client to his legal adviser, or by persons to their             religious or medical advisers.       (b) A communication which does not expose the party making it             to indictment for libel, -- such as those made by persons             communicating confidentially with a government, persons             consulted confidentially as to the character of servants,             etc.          {Privileged debts} (Law), those to which a preference in             payment is given out of the estate of a deceased person,             or out of the estate of an insolvent. --Wharton.             --Burrill.          {Privileged witnesses} (Law) witnesses who are not obliged to             testify as to certain things, as lawyers in relation to             their dealings with their clients, and officers of state             as to state secrets; also, by statute, clergymen and             physicans are placed in the same category, so far as             concerns information received by them professionally.
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Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Privileged}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Privileging}.] [Cf. F. privil[82]gier.]       1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest             with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to             privilege representatives from arrest.                         To privilege dishonor in thy name.      --Shak.          2. To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption             from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.                         He took this place for sanctuary, And it shall                      privilege him from your hands.            --Shak.
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Privily \Priv"i*ly\, adv.       In a privy manner; privately; secretly. --Chaucer. --2 Pet.       ii. 1.
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Probal \Pro"bal\, a.       Approved; probable. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Probality \Pro*bal"i*ty\, n.       Probability. [Obs.] [bd]With as great probality.[b8]       --Holland.
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Problem \Prob"lem\, n. [F. probl[8a]me, L. problema, fr. Gr. [?]       anything thrown forward, a question proposed for solution,       fr. [?] to throw or lay before; [?] before, forward + [?] to       throw. Cf. {Parable}. ]       1. A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for             examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of             solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question             involving doubt. --Bacon.          2. (Math.) Anything which is required to be done; as, in             geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or,             in algebra, to find an unknown quantity.          Note: Problem differs from theorem in this, that a problem is                something to be done, as to bisect a triangle, to                describe a circle, etc.; a theorem is something to be                proved, as that all the angles of a triangle are equal                to two right angles.          {Plane problem} (Geom.), a problem that can be solved by the             use of the rule and compass.          {Solid problem} (Geom.), a problem requiring in its geometric             solution the use of a conic section or higher curve.
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Problematic \Prob`lem*at"ic\, Problematical \Prob`lem*at"ic*al\,       a. [L. problematicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. probl[82]matique.]       Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact;       questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful. --       {Prob`lem*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.                   Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical guilt                leave a gate wide open to . . . informers. --Swift.
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Problematic \Prob`lem*at"ic\, Problematical \Prob`lem*at"ic*al\,       a. [L. problematicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. probl[82]matique.]       Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact;       questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful. --       {Prob`lem*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.                   Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical guilt                leave a gate wide open to . . . informers. --Swift.
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Problematic \Prob`lem*at"ic\, Problematical \Prob`lem*at"ic*al\,       a. [L. problematicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. probl[82]matique.]       Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact;       questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful. --       {Prob`lem*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.                   Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical guilt                leave a gate wide open to . . . informers. --Swift.
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Problematist \Prob"lem*a*tist\, n.       One who proposes problems. [R.] --Evelyn.
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Problematize \Prob"lem*a*tize\, v. t.       To propose problems. [R.] [bd]Hear him problematize.[b8] --B.       Jonson.
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Profile \Pro"file\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See       {Profile}, n.]       1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an             architectural member.          2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a             cutter around it.          {Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
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Profile \Pro"file\, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a       thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow,       and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.]       1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.          2. (Paint & Sculp.) A human head represented sidewise, or in             a side view; the side face or half face.          3.             (a) (Arch.) A section of any member, made at right angles                   with its main lines, showing the exact shape of                   moldings and the like.             (b) (Civil Engin.) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section                   of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work,                   as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions,                   grades, etc.
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{Profile paper} (Civil Engin.), paper ruled with vertical and             horizontal lines forming small oblong rectangles, adapted             for drawing profiles.
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Profile \Pro"file\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See       {Profile}, n.]       1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an             architectural member.          2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a             cutter around it.          {Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
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Profile \Pro"file\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See       {Profile}, n.]       1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an             architectural member.          2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a             cutter around it.          {Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
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Profiling \Pro"fil*ing\, n. (Fort.)       In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper       intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the       sectional form of the parapets at those points.
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Profile \Pro"file\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See       {Profile}, n.]       1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an             architectural member.          2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a             cutter around it.          {Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
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Profilist \Pro"fil*ist\, n.       One who takes profiles.
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Profligacy \Prof"li*ga*cy\, n. [See {Profligate}, a.]       The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or       very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in       moral principle and in vice; dissoluteness.
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Profligate \Prof"li*gate\, v. t.       To drive away; to overcome.          Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] --Harvey.
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Profligate \Prof"li*gate\, a. [L. profligatus, p. p. of       profligare to strike or dash to the ground, to destroy; pro       before + a word akin to fligere to strike. See {Afflict}.]       1. Overthrown; beaten; conquered. [Obs.]                         The foe is profligate, and run.         --Hudibras.          2. Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or             decency; openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious;             dissolute; as, profligate man or wretch.                         A race more profligate than we.         --Roscommon.                         Made prostitute and profligate muse.   --Dryden.          Syn: Abandoned; corrupt; dissolute; vitiated; depraved;                vicious; wicked. See {Abandoned}.
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Profligate \Prof"li*gate\, n.       An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a       dissolute person. [bd]Such a profligate as Antony.[b8]       --Swift.
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Profligately \Prof"li*gate*ly\, adv.       In a profligate manner.
