palaestra
         n 1: a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the
               training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palestra},
               {palaestra}]

English Dictionary: placid	by the DICT Development Group
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paleostriatum n the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn: pallidum, globus pallidus, paleostriatum]
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Palestine n a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948 an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism Synonym(s): Palestine, Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land
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Palestine Authority n combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO Synonym(s): Palestine National Authority, Palestinian National Authority, Palestine Authority
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Palestine Islamic Jihad n a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas Synonym(s): Palestine Islamic Jihad, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PIJ, Harakat al- Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
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Palestine Liberation Front n a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border Synonym(s): Palestine Liberation Front, PLF, Jabat al-Tahrir al- Filistiniyyah
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Palestine Liberation Organization n a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority Synonym(s): Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO
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Palestine National Authority n combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO Synonym(s): Palestine National Authority, Palestinian National Authority, Palestine Authority
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Palestinian adj of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas" n a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn: Palestinian, Palestinian Arab]
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Palestinian Arab n a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn: Palestinian, Palestinian Arab]
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Palestinian Hizballah n a little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad n a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas Synonym(s): Palestine Islamic Jihad, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PIJ, Harakat al- Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
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Palestinian National Authority n combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO Synonym(s): Palestine National Authority, Palestinian National Authority, Palestine Authority
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palestra n a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes Synonym(s): palestra, palaestra
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Palestrina n Italian composer (1526-1594) [syn: Palestrina, {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina}]
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palisade n fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground v surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround]
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Pallas Athena n (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva Synonym(s): Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene
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Pallas Athene n (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva Synonym(s): Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene
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Pallas's cat n small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia Synonym(s): manul, Pallas's cat, Felis manul
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pallasite n a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron
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palsied adj affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor; "palsied hands"
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pellucid adj transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal" Synonym(s): crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" Synonym(s): limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
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pellucidity n free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression Synonym(s): clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity Antonym(s): abstruseness, obscureness, obscurity, reconditeness, unclearness passing light without diffusion or distortion Synonym(s): pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity
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pellucidly adv in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" Synonym(s): lucidly, pellucidly, limpidly, perspicuously
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pellucidness n passing light without diffusion or distortion [syn: pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity]
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phallic stage n (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure Synonym(s): phallic stage, phallic phase
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Philistia n an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
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Philistine adj of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values Synonym(s): anti-intellectual, philistine n a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits [syn: philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow] a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
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philistinism n a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters Synonym(s): materialism, philistinism
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Phillis Wheatley n American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784) Synonym(s): Wheatley, Phillis Wheatley
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Phlox stellaria n low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States [syn: chickweed phlox, sand phlox, Phlox bifida, Phlox stellaria]
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Pholistoma n straggling herbs of southwestern United States [syn: Pholistoma, genus Pholistoma]
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Pholistoma auritum n straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila Synonym(s): fiesta flower, Pholistoma auritum, Nemophila aurita
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phylactery n (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer Synonym(s): phylactery, tefillin
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Phyllostachys n medium and large bamboos [syn: Phyllostachys, {genus Phyllostachys}]
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Phyllostachys aurea n small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young Synonym(s): fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea
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Phyllostachys bambusoides n large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere Synonym(s): giant timber bamboo, madake, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides
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Phyllostachys nigra n small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black Synonym(s): black bamboo, kuri-chiku, Phyllostachys nigra
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Phyllostomatidae n New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: Phyllostomidae, {family Phyllostomidae}, Phyllostomatidae, family Phyllostomatidae]
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Phyllostomidae n New World leaf-nosed bats [syn: Phyllostomidae, {family Phyllostomidae}, Phyllostomatidae, family Phyllostomatidae]
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Phyllostomus n type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae [syn: Phyllostomus, genus Phyllostomus]
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Phyllostomus hastatus n a variety of leaf-nosed bat
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pilaster n a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
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pillaged adj wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" Synonym(s): looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" Synonym(s): despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked
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pilosity n the quality of having hair Synonym(s): hairiness, pilosity Antonym(s): hairlessness
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placate v cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" Synonym(s): pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
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placating adj intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" Synonym(s): appeasing(a), placating, placative, placatory
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placatingly adv in a placating manner; "Jenny smiled placatingly"
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placation n the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity Synonym(s): placation, conciliation, propitiation
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placative adj intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" Synonym(s): appeasing(a), placating, placative, placatory
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placatory adj intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" Synonym(s): appeasing(a), placating, placative, placatory
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place down v cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" Synonym(s): set down, put down, place down
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placed adj situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" Synonym(s): located, placed, set, situated put in position in relation to other things; "end tables placed conveniently"
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placid adj (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" Synonym(s): placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" Synonym(s): equable, even-tempered, good- tempered, placid
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placidity n a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling Synonym(s): placidity, placidness a disposition free from stress or emotion Synonym(s): repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
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placidly adv in a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes" in a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly"
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placidness n a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling Synonym(s): placidity, placidness
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Placido Domingo n Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) Synonym(s): Domingo, Placido Domingo
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Placidyl n a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl) [syn: ethchlorvynol, Placidyl]
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placket n a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
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placoderm n fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
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Placodermi n extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws Synonym(s): Placodermi, class Placodermi
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placoid adj as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks [syn: placoid, platelike]
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plaster n a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs Synonym(s): plaster of Paris, plaster a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. Synonym(s): poultice, cataplasm, plaster a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" Synonym(s): plaster, plasterwork adhesive tape used in dressing wounds Synonym(s): plaster, adhesive plaster, sticking plaster v apply a heavy coat to [syn: plaster, plaster over, stick on] cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco" Synonym(s): plaster, beplaster affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall" apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm" coat with plaster; "daub the wall" Synonym(s): plaster, daub dress by covering with a therapeutic substance Synonym(s): poultice, plaster
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plaster bandage n bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal Synonym(s): cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage
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plaster cast n bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal Synonym(s): cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage
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plaster of Paris n any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs Synonym(s): plaster of Paris, plaster
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plaster over v apply a heavy coat to [syn: plaster, plaster over, stick on]
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plaster saint n a person (considered to be) without human failings; "he's no plaster saint"
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plasterboard n wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls Synonym(s): plasterboard, gypsum board
