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padder
n 1: a highwayman who robs on foot [syn: {footpad}, {padder}]

English Dictionary: peter	by the DICT Development Group
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padre n a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military chaplain}, padre, Holy Joe, sky pilot] `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military Synonym(s): Father, Padre
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pater n an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
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Patrai n a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages Synonym(s): Patras, Patrai
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patter n plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) Synonym(s): spiel, patter, line of gab a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet" v rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" Synonym(s): sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" Synonym(s): patter, pitter-patter
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pea tree n any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod Synonym(s): pea tree, caragana
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Peter n disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope Synonym(s): Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle obscene terms for penis Synonym(s): cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz
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Peter I n czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) Synonym(s): Peter I, Czar Peter I, Peter the Great
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petter n a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" Synonym(s): petter, fondler
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Petteria n one species: Dalmatian laburnum [syn: Petteria, {genus Petteria}]
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pewter n any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
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poetry n literature in metrical form [syn: poetry, poesy, verse] any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
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Poitier n United States film actor and director (born in 1927) [syn: Poitier, Sidney Poitier]
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pother n an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Synonym(s): dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap v make upset or troubled make a fuss; be agitated Synonym(s): dither, flap, pother
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potoroo n Australian rat kangaroos
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potter n a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln Synonym(s): potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist v do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" Synonym(s): putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" Synonym(s): potter, putter move around aimlessly Synonym(s): putter, potter, potter around, putter around
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pottery n ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln [syn: pottery, clayware] the craft of making earthenware a workshop where clayware is made
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pouter n someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn: sourpuss, picklepuss, gloomy Gus, pouter] one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out Synonym(s): pouter pigeon, pouter
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Pouteria n tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel) Synonym(s): Pouteria, genus Pouteria
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powder n a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized Synonym(s): powder, pulverization, pulverisation a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks Synonym(s): gunpowder, powder any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder v make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" Synonym(s): powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
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powdery adj consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Synonym(s): powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder; "a powdery blue"
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putter n a golfer who is putting the iron normally used on the putting green Synonym(s): putter, putting iron v work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" Synonym(s): potter, putter do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" Synonym(s): putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around move around aimlessly Synonym(s): putter, potter, potter around, putter around
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pad \Pad\, n. [Perh. akin to pod.] 1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. 2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper. 3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. 4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. 6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. 7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. 8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. --W. C. Russel. 9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] --Simmonds. {Pad cloth}, a saddlecloth; a housing. {Pad saddle}. See def. 3, above. {Pad tree} (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. --Knight.
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Padar \Pad"ar\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Groats; coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] --Sir. H. Wotton.
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Padder \Pad"der\, n. 1. One who, or that which, pads. 2. A highwayman; a footpad. [Obs.]
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Padder \Pad"der\, n. One who, or that which, paddles.
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d8Padre \[d8]Pa"dre\, n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. {Padres}; It. {Padri}. [Sp., Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See {Father}.] 1. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America. 2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling.
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d8Patera \[d8]Pat"e*ra\, n.; pl. {Pater[91]}([?]). [ L., fr. patere to lie open.] 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies. 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like.
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Patter \Pat"ter\, n. The language or oratory of a street peddler, conjurer, or the like, hence, glib talk; a voluble harangue; mere talk; chatter; also, specif., rapid speech, esp. as sometimes introduced in songs. [Cant or Colloq.]
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Patter \Pat"ter\, v. t. 1. To spatter; to sprinkle. [R.] [bd]And patter the water about the boat.[b8] --J. R. Drake. 2. [See {Patter}, v. i., 2.] To mutter; as prayers. [The hooded clouds] patter their doleful prayers. --Longfellow. {To patter flash}, to talk in thieves' cant. [Slang]
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Patter \Pat"ter\, n. 1. A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet. 2. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue. 3. The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
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Patter \Pat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.] 1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet. The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard. --Thomson. 2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips. --Tyndale. [In this sense, and in the following, perh. from paternoster.] 3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. [Colloq.] I've gone out and pattered to get money. --Mayhew.
