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   par excellence
         adv 1: to a degree of excellence; "he is the honest politician
                  par excellence"

English Dictionary: phraseology by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Paracelsus
n
  1. Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
    Synonym(s): Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Paraclete
n
  1. the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
    Synonym(s): Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paragliding
n
  1. gliding in a parasail
    Synonym(s): parasailing, paragliding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parasail
n
  1. parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parasailing
n
  1. gliding in a parasail
    Synonym(s): parasailing, paragliding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Parascalops
n
  1. brewer's moles
    Synonym(s): Parascalops, genus Parascalops
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Parascalops breweri
n
  1. mole of eastern North America [syn: brewer's mole, {hair- tailed mole}, Parascalops breweri]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parasol
n
  1. a handheld collapsible source of shade [syn: parasol, sunshade]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parasol mushroom
n
  1. edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn
    Synonym(s): parasol mushroom, Lepiota procera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parcel
n
  1. a wrapped container
    Synonym(s): package, parcel
  2. the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
    Synonym(s): parcel, portion, share
  3. an extended area of land
    Synonym(s): tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
  4. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    Synonym(s): package, bundle, packet, parcel
v
  1. divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
  2. cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope"
  3. make into a wrapped container
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parcel bomb
n
  1. a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened
    Synonym(s): letter bomb, parcel bomb, package bomb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parcel of land
n
  1. an extended area of land [syn: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parcel out
v
  1. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
    Synonym(s): distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parcel post
n
  1. postal service that handles packages
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parceled out
adj
  1. given out in portions [syn: apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parceling
n
  1. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
    Synonym(s): allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parcellation
n
  1. the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parcelling
n
  1. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
    Synonym(s): allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parisology
n
  1. the use of ambiguous words
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parkland
n
  1. a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"
    Synonym(s): park, parkland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parochial
adj
  1. relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools"
  2. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"
    Synonym(s): insular, parochial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parochial school
n
  1. a private religious school run by a church or parish [syn: church school, parochial school]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parochialism
n
  1. a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parochially
adv
  1. in a parochial manner; "parochially narrow in his outlook"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parsley
n
  1. annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves [syn: parsley, Petroselinum crispum]
  2. aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parsley haw
n
  1. southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
    Synonym(s): parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parsley-leaved thorn
n
  1. southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
    Synonym(s): parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
percale
n
  1. a fine closely woven cotton fabric
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perchlorate
n
  1. a salt of perchloric acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perchloric acid
n
  1. a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perchloride
n
  1. a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perchloromethane
n
  1. a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined
    Synonym(s): carbon tetrachloride, carbon tet, tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
percolate
n
  1. the product of percolation
v
  1. permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
    Synonym(s): leach, percolate
  2. spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
  3. prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee"
  4. cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
  5. pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
    Synonym(s): percolate, sink in, permeate, filter
  6. gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
    Synonym(s): perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
percolation
n
  1. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
    Synonym(s): percolation, infiltration
  2. the act of making coffee in a percolator
  3. the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
percolator
n
  1. a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Percy Aldridge Grainger
n
  1. United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)
    Synonym(s): Grainger, Percy Grainger, Percy Aldridge Grainger, George Percy Aldridge Grainger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Perejil
n
  1. a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pergola
n
  1. a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
    Synonym(s): arbor, arbour, bower, pergola
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pericallis
n
  1. cineraria
    Synonym(s): Pericallis, genus Pericallis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pericallis cruenta
n
  1. herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
    Synonym(s): cineraria, Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pericallis hybrida
n
  1. herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue
    Synonym(s): florest's cineraria, Pericallis hybrida
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
periclase
n
  1. a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
    Synonym(s): periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pericles
n
  1. Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
periselene
n
  1. periapsis in orbit around the moon [syn: periselene, perilune]
    Antonym(s): apolune, aposelene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perkily
adv
  1. in a perky manner; "stuck perkily, like a bustle on a woman's skirt"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perusal
n
  1. reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: perusal, perusing, poring over, studying]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pharsalus
n
  1. Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC [syn: Pharsalus, {battle of Pharsalus}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phrasal
adj
  1. of or relating to or functioning as a phrase; "phrasal verb"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phrasal idiom
n
  1. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    Synonym(s): idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phrasal verb
n
  1. an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit; "`turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?'"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phraseology
n
  1. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
    Synonym(s): wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pier glass
n
  1. a large mirror between two windows [syn: pier glass, pier mirror]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
porcelain
n
  1. ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
porcelain clay
n
  1. a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
    Synonym(s): china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
porcelainize
v
  1. coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Porcellio
n
  1. Old World genus of isopod crustaceans [syn: Porcellio, genus Porcellio]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Porcellionidae
n
  1. sow bugs
    Synonym(s): Porcellionidae, family Porcellionidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pork loin
n
  1. meat from a loin of pork
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
porkholt
n
  1. made of lamb or pork
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pour cold water on
v
  1. be discouraging or negative about [syn: {throw cold water on}, pour cold water on]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pre-Columbian
adj
  1. of or relating to or originating in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pre-eclampsia
n
  1. abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
    Synonym(s): preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prechlorination
n
  1. chlorination prior to another chemical process
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preclinical
adj
  1. of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
    Synonym(s): preclinical, presymptomatic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preclinical phase
n
  1. a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial
    Synonym(s): preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preclinical test
n
  1. a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial
    Synonym(s): preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preclinical trial
n
  1. a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial
    Synonym(s): preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preclude
v
  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
    Synonym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
  2. make impossible, especially beforehand
    Synonym(s): preclude, rule out, close out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preclusion
n
  1. the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
    Synonym(s): obviation, forestalling, preclusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preclusive
adj
  1. made impossible
    Synonym(s): preclusive, obviating(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
precooled
adj
  1. cooled in advance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preeclampsia
n
  1. abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
    Synonym(s): preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preisolate
v
  1. isolate beforehand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preschool
n
  1. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preschooler
n
  1. a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten [syn: preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Presley
n
  1. United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
    Synonym(s): Presley, Elvis Presley, Elvis Aron Presley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
press clipping
n
  1. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
    Synonym(s): clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
press gallery
n
  1. an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
press lord
n
  1. a powerful newspaper proprietor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
price level
n
  1. an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time
    Synonym(s): price index, price level
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
price list
n
  1. a listing of prices for different goods or services
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
priceless
adj
  1. having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
    Synonym(s): invaluable, priceless
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pricelessness
n
  1. the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
    Synonym(s): invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickle
n
  1. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
    Synonym(s): spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
v
  1. cause a prickling sensation
    Synonym(s): prickle, prick
  2. cause a stinging or tingling sensation
    Synonym(s): tingle, prickle
  3. make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
    Synonym(s): prickle, prick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickle cell
n
  1. a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickle-weed
n
  1. perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
    Synonym(s): prairie mimosa, prickle-weed, Desmanthus ilinoensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickleback
n
  1. small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
  2. small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
    Synonym(s): stickleback, prickleback
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickliness
n
  1. the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
    Synonym(s): prickliness, bristliness, spininess, thorniness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickling
n
  1. a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles [syn: prickling, tingle, tingling]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly
adj
  1. very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
    Synonym(s): bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish
  2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
    Synonym(s): barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly ash
n
  1. any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches
  2. Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers
    Synonym(s): prickly ash, Orites excelsa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly custard apple
n
  1. small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
    Synonym(s): soursop, prickly custard apple, soursop tree, Annona muricata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly heat
n
  1. obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
    Synonym(s): prickly heat, heat rash, miliaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly lettuce
n
  1. European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
    Synonym(s): prickly lettuce, horse thistle, Lactuca serriola, Lactuca scariola
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly pear
n
  1. cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
    Synonym(s): prickly pear, prickly pear cactus
  2. round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly pear cactus
n
  1. cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
    Synonym(s): prickly pear, prickly pear cactus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly pine
n
  1. a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales
    Synonym(s): table-mountain pine, prickly pine, hickory pine, Pinus pungens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly poppy
n
  1. any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
    Synonym(s): prickly poppy, argemone, white thistle, devil's fig
  2. annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
    Synonym(s): prickly poppy, Papaver argemone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly shield fern
n
  1. North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
    Synonym(s): Braun's holly fern, prickly shield fern, Polystichum braunii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly-edged leaf
n
  1. a leaf having prickly margins
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly-leafed
adj
  1. having prickly leaves [syn: prickly-leaved, {prickly- leafed}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly-leaved
adj
  1. having prickly leaves [syn: prickly-leaved, {prickly- leafed}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prickly-seeded spinach
n
  1. southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
    Synonym(s): spinach, spinach plant, prickly-seeded spinach, Spinacia oleracea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prissily
adv
  1. in a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily"
    Synonym(s): primly, prissily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proaccelerin
n
  1. a coagulation factor [syn: proaccelerin, {prothrombin accelerator}, accelerator factor, factor V]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Procellaria
n
  1. type genus of the Procellariidae [syn: Procellaria, genus Procellaria]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Procellaria aequinoctialis
n
  1. large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin
    Synonym(s): white-chinned petrel, Procellaria aequinoctialis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Procellariidae
n
  1. petrels; fulmars; shearwaters; [syn: Procellariidae, family Procellariidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
procellariiform seabird
n
  1. large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Procellariiformes
n
  1. petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels [syn: Procellariiformes, order Procellariiformes]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prochlorperazine
n
  1. antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proclaim
v
  1. declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
  2. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
    Synonym(s): proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
  3. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
    Synonym(s): predicate, proclaim
  4. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
    Synonym(s): laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proclaimed
adj
  1. declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy"
    Synonym(s): announced, proclaimed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proclamation
n
  1. a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
    Synonym(s): announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration
  2. the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
    Synonym(s): proclamation, promulgation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proclivity
n
  1. a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
    Synonym(s): proclivity, propensity, leaning
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proselyte
n
  1. a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proselytise
v
  1. convert to another faith or religion [syn: proselytize, proselytise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proselytism
n
  1. the practice of proselytizing
  2. the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proselytize
v
  1. convert to another faith or religion [syn: proselytize, proselytise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prosily
adv
  1. in a prosy manner; "somewhat prosily and repetitively expounded"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Przewalski's horse
n
  1. wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered
    Synonym(s): Przewalski's horse, Przevalski's horse, Equus caballus przewalskii, Equus caballus przevalskii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Purcell
n
  1. English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
    Synonym(s): Purcell, Henry Purcell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pure gold
n
  1. 100 per cent gold
    Synonym(s): 24-karat gold, pure gold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purslane
n
  1. a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purslane family
n
  1. family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
    Synonym(s): Portulacaceae, family Portulacaceae, purslane family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purslane speedwell
n
  1. North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe
    Synonym(s): purslane speedwell, Veronica peregrina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pursual
n
  1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
    Synonym(s): pursuit, chase, pursual, following
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyrocellulose
n
  1. nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyrogallic
adj
  1. of or relating to pyrogallol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyrogallic acid
n
  1. a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
    Synonym(s): pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyrogallol
n
  1. a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
    Synonym(s): pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyroxylin
n
  1. highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
    Synonym(s): pyroxylin, pyroxyline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyroxyline
n
  1. highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
    Synonym(s): pyroxylin, pyroxyline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pyrrosia lingua
n
  1. east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus
    Synonym(s): felt fern, tongue fern, Pyrrosia lingua, Cyclophorus lingua
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paracelsian \Par`a*cel"si*an\, a.
      Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of
      Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. --Ferrand.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paracelsian \Par`a*cel"si*an\, n.
      A follower of Paracelsus or his practice or teachings.
      --Hakewill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paracelsist \Par`a*cel"sist\, n.
      A Paracelsian.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraclete \Par"a*clete\, n. [L. paracletus, Gr. [?], from [?] to
      call to one, to exhort, encourage; [?] beside + [?] to call.]
      An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the
      Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the
      Holy Spirit.
  