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plastered adj (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance; "black hair plastered with pomade" Synonym(s): plastered, slicked (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster Synonym(s): plastered, sealed very drunk Synonym(s): besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
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plasterer n a worker skilled in applying plaster
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plasterer's float n a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco Synonym(s): float, plasterer's float
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plastering n the application of plaster Synonym(s): plastering, daubing
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plastering trowel n a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster
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plasterwork n a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" Synonym(s): plaster, plasterwork
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plastic adj capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" Synonym(s): fictile, moldable, plastic capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" Synonym(s): plastic, pliant forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" Synonym(s): formative, shaping, plastic n generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" Synonym(s): credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic
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plastic art n the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
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plastic bag n a bag made of thin plastic material
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plastic bomb n a bomb made of plastic explosive
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plastic explosive n an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy Synonym(s): plastic explosive, plastique
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plastic film n a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things Synonym(s): film, plastic film
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plastic laminate n a laminate made by bonding plastic layers
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plastic surgeon n a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) Synonym(s): cosmetic surgeon, plastic surgeon
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plastic surgery n surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue Synonym(s): plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
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plastic wrap n wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic
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plastically adv in a plastic manner; "he used the clay plastically"
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Plasticine n a synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools)
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plasticise v become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added [syn: plasticize, plasticise] make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC" Synonym(s): plasticize, plasticise
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plasticiser n a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable Synonym(s): plasticizer, plasticiser
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plasticity n the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking Synonym(s): malleability, plasticity Antonym(s): unmalleability
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plasticize v become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added [syn: plasticize, plasticise] make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC" Synonym(s): plasticize, plasticise
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plasticizer n a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable Synonym(s): plasticizer, plasticiser
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plastics industry n an industry that manufactures plastic articles
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plastid n any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
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plastinate v preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes; "The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students"
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plastination n a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"
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plastique n an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy Synonym(s): plastic explosive, plastique
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plastron n the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt the front of man's dress shirt a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
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play-actor n an actor who travels around the country presenting plays Synonym(s): barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper
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playact v perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" Synonym(s): act, play, roleplay, playact
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playacting n the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting, playing, playacting, performing]
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playactor n an actor who travels around the country presenting plays Synonym(s): barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper
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playsuit n a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse
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pleased adj experiencing or manifesting pleasure Antonym(s): displeased feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child" Synonym(s): pleased, proud of(p)
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Plecotus n a genus of Vespertilionidae [syn: Plecotus, {genus Plecotus}]
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Plecotus townsendi n bat of western North America having extremely large ears Synonym(s): western big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendi
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Plectania n genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza Synonym(s): Plectania, genus Plectania
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plectognath n tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines Synonym(s): plectognath, plectognath fish
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plectognath fish n tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines Synonym(s): plectognath, plectognath fish
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Plectognathi n boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers Synonym(s): Plectognathi, order Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformes
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Plectomycetes n class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration) Synonym(s): Plectomycetes, class Plectomycetes
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Plectophera n in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera
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Plectorrhiza n small genus of Australian orchids [syn: Plectorrhiza, genus Plectorrhiza]
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plectranthus n any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus
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Plectranthus amboinicus n an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus Synonym(s): country borage, Coleus aromaticus, Coleus amboinicus, Plectranthus amboinicus
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plectron n a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument Synonym(s): pick, plectrum, plectron
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Plectrophenax n snow bunting Synonym(s): Plectrophenax, genus Plectrophenax
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Plectrophenax nivalis n white Arctic bunting [syn: snow bunting, snowbird, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis]
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plectrum n a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument Synonym(s): pick, plectrum, plectron
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Pleistocene n from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution Synonym(s): Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch, Glacial epoch
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Pleistocene epoch n from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution Synonym(s): Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch, Glacial epoch
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plicate v fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: pleat, plicate]
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plication n an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" Synonym(s): fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend the act of folding in parallel folds Synonym(s): plication, pleating
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Plicatoperipatus n a genus of Peripatidae [syn: Plicatoperipatus, {genus Plicatoperipatus}]
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Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis n a kind of onychophoran
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plight n a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" Synonym(s): predicament, quandary, plight a solemn pledge of fidelity Synonym(s): plight, troth v give to in marriage [syn: betroth, engage, affiance, plight] promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" Synonym(s): pledge, plight
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Ploceidae n weaverbirds Synonym(s): Ploceidae, family Ploceidae
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ploughed adj (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow; "plowed fields" Synonym(s): plowed, ploughed Antonym(s): unbroken, unploughed, unplowed
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pluck at v pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" Synonym(s): pick at, pluck at, pull at
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plucked adj of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum Antonym(s): bowed having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl; "a plucked chicken"; "an unfeathered goose"
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plug hat n a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim [syn: bowler hat, bowler, derby hat, derby, plug hat]
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plugged adj (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged" Synonym(s): blocked, plugged
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pole star n the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it Synonym(s): Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar
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polecat n American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae Synonym(s): skunk, polecat, wood pussy dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Synonym(s): polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius
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polecat weed n deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe Synonym(s): skunk cabbage, polecat weed, foetid pothos, Symplocarpus foetidus
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polestar n the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it Synonym(s): Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar
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police department n the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime
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police detective n a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: detective, investigator, tec, police detective]
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police dog n any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking
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police headquarters n a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought Synonym(s): police station, police headquarters, station house
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polished adj perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver" Antonym(s): unpolished showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" Synonym(s): polished, refined, svelte, urbane (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice" Synonym(s): milled, polished (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth Synonym(s): dressed, polished
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polished rice n having husk or outer brown layers removed [syn: {white rice}, polished rice]
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Polistes n a genus of Vespidae Synonym(s): Polistes, genus Polistes
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Polistes annularis n a variety of paper wasp
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polka dot n design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots
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pollster n someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" Synonym(s): pollster, poll taker, headcounter, canvasser
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pollucite n a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium
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polo stick n a mallet used to strike the ball in polo [syn: {polo mallet}, polo stick]