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Pedary \Ped"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Pedaries}. [L. pedarius of the foot.] A sandal. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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Pedro \Pe"dro\, n. [From Sp. Pedro Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. [?].] (Card Playing) (a) The five of trumps in certain varieties of auction pitch. (b) A variety of auction pitch in which the five of trumps counts five.
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Petar \Pe*tar"\, n. See {Petard}. [Obs.] [bd]Hoist with his own petar.[b8] --Shak.
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Peter \Pe"ter\, n. A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, {Peter boat}, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers. {Peter Funk}, the auctioneer in a mock auction. [Cant, U.S.] {Peter pence}, [or] {Peter's pence}. (a) An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; -- called also {Rome scot}, and {hearth money}. (b) In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope. {Peter's fish} (Zo[94]l.), a haddock; -- so called because the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar spots.
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Peter \Pet"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Petered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Petering}.] [Etymol. uncertain.] To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.]
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Petre \Pe"tre\, n. See {Saltpeter}.
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Petro- \Pet"ro-\ A combining form from Gr. [?] a rock, [?] a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic.
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Petty \Pet"ty\, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. --Denham. Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all. --Milton. {Petty averages}. See under {Average}. {Petty cash}, money expended or received in small items or amounts. {Petty officer}, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc., corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army. Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason, See {Petit}. Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
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Pewter \Pew"ter\, n. [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre, peautre, piautre: cf. D. peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. & Pg. peltre, LL. peutreum, pestrum. Cf. {Spelter}.] 1. A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth. 2. Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers, drinking vessels, tankards, pots. Note: Pewter was formerly much used for domestic utensils. Inferior sorts contain a large proportion of lead.
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Pewtery \Pew"ter*y\, a. Belonging to, or resembling, pewter; as, a pewtery taste.
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Phthor \Phthor\, n. [F. phthore, Gr. [?] to destroy.] (Old Chem.) Fluorine. [Written also {phthor}.]
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Phthor \Phthor\, n. [F. phthore, Gr. [?] to destroy.] (Old Chem.) Fluorine. [Written also {phthor}.]
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Pithy \Pith"y\, a. [Compar. {Pithier}; superl. {Pithiest}.] 1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit. 2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent. This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed. --Dryden. In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy. --Addison. {Pithy gall} (Zo[94]l.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly ({Diastrophus nebulosus}).
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Pitier \Pit"i*er\, n. One who pities. --Gauden.
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Pitter \Pit"ter\, n. A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit.
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Pitter \Pit"ter\, v. i. To make a pattering sound; to murmur; as, pittering streams. [Obs.] --R. Greene.
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Podder \Pod"der\, n. One who collects pods or pulse.
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Podura \Po*du"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Podur[91]}, E. {Poduras}. [NL.; Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + [?] tail.] Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus {Podura} and related genera; a springtail. {Podura scale} (Zo[94]l.), one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope.
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Podura \Po*du"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Podur[91]}, E. {Poduras}. [NL.; Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + [?] tail.] Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus {Podura} and related genera; a springtail. {Podura scale} (Zo[94]l.), one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope.
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Podurid \Po*du"rid\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Podura} or allied genera. -- a. Pertaining to the poduras.
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Poetry \Po"et*ry\, n. [OF. poeterie. See {Poet}.] 1. The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression. For poetry is the blossom and the fragrance of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language. --Coleridge. 2. Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry. [bd]The planetlike music of poetry.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. She taketh most delight In music, instruments, and poetry. --Shak.
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Pother \Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] [bd]What a pother and stir![b8] --Oldham. [bd]Coming on with a terrible pother.[b8] --Wordsworth.
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Pother \Poth"er\, v. i. To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
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Pother \Poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pothering}.] To harass and perplex; to worry. [bd]Pothers and wearies himself.[b8] --Locke.
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Pother \Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] [bd]What a pother and stir![b8] --Oldham. [bd]Coming on with a terrible pother.[b8] --Wordsworth.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[86]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. t. To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young.
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Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra}) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also {potter}, {slider}, and {redfender}), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle. {Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}. {Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}. {Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin ({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.