               From which intercession especially I conceive he hath
               the name of the Paraclete given him by Christ. --Bp.
                                                                              Pearson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parclose \Par"close\, n. [OF. See {Perclose}.] (Eccl. Arch.)
      A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.
      [Written also {paraclose} and {perclose}.] --Hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraclose \Par"a*close\, n. (Arch.)
      See {Parclose}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parclose \Par"close\, n. [OF. See {Perclose}.] (Eccl. Arch.)
      A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.
      [Written also {paraclose} and {perclose}.] --Hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraclose \Par"a*close\, n. (Arch.)
      See {Parclose}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraglobulin \Par`a*glob"u*lin\ (-gl[ocr]b"[usl]*l[icr]n), n.
      [Pref. para- + globulin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
      An albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of
      globulins. See {Fibrinoplastin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fibrinoplastin \Fi`bri*no*plas"tin\, n. [Fibrin + Gr. [?] to
      form, mold.] (Physiol.Chem.)
      An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in
      combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also
      {paraglobulin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraglobulin \Par`a*glob"u*lin\ (-gl[ocr]b"[usl]*l[icr]n), n.
      [Pref. para- + globulin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
      An albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of
      globulins. See {Fibrinoplastin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fibrinoplastin \Fi`bri*no*plas"tin\, n. [Fibrin + Gr. [?] to
      form, mold.] (Physiol.Chem.)
      An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in
      combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also
      {paraglobulin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Paraglossa \[d8]Par`a*glos"sa\ (-gl[ocr]s"s[adot]), n.; pl.
      {Paragloss[91]} (-s[emac]). [NL., from Gr. para` beside +
      glw^ssa tongue.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of
      certain insects. See Illust. under {Hymenoptera}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Paraselene \[d8]Par`a*se*le"ne\, n.; pl. {Paraselen[91]}.
      [NL., from Gr. [?] beside + [?] the moon: cf. F.
      paras[82]l[8a]ne.] (Meteor.)
      A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at
      the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf.
      {Parhelion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parasol \Par"a*sol`\, n. [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It.
      parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare
      to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See
      {Parry}, {Solar}.]
      A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from
      the sun.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parasol \Par"a*sol`\, v. t.
      To shade as with a parasol. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L.
      umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel},
      {Umbrage}.]
      1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for
            sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from
            rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other
            fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other
            elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick
            by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of
            being opened and closed with ease. See {Parasol}.
  
                     Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.   --Gay.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a
            jellyfish.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the
            genus {Umbrella}, having an umbrella-shaped shell; --
            called also {umbrella shell}.
  
      {Umbrella ant} (Zo[94]l.), the sauba ant; -- so called
            because it carries bits of leaves over its back when
            foraging. Called also {parasol ant}.
  
      {Umbrella bird} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bird
            ({Cephalopterus ornatus}) of the family {Cotingid[91]}. It
            is black, with a large handsome crest consisting of a mass
            of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips.
            It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long,
            cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy
            feathers. Called also {dragoon bird}.
  
      {Umbrella leaf} (Bot.), an American perennial herb
            ({Dyphylleia cymosa}), having very large peltate and lobed
            radical leaves.
  
      {Umbrella shell}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Umbrella}, 3.
  
      {Umbrella tree} (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ({M. Umbrella})
            with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at
            the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania,
            Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries
            are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine
            ({Pandanus odoratissimus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parasolette \Par`a*sol*ette"\, n.
      A small parasol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraxial \Par*ax"i*al\, a. [Pref. para- + axial.] (Anat.)
      On either side of the axis of the skeleton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Xylene \Xy"lene\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Chem.)
      Any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the
      aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named
      because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily,
      inflammable liquids, {C6H4.(CH3)2}, being dimethyl benzenes,
      and are called respectively {orthoxylene}, {metaxylene}, and
      {paraxylene}. Called also {xylol}.
  
      Note: Each of these xylenes is the nucleus and prototype of a
               distinct series of compounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraxylene \Par`a*xy"lene\, n. (Chem.)
      A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless
      liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It
      is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. {Metamer}, and
      {Xylene}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Xylene \Xy"lene\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Chem.)
      Any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the
      aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named
      because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily,
      inflammable liquids, {C6H4.(CH3)2}, being dimethyl benzenes,
      and are called respectively {orthoxylene}, {metaxylene}, and
      {paraxylene}. Called also {xylol}.
  
      Note: Each of these xylenes is the nucleus and prototype of a
               distinct series of compounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraxylene \Par`a*xy"lene\, n. (Chem.)
      A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless
      liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It
      is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. {Metamer}, and
      {Xylene}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed)
      LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf.
      {Particle}.]
      1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a
            whole; a part. [Archaic] [bd]A parcel of her woe.[b8]
            --Chaucer.
  
                     Two parcels of the white of an egg.   --Arbuthnot.
  
                     The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of
                     self-government.                                 --J. A.
                                                                              Symonds.
  
      2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of
            land is part and parcel of another piece.
  
      3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or
            quantity; a collection; a group.
  
                     This youthful parcel Of noble bachelors stand at my
                     disposing.                                          --Shak.
  
      4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle;
            a package; a packet.
  
                     'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage. --Cowper.
  
      {Bill of parcels}. See under 6th {Bill}.
  
      {Parcel office}, an office where parcels are received for
            keeping or forwarding and delivery.
  
      {Parcel post}, that department of the post office concerned
            with the collection and transmission of parcels.
  
      {Part and parcel}. See under {Part}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]
      1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often
            with out or into. [bd]Their woes are parceled, mine are
            general.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
                     The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.
  
      2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
  
                     That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my
                     disgraces by Addition of his envy.      --Shak.
  
      3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's
            purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
  
      {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas
            tightly arround it. --Totten.
  
      {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of
            tarred canvas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, a. & adv.
      Part or half; in part; partially. --Shak. [Sometimes hyphened
      with the word following.]
  
               The worthy dame was parcel-blind.            --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
               One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].
                                                                              --Tennyson.
  
      {Parcel poet}, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed)
      LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf.
      {Particle}.]
      1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a
            whole; a part. [Archaic] [bd]A parcel of her woe.[b8]
            --Chaucer.
  
                     Two parcels of the white of an egg.   --Arbuthnot.
  
                     The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of
                     self-government.                                 --J. A.
                                                                              Symonds.
  
      2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of
            land is part and parcel of another piece.
  
      3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or
            quantity; a collection; a group.
  
                     This youthful parcel Of noble bachelors stand at my
                     disposing.                                          --Shak.
  
      4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle;
            a package; a packet.
  
                     'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage. --Cowper.
  
      {Bill of parcels}. See under 6th {Bill}.
  
      {Parcel office}, an office where parcels are received for
            keeping or forwarding and delivery.
  
      {Parcel post}, that department of the post office concerned
            with the collection and transmission of parcels.
  
      {Part and parcel}. See under {Part}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, a. & adv.
      Part or half; in part; partially. --Shak. [Sometimes hyphened
      with the word following.]
  
               The worthy dame was parcel-blind.            --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
               One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].
                                                                              --Tennyson.
  
      {Parcel poet}, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel post \Par"cel post\
      That branch of the post office having to do with the
      collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels. The
      British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The
      present rates, dating from 1897, are 3d. for parcels not
      exceeding one pound and 1d. for each additional pound up to
      the limit of 10 pounds. A general parcel post was established
      in the United States by Act of August 24, 1912, which took
      effect Jan. 1, 1913. Parcels must not exceed 11 pounds in
      weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined. Provision
      is made from insuring parcels up to $50.00, and also for
      sending parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the
      distance. See {Zone}, below.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed)
      LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf.
      {Particle}.]
      1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a
            whole; a part. [Archaic] [bd]A parcel of her woe.[b8]
            --Chaucer.
  
                     Two parcels of the white of an egg.   --Arbuthnot.
  
                     The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of
                     self-government.                                 --J. A.
                                                                              Symonds.
  
      2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of
            land is part and parcel of another piece.
  
      3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or
            quantity; a collection; a group.
  
                     This youthful parcel Of noble bachelors stand at my
                     disposing.                                          --Shak.
  
      4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle;
            a package; a packet.
  
                     'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage. --Cowper.
  
      {Bill of parcels}. See under 6th {Bill}.
  
      {Parcel office}, an office where parcels are received for
            keeping or forwarding and delivery.
  
      {Parcel post}, that department of the post office concerned
            with the collection and transmission of parcels.
  
      {Part and parcel}. See under {Part}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]
      1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often
            with out or into. [bd]Their woes are parceled, mine are
            general.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
                     The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.
  
      2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
  
                     That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my
                     disgraces by Addition of his envy.      --Shak.
  
      3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's
            purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
  
      {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas
            tightly arround it. --Totten.
  
      {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of
            tarred canvas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]
      1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often
            with out or into. [bd]Their woes are parceled, mine are
            general.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
                     The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.
  
      2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
  
                     That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my
                     disgraces by Addition of his envy.      --Shak.
  
      3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's
            purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
  
      {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas
            tightly arround it. --Totten.
  
      {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of
            tarred canvas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parceling \Par"cel*ing\, n. [Written also parcelling.]
      1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.
  
      2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and
            wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served;
            used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]
      1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often
            with out or into. [bd]Their woes are parceled, mine are
            general.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
                     The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.
  