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Polychaeta n marine annelid worms [syn: Polychaeta, {class Polychaeta}]
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polychaete n chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Synonym(s): polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm
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polychaete worm n chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Synonym(s): polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm
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polychete n chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Synonym(s): polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm
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polychete worm n chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Synonym(s): polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm
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polycythemia n a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood
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polyester n any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer any of a large class of synthetic fabrics
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polyester fiber n a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester
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polyestrous adj having more than one period of estrus per year [syn: polyestrous, polyoestrous]
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polyoestrous adj having more than one period of estrus per year [syn: polyestrous, polyoestrous]
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polyostotic fibrous dysplasia n fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones [syn: Albright's disease, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia]
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Polystichum n small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae Synonym(s): Polystichum, genus Polystichum
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Polystichum acrostichoides n North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds Synonym(s): Christmas fern, canker brake, dagger fern, evergreen wood fern, Polystichum acrostichoides
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Polystichum aculeatum n tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum Synonym(s): holly fern, Cyrtomium aculeatum, Polystichum aculeatum
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Polystichum adiantiformis n widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds Synonym(s): leather fern, leatherleaf fern, ten-day fern, Rumohra adiantiformis, Polystichum adiantiformis
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Polystichum braunii n 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
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Polystichum lonchitis n evergreen European fern widely cultivated [syn: {northern holly fern}, Polystichum lonchitis]
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Polystichum scopulinum n North American fern [syn: western holly fern, Polystichum scopulinum]
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Polystichum setiferum n European shield fern cultivated in many varieties [syn: soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum]
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polystyrene n a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation"
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pool stick n sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards Synonym(s): cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick
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Pulicidae n many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals Synonym(s): Pulicidae, family Pulicidae
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pull strings v influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" Synonym(s): manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
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pulsate v expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" Synonym(s): pulsate, throb, pulse move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" Synonym(s): pulsate, beat, quiver produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" Synonym(s): pulse, pulsate
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Pulsatilla n includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers Synonym(s): Pulsatilla, genus Pulsatilla
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Pulsatilla occidentalis n of western North America [syn: Western pasqueflower, Pulsatilla occidentalis, Anemone occidentalis]
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Pulsatilla patens n short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia Synonym(s): American pasqueflower, Eastern pasque flower, wild crocus, lion's beard, prairie anemone, blue tulip, American pulsatilla, Pulsatilla patens, Anemone ludoviciana
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Pulsatilla vulgaris n European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers Synonym(s): European pasqueflower, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Anemone pulsatilla
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pulsation n (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" Synonym(s): pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" Synonym(s): pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat
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pulse timing circuit n a circuit that times pulses
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pulse-time modulation n modulation of the time between successive pulses
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Sand grouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of many species of Old             World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and             resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also {rock             grouse}, {rock pigeon}, and {ganga}. They mostly belong to             the genus {Pterocles}, as the common Indian species ({P.             exustus}). The large sand grouse ({P. arenarius}), the             painted sand grouse ({P. fasciatus}), and the pintail sand             grouse ({P. alchata}) are also found in India. See Illust.             under {Pterocletes}.          {Sand hill}, a hill of sand; a dune.          {Sand-hill crane} (Zo[94]l.), the American brown crane ({Grus             Mexicana}).          {Sand hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea; an orchestian.          {Sand hornet} (Zo[94]l.), a sand wasp.          {Sand lark}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small lark ({Alaudala raytal}), native of India.             (b) A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the                   sanderling, and the common European sandpiper.             (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel ({[92]gialophilus                   ruficapillus}); -- called also {red-necked plover}.          {Sand launce} (Zo[94]l.), a lant, or launce.          {Sand lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta             agilis}).          {Sand martin} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow.          {Sand mole} (Zo[94]l.), the coast rat.          {Sand monitor} (Zo[94]l.), a large Egyptian lizard ({Monitor             arenarius}) which inhabits dry localities.          {Sand mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand myrtle}. (Bot.) See under {Myrtle}.          {Sand partridge} (Zo[94]l.), either of two small Asiatic             partridges of the genus {Ammoperdix}. The wings are long             and the tarsus is spurless. One species ({A. Heeji})             inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species ({A.             Bonhami}), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also {seesee             partridge}, and {teehoo}.          {Sand picture}, a picture made by putting sand of different             colors on an adhesive surface.          {Sand pike}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sauger.             (b) The lizard fish.          {Sand pillar}, a sand storm which takes the form of a             whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like             those of the Sahara and Mongolia.          {Sand pipe} (Geol.), a tubular cavity, from a few inches to             several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous             rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called             also {sand gall}.          {Sand pride} (Zo[94]l.), a small British lamprey now             considered to be the young of larger species; -- called             also {sand prey}.          {Sand pump}, in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket             with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well.                      {Sand rat} (Zo[94]l.), the pocket gopher.          {Sand rock}, a rock made of cemented sand.          {Sand runner} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone.          {Sand saucer} (Zo[94]l.), the mass of egg capsules, or             o[94]thec[91], of any mollusk of the genus {Natica} and             allied genera. It has the shape of a bottomless saucer,             and is coated with fine sand; -- called also {sand             collar}.          {Sand screw} (Zo[94]l.), an amphipod crustacean             ({Lepidactylis arenarius}), which burrows in the sandy             seabeaches of Europe and America.          {Sand shark} (Zo[94]l.), an American shark ({Odontaspis             littoralis}) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern             United States; -- called also {gray shark}, and {dogfish             shark}. See Illust. under {Remora}.          {Sand skink} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World lizards belonging to the genus {Seps}; as, the             ocellated sand skink ({Seps ocellatus}) of Southern             Europe.          {Sand skipper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea, or orchestian.          {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), a silverside.          {Sand snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing                   snakes of the genus {Eryx}, native of Southern Europe,                   Africa, and Asia, especially {E. jaculus} of India and                   {E. Johnii}, used by snake charmers.             (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus                   {Psammophis}, especially {P. sibilans}.          {Sand snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the sandpiper.          {Sand star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiurioid starfish living on             sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star.          {Sand storm}, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind.                      {Sand sucker}, the sandnecker.          {Sand swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow. See under             {Bank}.          {Sand tube}, a tube made of sand. Especially:             (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of                   lightning; a fulgurite.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any tube made of cemented sand.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous                   particles in its wall, which connects the oral water                   tube with the madreporic plate.          {Sand viper}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hognose snake}.          {Sand wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hymenopterous insects belonging to the families             {Pompilid[91]} and {Spherid[91]}, which dig burrows in             sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or             spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve             as food for her young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Titmouse \Tit"mouse`\, n.; pl. {Titmice}. [OE. titemose,       titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. m[be]se a kind of       small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise, OHG. meisa,       Icel. meisingr. The English form has been influenced by the       unrelated word mouse. Cf. {Tit} a small bird.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing       birds belonging to {Parus} and allied genera; -- called also       {tit}, and {tomtit}.          Note: The blue titmouse ({Parus c[d2]ruleus}), the marsh                titmouse ({P. palustris}), the crested titmouse ({P.                cristatus}), the great titmouse ({P. major}), and the                long tailed titmouse ({[92]githalos caudatus}), are the                best-known European species. See {Chickadee}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
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Limpet \Lim"pet\ (l[icr]m"p[ecr]t), n. [Prob. through French fr.       L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod             shell.          2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order             Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.          Note: The common European limpets of the genus {Patella}                (esp. {P. vulgata}) are extensively used as food. The                common New England species is {Acm[91]a testudinalis}.                Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast                of America, some of them of large size.          3. Any species of {Siphonaria}, a genus of limpet-shaped             Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.          4. A keyhole limpet. See {Fissurella}.