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Profligateness \Prof"li*gate*ness\, n.       The quality of being profligate; an abandoned course of life;       profligacy.
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Profligation \Prof`li*ga"tion\, n. [L. profligatio.]       Defeat; rout; overthrow. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Profluence \Prof"lu*ence\, n. [L. profluentia.]       Quality of being profluent; course. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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Profluent \Prof"lu*ent\, a. [L. profluens, p. pr. of profluere;       pro forward + fluere to flow.]       Flowing forward, [R.] [bd]In the profluent stream.[b8]       --Milton.
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Profulgent \Pro*ful"gent\, a. [Pref. pro- + L. fulgere to       shine.]       Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent. [Obs.] [bd]Profulgent in       preciousness.[b8] --Chaucer.
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{Proof charge} (Firearms), a charge of powder and ball,             greater than the service charge, fired in an arm, as a gun             or cannon, to test its strength.          {Proof impression}. See under {Impression}.          {Proof load} (Engin.), the greatest load than can be applied             to a piece, as a beam, column, etc., without straining the             piece beyond the elastic limit.          {Proof sheet}. See {Proof}, n., 5.          {Proof spirit} (Chem.), a strong distilled liquor, or mixture             of alcohol and water, containing not less than a standard             amount of alcohol. In the United States [bd]proof spirit             is defined by law to be that mixture of alcohol and water             which contains one half of its volume of alcohol, the             alcohol when at a temperature of 60[deg] Fahrenheit being             of specific gravity 0.7939 referred to water at its             maximum density as unity. Proof spirit has at 60[deg]             Fahrenheit a specific gravity of 0.93353, 100 parts by             volume of the same consisting of 50 parts of absolute             alcohol and 53.71 parts of water,[b8] the apparent excess             of water being due to contraction of the liquids on             mixture. In England proof spirit is defined by Act 58,             George III., to be such as shall at a temperature of             51[deg] Fahrenheit weigh exactly the [frac12x13] part of             an equal measure of distilled water. This contains 49.3             per cent by weight, or 57.09 by volume, of alcohol.             Stronger spirits, as those of about 60, 70, and 80 per             cent of alcohol, are sometimes called second, third, and             fourth proof spirits respectively.          {Proof staff}, a straight-edge used by millers to test the             flatness of a stone.          {Proof stick} (Sugar Manuf.), a rod in the side of a vacuum             pan, for testing the consistency of the sirup.          {Proof text}, a passage of Scripture used to prove a             doctrine.
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Proofless \Proof"less\, a.       Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved.       --Boyle. -- {Proof"less*ly}, adv.
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Proofless \Proof"less\, a.       Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved.       --Boyle. -- {Proof"less*ly}, adv.
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Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propelled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Propelling}.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward +       pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]       To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move,       or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls       are propelled by gunpowder.
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Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propelled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Propelling}.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward +       pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]       To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move,       or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls       are propelled by gunpowder.
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Tractor screw \Tractor screw\ [or] propeller \propeller\       (Aviation)       A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of       an a[89]roplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a       pull instead of a push. Hence,          {Tractor monoplane},          {Tractor biplane}, etc.
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Propeller \Pro*pel"ler\, n.       1. One who, or that which, propels.          2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually             consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and             made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel.
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Tractor screw \Tractor screw\ [or] propeller \propeller\       (Aviation)       A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of       an a[89]roplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a       pull instead of a push. Hence,          {Tractor monoplane},          {Tractor biplane}, etc.
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Propeller \Pro*pel"ler\, n.       1. One who, or that which, propels.          2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually             consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and             made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel.
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3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.          {Propeller wheel},the screw, usually having two or more             blades, used in propelling a vessel.
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Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propelled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Propelling}.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward +       pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]       To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move,       or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls       are propelled by gunpowder.
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Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.]       (Med.)       A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a       preventive.
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Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical    \Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to guard against; [?]       before + [?] to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)       Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.
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Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical    \Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to guard against; [?]       before + [?] to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)       Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.
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Propiolate \Pro"pi*o*late\, n.       A salt of propiolic acid.
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Propiolic \Pro`pi*ol"ic\, a. [Propionic + tetrolic.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also       propargylic acid) of the acetylene or tetrolic series,       analogous to propionic acid, and obtained as a white       crystalline substance.
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Proplasm \Pro"plasm\, n. [L. proplasma, Gr. [?]; [?] before +       [?] a thing formed, fr. [?] to mold.]       A mold; a matrix. [R.] --Woodward.
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Proplastic \Pro*plas"tic\, a.       Forming a mold.
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Proplastics \Pro*plas"tics\, n.       The art of making molds for castings. [R.]
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Proleg \Pro"leg\, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the       larv[91] of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects.       Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also       {proped}, {propleg}, and {falseleg}.
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Propleg \Prop"leg`\, n. [So called because it props up or       supports the body.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Proleg}.
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Proleg \Pro"leg\, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the       larv[91] of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects.       Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also       {proped}, {propleg}, and {falseleg}.
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Propleg \Prop"leg`\, n. [So called because it props up or       supports the body.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Proleg}.
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Propolis \Pro"po*lis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] before + [?]       city.]       Same as {Bee glue}, under {Bee}.
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Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,       Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.       beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and             family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family             {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.          Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee                ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has                its own queen, its males or drones, and its very                numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the                {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of                honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;                the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.                The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical                honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.          2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united             labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a             quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]                         The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.                                                                               --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See             1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the             sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays             through; -- called also {bee blocks}.          {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})             parasitic in beehives.          {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the             European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.          {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus             {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some             resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.          {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family             {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are             parasitic upon bees.          {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an             apiary. --Mortimer.          {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement             the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called             also {propolis}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family             {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon             the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.          {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect             ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.          {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus             Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.          {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose             larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in             beehives.          {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See             Illust. of {Bee beetle}.          {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.             (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]             (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.             (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's                   whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]                   --Sir W. Scott.