      2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
  
                     That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my
                     disgraces by Addition of his envy.      --Shak.
  
      3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's
            purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
  
      {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas
            tightly arround it. --Totten.
  
      {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of
            tarred canvas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]
      1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often
            with out or into. [bd]Their woes are parceled, mine are
            general.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
                     The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.
  
      2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
  
                     That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my
                     disgraces by Addition of his envy.      --Shak.
  
      3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's
            purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
  
      {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas
            tightly arround it. --Totten.
  
      {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of
            tarred canvas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parcel-mele \Par"cel-mele`\, adv. [See {Parcel}, and {Meal} a
      part.]
      By parcels or parts. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parclose \Par"close\, n. [OF. See {Perclose}.] (Eccl. Arch.)
      A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.
      [Written also {paraclose} and {perclose}.] --Hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parisology \Par`i*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] almost equal, evenly
      balanced + -logy.]
      The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parisyllabic \Par`i*syl*lab"ic\, Parisyllabical
   \Par`i*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Pari- + syllabic, -ical: cf. F.
      parisyllabique.]
      Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parisyllabic \Par`i*syl*lab"ic\, Parisyllabical
   \Par`i*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Pari- + syllabic, -ical: cf. F.
      parisyllabique.]
      Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.

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   Parkleaves \Park"leaves`\, n. (Bot.)
      A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. See
      {Tutsan}.

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   Tutsan \Tut"san\, n. [F. toutesaine; tout, toule, all (L. totus)
      + sain, saine, sound, healthy, L. sanus.] (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Hypericum} ({H. Andros[d2]mum}), from
      which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also
      {parkleaves}.

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   Parkleaves \Park"leaves`\, n. (Bot.)
      A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. See
      {Tutsan}.

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   Tutsan \Tut"san\, n. [F. toutesaine; tout, toule, all (L. totus)
      + sain, saine, sound, healthy, L. sanus.] (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Hypericum} ({H. Andros[d2]mum}), from
      which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also
      {parkleaves}.

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   Parochial \Pa*ro"chi*al\, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia.
      See {Parish}.]
      Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as,
      parochial duties. [bd]Parochial pastors.[b8] --Bp. Atterbury.
      Hence, limited; narrow. [bd]The parochial mind.[b8] --W.
      Black.

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   Parochialism \Pa*ro"chi*al*ism\, n.
      The quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a
      system of management peculiar to parishes.

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   Parochiality \Pa*ro`chi*al"i*ty\, n.
      The state of being parochial. [R.] --Sir J. Marriot.

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   Parochialize \Pa*ro"chi*al*ize\, v. t.
      To render parochial; to form into parishes.

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   Parochially \Pa*ro"chi*al*ly\, adv.
      In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes. --Bp.
      Stillingfleet.

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   Parsley \Pars"ley\, n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L.
      petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. [?]; [?] stone + [?] parsley.
      Cf. {Celery}.] (Bot.)
      An aromatic umbelliferous herb ({Carum Petroselinum}), having
      finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
      garnish.
  
               As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a
               rabbit.                                                   --Shak.
  
      {Fool's parsley}. See under {Fool}.
  
      {Hedge parsley}, {Milk parsley}, {Stone parsley}, names given
            to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
  
      {Parsley fern} (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
            parsley ({Cryptogramme crispa}).
  
      {Parsley piert} (Bot.), a small herb ({Alchemilla arvensis})
            formerly used as a remedy for calculus.

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   Parsley \Pars"ley\, n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L.
      petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. [?]; [?] stone + [?] parsley.
      Cf. {Celery}.] (Bot.)
      An aromatic umbelliferous herb ({Carum Petroselinum}), having
      finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
      garnish.
  
               As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a
               rabbit.                                                   --Shak.
  
      {Fool's parsley}. See under {Fool}.
  
      {Hedge parsley}, {Milk parsley}, {Stone parsley}, names given
            to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
  
      {Parsley fern} (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
            parsley ({Cryptogramme crispa}).
  
      {Parsley piert} (Bot.), a small herb ({Alchemilla arvensis})
            formerly used as a remedy for calculus.

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   Parsley \Pars"ley\, n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L.
      petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. [?]; [?] stone + [?] parsley.
      Cf. {Celery}.] (Bot.)
      An aromatic umbelliferous herb ({Carum Petroselinum}), having
      finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
      garnish.
  
               As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a
               rabbit.                                                   --Shak.
  
      {Fool's parsley}. See under {Fool}.
  
      {Hedge parsley}, {Milk parsley}, {Stone parsley}, names given
            to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
  
      {Parsley fern} (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
            parsley ({Cryptogramme crispa}).
  
      {Parsley piert} (Bot.), a small herb ({Alchemilla arvensis})
            formerly used as a remedy for calculus.

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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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   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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   Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,
      G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ.
      sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf.
      {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.]
      1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning
            food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found
            native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation
            and crystallization, from sea water and other water
            impregnated with saline particles.
  
      2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
  
                     Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .
                     . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.
  
      3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.
  
      4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
  
                     I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen
                     of silver salts.                                 --Pepys.
  
      5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]
  
                     Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing
                     and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.
  
      6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an
            acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the
            salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.
  
      Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,
               it is the acid radical which unites with the base or
               basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of
               water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In
               the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic
               and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary
               in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or
               acid salts. See Phrases below.
  
      7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that
            which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an
            allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken
            with a grain of salt.
  
                     Ye are the salt of the earth.            --Matt. v. 13.
  
      8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,
            especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.
  
      9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, phrases which have
            survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,
            of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long
            table, the places above which were assigned to the guests
            of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,
            and poor relations. See {Saltfoot}.
  
                     His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is
                     beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the
                     salt.                                                --B. Jonson.
  
      {Acid salt} (Chem.)
            (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several
                  replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially
                  exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,
                  acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.
            (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives
                  an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is
                  composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is
                  an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is
                  a neutral salt.
  
      {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline
            reaction, as sodium carbonate.
  
      {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly
            regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic
            oxide. [Obsolescent]
  
      {Basic salt} (Chem.)
            (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent
                  than is required to neutralize the acid.
            (b) An alkaline salt.
  
      {Binary salt} (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently
            regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a
            haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.
  
      {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union
            of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium
            sulphate. See under {Double}.
  
      {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by
            crystallizing plant juices.
  
      {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}.
  
      {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary.
  
      {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as
            sodium chloride.
  
      {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}.
  
      {Neutral salt}. (Chem.)
            (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)
                  neutralize each other.
            (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.
  
      {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.
  
      {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a
            peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]
  
      {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on
            exposure to the air.
  
      {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or
            analogous compound.
  
      {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}.
  
      {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid.
  
      {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate
            of iron.
  
      {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.)
            (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.
            (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under
                  {Hartshorn}.
  
      {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below.
  
      {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --
            the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.
  
      {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}.
  
      {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.
  
      {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or
            potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;
            -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also
            sometimes inaccurately called {salt of lemon}.
  
      {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so
            called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,
            or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]
  
      {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;
            -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.
  
      {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}.
  
      {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.
  
      {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base
            or analogous compound.
  
      {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}.
  
      {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but
            containing sulphur in place of oxygen.

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   Percaline \Per`ca*line"\, n. [F.]
      A fine kind of cotton goods, usually of one color, and with a
      glossy surface, -- much use for linings.

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   Percely \Perce"ly\, n.
      Parsley. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Perchlorate \Per*chlo"rate\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of perchloric acid.

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   Perchloric \Per*chlo"ric\, a. [Pref. per- + chloric.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid
      ({HClO4}), of chlorine; -- called also {hyperchloric}.

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   Oxychloric \Ox`y*chlo"ric\, a. [Oxy
      (a) + chloric.] (Chem.)
      (a) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain
            compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.
      (b) Formerly designating an acid now called {perchloric
            acid}. See {Perchloric}.

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   Perchloride \Per*chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)
      A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any
      other chloride of the same substance or series.

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   Parclose \Par"close\, n. [OF. See {Perclose}.] (Eccl. Arch.)
      A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.
      [Written also {paraclose} and {perclose}.] --Hook.

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   Perclose \Per*close"\, n. [OF. parclose an inclosed place; L.
      per through + claudere, clausum, to shut.]
      1. (Eccl. Arch.) Same as {Parclose}.
  
      2. Conclusion; end. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.

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   Parclose \Par"close\, n. [OF. See {Perclose}.] (Eccl. Arch.)
      A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.
      [Written also {paraclose} and {perclose}.] --Hook.

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   Perclose \Per*close"\, n. [OF. parclose an inclosed place; L.
      per through + claudere, clausum, to shut.]
      1. (Eccl. Arch.) Same as {Parclose}.
  
      2. Conclusion; end. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.

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   Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of
      percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.]
      To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to
      filter; to strain. --Sir M. Hale.

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   Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. i.
      To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water
      percolates through porous stone.

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   Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of
      percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.]
      To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to
      filter; to strain. --Sir M. Hale.

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   Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of
      percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.]
      To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to
      filter; to strain. --Sir M. Hale.

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   Percolation \Per`co*la"tion\, n. [L. percolatio.]
      The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration;
      straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting
      the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter
      slowly through it.

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   Percolator \Per"co*la`tor\, n.
      1. A kind of coffee pot in which the heated water is caused
            to filter through the coffee and thus extract its essence.
  
      2. (Pharmacy) An apparatus for producing an extract from a
            drug by percolation.

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   Percolator \Per"co*la`tor\, n.
      One who, or that which, filters. [bd][Tissues] act as
      percolators.[b8] --Henfrey.

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   Perculaced \Per"cu*laced\, a. [Prob. corrupt. fr. portcullised.]
      (Her.)
      Latticed. See {Lattice}, n., 2.

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   Peregal \Per*e"gal\, a. [OF. par very (L. per) + egal equal, L.
      aequalis.]
      Fully equal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [bd]Peregal to the best.[b8]
      --Spenser.

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   Pergola \Per"go*la\, n. [It., fr. L. pergula shed, shop, vine
      arbor.]
      Lit., an arbor or bower; specif.: (Italian art) An arbor or
      trellis treated architecturally, as with stone columns or
      similar massive structure.

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   Pericellular \Per`i*cel"lu*lar\, a. (Anat.)
      Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces
      surrounding ganglion cells.

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   Periclase \Per"i*clase\, Periclasite \Per`i*cla"site\, n. [Pref.
      peri- + Gr. [?] to break.] (Min.)
      A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of
      magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in
      isometric crystals.