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d8Paleichthyes \[d8]Pa`le*ich"thy*es\, n. pl. [NL. See {Paleo-},       and {Ichthyology}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A comprehensive division of fishes which includes the       elasmobranchs and ganoids. [Written also {Pal[91]ichthyes}.]
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Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[91]}, E. {Palestras}.       [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to wrestle.]       [Written also {pal[91]stra}.] (Antiq.)       (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for             athletic exercise in general.       (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
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Pal91stric \Pa*l[91]s"tric\, a.       See {Palestric}.
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Pale \Pale\, a. [Compar. {Paler}; superl. {Palest}.] [F.       p[83]le, fr. p[83]lir to turn pale, L. pallere to be o[?]       look pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Fallow}, {pall}, v. i., {Pallid}.]       1. Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as,             a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue. [bd]Pale as a             forpined ghost.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Speechless he stood and pale.            --Milton.                         They are not of complexion red or pale. --T.                                                                               Randolph.          2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim;             as, the pale light of the moon.                         The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; It                      looks a little paler.                        --Shak.          Note: Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced,                pale-looking, etc.
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Palestinian \Pal`es*tin"i*an\, Palestinean \Pal`es*tin"e*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Palestine.
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Palestinian \Pal`es*tin"i*an\, Palestinean \Pal`es*tin"e*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Palestine.
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Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[91]}, E. {Palestras}.       [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to wrestle.]       [Written also {pal[91]stra}.] (Antiq.)       (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for             athletic exercise in general.       (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
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Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[91]}, E. {Palestras}.       [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to wrestle.]       [Written also {pal[91]stra}.] (Antiq.)       (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for             athletic exercise in general.       (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
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Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[91]}, E. {Palestras}.       [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to wrestle.]       [Written also {pal[91]stra}.] (Antiq.)       (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for             athletic exercise in general.       (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
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Palestrian \Pa*les"tri*an\, Palestric \Pa*les"tric\, Palestrical    \Pa*les"tric*al\, a. [L. palaestricus, Gr. [?]]       Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling.
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Palestrian \Pa*les"tri*an\, Palestric \Pa*les"tric\, Palestrical    \Pa*les"tric*al\, a. [L. palaestricus, Gr. [?]]       Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling.
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Palestrian \Pa*les"tri*an\, Palestric \Pa*les"tric\, Palestrical    \Pa*les"tric*al\, a. [L. palaestricus, Gr. [?]]       Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n.       A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; --       usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on       the west bank of the lower Hudson.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It.       palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake,       pale. See {Pale} a stake.]       1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set             firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a             fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means             of defense.          2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.          {Palisade cells} (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma             cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper             surface of many leaves.          {Palisade worm} (Zo[94]l.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus             armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in             which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palisaded}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Palisading}.] [Cf. F. palissader.]       To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It.       palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake,       pale. See {Pale} a stake.]       1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set             firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a             fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means             of defense.          2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.          {Palisade cells} (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma             cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper             surface of many leaves.          {Palisade worm} (Zo[94]l.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus             armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in             which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It.       palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake,       pale. See {Pale} a stake.]       1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set             firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a             fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means             of defense.          2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.          {Palisade cells} (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma             cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper             surface of many leaves.          {Palisade worm} (Zo[94]l.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus             armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in             which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palisaded}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Palisading}.] [Cf. F. palissader.]       To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.
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Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palisaded}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Palisading}.] [Cf. F. palissader.]       To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.
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Palisading \Pal`i*sad"ing\, n. (Fort.)       A row of palisades set in the ground.
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Palisado \Pal`i*sa*"do\, n.; pl. {Palisadoes}.       A palisade. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Palisado \Pal`i*sa"do\, v. t.       To palisade. [Obs.] --Sterne.
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Palisado \Pal`i*sa*"do\, n.; pl. {Palisadoes}.       A palisade. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Palsied \Pal"sied\, a.       Affected with palsy; paralyzed.
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Palsy \Pal"sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palsied}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Palsying}.]       To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action       or energy; to paralyze.
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Palstave \Pal"stave`\, n. [Dan. paalstav.]       A peculiar bronze adz, used in prehistoric Europe about the       middle of the bronze age. --Dawkins.
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Palster \Pal"ster\, n. [D. palsterstaf.]       A pilgrim's staff. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
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Palustral \Pa*lus"tral\, a. [L. paluster, -ustris.]       Of or pertaining to a bog or marsh; boggy. [R.]
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Palustrine \Pa*lus"trine\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or swamp; marshy.
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Paulist \Paul"ist\, n. (R. C. Ch.)       A member of The Institute of the Missionary Priests of St.       Paul the Apostle, founded in 1858 by the Rev. I. T. Hecker of       New York. The majority of the members were formerly       Protestants.
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Pelecoid \Pel"e*coid\, n. [Gr. [?] a hatchet + -oid.] (Geom.)       A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle       and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square       ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants. [Written       also {pelicoid}.] --Math. Dict.
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Pelecoid \Pel"e*coid\, n. [Gr. [?] a hatchet + -oid.] (Geom.)       A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle       and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square       ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants. [Written       also {pelicoid}.] --Math. Dict.
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Pelicoid \Pel"i*coid\, n.       See {Pelecoid}.
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Pelecoid \Pel"e*coid\, n. [Gr. [?] a hatchet + -oid.] (Geom.)       A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle       and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square       ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants. [Written       also {pelicoid}.] --Math. Dict.
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Pelicoid \Pel"i*coid\, n.       See {Pelecoid}.
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Pellucid \Pel*lu"cid\, a. [L. pellucidus; per (see {Per-}) +       lucidus clear, bright: cf. F. pellucide.]       Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque.       [bd]Pellucid crystal.[b8] --Dr. H. More. [bd]Pellucid       streams.[b8] --Wordsworth.
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Pellucidity \Pel`lu*cid"i*ty\, Pellucidness \Pel*lu"cid*ness\,       n. [L. pelluciditas.]       The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency;       translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air.       --Locke.
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Pellucidly \Pel*lu"cid*ly\, adv.       In a pellucid manner.
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Pellucidity \Pel`lu*cid"i*ty\, Pellucidness \Pel*lu"cid*ness\,       n. [L. pelluciditas.]       The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency;       translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air.       --Locke.
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Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur,       L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to       prepare, order. See {Parade}, and cf. {Imperative},       {Empress}.]       The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of       dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany       or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.          {Emperor goose} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome goose             ({Philacte canagica}), found in Alaska.          {Emperor moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large and beautiful             bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as             the American Cecropia moth ({Platysamia cecropia}), and             the European species ({Saturnia pavonia}).          {Emperor paper}. See under {Paper}.          {Purple emperor} (Zo[94]l.), a large, strong British             butterfly ({Apatura iris}).