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Pother \Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] [bd]What a pother and stir![b8] --Oldham. [bd]Coming on with a terrible pother.[b8] --Wordsworth.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[86]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, v. t. To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young.
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Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra}) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also {potter}, {slider}, and {redfender}), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle. {Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}. {Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}. {Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin ({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pother \Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] [bd]What a pother and stir![b8] --Oldham. [bd]Coming on with a terrible pother.[b8] --Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[86]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potter \Pot"ter\, v. t. To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii. 9. The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. --Longfellow. 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}. {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers. {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}. {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in --Matt. xxvii. 7. {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}. {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. [bd]My thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.[b8] --Shak. {Potter wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larv[91], such as cankerworms, as food for its young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra}) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also {potter}, {slider}, and {redfender}), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle. {Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}. {Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}. {Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin ({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pottery \Pot"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Potteries}. [F. poterie, fr. pot. See {Pot}.] 1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked. 2. The place where earthen vessels are made.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poudre \Pou"dre\, n. [See {Powder}.] Dust; powder. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Poudre marchant} [see {Merchant}], a kind of flavoring powder used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pouter \Pout"er\ (-[etil]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, pouts. 2. [Cf. E. pout, and G. puter turkey.] (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for the extent to which it is able to dilate its throat and breast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powder \Pow"der\, v. i. 1. To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily. 2. To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powder \Pow"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Powdered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Powdering}.] [F. poudrer.] 1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate. 2. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair. A circling zone thou seest Powdered with stars. --Milton. 3. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak. 2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}. {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas}, {Baking}, etc. {Powder down} (Zo[94]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers. {Powder-down feather} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation. {Powder-down patch} (Zo[94]l.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers. {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. --Farrow. {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. {Powder magazine}, [or] {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2. {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}. {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy. {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}. {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powdery \Pow"der*y\, a. 1. Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose; as, a powdery spar. 2. Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty; as, the powdery bloom on plums. 3. Resembling powder; consisting of powder. [bd]The powdery snow.[b8] --Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powdry \Pow"dry\, a. See {Powdery}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powter \Pow"ter\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pouter}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pother \Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] [bd]What a pother and stir![b8] --Oldham. [bd]Coming on with a terrible pother.[b8] --Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudder \Pud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puddered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puddering}.] [Cf. {Pother}.] To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow. Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudder \Pud"der\, v. t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudder \Pud"der\, n. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. [bd]All in a pudder.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pother \Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. {Potter}, {Pudder}.] Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also {potter}, and {pudder}.] [bd]What a pother and stir![b8] --Oldham. [bd]Coming on with a terrible pother.[b8] --Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudder \Pud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puddered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puddering}.] [Cf. {Pother}.] To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow. Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudder \Pud"der\, v. t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudder \Pud"der\, n. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. [bd]All in a pudder.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putery \Pu"ter*y\, n. [OF. puterie.] Putage. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putour \Pu"tour\, n. [See {Put} a prostitute.] A keeper of a brothel; a procurer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putry \Pu"try\, n. Putage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putry \Pu"try\, a. Putrid. [Obs.] --Marston.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putter \Putt"er\, n. (Golf) (a) A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting. (b) One who putts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putter \Put"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puttering}.] [See {Potter}.] To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Putter \Put"ter\, n. 1. One who puts or plates. 2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puttier \Put"ti*er\, n. One who putties; a glazier.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pedro, OH Zip code(s): 45659
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Petrey, AL (town, FIPS 59328) Location: 31.84906 N, 86.20727 W Population (1990): 80 (39 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Potter, NE (village, FIPS 39870) Location: 41.21891 N, 103.31429 W Population (1990): 388 (174 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69156 Potter, WI (village, FIPS 64675) Location: 44.11961 N, 88.09774 W Population (1990): 252 (93 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Patara a city on the south-west coast of Lycia at which Paul landed on his return from his third missionary journey (Acts 21:1, 2). Here he found a larger vessel, which was about to sail across the open sea to the coast of Phoenicia. In this vessel he set forth, and reached the city of Tyre in perhaps two or three days.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Peter originally called Simon (=Simeon ,i.e., "hearing"), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger brother called Andrew, who first brought him to Jesus (John 1:40-42). His native town was Bethsaida, on the western coast of the Sea of Galilee, to which also Philip belonged. Here he was brought up by the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and was trained to the occupation of a fisher. His father had probably died while he was still young, and he and his brother were brought up under the care of Zebedee and his wife Salome (Matt. 27:56; Mark 15:40; 16:1). There the four youths, Simon, Andrew, James, and John, spent their boyhood and early manhood in constant fellowship. Simon and his brother doubtless enjoyed all the advantages of a religious training, and were early instructed in an acquaintance with the Scriptures and with the great prophecies regarding the coming of the Messiah. They did not probably enjoy, however, any special training in the study of the law under any of the rabbis. When Peter appeared before the Sanhedrin, he looked like an "unlearned man" (Acts 4:13). "Simon was a Galilean, and he was that out and out...The Galileans had a marked character of their own. They had a reputation for an independence and energy which often ran out into turbulence. They were at the same time of a franker and more transparent disposition than their brethren in the south. In all these respects, in bluntness, impetuosity, headiness, and simplicity, Simon was a genuine Galilean. They spoke a peculiar dialect. They had a difficulty with the guttural sounds and some others, and their pronunciation was reckoned harsh in Judea. The Galilean accent stuck to Simon all through his career. It betrayed him as a follower of Christ when he stood within the judgment-hall (Mark 14:70). It betrayed his own nationality and that of those conjoined with him on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:7)." It would seem that Simon was married before he became an apostle. His wife's mother is referred to (Matt. 8:14; Mark 1:30; Luke 4:38). He was in all probability accompanied by his wife on his missionary journeys (1 Cor. 9:5; comp. 1 Pet. 5:13). He appears to have been settled at Capernaum when Christ entered on his public ministry, and may have reached beyond the age of thirty. His house was large enough to give a home to his brother Andrew, his wife's mother, and also to Christ, who seems to have lived with him (Mark 1:29, 36; 2:1), as well as to his own family. It was apparently two stories high (2:4). At Bethabara (R.V., John 1:28, "Bethany"), beyond Jordan, John the Baptist had borne testimony concerning Jesus as the "Lamb of God" (John 1:29-36). Andrew and John hearing it, followed Jesus, and abode with him where he was. They were convinced, by his gracious words and by the authority with which he spoke, that he was the Messiah (Luke 4:22; Matt. 7:29); and Andrew went forth and found Simon and brought him to Jesus (John 1:41). Jesus at once recognized Simon, and declared that hereafter he would be called Cephas, an Aramaic name corresponding to the Greek Petros, which means "a mass of rock detached