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   Periclase \Per"i*clase\, Periclasite \Per`i*cla"site\, n. [Pref.
      peri- + Gr. [?] to break.] (Min.)
      A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of
      magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in
      isometric crystals.

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   d8Periclinium \[d8]Per`i*clin"i*um\, n.; pl. {Periclinia}. [NL.,
      fr. Gr. [?] around + [?] a bed.] (Bot.)
      The involucre which surrounds the common receptacle in
      composite flowers.

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   Periclitate \Pe*ric"li*tate\, v. t. [L. periclitatus, p. p. of
      periclitari, fr. periculum.]
      To endanger. [Obs.]
  
               Periclitating, pardi! the whole family.   --Sterne.

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   Periclitation \Pe*ric`li*ta"tion\, n. [L. periclitatio: cf. F.
      p[82]riclitation.]
      1. Trial; experiment. [Obs.]
  
      2. The state of being in peril. [Obs.]

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   d8Periculum \[d8]Pe*ric"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Pericula}. [L.] (Rom. &
      O.Eng. Law)
      1. Danger; risk.
  
      2. In a narrower, judicial sense: Accident or casus, as
            distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving
            one from the duty of performing an obligation.

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   Periculous \Pe*ric"u*lous\, a. [L. periculosus. See {Perilous}.]
      Dangerous; full of peril. [Obs.]

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   Perissological \Per`is*so*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
      p[82]rissologique.]
      Redundant or excessive in words. [R.]

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   Perissology \Per`is*sol"o*gy\, n. [L. perissologia, Gr. [?]; [?]
      odd, superfluous + [?] discourse.]
      Superfluity of words. [R.] --G. Campbell.

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   Persalt \Per"salt`\, n. (Chem.)
      A term formerly given to the salts supposed to be formed
      respectively by neutralizing acids with certain peroxides.
      [Obsoles.]

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   Persolve \Per*solve"\, v. t. [L. persolvere.]
      To pay wholly, or fully. [Obs.] --E. Hall.

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   Persulphate \Per*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)
      A sulphate of the peroxide of any base. [R.]

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   Persulphide \Per*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)
      A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound
      of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; --
      formerly called {persulphuret}.

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   Persulphocyanate \Per*sul`pho*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of persulphocyanic acid. [R.]

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   Persulphocyanic \Per*sul`pho*cy*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline substance
      (called also perthiocyanic acid), analogous to sulphocyanic
      acid, but containing more sulphur.

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   Persulphocyanogen \Per*sul`pho*cy*an"o*gen\, n. (Chem.)
      An orange-yellow substance, produced by the action of
      chlorine or boiling dilute nitric acid and sulphocyanate of
      potassium; -- called also {pseudosulphocyanogen},
      {perthiocyanogen}, and formerly {sulphocyanogen}.

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   Persulphide \Per*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)
      A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound
      of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; --
      formerly called {persulphuret}.

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   Persulphuret \Per*sul"phu*ret\, n. (Chem.)
      A persulphide. [Obs.]

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   Persulphide \Per*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)
      A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound
      of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; --
      formerly called {persulphuret}.

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   Persulphuret \Per*sul"phu*ret\, n. (Chem.)
      A persulphide. [Obs.]

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   Perusal \Pe*rus"al\, n. [From {Peruse}.]
      1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. [R.] --Tatler.
  
      2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with
            care. --Woodward.

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   Peyer's glands \Pey"er's glands`\ [So called from J. K. Peyer,
      who described them in 1677.] (Anat.)
      Patches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small
      intestiness; agminated glands; -- called also {Peyer's
      patches}. In typhoid fever they become the seat of ulcers
      which are regarded as the characteristic organic lesion of
      that disease.

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   Phrasal \Phras"al\, a.
      Of the nature of a phrase; consisting of a phrase; as, a
      phrasal adverb. --Earlc.

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   Phraseless \Phrase"less\, a.
      Indescribable. --Shak.

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   Phraseologic \Phra`se*o*log"ic\, Phraseological
   \Phra`se*o*log"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to phraseology; consisting of a peculiar
      form of words. [bd]This verbal or phraseological answer.[b8]
      --Bp. Pearson.

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   Phraseologic \Phra`se*o*log"ic\, Phraseological
   \Phra`se*o*log"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to phraseology; consisting of a peculiar
      form of words. [bd]This verbal or phraseological answer.[b8]
      --Bp. Pearson.

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   Phraseologist \Phra`se*ol"o*gist\, n.
      A collector or coiner of phrases.

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   Phraseology \Phra`se*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], phrase + -logy:
      cf. F. phras[82]ologie.]
      1. Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style.
  
                     Most completely national in his . . . phraseology.
                                                                              --I. Taylor.
  
      2. A collection of phrases; a phrase book. [R.]
  
      Syn: Diction; style. See {Diction}.

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   Pier \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L.
      petra, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Petrify}.]
      1. (Arch.)
            (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or
                  supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a
                  bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
            (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to
                  stiffen a wall. See {Buttress}.
  
      2. A projecting wharf or landing place.
  
      {Abutment pier}, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier
            which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of
            an arch.
  
      {Pier glass}, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put
            up between windows.
  
      {Pier table}, a table made to stand between windows.

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   Piercel \Pier"cel\, n. [Cf. F. perce.]
      A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also
      {piercer}.

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   Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F.
      franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.)
      Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
  
      {Franciscan Brothers}, pious laymen who devote themselves to
            useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other
            educational institutions; -- called also {Brothers of the
            Third Order of St. Francis}.
  
      {Franciscan Nuns}, nuns who follow the rule of t. Francis,
            esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called
            also {Poor Clares} or {Minoresses}.
  
      {Franciscan Tertiaries}, the Third Order of St. Francis.

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   Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.]
      [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the
      first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see
      {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare,
      procure. See {Few}, and cf. {Parade}, {Pauper}, {Poverty}.]
      1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
            goods; needy; indigent.
  
      Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with
               necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied
               to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,
               but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor
               people.
  
      2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
            entitled to maintenance from the public.
  
      3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such
            qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be
            expected; as:
            (a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
                  emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
                  [bd]Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
                  ill-favored and lean-fleshed.[b8] --Gen. xli. 19.
            (b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,
                  poor health; poor spirits. [bd]His genius . . . poor
                  and cowardly.[b8] --Bacon.
            (c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
                  mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. [bd]A poor
                  vessel.[b8] --Clarendon.
            (d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
                  said of land; as, poor soil.
            (e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
                  discourse; a poor picture.
            (f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;
                  unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor
                  business; the sick man had a poor night.
            (g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
                  excuse.
  
                           That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
                           or apology at the last day.         --Calamy.
  
      4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a
            term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and
            sometimes as a word of contempt.
  
                     And for mine own poor part, Look you, I'll go pray.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.
  
      5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
            [bd]Blessed are the poor in spirit.[b8] --Matt. v. 3.
  
      {Poor law}, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or
            support of the poor.
  
      {Poor man's treacle} (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it
            was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]
            --Dr. Prior.
  
      {Poor man's weatherglass} (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel
            ({Anagallis arvensis}), which opens its blossoms only in
            fair weather.
  
      {Poor rate}, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,
            for the relief or support of the poor.
  
      {Poor soldier} (Zo[94]l.), the friar bird.
  
      {The poor}, those who are destitute of property; the
            indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on
            charity or maintenance by the public. [bd]I have observed
            the more public provisions are made for the poor, the less
            they provide for themselves.[b8] --Franklin.

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   Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[8a]re brother, friar, fr.
      L. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
      1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
            but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
            {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b)
            Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White
            Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
  
      2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) An American fish; the silversides.
  
      {Friar bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
            corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
            called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor
            soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to
            several other species of the same genus.
  
      {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
            and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
            styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
            benzoin. --Brande & C.
  
      {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood.
  
      {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare})
            with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
  
      {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
            --Milton.
  
      {Friar skate} (Zo[94]l.), the European white or sharpnosed
            skate ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate},
            {border ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}.

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   Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.]
      [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the
      first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see
      {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare,
      procure. See {Few}, and cf. {Parade}, {Pauper}, {Poverty}.]
      1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
            goods; needy; indigent.
  
      Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with
               necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied
               to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,
               but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor
               people.
  
      2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
            entitled to maintenance from the public.
  
      3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such
            qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be
            expected; as:
            (a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
                  emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
                  [bd]Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
                  ill-favored and lean-fleshed.[b8] --Gen. xli. 19.
            (b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,
                  poor health; poor spirits. [bd]His genius . . . poor
                  and cowardly.[b8] --Bacon.
            (c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
                  mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. [bd]A poor
                  vessel.[b8] --Clarendon.
            (d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
                  said of land; as, poor soil.
            (e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
                  discourse; a poor picture.
            (f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;
                  unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor
                  business; the sick man had a poor night.
            (g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
                  excuse.
  
                           That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
                           or apology at the last day.         --Calamy.
  
      4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a
            term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and
            sometimes as a word of contempt.
  
                     And for mine own poor part, Look you, I'll go pray.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.
  
      5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
            [bd]Blessed are the poor in spirit.[b8] --Matt. v. 3.
  
      {Poor law}, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or
            support of the poor.
  
      {Poor man's treacle} (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it
            was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]
            --Dr. Prior.
  
      {Poor man's weatherglass} (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel
            ({Anagallis arvensis}), which opens its blossoms only in
            fair weather.
  
      {Poor rate}, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,
            for the relief or support of the poor.
  
      {Poor soldier} (Zo[94]l.), the friar bird.
  
      {The poor}, those who are destitute of property; the
            indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on
            charity or maintenance by the public. [bd]I have observed
            the more public provisions are made for the poor, the less
            they provide for themselves.[b8] --Franklin.

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   Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[8a]re brother, friar, fr.
      L. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
      1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
            but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
            {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b)
            Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White
            Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
  
      2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) An American fish; the silversides.
  
      {Friar bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
            corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
            called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor
            soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to
            several other species of the same genus.
  
      {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
            and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
            styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
            benzoin. --Brande & C.
  
      {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood.
  
      {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare})
            with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
  
      {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
            --Milton.
  
      {Friar skate} (Zo[94]l.), the European white or sharpnosed
            skate ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate},
            {border ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}.

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\, n. (Bot.)
      Purslain. [Obs.]

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.
      porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell
      (Cypr[91]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,
      probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a
      pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
      account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was
      believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]
      A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,
      made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and
      America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
  
               Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
  
      {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
            produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
  
      {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Porcelain crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab of the genus
            {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[91]}).
            They have a smooth, polished carapace.
  
      {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
  
      {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an
            engraving to porcelain.
  
      {Porcelain shell} (Zo[94]l.), a cowry.