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Philister \Phi*lis"ter\, n. [G.]       A Philistine; -- a cant name given to townsmen by students in       German universities.
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Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb.       Phlishth[c6], pl. Phlishth[c6]m.]       1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast             region of southern Palestine.          2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift.          3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one             without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and             sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to             selfish and material interests. [Recent] --M. Arnold.
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Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.          2. Uncultured; commonplace.
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Philistinism \Phi*lis"tin*ism\, n.       The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class       called Philistines. See {Philistine}, 3. [Recent] --Carlyle.                   On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the side                of morals and feeling, coarseness; on the side of mind                and spirit, unintelligence, -- this is Philistinism.                                                                               --M. Arnold.
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Philostorgy \Phil`o*stor"gy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] loving + [?]       affection.]       Natural affection, as of parents for their children. [R.]
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Phlogotic \Phlo*got"ic\, n. (Med.)       Of or pertaining to phlogisis.
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Phlyctenular \Phlyc*ten"u*lar\, a. [Gr. [?] a blister or       pustule.] (Med.)       Characterized by the presence of small pustules, or whitish       elevations resembling pustules; as, phlyctenular ophthalmia.
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Finger \Fin"ger\, n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG.       fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth.       figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]       1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;             esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than             the thumb.          2. Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a             clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially             (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is             brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or             restrain a motion.          3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a             measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a             measure in domestic use in the United States, of about             four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.                         A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.          4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a             musical instrument. [R.]                         She has a good finger.                        --Busby.          {Ear finger}, the little finger.          {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.          {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or             fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and             reaping machines play.          {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument             against which the fingers press the strings to vary the             tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.          {Finger} {bowl [or] glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water for             rinsing the fingers at table.          {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.          {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})             with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See             {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.          {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.          {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a             painted or polished door from finger marks.          {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.          {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be             sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.          {Finger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})             resembling a finger in form.          {Finger sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a sponge having finger-shaped             lobes, or branches.          {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.          {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's             knife.          {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.          {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]          {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar             with. [Colloq.]
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Phylacter \Phy*lac"ter\, n.       A phylactery. --Sandys.
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Phylactered \Phy*lac"tered\, a.       Wearing a phylactery.
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Phylacteric \Phyl`ac*ter"ic\, Phylacterical \Phyl`ac*ter"ic*al\,       a.       Of or pertaining to phylacteries.
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Phylacteric \Phyl`ac*ter"ic\, Phylacterical \Phyl`ac*ter"ic*al\,       a.       Of or pertaining to phylacteries.
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Phylactery \Phy*lac"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Phylacteries}. [OE.       filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylact[8a]re, L.       phylacterium, Gr. [?], fr. [?] a watcher, guard, [?] to       watch, guard. Cf. {Philatory}.]       1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or             disease.          2. A small square box, made either of parchment or of black             calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which             are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and             11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the             head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time             of prayer. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.          3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics             of the dead were inclosed.
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Phylactery \Phy*lac"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Phylacteries}. [OE.       filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylact[8a]re, L.       phylacterium, Gr. [?], fr. [?] a watcher, guard, [?] to       watch, guard. Cf. {Philatory}.]       1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or             disease.          2. A small square box, made either of parchment or of black             calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which             are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and             11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the             head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time             of prayer. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.          3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics             of the dead were inclosed.
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Phylactocarp \Phy*lac"to*carp\, n. [Gr. [?] to guard + [?]       fruit.] (Zo[94]l.)       A branch of a plumularian hydroid specially modified in       structure for the protection of the gonothec[91].
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Phylactol91matous \Phy*lac`to*l[91]"ma*tous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Phylactol[91]ma.
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Phyllostome \Phyl"lo*stome\, n. [Phyllo- + Gr. [?] mouth.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any bat of the genus {Phyllostoma}, or allied genera, having       large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat.
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Pillage \Pil"lage\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pillaged}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pillaging}.]       To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to       spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy.                   Mummius . . . took, pillaged, and burnt their city.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.
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Pilosity \Pi*los"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pilosit[82].]       The quality or state of being pilose; hairiness. --Bacon.
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Placate \Plac"ate\, n.       Same as {Placard}, 4 & 5.
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Placate \Pla"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Placating}.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate,       akin to placere to please. See {Please}.]       To appease; to pacify; to concilate. [bd]Therefore is he       always propitiated and placated.[b8] --Cudworth.
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Placate \Pla"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Placating}.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate,       akin to placere to please. See {Please}.]       To appease; to pacify; to concilate. [bd]Therefore is he       always propitiated and placated.[b8] --Cudworth.
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Placate \Pla"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Placating}.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate,       akin to placere to please. See {Please}.]       To appease; to pacify; to concilate. [bd]Therefore is he       always propitiated and placated.[b8] --Cudworth.
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Placation \Pla*ca"tion\, n. [L. placatio.]       The act of placating. [R.] --Puttenham (1589).
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Place \Place\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Placing}.] [Cf. F. placer. See {Place}, n.]       1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or             place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a             particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to             place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.                         Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown. --Shak.          2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position;             to surround with particular circumstances or relations in             life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life;             as, in whatever sphere one is placed.                         Place such over them to be rulers.      --Ex. xviii.                                                                               21.          3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place             money in a bank.          4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a             friend. [bd]My resolution 's placed.[b8] --Shak.          5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.                         Place it for her chief virtue.            --Shak.          {To place} (a person), to identify him. [Colloq. U.S.]          Syn: See {Put}.
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Placid \Plac"id\, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild,       from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See {Please}.]       Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful;       tranquil; quiet; gentle. [bd]That placid aspect and meek       regard.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of       infancy.[b8] --Macaulay.
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Placidity \Pla*cid"i*ty\, n. [L. placiditas: cf. F.       placidit[82].]       The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity.       --Hawthorne.
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Placidly \Plac"id*ly\, adv.       In a placid manner.
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Placidness \Plac"id*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being placid.
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Placit \Plac"it\, n. [L. placitum. See {Plea}.]       A decree or determination; a dictum. [Obs.] [bd]The placits       and opinions of other philosophers.[b8] --Evelyn.
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d8Placitum \[d8]Plac"i*tum\, n.; pl. {Placita}. [LL. See       {Placit}.]       1. A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which             the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon             affairs of state. --Brande & C.          2. (Old Eng. Law) A court, or cause in court.          3. (Law) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.             --Burrill.
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Placitory \Plac"i*to*ry\, a. [See {Placit}.]       Of or pertaining to pleas or pleading, in courts of law.       [Obs.] --Clayton.