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Propolis \Pro"po*lis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] before + [?]       city.]       Same as {Bee glue}, under {Bee}.
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Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,       Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.       beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and             family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family             {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.          Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee                ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has                its own queen, its males or drones, and its very                numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the                {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of                honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;                the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.                The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical                honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.          2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united             labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a             quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]                         The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.                                                                               --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See             1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the             sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays             through; -- called also {bee blocks}.          {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})             parasitic in beehives.          {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the             European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.          {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus             {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some             resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.          {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family             {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are             parasitic upon bees.          {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an             apiary. --Mortimer.          {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement             the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called             also {propolis}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family             {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon             the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.          {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect             ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.          {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus             Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.          {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose             larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in             beehives.          {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See             Illust. of {Bee beetle}.          {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.             (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]             (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.             (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's                   whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]                   --Sir W. Scott.
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Propulsation \Pro`pul*sa"tion\, n. [L. propulsatio. See       {Propulse}.]       The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a       distance. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Propulse \Pro*pulse"\, v. t. [L. propulsare, v. intens. from       propellere to propel. See {Propel}.]       To repel; to drive off or away. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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Propulsion \Pro*pul"sion\, n. [Cf. F. propulsion. See {Propel}.]       1. The act driving forward or away; the act or process of             propelling; as, steam propulsion.          2. An impelling act or movement.                         God works in all things; all obey His first                      propulsion.                                       --Whittier.
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Propulsive \Pro*pul"sive\, a.       Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.       [bd][The] propulsive movement of the verse.[b8] --Coleridge.
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Propulsory \Pro*pul"so*ry\, a.       Propulsive.
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Propyl \Pro"pyl\, n. [Propionic + -yl.] (Chem.)       The hypothetical radical {C3H7}, regarded as the essential       residue of propane and related compounds.
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Propane \Pro"pane\, n. [Propyl + methane.] (Chem.)       A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, {C3H8}, of the paraffin series,       occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also       made artificially; -- called also {propyl hydride}.
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d8Propyl91um \[d8]Prop`y*l[91]"um\, n.; pl. {Propyl[91]a}. [L.,       fr. Gr. [?]; [?] before + [?] a gate.] (Anc. Classical Arch.)       Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any       inclosure.
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d8Propylon \[d8]Prop"y*lon\, n.; pl. {Propyla}. [NL., from Gr.       [?]; [?] before + [?] a gate.] (Anc. Arch.)       The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.
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Propylene \Pro"pyl*ene\, n. [Cf. F. propyl[8a]ne.] (Chem.)       A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon ({C3H6}) of the ethylene       series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is       produced artificially in various ways. Called also {propene}.
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Propylic \Pro*pyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, propyl; as,       propylic alcohol.
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Propidene \Pro"pi*dene\, n. [Propyl + ethylidene.] (Chem.)       The unsymmetrical hypothetical hydrocarbon radical,       {CH3.CH2.CH}, analogous to ethylidene, and regarded as the       type of certain derivatives of propane; -- called also       {propylidene}.
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Propylidene \Pro*pyl"i*dene\, n. (Chem.)       See {Propidene}.
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Propidene \Pro"pi*dene\, n. [Propyl + ethylidene.] (Chem.)       The unsymmetrical hypothetical hydrocarbon radical,       {CH3.CH2.CH}, analogous to ethylidene, and regarded as the       type of certain derivatives of propane; -- called also       {propylidene}.
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Propylidene \Pro*pyl"i*dene\, n. (Chem.)       See {Propidene}.
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Pry \Pry\, n. [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See {Prize}, n.]       A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]          {Pry pole}, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin,             and stands facing the windlass.
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Purblind \Pur"blind`\, a. [For pure-blind, i. e., wholly blind.       See {Pure}, and cf. {Poreblind}.]       1. Wholly blind. [bd]Purblind Argus, all eyes and no             sight.[b8] --Shak.          2. Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a             purblind eye; a purblind mole.                         The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from                      heaven; they be purblindand sand-blind. --Latimer.                         O purblind race of miserable men.      --Tennyson.             -- {Pur"blind`ly}, adv. -- {Pur"blind`ness}, n.
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Purblind \Pur"blind`\, a. [For pure-blind, i. e., wholly blind.       See {Pure}, and cf. {Poreblind}.]       1. Wholly blind. [bd]Purblind Argus, all eyes and no             sight.[b8] --Shak.          2. Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a             purblind eye; a purblind mole.                         The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from                      heaven; they be purblindand sand-blind. --Latimer.                         O purblind race of miserable men.      --Tennyson.             -- {Pur"blind`ly}, adv. -- {Pur"blind`ness}, n.
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Purblind \Pur"blind`\, a. [For pure-blind, i. e., wholly blind.       See {Pure}, and cf. {Poreblind}.]       1. Wholly blind. [bd]Purblind Argus, all eyes and no             sight.[b8] --Shak.          2. Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a             purblind eye; a purblind mole.                         The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from                      heaven; they be purblindand sand-blind. --Latimer.                         O purblind race of miserable men.      --Tennyson.             -- {Pur"blind`ly}, adv. -- {Pur"blind`ness}, n.