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.
      porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell
      (Cypr[91]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,
      probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a
      pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
      account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was
      believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]
      A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,
      made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and
      America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
  
               Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
  
      {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
            produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
  
      {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Porcelain crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab of the genus
            {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[91]}).
            They have a smooth, polished carapace.
  
      {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
  
      {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an
            engraving to porcelain.
  
      {Porcelain shell} (Zo[94]l.), a cowry.

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   Clay \Clay\ (kl[amac]), n. [AS. cl[d6]g; akin to LG. klei, D.
      klei, and perh. to AS. cl[be]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue,
      Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.]
      1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the
            hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is
            the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part,
            of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime,
            magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often
            present as impurities.
  
      2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the
            elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human
            body as formed from such particles.
  
                     I also am formed out of the clay.      --Job xxxiii.
                                                                              6.
  
                     The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which
                     her own clay shall cover.                  --Byron.
  
      {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}.
  
      {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and
            therefore turning red when burned.
  
      {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate.
  
      {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or
            carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand.
  
      {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay.
  
      {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug
            mill.
  
      {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug.
  
      {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite.
  
      {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical
            compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite},
            {bole}, etc.
  
      {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime,
            iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for
            fire brick.
  
      {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from
            the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}.
           
  
      {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.
      porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell
      (Cypr[91]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,
      probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a
      pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
      account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was
      believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]
      A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,
      made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and
      America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
  
               Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
  
      {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
            produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
  
      {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Porcelain crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab of the genus
            {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[91]}).
            They have a smooth, polished carapace.
  
      {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
  
      {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an
            engraving to porcelain.
  
      {Porcelain shell} (Zo[94]l.), a cowry.

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   Porcelanite \Por"ce*la*nite\, n. [Cf. F. porcelanite.] (Min.)
      A semivitrified clay or shale, somewhat resembling jasper; --
      called also {porcelain jasper}.

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.
      porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell
      (Cypr[91]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,
      probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a
      pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
      account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was
      believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]
      A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,
      made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and
      America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
  
               Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
  
      {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
            produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
  
      {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Porcelain crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab of the genus
            {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[91]}).
            They have a smooth, polished carapace.
  
      {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
  
      {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an
            engraving to porcelain.
  
      {Porcelain shell} (Zo[94]l.), a cowry.

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   Porcelanite \Por"ce*la*nite\, n. [Cf. F. porcelanite.] (Min.)
      A semivitrified clay or shale, somewhat resembling jasper; --
      called also {porcelain jasper}.

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.
      porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell
      (Cypr[91]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,
      probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a
      pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
      account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was
      believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]
      A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,
      made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and
      America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
  
               Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
  
      {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
            produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
  
      {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Porcelain crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab of the genus
            {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[91]}).
            They have a smooth, polished carapace.
  
      {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
  
      {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an
            engraving to porcelain.
  
      {Porcelain shell} (Zo[94]l.), a cowry.

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.
      porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell
      (Cypr[91]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,
      probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a
      pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
      account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was
      believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]
      A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,
      made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and
      America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
  
               Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
  
      {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
            produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
  
      {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Porcelain crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab of the genus
            {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[91]}).
            They have a smooth, polished carapace.
  
      {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
  
      {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an
            engraving to porcelain.
  
      {Porcelain shell} (Zo[94]l.), a cowry.

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   Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.
      porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell
      (Cypr[91]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,
      probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a
      pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on
      account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was
      believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]
      A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,
      made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and
      America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.
  
               Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.
  
      {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,
            produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.
  
      {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Porcelain crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab of the genus
            {Porcellana} and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[91]}).
            They have a smooth, polished carapace.
  
      {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.
  
      {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an
            engraving to porcelain.
  
      {Porcelain shell} (Zo[94]l.), a cowry.

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   Porcelainized \Por"ce*lain*ized\, a. (Geol.)
      Baked like potter's lay; -- applied to clay shales that have
      been converted by heat into a substance resembling porcelain.

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   Porcelaneous \Por`ce*la"ne*ous\, Porcellaneous
   \Por`cel*la"ne*ous\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain; as,
            porcelaneous shells.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Having a smooth, compact shell without pores;
            -- said of certain Foraminifera.

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   Porcelanite \Por"ce*la*nite\, n. [Cf. F. porcelanite.] (Min.)
      A semivitrified clay or shale, somewhat resembling jasper; --
      called also {porcelain jasper}.

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   Porcelanous \Por"ce*la`nous\, Porcellanous \Por"cel*la`nous\, a.
      Porcelaneous. --Ure.

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   Porcelaneous \Por`ce*la"ne*ous\, Porcellaneous
   \Por`cel*la"ne*ous\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain; as,
            porcelaneous shells.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Having a smooth, compact shell without pores;
            -- said of certain Foraminifera.

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   Porcelanous \Por"ce*la`nous\, Porcellanous \Por"cel*la`nous\, a.
      Porcelaneous. --Ure.

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   d8Bene \[d8]Bene\, Ben \Ben\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A hoglike mammal of New Guinea ({Porcula papuensis}).

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   Porkling \Pork"ling\, n.
      A pig; a porket. --Tusser.

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   Porously \Por"ous*ly\, adv.
      In a porous manner.

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   Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[be]die,
      t[be]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
      head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In
            this stage it breathes by means of external or internal
            gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike
            tail. Called also {polliwig}, {polliwog}, {porwiggle}, or
            {purwiggy}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tadpole fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Forkbeard}
            (a) .

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   Polliwig \Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog \Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.
      Cf. {Poll} head, and {Wiggle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A tadpole; -- called also {purwiggy} and {porwigle}.

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   Porwigle \Por"wi`gle\, n.
      See {Polliwig}.

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   Polliwig \Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog \Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.
      Cf. {Poll} head, and {Wiggle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A tadpole; -- called also {purwiggy} and {porwigle}.

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   Porwigle \Por"wi`gle\, n.
      See {Polliwig}.

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   Praiseless \Praise"less\, a.
      Without praise or approbation.

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   Praseolite \Pra"se*o*lite\, n. [Praseo- + -lite.] (Min.)
      A variety of altered iolite of a green color and greasy
      luster.

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   Preaxial \Pre*ax"i*al\, a. (Anat.)
      Situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an
      animal; anterior; cephalic; esp., in front, or on the
      anterior, or cephalic (that is, radial or tibial) side of the
      axis of a limb.

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   Precalculate \Pre*cal"cu*late\, v. t.
      To calculate or determine beforehand; to prearrange.
      --Masson.

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   Precel \Pre*cel"\, v. t. & i. [See {Precellence}.]
      To surpass; to excel; to exceed. [Obs.] --Howell.

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   Precellence \Pre*cel"lence\, Precellency \Pre*cel"len*cy\, n.
      [L. praecellentia, from praecellens, p. pr. of praecellere to
      excel, surpass: cf. OF. precellence.]
      Excellence; superiority. [Obs.] --Sheldon.

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   Precellence \Pre*cel"lence\, Precellency \Pre*cel"len*cy\, n.
      [L. praecellentia, from praecellens, p. pr. of praecellere to
      excel, surpass: cf. OF. precellence.]
      Excellence; superiority. [Obs.] --Sheldon.

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   Precellent \Pre*cel"lent\, a. [L. praecellens, p. pr.]
      Excellent; surpassing. [Obs.] --Holland.

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   Preclude \Pre*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precluded}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Precluding}.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae
      before + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v.]
      1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to
            stop; to impede.
  
                     The valves preclude the blood from entering the
                     veins.                                                --E. Darwin.
  
      2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder
            by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action
            of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual;
            to obviate by anticipation.
  
                     This much will obviate and preclude the objections.
                                                                              --Bentley.

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   Preclude \Pre*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precluded}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Precluding}.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae
      before + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v.]
      1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to
            stop; to impede.
  
                     The valves preclude the blood from entering the
                     veins.                                                --E. Darwin.
  
      2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder
            by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action
            of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual;
            to obviate by anticipation.
  
                     This much will obviate and preclude the objections.
                                                                              --Bentley.

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   Preclude \Pre*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precluded}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Precluding}.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae
      before + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v.]
      1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to
            stop; to impede.
  
                     The valves preclude the blood from entering the
                     veins.                                                --E. Darwin.
  
      2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder
            by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action
            of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual;
            to obviate by anticipation.
  
                     This much will obviate and preclude the objections.
                                                                              --Bentley.

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   Preclusion \Pre*clu"sion\, n. [L. praeclusio. See {Preclude}.]
      The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a
      shutting out.

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   Preclusive \Pre*clu"sive\, a.
      Shutting out; precluding, or tending to preclude; hindering.
      -- {Pre*clu"sive*ly}, adv.

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   Preclusive \Pre*clu"sive\, a.
      Shutting out; precluding, or tending to preclude; hindering.
      -- {Pre*clu"sive*ly}, adv.

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   Precollection \Pre`col*lec"tion\, n.
      A collection previously made. [R.]

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   Steelhead \Steel"head`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A North Pacific salmon ({Salmo Gairdneri})
            found from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also
            {hardhead}, and {preesil}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruddy duck.

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   Preglacial \Pre*gla"cial\, a. (Geol.)
      Prior to the glacial or drift period.

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   Preocular \Pre*oc"u*lar\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Placed just in front of the eyes, as the antenn[91] of
      certain insects. -- n. One of the scales just in front of the
      eye of a reptile or fish.

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   Preselect \Pre`se*lect"\, v. t.
      To select beforehand.

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   Pressly \Press"ly\, adv.
      Closely; concisely. [Obs.]

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   Presultor \Pre*sul"tor\, n. [L. praesultor; prae before + salire
      to dance.]
      A leader in the dance. [R.]

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   Price \Price\, n. [OE. pris, OF. pris, F. prix, L. pretium; cf.
      Gr. [?] I sell [?] to buy, Skr. pa[?] to buy, OI. renim I
      sell. Cf. {Appreciate}, {Depreciate}, {Interpret}, {Praise},
      n. & v., {Precious}, {Prize}.]
      1. The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or
            the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that
            for which something is bought or sold, or offered for
            sale; equivalent in money or other means of exchange;
            current value or rate paid or demanded in market or in
            barter; cost. [bd]Buy wine and milk without money and
            without price.[b8] --Isa. lv. 1.
  
                     We can afford no more at such a price. --Shak.
  
      2. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
  
                     Her price is far above rubies.            --Prov. xxxi.
                                                                              10.
  
                     New treasures still, of countless price. --Keble.
  
      3. Reward; recompense; as, the price of industry.
  
                     'T is the price of toil, The knave deserves it when
                     he tills the soil.                              --Pope.
  