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Placket \Plack"et\, n. [F. plaquer to lay or clap on. See       {Placard}.]       1. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term             for a woman. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for             convenience in putting it on; -- called also {placket             hole}.          3. A woman's pocket.
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Placket \Plack"et\, n. [F. plaquer to lay or clap on. See       {Placard}.]       1. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term             for a woman. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for             convenience in putting it on; -- called also {placket             hole}.          3. A woman's pocket.
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Placoderm \Plac"o*derm\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], tablet + [?] skin.]       (Paleon.)       One of the Placodermi.
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Placodermal \Plac`o*der"mal\, a. (Paleon.)       Of or pertaining to the placoderms; like the placoderms.
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Placoid \Plac"oid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a tablet + -oid.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often       bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.
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Placoid \Plac"oid\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks.       (b) One of the Placoides.
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d8Placoides \[d8]Pla*coi"des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of fishes including the sharks and rays; the       Elasmobranchii; -- called also {Placoidei}.
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Placoidian \Pla*coid"i*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the placoids.
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Plagate \Pla"gate\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having plag[91], or irregular enlongated color spots.
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Plagihedral \Pla`gi*he"dral\, a. [Gr. [?] oblique + [?] base,       seat.] (Crystallog.)       Having an oblique spiral arrangement of planes, as levogyrate       and dextrogyrate crystals.
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Plagiotropic \Pla`gi*o*trop"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] aslant + [?] to       turn.] (Bot.)       Having the longer axis inclined away from the vertical line.
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Plague \Plague\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plaguing}.]       1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural             evil of any kind.                         Thus were they plagued And worn with famine.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.                         She will plague the man that loves her most.                                                                               --Spenser.          Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy;                tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex.
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Plaister \Plais"ter\, n. [Obs.]       See {Plaster}.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L.       emplastrum, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to daub on, stuff in; [?]       in + [?] to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F.       pl[83]tre. Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly       written also {plaister}.]       1. (Med.) An external application of a consistency harder             than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen,             leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the             ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according             to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind             parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking             plaster.          2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without             hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and             partitions of houses. See {Mortar}.          3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when             ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings,             etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.          {Plaster cast}, a copy of an object obtained by pouring             plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.          {Plaster of Paris}. [So called because originally brought             from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium             sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a             paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts,             moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster             stone or species of gypsum.          {Plaster of Paris bandage} (Surg.), a bandage saturated with             a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a             perfectly fitting splint.
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Plaister \Plais"ter\, n. [Obs.]       See {Plaster}.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L.       emplastrum, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to daub on, stuff in; [?]       in + [?] to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F.       pl[83]tre. Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly       written also {plaister}.]       1. (Med.) An external application of a consistency harder             than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen,             leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the             ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according             to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind             parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking             plaster.          2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without             hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and             partitions of houses. See {Mortar}.          3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when             ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings,             etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.          {Plaster cast}, a copy of an object obtained by pouring             plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.          {Plaster of Paris}. [So called because originally brought             from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium             sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a             paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts,             moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster             stone or species of gypsum.          {Plaster of Paris bandage} (Surg.), a bandage saturated with             a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a             perfectly fitting splint.
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Plash \Plash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plashing}.] [OF. plaissier, plessier, to bend. Cf.       {Pleach}.]       To cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of; as,       to plash a hedge. --Evelyn.
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Plash \Plash\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plashing}.] [Cf. D. plassen, G. platschen. Cf. {Splash}.]       To dabble in water; to splash. [bd]Plashing among bedded       pebbles.[b8] --Keats.                   Far below him plashed the waters.            --Longfellow.
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Plashet \Plash"et\, n. [Plash + -et.]       A small pond or pool; a puddle.
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Plashoot \Plash"oot\, n.       A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interlaced, or       plashed. [Obs.] --Carew.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L.       emplastrum, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to daub on, stuff in; [?]       in + [?] to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F.       pl[83]tre. Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly       written also {plaister}.]       1. (Med.) An external application of a consistency harder             than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen,             leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the             ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according             to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind             parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking             plaster.          2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without             hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and             partitions of houses. See {Mortar}.          3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when             ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings,             etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.          {Plaster cast}, a copy of an object obtained by pouring             plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.          {Plaster of Paris}. [So called because originally brought             from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium             sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a             paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts,             moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster             stone or species of gypsum.          {Plaster of Paris bandage} (Surg.), a bandage saturated with             a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a             perfectly fitting splint.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plastered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Plastering}.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense       2), F. pl[83]trer.]       1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.          2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and             walls of a house.          3. Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of;             to hide, as with a covering of plaster. --Bale.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L.       emplastrum, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to daub on, stuff in; [?]       in + [?] to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F.       pl[83]tre. Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly       written also {plaister}.]       1. (Med.) An external application of a consistency harder             than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen,             leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the             ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according             to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind             parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking             plaster.          2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without             hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and             partitions of houses. See {Mortar}.          3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when             ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings,             etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.          {Plaster cast}, a copy of an object obtained by pouring             plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.          {Plaster of Paris}. [So called because originally brought             from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium             sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a             paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts,             moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster             stone or species of gypsum.          {Plaster of Paris bandage} (Surg.), a bandage saturated with             a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a             perfectly fitting splint.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L.       emplastrum, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to daub on, stuff in; [?]       in + [?] to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F.       pl[83]tre. Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly       written also {plaister}.]       1. (Med.) An external application of a consistency harder             than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen,             leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the             ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according             to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind             parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking             plaster.          2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without             hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and             partitions of houses. See {Mortar}.          3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when             ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings,             etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.          {Plaster cast}, a copy of an object obtained by pouring             plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.          {Plaster of Paris}. [So called because originally brought             from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium             sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a             paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts,             moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster             stone or species of gypsum.          {Plaster of Paris bandage} (Surg.), a bandage saturated with             a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a             perfectly fitting splint.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L.       emplastrum, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to daub on, stuff in; [?]       in + [?] to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F.       pl[83]tre. Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly       written also {plaister}.]       1. (Med.) An external application of a consistency harder             than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen,             leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the             ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according             to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind             parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking             plaster.          2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without             hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and             partitions of houses. See {Mortar}.          3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when             ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings,             etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.          {Plaster cast}, a copy of an object obtained by pouring             plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.          {Plaster of Paris}. [So called because originally brought             from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium             sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a             paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts,             moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster             stone or species of gypsum.          {Plaster of Paris bandage} (Surg.), a bandage saturated with             a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a             perfectly fitting splint.
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{Plaster stone}, any species of gypsum. See {Gypsum}.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plastered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Plastering}.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense       2), F. pl[83]trer.]       1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.          2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and             walls of a house.          3. Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of;             to hide, as with a covering of plaster. --Bale.