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Methylene \Meth"yl*ene\, n. [F. m[82]thyl[8a]ne, from Gr. [?]       wine + [?] wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name       wood spirit.] (Chem.)       A hydrocarbon radical, {CH2}, not known in the free state,       but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain       derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, {CH2Br2}; --       formerly called also {methene}.          {Methylene blue} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff consisting             of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; --             called also {pure blue}.
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Pure \Pure\, a. [Compar. {Purer}; superl. {Purest}.] [OE. pur,       F. pur, fr. L. purus; akin to putus pure, clear, putare to       clean, trim, prune, set in order, settle, reckon, consider,       think, Skr. p[?] to clean, and perh. E. fire. Cf.       {Putative}.]       1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free             from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed;             as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.                         The pure fetters on his shins great.   --Chaucer.                         A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent;             guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons. [bd]Keep thyself             pure.[b8] --1 Tim. v. 22.                         Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a                      pure heart, and of a good conscience. --1 Tim. i. 5.          3. Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or             pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and             actions. [bd]Pure religion and impartial laws.[b8]             --Tickell. [bd]The pure, fine talk of Rome.[b8] --Ascham.                         Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure                      as any that ancient or modern history records.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Script.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.                         Thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon                      the pure table before the Lord.         --Lev. xxiv.                                                                               6.          5. (Phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of             some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.          {Pure-impure}, completely or totally impure. [bd]The             inhabitants were pure-impure pagans.[b8] --Fuller.          {Pure blue}. (Chem.) See {Methylene blue}, under {Methylene}.                      {Pure chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.          {Pure mathematics}, that portion of mathematics which treats             of the principles of the science, or contradistinction to             applied mathematics, which treats of the application of             the principles to the investigation of other branches of             knowledge, or to the practical wants of life. See             {Mathematics}. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )          {Pure villenage} (Feudal Law), a tenure of lands by uncertain             services at the will of the lord. --Blackstone.          Syn: Unmixed; clear; simple; real; true; genuine;                unadulterated; uncorrupted; unsullied; untarnished;                unstained; stainless; clean; fair; unspotted; spotless;                incorrupt; chaste; unpolluted; undefiled; immaculate;                innocent; guiltless; guileless; holy.
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Methylene \Meth"yl*ene\, n. [F. m[82]thyl[8a]ne, from Gr. [?]       wine + [?] wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name       wood spirit.] (Chem.)       A hydrocarbon radical, {CH2}, not known in the free state,       but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain       derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, {CH2Br2}; --       formerly called also {methene}.          {Methylene blue} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff consisting             of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; --             called also {pure blue}.
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Pure \Pure\, a. [Compar. {Purer}; superl. {Purest}.] [OE. pur,       F. pur, fr. L. purus; akin to putus pure, clear, putare to       clean, trim, prune, set in order, settle, reckon, consider,       think, Skr. p[?] to clean, and perh. E. fire. Cf.       {Putative}.]       1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free             from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed;             as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.                         The pure fetters on his shins great.   --Chaucer.                         A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent;             guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons. [bd]Keep thyself             pure.[b8] --1 Tim. v. 22.                         Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a                      pure heart, and of a good conscience. --1 Tim. i. 5.          3. Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or             pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and             actions. [bd]Pure religion and impartial laws.[b8]             --Tickell. [bd]The pure, fine talk of Rome.[b8] --Ascham.                         Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure                      as any that ancient or modern history records.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Script.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.                         Thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon                      the pure table before the Lord.         --Lev. xxiv.                                                                               6.          5. (Phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of             some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.          {Pure-impure}, completely or totally impure. [bd]The             inhabitants were pure-impure pagans.[b8] --Fuller.          {Pure blue}. (Chem.) See {Methylene blue}, under {Methylene}.                      {Pure chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.          {Pure mathematics}, that portion of mathematics which treats             of the principles of the science, or contradistinction to             applied mathematics, which treats of the application of             the principles to the investigation of other branches of             knowledge, or to the practical wants of life. See             {Mathematics}. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )          {Pure villenage} (Feudal Law), a tenure of lands by uncertain             services at the will of the lord. --Blackstone.          Syn: Unmixed; clear; simple; real; true; genuine;                unadulterated; uncorrupted; unsullied; untarnished;                unstained; stainless; clean; fair; unspotted; spotless;                incorrupt; chaste; unpolluted; undefiled; immaculate;                innocent; guiltless; guileless; holy.
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Pure \Pure\, a. [Compar. {Purer}; superl. {Purest}.] [OE. pur,       F. pur, fr. L. purus; akin to putus pure, clear, putare to       clean, trim, prune, set in order, settle, reckon, consider,       think, Skr. p[?] to clean, and perh. E. fire. Cf.       {Putative}.]       1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free             from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed;             as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.                         The pure fetters on his shins great.   --Chaucer.                         A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy. --I.                                                                               Watts.          2. Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent;             guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons. [bd]Keep thyself             pure.[b8] --1 Tim. v. 22.                         Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a                      pure heart, and of a good conscience. --1 Tim. i. 5.          3. Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or             pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and             actions. [bd]Pure religion and impartial laws.[b8]             --Tickell. [bd]The pure, fine talk of Rome.[b8] --Ascham.                         Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure                      as any that ancient or modern history records.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Script.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.                         Thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon                      the pure table before the Lord.         --Lev. xxiv.                                                                               6.          5. (Phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of             some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.          {Pure-impure}, completely or totally impure. [bd]The             inhabitants were pure-impure pagans.[b8] --Fuller.          {Pure blue}. (Chem.) See {Methylene blue}, under {Methylene}.                      {Pure chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.          {Pure mathematics}, that portion of mathematics which treats             of the principles of the science, or contradistinction to             applied mathematics, which treats of the application of             the principles to the investigation of other branches of             knowledge, or to the practical wants of life. See             {Mathematics}. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )          {Pure villenage} (Feudal Law), a tenure of lands by uncertain             services at the will of the lord. --Blackstone.          Syn: Unmixed; clear; simple; real; true; genuine;                unadulterated; uncorrupted; unsullied; untarnished;                unstained; stainless; clean; fair; unspotted; spotless;                incorrupt; chaste; unpolluted; undefiled; immaculate;                innocent; guiltless; guileless; holy.