      {Price current}, [or] {Price list}, a statement or list of
            the prevailing prices of merchandise, stocks, specie,
            bills of exchange, etc., published statedly or
            occasionally.

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   Priceless \Price"less\, a.
      1. Too valuable to admit of being appraised; of inestimable
            worth; invaluable.
  
      2. Of no value; worthless. [R.] --J. Barlow.

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   Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG.
      prickel, D. prikkel. See {Prick}, n.]
      1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp
            process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the
            bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --Bacon.
  
      2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
            branches of trade. --B. Jonson.
  
      3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]

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   Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.
      To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
  
               Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my
               breath.                                                   --Tennyson.

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   Stickleback \Stic"kle*back`\, n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a
      prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v.
      t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus
      {Gasterosteus} and allied genera. The back is armed with two
      or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish
      water, and construct curious nests. Called also {sticklebag},
      {sharpling}, and {prickleback}.

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   Prickleback \Pric"kle*back`\, Pricklefish \Pric"kle*fish`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      The stickleback.

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   Stickleback \Stic"kle*back`\, n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a
      prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v.
      t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus
      {Gasterosteus} and allied genera. The back is armed with two
      or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish
      water, and construct curious nests. Called also {sticklebag},
      {sharpling}, and {prickleback}.

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   Prickleback \Pric"kle*back`\, Pricklefish \Pric"kle*fish`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      The stickleback.

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   Prickleback \Pric"kle*back`\, Pricklefish \Pric"kle*fish`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      The stickleback.

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   Prickliness \Prick"li*ness\, n. [From {Prickly}.]
      The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles.

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   Prickling \Prick"ling\, a.
      Prickly. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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   Pricklouse \Prick"louse`\, n.
      A tailor; -- so called in contempt. [Old slang] --L'Estrange.

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   Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.
      Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with
      prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
  
      {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum
            Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the
            leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
            The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray.
  
      {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of
            red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of
            the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat
            glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in
            hot weather.
  
      {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the
            cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of
            fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly
            joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have
            many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a
            large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.
            The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is
            {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,
            and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O.
            vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly
            introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii}
            has become common in India.
  
      {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris
            Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings
            of long black prickles.
  
      {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant
            ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,
            triangular stems.
  
      {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and
            allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp
            spines.

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   Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.
      Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with
      prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
  
      {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum
            Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the
            leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
            The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray.
  
      {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of
            red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of
            the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat
            glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in
            hot weather.
  
      {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the
            cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of
            fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly
            joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have
            many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a
            large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.
            The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is
            {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,
            and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O.
            vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly
            introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii}
            has become common in India.
  
      {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris
            Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings
            of long black prickles.
  
      {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant
            ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,
            triangular stems.
  
      {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and
            allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp
            spines.

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   Ash \Ash\ ([acr]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [91]sc; akin to OHG.
      asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.]
      1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having
            opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing
            valuable timber, as the European ash ({Fraxinus
            excelsior}) and the white ash ({F. Americana}).
  
      {Prickly ash} ({Zanthoxylum Americanum}) and {Poison ash}
            ({Rhus venenata}) are shrubs of different families,
            somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage.
  
      {Mountain ash}. See {Roman tree}, and under {Mountain}.
  
      2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
  
      Note: Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a
               compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc.

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   Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.
      Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with
      prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
  
      {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum
            Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the
            leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
            The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray.
  
      {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of
            red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of
            the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat
            glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in
            hot weather.
  
      {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the
            cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of
            fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly
            joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have
            many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a
            large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.
            The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is
            {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,
            and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O.
            vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly
            introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii}
            has become common in India.
  
      {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris
            Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings
            of long black prickles.
  
      {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant
            ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,
            triangular stems.
  
      {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and
            allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp
            spines.

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   Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.
      Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with
      prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
  
      {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum
            Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the
            leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
            The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray.
  
      {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of
            red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of
            the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat
            glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in
            hot weather.
  
      {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the
            cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of
            fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly
            joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have
            many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a
            large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.
            The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is
            {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,
            and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O.
            vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly
            introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii}
            has become common in India.
  
      {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris
            Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings
            of long black prickles.
  
      {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant
            ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,
            triangular stems.
  
      {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and
            allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp
            spines.

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   Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.
      Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with
      prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
  
      {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum
            Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the
            leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
            The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray.
  
      {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of
            red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of
            the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat
            glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in
            hot weather.
  
      {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the
            cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of
            fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly
            joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have
            many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a
            large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.
            The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is
            {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,
            and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O.
            vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly
            introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii}
            has become common in India.
  
      {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris
            Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings
            of long black prickles.
  
      {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant
            ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,
            triangular stems.
  
      {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and
            allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp
            spines.

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   Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. {Poppies}. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
      papaver.] (Bot.)
      Any plant or species of the genus {Papaver}, herbs with showy
      polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
      ({Papaver somniferum}) opium is obtained, though all the
      species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
      plant. See Illust. of {Capsule}.
  
      {California poppy} (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
            genus {Eschscholtzia}.
  
      {Corn poppy}. See under {Corn}.
  
      {Horn}, [or] {Horned}, {poppy}. See under {Horn}.
  
      {Poppy bee} (Zo[94]l.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
            papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
            the lining of its cells; -- called also {upholsterer bee}.
           
  
      {Prickly poppy} (Bot.), {Argemone Mexicana}, a
            yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
            as a thistle.
  
      {Poppy seed}, the seed the opium poppy ({P. somniferum}).
  
      {Spatling poppy} (Bot.), a species of Silene ({S. inflata}).
            See {Catchfly}.

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   Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.
      Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with
      prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
  
      {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum
            Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the
            leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
            The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray.
  
      {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of
            red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of
            the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat
            glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in
            hot weather.
  
      {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the
            cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of
            fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly
            joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have
            many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a
            large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.
            The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is
            {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,
            and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O.
            vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly
            introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii}
            has become common in India.
  
      {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris
            Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings
            of long black prickles.
  
      {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant
            ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,
            triangular stems.
  
      {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and
            allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp
            spines.

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   Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.
      Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with
      prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
  
      {Prickly ash} (Bot.), a prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum
            Americanum}) with yellowish flowers appearing with the
            leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.
            The southern species is {X. Carolinianum}. --Gray.
  
      {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of
            red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of
            the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat
            glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in
            hot weather.
  
      {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the
            cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of
            fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly
            joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have
            many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a
            large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.
            The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is
            {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,
            and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {O.
            vulgaris}, {O. Ficus-Indica}, and {O. Tuna} are abundantly
            introduced in the Mediterranean region, and {O. Dillenii}
            has become common in India.
  
      {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris
            Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings
            of long black prickles.
  
      {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant
            ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,
            triangular stems.
  
      {Prickly rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South
            American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and
            allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp
            spines.

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   Priscillianist \Pris*cil"lian*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
      A follower of Priscillian, bishop of Avila in Spain, in the
      fourth century, who mixed various elements of Gnosticism and
      Manicheism with Christianity.

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   Proceleusmatic \Proc`e*leus*mat"ic\, a. [L. proceleusmaticus,
      Gr. [?], fr. [?] to rouse to action beforehand; [?] + [?] to
      incite; cf. F. proc[82]leusmatique.]
      1. Inciting; animating; encouraging. [R.] --Johnson.
  
      2. (Pros.) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of
            feet of four short syllables each.

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   Proceleusmatic \Proc`e*leus*mat"ic\, n. (Pros.)
      A foot consisting of four short syllables.

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   Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p[82]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.
      Petrus, Gr. [?] a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so called
      in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See
      {Petrify}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging
      to the family {Procellarid[91]}. The small petrels, or Mother
      Carey's chickens, belong to {{Oceanites}}, {{Oceanodroma}},
      {{Procellaria}}, and several allied genera.
  
      {Diving petrel}, any bird of the genus {Pelecanoides}. They
            chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
  
      {Fulmar petrel}, {Giant petrel}. See {Fulmar}.
  
      {Pintado petrel}, the Cape pigeon. See under {Cape}.
  
      {Pintado petrel}, any one of several small petrels,
            especially {Procellaria pelagica}, or Mother Carey's
            chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.

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   Mother \Moth"er\, n. [OE. moder, AS. m[d3]dor; akin to D.
      moeder, OS. m[d3]dar, G. mutter, OHG. muotar, Icel.
      m[d3][edh]ir, Dan. & Sw. moder, OSlav. mati, Russ. mate, Ir.
      & Gael. mathair, L. mater, Gr. mh`thr, Skr. m[be]t[rsdot];
      cf. Skr. m[be] to measure. [fb]268. Cf. {Material}, {Matrix},
      {Metropolis}, {Father}.]
      1. A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a
            woman who has borne a child.
  
      2. That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of
            birth or origin; generatrix.
  
                     Alas! poor country! . . . it can not Be called our
                     mother, but our grave.                        --Shak.
  
                     I behold . . . the solitary majesty of Crete, mother
                     of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand
                     years.                                                --Landor.
  
      3. An old woman or matron. [Familiar]
  
      4. The female superior or head of a religious house, as an
            abbess, etc.
  
      5. Hysterical passion; hysteria. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {Mother Carey's chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several
            species of small petrels, as the stormy petrel
            ({Procellaria pelagica}), and Leach's petrel ({Oceanodroma
            leucorhoa}), both of the Atlantic, and {O. furcata} of the
            North Pacific.
  
      {Mother Carey's goose} (Zo[94]l.), the giant fulmar of the
            Pacific. See {Fulmar}.
  
      {Mother's mark} (Med.), a congenital mark upon the body; a
            n[91]vus.

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   Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p[82]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.
      Petrus, Gr. [?] a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so called
      in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See
      {Petrify}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging
      to the family {Procellarid[91]}. The small petrels, or Mother
      Carey's chickens, belong to {{Oceanites}}, {{Oceanodroma}},
      {{Procellaria}}, and several allied genera.
  
      {Diving petrel}, any bird of the genus {Pelecanoides}. They
            chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
  
      {Fulmar petrel}, {Giant petrel}. See {Fulmar}.
  
      {Pintado petrel}, the Cape pigeon. See under {Cape}.
  
      {Pintado petrel}, any one of several small petrels,
            especially {Procellaria pelagica}, or Mother Carey's
            chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.

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   Procellarian \Pro`cel*la"ri*an\, n. [L. procella a storm.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      One of a family of oceanic birds ({Procellarid[91]})
      including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. They are
      often seen in great abundance in stormy weather.