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Plasterer \Plas"ter*er\, n.       1. One who applies plaster or mortar. [bd]Thy father was a             plasterer.[b8] --Shak.          2. One who makes plaster casts. [bd]The plasterer doth make             his figures by addition.[b8] --Sir H. Wotton.
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Plastering \Plas"ter*ing\, n.       1. Same as {Plaster}, n., 2.          2. The act or process of overlaying with plaster.          3. A covering of plaster; plasterwork.
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Plaster \Plas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plastered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Plastering}.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense       2), F. pl[83]trer.]       1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.          2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and             walls of a house.          3. Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of;             to hide, as with a covering of plaster. --Bale.
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Plasterly \Plas"ter*ly\, a.       Resembling plaster of Paris. [R.] [bd]Out of gypseous or       plasterly ground.[b8] --Fuller.
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Plasterwork \Plas"ter*work`\, n.       Plastering used to finish architectural constructions,       exterior or interior, especially that used for the lining of       rooms. Ordinarly, mortar is used for the greater part of the       work, and pure plaster of Paris for the moldings and       ornaments.
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Plastery \Plas"ter*y\, a.       Of the nature of plaster.                   The stone . . . is a poor plastery material. --Clough.
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-plastic \-plas"tic\ (-pl[acr]s"t[icr]k). [Gr. [?] fit for       molding, plastic, fr. [?] to mold, to form.]       A combining form signifying developing, forming, growing; as,       heteroplastic, monoplastic, polyplastic.
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Plastic \Plas"tic\ (pl[acr]s"t[icr]k), a. [L. plasticus, Gr.       [?], fr. [?] to form, mold: cf. F. plastique.]       1. Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of             matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator. --Prior.                         See plastic Nature working to his end. --Pope.          2. Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or             plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind             of a child.          3. Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of,             molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if             produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and             the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the             graphic arts.                         Medallions . . . fraught with the plastic beauty and                      grace of the palmy days of Italian art. --J. S.                                                                               Harford.
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-plastic \-plas"tic\ (-pl[acr]s"t[icr]k). [Gr. [?] fit for       molding, plastic, fr. [?] to mold, to form.]       A combining form signifying developing, forming, growing; as,       heteroplastic, monoplastic, polyplastic.
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Plastic \Plas"tic\ (pl[acr]s"t[icr]k), a. [L. plasticus, Gr.       [?], fr. [?] to form, mold: cf. F. plastique.]       1. Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of             matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator. --Prior.                         See plastic Nature working to his end. --Pope.          2. Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or             plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind             of a child.          3. Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of,             molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if             produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and             the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the             graphic arts.                         Medallions . . . fraught with the plastic beauty and                      grace of the palmy days of Italian art. --J. S.                                                                               Harford.
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{Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;             -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.          {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs             of a higher form.          {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a             wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by             which the process of healing is effected.          {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.                      {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.          {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.          {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned             with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or             deformed parts of the body.
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{Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;             -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.          {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs             of a higher form.          {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a             wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by             which the process of healing is effected.          {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.                      {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.          {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.          {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned             with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or             deformed parts of the body.
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{Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;             -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.          {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs             of a higher form.          {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a             wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by             which the process of healing is effected.          {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.                      {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.          {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.          {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned             with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or             deformed parts of the body.
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{Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;             -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.          {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs             of a higher form.          {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a             wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by             which the process of healing is effected.          {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.                      {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.          {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.          {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned             with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or             deformed parts of the body.
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{Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;             -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.          {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs             of a higher form.          {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a             wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by             which the process of healing is effected.          {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.                      {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.          {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.          {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned             with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or             deformed parts of the body.
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Force \Force\, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis       strong. See {Fort}, n.]       1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor;             might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy;             capacity of exercising an influence or producing an             effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or             impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special             signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a             contract, or a term.                         He was, in the full force of the words, a good man.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power;             violence; coercion.                         Which now they hold by force, and not by right.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval             combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; --             an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the             plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other             ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation.                         Is Lucius general of the forces?         --Shak.          4. (Law)             (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary                   to law, upon persons or things; violence.             (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill.          5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or             tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or             motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to             change, any physical relation between them, whether             mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of             any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force;             centrifugal force.          {Animal force} (Physiol.), muscular force or energy.          {Catabiotic force} [Gr. [?] down (intens.) + [?] life.]             (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on             adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in             harmony with the primary structures.          {Centrifugal force}, {Centripetal force}, {Coercive force},             etc. See under {Centrifugal}, {Centripetal}, etc.          {Composition of forces}, {Correlation of forces}, etc. See             under {Composition}, {Correlation}, etc.          {Force and arms} [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an             expression in old indictments, signifying violence.          {In force}, [or] {Of force}, of unimpaired efficacy; valid;             of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. [bd]A testament             is of force after men are dead.[b8] --Heb. ix. 17.          {Metabolic force} (Physiol.), the influence which causes and             controls the metabolism of the body.          {No force}, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account;             hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Of force}, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. [bd]Good             reasons must, of force, give place to better.[b8] --Shak.          {Plastic force} (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts             in the growth and repair of the tissues.          {Vital force} (Physiol.), that force or power which is             inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the             cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished             from the physical forces generally known.          Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence;                violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion.          Usage: {Force}, {Strength}. Strength looks rather to power as                   an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the                   strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength,                   strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand,                   looks more to the outward; as, the force of                   gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit,                   etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and                   force of will; but even here the former may lean                   toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the                   latter toward the outward expression of it in action.                   But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus                   closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a                   marked distinction in our use of force and strength.                   [bd]Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to                   whatever produces, or can produce, motion.[b8]                   --Nichol.                               Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty                            man.                                             --Heywood.                               More huge in strength than wise in works he was.                                                                               --Spenser.                               Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their                            orisons, and found Strength added from above,                            new hope to spring Out of despair. --Milton.
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{Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;             -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.          {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs             of a higher form.          {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a             wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by             which the process of healing is effected.          {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.                      {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.          {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.          {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned             with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or             deformed parts of the body.
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{Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;             -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.          {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs             of a higher form.          {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a             wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by             which the process of healing is effected.          {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.                      {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.          {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.          {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned             with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or             deformed parts of the body.
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Plastical \Plas"tic*al\, a.       See {Plastic}. [R.]
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Plastically \Plas"tic*al*ly\, adv.       In a plastic manner.
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Plasticity \Plas*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. plasticit[82].]       1. The quality or state of being plastic.          2. (Physiol.) Plastic force. --Dunglison.
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Plastid \Plas"tid\, Plastide \Plas"tide\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a       creator.]       1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a             monad; a cytode. See the Note under {Morphon}. --Haeckel.          2. (Bot.) One of the many minute granules found in the             protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their             colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids,             and leucoplastids.