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Purfile \Pur"file\, n. [See {Purfle}.]       A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's       gowns; -- called also {bobbinwork}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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Purfle \Pur"fle\, v. t. [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread,       L. filum. See {Profile}, and cf. {Purl} a border.]       1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to             embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to             purfle with blue and white. --P. Plowman.                         A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold                      and pearl of rich assay.                     --Spenser.          2. (Her.) To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the             like; also, with gold studs or mountings.
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Purfle \Pur"fle\, Purflew \Pur"flew\, n.       1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.          2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur.
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Purfled \Pur"fled\, a.       Ornamented; decorated; esp., embroidered on the edges.          {Purfled work} (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in             Gothic architecture.
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Purfled \Pur"fled\, a.       Ornamented; decorated; esp., embroidered on the edges.          {Purfled work} (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in             Gothic architecture.
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Purfle \Pur"fle\, Purflew \Pur"flew\, n.       1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.          2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur.
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Purfling \Pur"fling\, n.       Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the       inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF.       purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish,       purple dye, fr. Gr. [?] the purple fish, a shell from the       purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. [?] dark (said of       the sea), purple, [?] to grow dark (said of the sea), to be       troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS.       purpure. Cf. {Porphyry}, {Purpure}.]       1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a             combination of the primary colors red and blue.                         Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds                      that on his western throne attend.      -- Milton.          Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are                supposed to have been used for the color we call                crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art,                purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red                predominates it is called violet, and when blue                predominates, hyacinth.          2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color;             especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or             authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by             Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to             put on the imperial purple.                         Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of                      fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex.                                                                               xxvi. 1.          3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or             favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station;             great wealth. [bd]He was born in the purple.[b8] --Gibbon.          4. A cardinalate. See {Cardinal}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of large butterflies, usually             marked with purple or blue, of the genus {Basilarchia}             (formerly {Limenitis}) as, the banded purple ({B.             arthemis}). See Illust. under {Ursula}.          6. (Zo[94]l.) Any shell of the genus Purpura.          7. pl.(Med.) See {Purpura}.          8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as {Earcockle}.          Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with                participles forming words of obvious signification; as,                purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained,                purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like.          {French purple}. (Chem.) Same as {Cudbear}.          {Purple of Cassius}. See {Cassius}.          {Purple of mollusca} (Zo[94]l.), a coloring matter derived             from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple             or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of             the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and             from several species of Purpura, and Murex.          {To be born in the purple}, to be of princely birth; to be             highborn.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Purpling}.]       To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands       purpled with blood.                   When morn Purples the east.                     --Milton.                   Reclining soft in blissful bowers, Purpled sweet with                springing flowers.                                 -- Fenton.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Coneflower \Cone"flow`er\, n.       Any plant of the genus {Rudbeckia}; -- so called from the       cone-shaped disk of the flower head. Also, any plant of the       related genera {Ratibida} and {Brauneria}, the latter usually       known as {purple coneflower}.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Bornite \Bor"nite\, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.]       (Min.)       A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and       sulphur; -- also called {purple copper ore} (or       {erubescite}), in allusion to the colors shown upon the       slightly tarnished surface.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Bornite \Bor"nite\, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.]       (Min.)       A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and       sulphur; -- also called {purple copper ore} (or       {erubescite}), in allusion to the colors shown upon the       slightly tarnished surface.
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Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur,       L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to       prepare, order. See {Parade}, and cf. {Imperative},       {Empress}.]       The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of       dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany       or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.          {Emperor goose} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome goose             ({Philacte canagica}), found in Alaska.          {Emperor moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large and beautiful             bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as             the American Cecropia moth ({Platysamia cecropia}), and             the European species ({Saturnia pavonia}).          {Emperor paper}. See under {Paper}.          {Purple emperor} (Zo[94]l.), a large, strong British             butterfly ({Apatura iris}).
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from                the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the                {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or                {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are                some of the best known.          Note: Among the true plums are;          {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or             purple globular drupes,          {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.          {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its             round red drupes.          {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,             much grown in England for sale in the markets.          {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or             yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several             other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other             genera than {Prunus}, are;          {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of             the same family with the persimmon.          {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.          {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.                      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.          {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium             macrophyllum}.          {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.          {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.          {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.          2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.          3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant             language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the             person possessing it.          {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European             bullfinch.          {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus             scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes             in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva             bores into the stone and eats the kernel.          {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very             destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other             stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped             incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the             pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum             curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[?]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.       kraai, G. kr[?]e; cf. Icel. kr[?]ka crow. So named from its       cry, from AS. cr[?]wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus {Corvus},             having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It             has a harsh, croaking note. See {Caw}.          Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {C.                corone}. The common American crow is {C. Americanus}.                See {Carrion crow}, and Illustr., under {Carrion}.          2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron             used as a lever; a crowbar.                         Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my                      cell.                                                --Shak.          3. The cry of the cock. See {Crow}, v. i., 1.          4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.          {Carrion crow}. See under {Carrion}.          {Crow blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Quiscalus             quiscula}); -- called also {purple grackle}.          {Crow pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common             coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See             {Coucal}.          {Crow shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any bird of the genera             {Gymnorhina}, {Craticus}, or {Strepera}, mostly from             Australia.          {Red-legged crow}. See {Crough}.          {As the crow flies}, in a direct line.          {To pick a crow}, {To pluck a crow}, to state and adjust a             difference or grievance (with any one).