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   Procellarian \Pro`cel*la"ri*an\, n. [L. procella a storm.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      One of a family of oceanic birds ({Procellarid[91]})
      including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. They are
      often seen in great abundance in stormy weather.

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   Procellous \Pro*cel"lous\, a. [L. procellosus, fr. procella a
      storm.]
      Stormy. [Obs.] --Bailey.

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   Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro
      before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F.
      proclamer. See {Claim}.]
      1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide
            publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to
            declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.
  
                     To proclaim liberty to the captives.   --Isa. lxi. 1.
  
                     For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.
  
                     Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council
                     forthwith to be held.                        --Milton.
  
      2. To outlaw by public proclamation.
  
                     I heard myself proclaimed.                  --Shak.
  
      Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
               {Announce}.

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   Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
      annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
      messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
      {Annunciate}.]
      1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
            to publish; to proclaim.
  
                     Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
                     the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                                              --Gilpin.
  
      2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
  
                     Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
  
      Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
               promulgate.
  
      Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
                  {publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
                  oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
                  publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
                  {announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
                  known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
                  publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
                  arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
                  anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
                  {proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
                  we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
                  some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.

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   Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro
      before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F.
      proclamer. See {Claim}.]
      1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide
            publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to
            declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.
  
                     To proclaim liberty to the captives.   --Isa. lxi. 1.
  
                     For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.
  
                     Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council
                     forthwith to be held.                        --Milton.
  
      2. To outlaw by public proclamation.
  
                     I heard myself proclaimed.                  --Shak.
  
      Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
               {Announce}.

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   Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
      annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
      messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
      {Annunciate}.]
      1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
            to publish; to proclaim.
  
                     Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
                     the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                                              --Gilpin.
  
      2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
  
                     Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.
  
      Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
               promulgate.
  
      Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
                  {publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
                  oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
                  publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
                  {announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
                  known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
                  publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
                  arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
                  anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
                  {proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
                  we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
                  some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.

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   Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro
      before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F.
      proclamer. See {Claim}.]
      1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide
            publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to
            declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.
  
                     To proclaim liberty to the captives.   --Isa. lxi. 1.
  
                     For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.
  
                     Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council
                     forthwith to be held.                        --Milton.
  
      2. To outlaw by public proclamation.
  
                     I heard myself proclaimed.                  --Shak.
  
      Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
               {Announce}.

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   Proclaimer \Pro*claim"er\, n.
      One who proclaims.

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   Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro
      before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F.
      proclamer. See {Claim}.]
      1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide
            publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to
            declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.
  
                     To proclaim liberty to the captives.   --Isa. lxi. 1.
  
                     For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.
  
                     Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council
                     forthwith to be held.                        --Milton.
  
      2. To outlaw by public proclamation.
  
                     I heard myself proclaimed.                  --Shak.
  
      Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See
               {Announce}.

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   Proclamation \Proc`la*ma"tion\, n. [F. proclamation, L.
      proclamatio. See {Proclaim}.]
      1. The act of proclaiming; official or general notice;
            publication.
  
                     King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah;
                     none was exempted.                              --1 Kings xv.
                                                                              22.
  
      2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or
            officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the
            proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.

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   Proclitic \Pro*clit"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] to lean forward; [?]
      forward + [?] to lean or incline. Cf. {Enclitic}.] (Gr.
      Gram.)
      Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which
      are so closely attached to the following word as not to have
      a separate accent.

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   Proclive \Pro*clive"\, a. [L. proclivis sloping, inclined; pro
      forward + clivus hill: cf. F. proclive. See {Declivity}, and
      cf. {Proclivous}.]
      Having a tendency by nature; prone; proclivous. [R.] --Mrs.
      Browning.

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   Proclivity \Pro*cliv"i*ty\, n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F.
      proclivit[82].]
      1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. [bd]A
            proclivity to steal.[b8] --Abp. Bramhall.
  
      2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
  
                     He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers
                     were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H.
                                                                              Wotton.

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   Proclivous \Pro*cli"vous\, a. [L. proclivus. See {Proclive}.]
      1. Inclined; tending by nature. [R.]
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the incisor teeth directed forward.

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   Proglottid \Pro*glot"tid\, n. (Zo[94]l)
      Proglottis.

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   d8Proglottis \[d8]Pro*glot"tis\, n.; pl. {Proglottides}. [NL.
      fr. Gr. [?] the tip of the tongue; [?] forward + [?] the
      tongue.] (Zo[94]l)
      One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It
      contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is
      capable of a brief independent existence.

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   Prosal \Pro"sal\, a.
      Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

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   d8Redia \[d8]Re"di*a\ (r?"d?*?), n.; pl. L. {Redi[91]}
      (-[emac]), E. {Redias} (-[?]z). [NL.; of uncertain origin.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the
      sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in
      turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of
      redi[91], or else cercari[91] within its own body. Called
      also {proscolex}, and {nurse}. See Illustration in Appendix.

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   d8Proscolex \[d8]Pro*sco"lex\, n.; pl. {Proscolices}. [NL., fr.
      Gr. [?] before + [?], [?], a worm.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia. See
      {Redia}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, n. [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F.
      proselytus, Gr. [?], adj., that has come, n., a new comer,
      especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the
      Jewish religion; [?] toward, to + (prob.) the root of [?] to
      come.]
      A new convert especially a convert to some religion or
      religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or
      party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan
      converted to Christianity, is a proselyte.
  
               Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make
               one proselyte.                                       --Matt. xxiii.
                                                                              15.
  
               Fresh confidence the speculatist takes From every
               harebrained proselyte he makes.               --Cowper.
  
      Syn: See {Convert}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proselyted}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Proselyting}.]
      To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring
      over.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proselyted}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Proselyting}.]
      To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring
      over.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proselyted}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Proselyting}.]
      To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring
      over.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselytism \Pros"e*ly*tism\, n. [Cf. F. pros[82]lytisme.]
      1. The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts
            to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion,
            system, or party.
  
                     They were possessed of a spirit of proselytism in
                     the most fanatical degree.                  --Burke.
  
      2. Conversion to a religion, system, or party.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselytize \Pros"e*ly*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {proselytized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proselytizing}.]
      To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to
      bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.
  
               One of those whom they endeavor to proselytize.
                                                                              --Burke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselytize \Pros"e*ly*tize\, v. i.
      To make converts or proselytes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselytize \Pros"e*ly*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {proselytized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proselytizing}.]
      To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to
      bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.
  
               One of those whom they endeavor to proselytize.
                                                                              --Burke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselytizer \Pros"e*ly*ti`zer\, n.
      One who proselytes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proselytize \Pros"e*ly*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {proselytized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proselytizing}.]
      To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to
      bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.
  
               One of those whom they endeavor to proselytize.
                                                                              --Burke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prosiliency \Pro*sil"i*en*cy\, n. [L. prosilere to leap forth.]
      The act of leaping forth or forward; projection. [bd]Such
      prosiliency of relief.[b8] --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prosily \Pros"i*ly\, adv.
      In a prosy manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proslavery \Pro*slav"er*y\, a. [Pref. pro- + slavery.]
      Favoring slavery. -- n. Advocacy of slavery.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prosylogism \Pro*sy"lo*gism\, n. [Pref. pro- + syllogism.]
      (Logic)
      A syllogism preliminary or logically essential to another
      syllogism; the conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes
      a premise of the following syllogism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purcelane \Purce"lane\, n. (Bot.)
      Purslane. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purocoll \Pur"o*coll\, n. [Puro- + Gr. [?] glue.] (Chem.)
      A yellow crystalline substance allied to pyrrol, obtained by
      the distillation of gelatin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purslain \Purs"lain\, n.
      Same as {Purslane}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purslane \Purs"lane\, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It.
      porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.]
      (Bot.)
      An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy,
      succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and
      for salads, garnishing, and pickling.
  
      {Flowering purslane}, [or] {Great flowered purslane}, the
            {Portulaca grandiflora}. See {Portulaca}.
  
      {Purslane tree}, a South African shrub ({Portulacaria Afra})
            with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.
  
      {Sea purslane}, a seashore plant ({Arenaria peploides}) with
            crowded opposite fleshy leaves.
  
      {Water purslane}, an aquatic plant ({Ludwiqia palustris}) but
            slightly resembling purslane.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purslane \Purs"lane\, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It.
      porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.]
      (Bot.)
      An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy,
      succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and
      for salads, garnishing, and pickling.
  
      {Flowering purslane}, [or] {Great flowered purslane}, the
            {Portulaca grandiflora}. See {Portulaca}.
  
      {Purslane tree}, a South African shrub ({Portulacaria Afra})
            with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.
  
      {Sea purslane}, a seashore plant ({Arenaria peploides}) with
            crowded opposite fleshy leaves.
  
      {Water purslane}, an aquatic plant ({Ludwiqia palustris}) but
            slightly resembling purslane.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pursual \Pur*su"al\, n.
      The act of pursuit. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrexial \Py*rex"i*al\, Pyrexical \Py*rex"ic*al\, a. (Med.)
      Of or pertaining to fever; feverish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrochlore \Pyr"o*chlore\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] pale green.]
      (Min.)
      A niobate of calcium, cerium, and other bases, occurring
      usually in octahedrons of a yellowish or brownish color and
      resinous luster; -- so called from its becoming grass-green
      on being subjected to heat under the blowpipe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrogallate \Pyr`o*gal"late\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of pyrogallic acid; an ether of pyrogallol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrogallic \Pyr`o*gal"lic\, a. [Pyro- + gallic.] (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid called
      pyrogallol. See {Pyrogallol}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrogallol \Pyr`o*gal"lol\, n. [Pyrogallic + -ol.] (Chem.)
      A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the
      distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline
      substance having acid properties, and hence called also
      {pyrogallic acid}. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a
      developer in photography and in the production of certain
      dyes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrogallol \Pyr`o*gal"lol\, n. [Pyrogallic + -ol.] (Chem.)
      A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the
      distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline
      substance having acid properties, and hence called also
      {pyrogallic acid}. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a
      developer in photography and in the production of certain
      dyes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrosulphate \Pyr`o*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)
      A salt of pyrosulphuric acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyrosulphuric \Pyr`o*sul*phu"ric\, a. [Pyro- + -sulphuric.]
      (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also
      {disulphuric} acid) obtained by distillation of certain
      sulphates, as a colorless, thick, oily liquid, {H2S2O7}
      resembling sulphuric acid. It is used in the solution of
      indigo, in the manufacture of alizarin, and in dehydration.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disulphuric \Di`sul*phu"ric\, a. [Pref. di- + sulphuric.]
      (Chem.)
      Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of
      sulphur in the higher state of oxidation.
  