from the living rock." The Aramaic name does not occur again, but the name Peter gradually displaces the old name Simon, though our Lord himself always uses the name Simon when addressing him (Matt. 17:25; Mark 14:37; Luke 22:31, comp. 21:15-17). We are not told what impression the first interview with Jesus produced on the mind of Simon. When we next meet him it is by the Sea of Galilee (Matt. 4:18-22). There the four (Simon and Andrew, James and John) had had an unsuccessful night's fishing. Jesus appeared suddenly, and entering into Simon's boat, bade him launch forth and let down the nets. He did so, and enclosed a great multitude of fishes. This was plainly a miracle wrought before Simon's eyes. The awe-stricken disciple cast himself at the feet of Jesus, crying, "Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord" (Luke 5:8). Jesus addressed him with the assuring words, "Fear not," and announced to him his life's work. Simon responded at once to the call to become a disciple, and after this we find him in constant attendance on our Lord. He is next called into the rank of the apostleship, and becomes a "fisher of men" (Matt. 4:19) in the stormy seas of the world of human life (Matt. 10:2-4; Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:13-16), and takes a more and more prominent part in all the leading events of our Lord's life. It is he who utters that notable profession of faith at Capernaum (John 6:66-69), and again at Caesarea Philippi (Matt. 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-20). This profession at Caesarea was one of supreme importance, and our Lord in response used these memorable words: "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church." "From that time forth" Jesus began to speak of his sufferings. For this Peter rebuked him. But our Lord in return rebuked Peter, speaking to him in sterner words than he ever used to any other of his disciples (Matt. 16:21-23; Mark 8:31-33). At the close of his brief sojourn at Caesarea our Lord took Peter and James and John with him into "an high mountain apart," and was transfigured before them. Peter on that occasion, under the impression the scene produced on his mind, exclaimed, "Lord, it is good for us to be here: let us make three tabernacles" (Matt. 17:1-9). On his return to Capernaum the collectors of the temple tax (a didrachma, half a sacred shekel), which every Israelite of twenty years old and upwards had to pay (Ex. 30:15), came to Peter and reminded him that Jesus had not paid it (Matt. 17:24-27). Our Lord instructed Peter to go and catch a fish in the lake and take from its mouth the exact amount needed for the tax, viz., a stater, or two half-shekels. "That take," said our Lord, "and give unto them for me and thee." As the end was drawing nigh, our Lord sent Peter and John (Luke 22:7-13) into the city to prepare a place where he should keep the feast with his disciples. There he was forewarned of the fearful sin into which he afterwards fell (22:31-34). He accompanied our Lord from the guest-chamber to the garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:39-46), which he and the other two who had been witnesses of the transfiguration were permitted to enter with our Lord, while the rest were left without. Here he passed through a strange experience. Under a sudden impulse he cut off the ear of Malchus (47-51), one of the band that had come forth to take Jesus. Then follow the scenes of the judgment-hall (54-61) and his bitter grief (62). He is found in John's company early on the morning of the resurrection. He boldly entered into the empty grave (John 20:1-10), and saw the "linen clothes laid by themselves" (Luke 24:9-12). To him, the first of the apostles, our risen Lord revealed himself, thus conferring on him a signal honour, and showing how fully he was restored to his favour (Luke 24:34; 1 Cor. 15:5). We next read of our Lord's singular interview with Peter on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where he thrice asked him, "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" (John 21:1-19). (See {LOVE}.) After this scene at the lake we hear nothing of Peter till he again appears with the others at the ascension (Acts 1:15-26). It was he who proposed that the vacancy caused by the apostasy of Judas should be filled up. He is prominent on the day of Pentecost (2:14-40). The events of that day "completed the change in Peter himself which the painful discipline of his fall and all the lengthened process of previous training had been slowly making. He is now no more the unreliable, changeful, self-confident man, ever swaying between rash courage and weak timidity, but the stead-fast, trusted guide and director of the fellowship of believers, the intrepid preacher of Christ in Jerusalem and abroad. And now that he is become Cephas indeed, we hear almost nothing of the name Simon (only in Acts 10:5, 32; 15:14), and he is known to us finally as Peter." After the miracle at the temple gate (Acts 3) persecution arose against the Christians, and Peter was cast into prison. He boldly defended himself and his companions at the bar of the council (4:19, 20). A fresh outburst of violence against the Christians (5:17-21) led to the whole body of the apostles being cast into prison; but during the night they were wonderfully delivered, and were found in the morning teaching in the temple. A second time Peter defended them before the council (Acts 5:29-32), who, "when they had called the apostles and beaten them, let them go." The time had come for Peter to leave Jerusalem. After labouring for some time in Samaria, he returned to Jerusalem, and reported to the church there the results