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[?]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.       kraai, G. kr[?]e; cf. Icel. kr[?]ka crow. So named from its       cry, from AS. cr[?]wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus {Corvus},             having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It             has a harsh, croaking note. See {Caw}.          Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {C.                corone}. The common American crow is {C. Americanus}.                See {Carrion crow}, and Illustr., under {Carrion}.          2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron             used as a lever; a crowbar.                         Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my                      cell.                                                --Shak.          3. The cry of the cock. See {Crow}, v. i., 1.          4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.          {Carrion crow}. See under {Carrion}.          {Crow blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Quiscalus             quiscula}); -- called also {purple grackle}.          {Crow pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common             coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See             {Coucal}.          {Crow shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any bird of the genera             {Gymnorhina}, {Craticus}, or {Strepera}, mostly from             Australia.          {Red-legged crow}. See {Crough}.          {As the crow flies}, in a direct line.          {To pick a crow}, {To pluck a crow}, to state and adjust a             difference or grievance (with any one).
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF.       purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish,       purple dye, fr. Gr. [?] the purple fish, a shell from the       purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. [?] dark (said of       the sea), purple, [?] to grow dark (said of the sea), to be       troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS.       purpure. Cf. {Porphyry}, {Purpure}.]       1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a             combination of the primary colors red and blue.                         Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds                      that on his western throne attend.      -- Milton.          Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are                supposed to have been used for the color we call                crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art,                purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red                predominates it is called violet, and when blue                predominates, hyacinth.          2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color;             especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or             authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by             Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to             put on the imperial purple.                         Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of                      fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex.                                                                               xxvi. 1.          3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or             favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station;             great wealth. [bd]He was born in the purple.[b8] --Gibbon.          4. A cardinalate. See {Cardinal}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of large butterflies, usually             marked with purple or blue, of the genus {Basilarchia}             (formerly {Limenitis}) as, the banded purple ({B.             arthemis}). See Illust. under {Ursula}.          6. (Zo[94]l.) Any shell of the genus Purpura.          7. pl.(Med.) See {Purpura}.          8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as {Earcockle}.          Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with                participles forming words of obvious signification; as,                purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained,                purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like.          {French purple}. (Chem.) Same as {Cudbear}.          {Purple of Cassius}. See {Cassius}.          {Purple of mollusca} (Zo[94]l.), a coloring matter derived             from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple             or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of             the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and             from several species of Purpura, and Murex.          {To be born in the purple}, to be of princely birth; to be             highborn.
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Cassius \Cas"sius\, n. [From the name of the discoverer, A.       Cassius, a German physician of the 17th centry.]       A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some       compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in       painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful       purple color. Commonly called {Purple of Cassius}.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF.       purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish,       purple dye, fr. Gr. [?] the purple fish, a shell from the       purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. [?] dark (said of       the sea), purple, [?] to grow dark (said of the sea), to be       troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS.       purpure. Cf. {Porphyry}, {Purpure}.]       1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a             combination of the primary colors red and blue.                         Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds                      that on his western throne attend.      -- Milton.          Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are                supposed to have been used for the color we call                crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art,                purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red                predominates it is called violet, and when blue                predominates, hyacinth.          2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color;             especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or             authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by             Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to             put on the imperial purple.                         Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of                      fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex.                                                                               xxvi. 1.          3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or             favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station;             great wealth. [bd]He was born in the purple.[b8] --Gibbon.          4. A cardinalate. See {Cardinal}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of large butterflies, usually             marked with purple or blue, of the genus {Basilarchia}             (formerly {Limenitis}) as, the banded purple ({B.             arthemis}). See Illust. under {Ursula}.          6. (Zo[94]l.) Any shell of the genus Purpura.          7. pl.(Med.) See {Purpura}.          8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as {Earcockle}.          Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with                participles forming words of obvious signification; as,                purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained,                purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like.          {French purple}. (Chem.) Same as {Cudbear}.          {Purple of Cassius}. See {Cassius}.          {Purple of mollusca} (Zo[94]l.), a coloring matter derived             from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple             or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of             the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and             from several species of Purpura, and Murex.          {To be born in the purple}, to be of princely birth; to be             highborn.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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d8Ianthina \[d8]I*an"thi*na\, n.; pl. L. {Ianthin[91]}, E.       {Ianthinas}. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet-blue, Gr. [?]; [?]       violet + [?] flower.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any gastropod of the genus {Ianthina}, of which various       species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also {purple       shell}, and {violet snail}. [Written also {janthina}.]          Note: It floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it                constructs by forming and uniting together air bubbles                of hardened mucus. The Tyrian purple of the ancients                was obtained in part from mollusks of this genus.