      {Disulphuric acid}, a thick oily liquid, {H2S2O7}, called
            also {Nordhausen acid} (from Nordhausen in the Harts,
            where it was originally manufactured), {fuming sulphuric
            acid}, and especially {pyrosulphuric acid}. See under
            {Pyrosulphuric}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyroxyle \Py*rox"yle\, n. [Cf. F. pyroxyle. See {Pyroxylic},
      {-yl}.] Pyroxylic \Pyr`ox*yl"ic\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] wood.]
      (Old Chem.)
      Derived from wood by distillation; -- formerly used in
      designating crude wood spirit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyroxylin \Py*rox"y*lin\, n. (Chem.)
      A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and
      properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified
      and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also
      {pyroxyle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyroxyle \Py*rox"yle\, n. [Cf. F. pyroxyle. See {Pyroxylic},
      {-yl}.] Pyroxylic \Pyr`ox*yl"ic\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] wood.]
      (Old Chem.)
      Derived from wood by distillation; -- formerly used in
      designating crude wood spirit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyroxylin \Py*rox"y*lin\, n. (Chem.)
      A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and
      properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified
      and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also
      {pyroxyle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyroxyle \Py*rox"yle\, n. [Cf. F. pyroxyle. See {Pyroxylic},
      {-yl}.] Pyroxylic \Pyr`ox*yl"ic\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] wood.]
      (Old Chem.)
      Derived from wood by distillation; -- formerly used in
      designating crude wood spirit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pyroxylin \Py*rox"y*lin\, n. (Chem.)
      A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and
      properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified
      and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also
      {pyroxyle}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Paragould, AR (city, FIPS 53390)
      Location: 36.05612 N, 90.51351 W
      Population (1990): 18540 (7904 housing units)
      Area: 75.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72450

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parcelas La Milagrosa, PR (comunidad, FIPS 59420)
      Location: 18.17274 N, 66.18847 W
      Population (1990): 1161 (322 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parcelas Nuevas, PR (comunidad, FIPS 59425)
      Location: 18.14223 N, 66.17273 W
      Population (1990): 1279 (417 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parcelas Pen#uelas, PR (comunidad, FIPS 59440)
      Location: 18.00402 N, 66.34010 W
      Population (1990): 1099 (337 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Park Hall, MD
      Zip code(s): 20667

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Park Hill, OK
      Zip code(s): 74451

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Park Hills, KY (city, FIPS 59255)
      Location: 39.07020 N, 84.53091 W
      Population (1990): 3321 (1529 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Park Lake, KY (city, FIPS 59260)
      Location: 38.34529 N, 85.47454 W
      Population (1990): 263 (78 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Park Layne, OH (CDP, FIPS 59920)
      Location: 39.88647 N, 84.03961 W
      Population (1990): 4795 (1618 housing units)
      Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parkhill, PA
      Zip code(s): 15945

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parkland, FL (city, FIPS 55125)
      Location: 26.31495 N, 80.23730 W
      Population (1990): 3558 (1115 housing units)
      Area: 22.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Parkland, WA (CDP, FIPS 53335)
      Location: 47.13785 N, 122.42932 W
      Population (1990): 20882 (7871 housing units)
      Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 98444, 98445, 98446

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parksley, VA (town, FIPS 60680)
      Location: 37.78580 N, 75.65397 W
      Population (1990): 779 (393 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 23421

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Parshall, CO
      Zip code(s): 80468
   Parshall, ND (city, FIPS 60940)
      Location: 47.95479 N, 102.13368 W
      Population (1990): 943 (403 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58770

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Pearsall, TX (city, FIPS 56384)
      Location: 28.88775 N, 99.09211 W
      Population (1990): 6924 (2281 housing units)
      Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 78061

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Powers Lake, ND (city, FIPS 64140)
      Location: 48.56362 N, 102.64350 W
      Population (1990): 408 (221 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
   Powers Lake, WI (CDP, FIPS 64825)
      Location: 42.54258 N, 88.30143 W
      Population (1990): 1044 (900 housing units)
      Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Purcell, MO (city, FIPS 60140)
      Location: 37.24329 N, 94.43882 W
      Population (1990): 359 (138 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Purcell, OK (city, FIPS 61150)
      Location: 35.01454 N, 97.37152 W
      Population (1990): 4784 (2096 housing units)
      Area: 20.4 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 73080

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Purcellville, VA (town, FIPS 65008)
      Location: 39.13800 N, 77.71146 W
      Population (1990): 1744 (746 housing units)
      Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Pursglove, WV
      Zip code(s): 26546

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   proglet /prog'let/ n.   [UK] A short extempore program written
   to meet an immediate, transient need.   Often written in BASIC,
   rarely more than a dozen lines long, and containing no subroutines.
   The largest amount of code that can be written off the top of one's
   head, that does not need any editing, and that runs correctly the
   first time (this amount varies significantly according to one's
   skill and the language one is using).   Compare {toy program},
   {noddy}, {one-liner wars}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Parasol
  
      Parallel Systems Object Language.
  
      An {object-oriented} language which supports network and
      parallel computing.   It has {module}s and {exception}s.
  
      ["The Parasol Programming Language", R. Jervis
      , Dr Dobbs J, Oct 1993, pp. 34-41].
  
      (1995-01-26)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Parsley
  
      A {Pascal} extension for construction of {parse tree}s, by
      Barber of {Summit Software}.   It features {Iterator}s.
  
      ["PARSLEY: A New Compiler-Compiler", in Software Development
      Tools, Techniques and Alternatives, Arlington VA, Jul 1983,
      pp.232-241].
  
      (1995-02-22)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   PROCOL
  
      A parallel {object language} with {protocols},
      {constraints} and distributed delegation by J. Van Den Bos of
      Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
  
      ["PROCOL: A Parallel Object Language with Protocols", J. Van
      Den Bos et al, SIGPLAN Notices 24(10):95-102 (OOPSLA '89), Oct
      1989].
  
      (1998-03-23)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   proglet
  
      /prog'let/ [UK] A short extempore program written to meet an
      immediate, transient need.   Often written in BASIC, rarely
      more than a dozen lines long and containing no subroutines.
      The largest amount of code that can be written off the top of
      one's head, that does not need any editing, and that runs
      correctly the first time (this amount varies significantly
      according to one's skill and the language one is using).
      Compare {toy program}, {noddy}, {one-liner wars}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Priscilla
      the wife of Aquila (Acts 18:2), who is never mentioned without
      her. Her name sometimes takes the precedence of his (Rom. 16:3;
      2 Tim. 4:19). She took part with Aquila (q.v.) in insturcting
      Apollos (Acts 18:26).
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Proselyte
      is used in the LXX. for "stranger" (1 Chr. 22:2), i.e., a comer
      to Palestine; a sojourner in the land (Ex. 12:48; 20:10; 22:21),
      and in the New Testament for a convert to Judaism. There were
      such converts from early times (Isa. 56:3; Neh. 10:28; Esther
      8:17). The law of Moses made specific regulations regarding the
      admission into the Jewish church of such as were not born
      Israelites (Ex. 20:10; 23:12; 12:19, 48; Deut. 5:14; 16:11, 14,
      etc.). The Kenites, the Gibeonites, the Cherethites, and the
      Pelethites were thus admitted to the privileges of Israelites.
      Thus also we hear of individual proselytes who rose to positions
      of prominence in Israel, as of Doeg the Edomite, Uriah the
      Hittite, Araunah the Jebusite, Zelek the Ammonite, Ithmah and
      Ebedmelech the Ethiopians.
     
         In the time of Solomon there were one hundred and fifty-three
      thousand six hundred strangers in the land of Israel (1 Chr.
      22:2; 2 Chr. 2:17, 18). And the prophets speak of the time as
      coming when the strangers shall share in all the privileges of
      Israel (Ezek. 47:22; Isa. 2:2; 11:10; 56:3-6; Micah 4:1).
      Accordingly, in New Testament times, we read of proselytes in
      the synagogues, (Acts 10:2, 7; 13:42, 43, 50; 17:4; 18:7; Luke
      7:5). The "religious proselytes" here spoken of were proselytes
      of righteousness, as distinguished from proselytes of the gate.
     
         The distinction between "proselytes of the gate" (Ex. 20:10)
      and "proselytes of righteousness" originated only with the
      rabbis. According to them, the "proselytes of the gate" (half
      proselytes) were not required to be circumcised nor to comply
      with the Mosaic ceremonial law. They were bound only to conform
      to the so-called seven precepts of Noah, viz., to abstain from
      idolatry, blasphemy, bloodshed, uncleaness, the eating of blood,
      theft, and to yield obedience to the authorities. Besides these
      laws, however, they were required to abstain from work on the
      Sabbath, and to refrain from the use of leavened bread during
      the time of the Passover.
     
         The "proselytes of righteousness", religious or devout
      proselytes (Acts 13:43), were bound to all the doctrines and
      precepts of the Jewish economy, and were members of the
      synagogue in full communion.
     
         The name "proselyte" occurs in the New Testament only in Matt.
      23:15; Acts 2:10; 6:5; 13:43. The name by which they are
      commonly designated is that of "devout men," or men "fearing
      God" or "worshipping God."
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Priscilla, same as Prisca
  

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   Paracel Islands
  
   Paracel Islands:Geography
  
   Location: Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the
   South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to
   the northern Philippines
  
   Map references: Southeast Asia
  
   Area:
   total area: NA sq km
   land area: NA sq km
   comparative area: NA
  
   Land boundaries: 0 km
  
   Coastline: 518 km
  
   Maritime claims: NA
  
   International disputes: occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and
   Vietnam
  
   Climate: tropical
  
   Terrain: NA
  
   Natural resources: none
  
   Land use:
   arable land: 0%
   permanent crops: 0%
   meadows and pastures: 0%
   forest and woodland: 0%
   other: 100%
  
   Irrigated land: 0 sq km
  
   Environment:
   current issues: NA
   natural hazards: typhoons
   international agreements: NA
  
   Paracel Islands:People
  
   Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered
   Chinese garrisons
  
   Paracel Islands:Government
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: none
   conventional short form: Paracel Islands
  
   Digraph: PF
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: no economic activity
  
   Paracel Islands:Transportation
  
   Ports: small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island
   being expanded
  
   Airports:
   total: 1
   with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (on Woody Island)
  
   Paracel Islands:Communications
  
   Telephone system:
   local: NA
   intercity: NA
   international: NA
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM, FM, shortwave
   radios: NA
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: NA
   televisions: NA
  
   Paracel Islands:Defense Forces
  
   Note: occupied by China
  
  
  
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