of his work (Acts 8:14-25). Here he remained for a period, during which he met Paul for the first time since his conversion (9:26-30; Gal. 1:18). Leaving Jerusalem again, he went forth on a missionary journey to Lydda and Joppa (Acts 9:32-43). He is next called on to open the door of the Christian church to the Gentiles by the admission of Cornelius of Caesarea (ch. 10). After remaining for some time at Caesarea, he returned to Jerusalem (Acts 11:1-18), where he defended his conduct with reference to the Gentiles. Next we hear of his being cast into prison by Herod Agrippa (12:1-19); but in the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, and he went forth and found refuge in the house of Mary. He took part in the deliberations of the council in Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-31; Gal. 2:1-10) regarding the relation of the Gentiles to the church. This subject had awakened new interest at Antioch, and for its settlement was referred to the council of the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. Here Paul and Peter met again. We have no further mention of Peter in the Acts of the Apostles. He seems to have gone down to Antioch after the council at Jerusalem, and there to have been guilty of dissembling, for which he was severely reprimanded by Paul (Gal. 2:11-16), who "rebuked him to his face." After this he appears to have carried the gospel to the east, and to have laboured for a while at Babylon, on the Euphrates (1 Pet. 5:13). There is no satisfactory evidence that he was ever at Rome. Where or when he died is not certainly known. Probably he died between A.D. 64 and 67.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pethor interpretation of dreams, identified with Pitru, on the west bank of the Euphrates, a few miles south of the Hittite capital of Carchemish (Num. 22:5, "which is by the river of the land of the children of [the god] Ammo"). (See {BALAAM}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Petra rock, Isa. 16:1, marg. (See {SELA}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Poetry has been well defined as "the measured language of emotion." Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relation to God. "Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon, redemption, repentance are the awful themes of this heaven-born poetry." In the Hebrew scriptures there are found three distinct kinds of poetry, (1) that of the Book of Job and the Song of Solomon, which is dramatic; (2) that of the Book of Psalms, which is lyrical; and (3) that of the Book of Ecclesiastes, which is didactic and sententious. Hebrew poetry has nothing akin to that of Western nations. It has neither metre nor rhyme. Its great peculiarity consists in the mutual correspondence of sentences or clauses, called parallelism, or "thought-rhyme." Various kinds of this parallelism have been pointed out: (1.) Synonymous or cognate parallelism, where the same idea is repeated in the same words (Ps. 93:3; 94:1; Prov. 6:2), or in different words (Ps. 22, 23, 28, 114, etc.); or where it is expressed in a positive form in the one clause and in a negative in the other (Ps. 40:12; Prov. 6:26); or where the same idea is expressed in three successive clauses (Ps. 40:15, 16); or in a double parallelism, the first and second clauses corresponding to the third and fourth (Isa. 9:1; 61:10, 11). (2.) Antithetic parallelism, where the idea of the second clause is the converse of that of the first (Ps. 20:8; 27:6, 7; 34:11; 37:9, 17, 21, 22). This is the common form of gnomic or proverbial poetry. (See Prov. 10-15.) (3.) Synthetic or constructive or compound parallelism, where each clause or sentence contains some accessory idea enforcing the main idea (Ps. 19:7-10; 85:12; Job 3:3-9; Isa. 1:5-9). (4.) Introverted parallelism, in which of four clauses the first answers to the fourth and the second to the third (Ps. 135:15-18; Prov. 23:15, 16), or where the second line reverses the order of words in the first (Ps. 86:2). Hebrew poetry sometimes assumes other forms than these. (1.) An alphabetical arrangement is sometimes adopted for the purpose of connecting clauses or sentences. Thus in the following the initial words of the respective verses begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular succession: Prov. 31:10-31; Lam. 1, 2, 3, 4; Ps. 25, 34, 37, 145. Ps. 119 has a letter of the alphabet in regular order beginning every eighth verse. (2.) The repetition of the same verse or of some emphatic expression at intervals (Ps. 42, 107, where the refrain is in verses, 8, 15, 21, 31). (Comp. also Isa. 9:8-10:4; Amos 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, 6.) (3.) Gradation, in which the thought of one verse is resumed in another (Ps. 121). Several odes of great poetical beauty are found in the historical books of the Old Testament, such as the song of Moses (Ex. 15), the song of Deborah (Judg. 5), of Hannah (1 Sam. 2), of Hezekiah (Isa. 38:9-20), of Habakkuk (Hab. 3), and David's "song of the bow" (2 Sam. 1:19-27).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pottery the art of, was early practised among all nations. Various materials seem to have been employed by the potter. Earthenware is mentioned in connection with the history of Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18), of Abraham (18:4-8), of Rebekah (27:14), of Rachel (29:2, 3, 8, 10). The potter's wheel is mentioned by Jeremiah (18:3). See also 1 Chr. 4:23; Ps. 2:9; Isa. 45:9; 64:8; Jer. 19:1; Lam. 4:2; Zech. 11:13; Rom. 9:21.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Patara, trodden under foot
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Peter, a rock or stone