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Purple \Pur"ple\, a.       1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much             esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or             red and blue color; as, a purple robe.          2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been             an emblem of imperial authority.                         Hide in the dust thy purple pride.      --Shelley.          3. Blood-red; bloody.                         May such purple tears be alway shed.   --Shak.                         I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a                      purple blood.                                    --Dryden.          {Purple bird} (Zo[94]l.), the European purple gallinule. See             under {Gallinule}.          {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.          {Purple grackle} (Zo[94]l.), the crow blackbird. See under             {Crow}.          {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.          {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.          {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
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d8Ianthina \[d8]I*an"thi*na\, n.; pl. L. {Ianthin[91]}, E.       {Ianthinas}. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet-blue, Gr. [?]; [?]       violet + [?] flower.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any gastropod of the genus {Ianthina}, of which various       species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also {purple       shell}, and {violet snail}. [Written also {janthina}.]          Note: It floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it                constructs by forming and uniting together air bubbles                of hardened mucus. The Tyrian purple of the ancients                was obtained in part from mollusks of this genus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purple \Pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Purpling}.]       To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands       purpled with blood.                   When morn Purples the east.                     --Milton.                   Reclining soft in blissful bowers, Purpled sweet with                springing flowers.                                 -- Fenton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purpleheart \Pur"ple*heart`\, n. (Bot.)       A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color,       obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of       the genus {Copaifera} ({C. pubiflora, bracteata, and       officinalis}). Used for decorative veneering. See {Copaiba}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purple \Pur"ple\, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF.       purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish,       purple dye, fr. Gr. [?] the purple fish, a shell from the       purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. [?] dark (said of       the sea), purple, [?] to grow dark (said of the sea), to be       troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS.       purpure. Cf. {Porphyry}, {Purpure}.]       1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a             combination of the primary colors red and blue.                         Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds                      that on his western throne attend.      -- Milton.          Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are                supposed to have been used for the color we call                crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art,                purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red                predominates it is called violet, and when blue                predominates, hyacinth.          2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color;             especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or             authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by             Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to             put on the imperial purple.                         Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of                      fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex.                                                                               xxvi. 1.          3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or             favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station;             great wealth. [bd]He was born in the purple.[b8] --Gibbon.          4. A cardinalate. See {Cardinal}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of large butterflies, usually             marked with purple or blue, of the genus {Basilarchia}             (formerly {Limenitis}) as, the banded purple ({B.             arthemis}). See Illust. under {Ursula}.          6. (Zo[94]l.) Any shell of the genus Purpura.          7. pl.(Med.) See {Purpura}.          8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as {Earcockle}.          Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with                participles forming words of obvious signification; as,                purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained,                purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like.          {French purple}. (Chem.) Same as {Cudbear}.          {Purple of Cassius}. See {Cassius}.          {Purple of mollusca} (Zo[94]l.), a coloring matter derived             from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple             or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of             the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and             from several species of Purpura, and Murex.          {To be born in the purple}, to be of princely birth; to be             highborn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purplewood \Pur"ple*wood`\, n.       Same as {Purpleheart}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purple \Pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Purpling}.]       To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands       purpled with blood.                   When morn Purples the east.                     --Milton.                   Reclining soft in blissful bowers, Purpled sweet with                springing flowers.                                 -- Fenton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purplish \Pur"plish\, a.       Somewhat purple. --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrophyllite \Py*roph"yl*lite\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] leaf.]       (Min.)       A mineral, usually of a white or greenish color and pearly       luster, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of       alumina.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyruvil \Py*ru"vil\, n. (Chem.)       A complex nitrogenous compound obtained by heating together       pyruvic acid and urea.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parryville, PA (borough, FIPS 58304)       Location: 40.82431 N, 75.66961 W       Population (1990): 488 (202 housing units)       Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pear Valley, TX       Zip code(s): 76867
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perryopolis, PA (borough, FIPS 59520)       Location: 40.08654 N, 79.75320 W       Population (1990): 1833 (797 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perryville, AK (CDP, FIPS 60200)       Location: 55.95864 N, 159.22609 W       Population (1990): 108 (45 housing units)       Area: 96.2 sq km (land), 21.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99648    Perryville, AR (city, FIPS 54710)       Location: 35.00844 N, 92.80346 W       Population (1990): 1141 (502 housing units)       Area: 12.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72126    Perryville, KY (city, FIPS 60258)       Location: 37.64985 N, 84.95137 W       Population (1990): 815 (371 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 40468    Perryville, MD (town, FIPS 61150)       Location: 39.57097 N, 76.06878 W       Population (1990): 2456 (1032 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 21903    Perryville, MO (city, FIPS 57116)       Location: 37.72609 N, 89.87218 W       Population (1990): 6933 (2879 housing units)       Area: 17.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63775
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Preble, NY       Zip code(s): 13141
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Preble County, OH (county, FIPS 135)       Location: 39.74238 N, 84.65225 W       Population (1990): 40113 (15174 housing units)       Area: 1100.3 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
profile n.   1. A control file for a program, esp. a text file    automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to    be easily modified by the user in order to customize the program's    behavior.   Used to avoid {hardcoded} choices (see also {dot file},    {rc file}).   2. [techspeak] A report on the amounts of time spent in    each routine of a program, used to find and {tune} away the {hot    spot}s in it.   This sense is often verbed.   Some profiling modes    report units other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at    granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar.    3.[techspeak] A subset of a standard used for a particular purpose.    This sense confuses hackers who wander into the weird world of ISO    standards no end!
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
propeller head n.   Used by hackers, this is syn. with {computer    geek}.   Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies.   Prob.    derives from SF fandom's tradition (originally invented by old-time    fan Ray Faraday Nelson) of propeller beanies as fannish insignia    (though nobody actually wears them except as a joke).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
propeller key n.   [Mac users] See {feature key}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Purple Book n.   1. The "System V Interface Definition".   The    covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of    off-lavender.   2. Syn. {Wizard Book}.   Donald Lewine's "POSIX    Programmer's Guide" (O'Reilly, 1991, ISBN 0-937175-73-0).   See also    {{book titles}}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
purple wire n.   [IBM] Wire installed by Field Engineers to work    around problems discovered during testing or debugging.   These are    called `purple wires' even when (as is frequently the case) their    actual physical color is yellow....   Compare {blue wire}, {yellow    wire}, and {red wire}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
perplexity          The {geometric mean} of the number of words which may follow       any given word for a certain {lexicon} and {grammar}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PowerBuilder          A {graphical user interface} development tool       from {Powersoft} for developing {client-server} {database}       {applications}.   It runs under {MS-DOS}(?) and {Microsoft       Windows}.   There are also versions for {Microsoft Windows},       {Windows NT}, {Macintosh}, and {Unix}.          Applications can be built by creating {windows}, controls       (such as {listboxes} and {buttons}), and {menus} within the       PowerBuilder development environment.   The language used to       program PowerBuilder, {PowerScript}, is loosely based on       {BASIC}.          PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends       including {Sybase} and {Oracle}.   It also has added support       for {ODBC} database drivers.   PowerBuilder also comes with a       built-in database backend ({WATCOM} {SQL} 32-bit {relational       database}).          {Product information       (http://www.powersoft.com/mktg/prodinfo/prodintr.html)}.          {FAQ (ftp://ftp.oar.net/pub/psoft/pb01.faq)}.          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.soft-sys.powerbuilder}.          [Correct list of platforms?]          (2001-03-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PowerFuL          A language combining {functional programming} and       {logic programming}, using "angelic Powerdomains".          (1998-06-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
privileged instruction          A {machine code} instruction that may only be executed when       the processor is running in {supervisor mode}.   Privileged       instructions include operations such as I/O and {memory       management}.          (1995-02-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
problem state          {IBM} jargon for {user mode}, the opposite of "supervisor       state".          On IBM {System 360}, 370 and 390 {mainframe}s {privileged       instruction}s may only be executed in "supervisor state".       {Application program}s request the {operating system} to       perform these operations by using the Supervisor Call (SVC)       instruction.          (1995-02-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROFILE          Simple language for matching and scoring data.   "User's Manual       for the PROFILE System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (May 1974).          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
profile          1. A control file for a program, especially a text file       automatically read from each user's home directory and       intended to be easily modified by the user in order to       customise the program's behaviour.   Used to avoid {hard-coded}       choices (see also {dot file}, {rc file}).          2. A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a       program, used to find and {tune} away the {hot spot}s in it.       This sense is often verbed.   Some profiling modes report units       other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at       granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROFILE          Simple language for matching and scoring data.   "User's Manual       for the PROFILE System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (May 1974).          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
profile          1. A control file for a program, especially a text file       automatically read from each user's home directory and       intended to be easily modified by the user in order to       customise the program's behaviour.   Used to avoid {hard-coded}       choices (see also {dot file}, {rc file}).          2. A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a       program, used to find and {tune} away the {hot spot}s in it.       This sense is often verbed.   Some profiling modes report units       other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at       granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROOF/L          A {functional}, {object-oriented language} with {implicit       parallelism}.          [J Parallel Dist Comp 12:202-212 (1991)].          [Forthcoming Technical Report from {RADC}].          (1994-10-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
propeller head          Used by hackers, this is synonym with {computer       geek}.   Non-hackers sometimes use it to describe all techies.       Probably derives from SF fandom's tradition (originally       invented by old-time fan Ray Faraday Nelson) of propeller       beanies as fannish insignia (though nobody actually wears them       except as a joke).          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
propeller key          {feature key}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Purple Book          1. The "System V Interface Definition".   The       covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating       shade of off-lavender.          2. The {Wizard Book}.          See also {book titles}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
purple wire          Wire installed by {IBM} Field Engineers to       work around problems discovered during testing or debugging.       These are called "purple wires" even when (as is frequently       the case) they are yellow.          Compare {blue wire}, {yellow wire}, and {red wire}.          (1995-04-11)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Parable       (Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to       the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used       to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2)       a prophetic utterance (Num. 23:7; Ezek. 20:49), (3) an enigmatic       saying (Ps. 78:2; Prov. 1:6). In the New Testament, (1) a       proverb (Mark 7:17; Luke 4:23), (2) a typical emblem (Heb. 9:9;       11:19), (3) a similitude or allegory (Matt. 15:15; 24:32; Mark       3:23; Luke 5:36; 14:7); (4) ordinarily, in a more restricted       sense, a comparison of earthly with heavenly things, "an earthly       story with a heavenly meaning," as in the parables of our Lord.                Instruction by parables has been in use from the earliest       times. A large portion of our Lord's public teaching consisted       of parables. He himself explains his reasons for this in his       answer to the inquiry of the disciples, "Why speakest thou to       them in parables?" (Matt. 13:13-15; Mark 4:11, 12; Luke 8:9,       10). He followed in so doing the rule of the divine procedures,       as recorded in Matt. 13:13.                The parables uttered by our Lord are all recorded in the       synoptical (i.e., the first three) Gospels. The fourth Gospel       contains no parable properly so called, although the       illustration of the good shepherd (John 10:1-16) has all the       essential features of a parable. (See List of Parables in       Appendix.)