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Plastid \Plas"tid\, Plastide \Plas"tide\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a       creator.]       1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a             monad; a cytode. See the Note under {Morphon}. --Haeckel.          2. (Bot.) One of the many minute granules found in the             protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their             colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids,             and leucoplastids.
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Plastidule \Plas"ti*dule\, n. [Dim. fr. {Plastid}.] (Biol.)       One of the small particles or organic molecules of       protoplasm. --Haeckel.
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Plastin \Plas"tin\, n. [Gr. [?] to form, mold.] (Biol.)       A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by       some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
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Plastography \Plas*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] fored, molded +       [?] to write.]       1. The art of forming figures in any plastic material.          2. Imitation of handwriting; forgery.
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Plastron \Plas"tron\, n. [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL.       plastra a thin plate of metal. See {Plaster}.]       1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to             protect the breast. --Dryden.          3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk.          3. (Anat.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and             turtles. See {Testudinata}.          4. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a             different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to             the waist.
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-plasty \-plas"ty\ [Gr. [?] to mold, form.]       A combining form denoting the act or process of forming,       development, growth; as, autoplasty, perineoplasty.
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Play \Play\, n.       1. Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols.          2. Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement             or diversion; a game.                         John naturally loved rough play.         --Arbuthnot.          3. The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement,             or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as,             to lose a fortune in play.          4. Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair             play; sword play; a play of wit. [bd]The next who comes in             play.[b8] --Dryden.          5. A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition             in which characters are represented by dialogue and             action.                         A play ought to be a just image of human nature.                                                                               --Dryden.          6. The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy;             as, he attends ever play.          7. Performance on an instrument of music.          8. Motion; movement, regular or irregular; as, the play of a             wheel or piston; hence, also, room for motion; free and             easy action. [bd]To give them play, front and rear.[b8]             --Milton.                         The joints are let exactly into one another, that                      they have no play between them.         --Moxon.          9. Hence, liberty of acting; room for enlargement or display;             scope; as, to give full play to mirth.          {Play actor}, an actor of dramas. --Prynne.          {Play debt}, a gambling debt. --Arbuthnot.          {Play pleasure}, idle amusement. [Obs.] --Bacon.          {A play upon words}, the use of a word in such a way as to be             capable of double meaning; punning.          {Play of colors}, prismatic variation of colors.          {To bring into play}, {To come into play}, to bring or come             into use or exercise.          {To hold in play}, to keep occupied or employed.
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Pleach \Pleach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleached}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pleaching}.] [Cf. OF. plaissier to bend, and also F. plisser       to plait, L. plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind       together. Cf. {Plash} to pleach.]       To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to       interlock. [bd]The pleached bower.[b8] --Shak.
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Please \Please\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleased}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pleasing}.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin       to placare to reconcile. Cf. {Complacent}, {Placable},       {Placid}, {Plea}, {Plead}, {Pleasure}.]       1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or             emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to             satisfy.                         I pray to God that it may plesen you. --Chaucer.                         What next I bring shall please thee, be assured.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to             desire; to will.                         Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. --Ps.                                                                               cxxxv. 6.                         A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases,                      are the same things in common speech. --J. Edwards.          3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used             impersonally. [bd]It pleased the Father that in him should             all fullness dwell.[b8] --Col. i. 19.                         To-morrow, may it please you.            --Shak.          {To be pleased in} [or] {with}, to have complacency in; to             take pleasure in.          {To be pleased to do a thing}, to take pleasure in doing it;             to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it.             --Dryden.
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Pleased \Pleased\, a.       Experiencing pleasure. -- {Pleas"ed*ly}, adv. --       {Pleas"ed*ness}, n.
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Pleased \Pleased\, a.       Experiencing pleasure. -- {Pleas"ed*ly}, adv. --       {Pleas"ed*ness}, n.
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Pleased \Pleased\, a.       Experiencing pleasure. -- {Pleas"ed*ly}, adv. --       {Pleas"ed*ness}, n.
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Plectile \Plec"tile\, a. [L. plectilis.]       Woven; plaited. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Plectognath \Plec"tog*nath\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi. -- n. One of the       Plectognathi.
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Plectognathic \Plec`tog*nath"ic\, Plec-tognathous    \Plec-tog"na*thous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.
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Plectognathic \Plec`tog*nath"ic\, Plec-tognathous    \Plec-tog"na*thous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.
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Plectospondylous \Plec`to*spon"dy*lous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Plectospondyli.
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d8Plectrum \[d8]Plec"trum\, n.; pl. L. {Plectra}, E. Plectrums .       [L., fr. Gr. [?] anything to strike with, fr.[?] to strike.]       A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in       playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.
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Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.       bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,       related to the finches and sparrows (family       {Fringillid[91]}).          Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting                ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana});                the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed                ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the                bay-winged or grass ({Po[94]c[91]tes or Po[d2]cetes                gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana});                the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow                bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or                bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow                bunting}, {Lark bunting}.
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Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax, [or] Plectrophanes,             nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the             United States, and often appearing in large flocks during             snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked             with chestnut and brown. Called also {snow bunting},             {snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and {snowflight}.       (b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in             winter time, especially {J. hyemalis} in the Eastern             United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See             {Junco}.       (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
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Ibis \I"bis\, n. [L. ibis, Gr. [?]; of Egyptian origin.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any bird of the genus {Ibis} and several allied genera, of       the family {Ibid[91]}, inhabiting both the Old World and the       New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading       birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on       reptiles.          Note: The sacred ibis of the ancient Egyptians ({Ibis                [92]thiopica}) has the head and neck black, without                feathers. The plumage of the body and wings is white,                except the tertiaries, which are lengthened and form a                dark purple plume. In ancient times this bird was                extensively domesticated in Egypt, but it is now seldom                seen so far north. The glossy ibis ({Plegadis                autumnalis}), which is widely distributed both in the                Old World and the New, has the head and neck feathered,                except between the eyes and bill; the scarlet ibis                ({Guara rubra}) and the white ibis ({G. alba}) inhabit                the West Indies and South America, and are rarely found                in the United States. The wood ibis ({Tantalus                loculator}) of America belongs to the Stork family                ({Ciconid[91]}). See {Wood ibis}.
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Pleistocene \Pleis"to*cene\, a. [Gr. [?] most + [?] new.]       (Geol.)       Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the       Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. -- n. The       Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.
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Plicate \Pli"cate\, Plicated \Pli"ca*ted\, a. [L. plicatus, p.       p. of plicare to fold.]       Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. --       {Pli"cate*ly}, adv.
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Plicate \Pli"cate\, Plicated \Pli"ca*ted\, a. [L. plicatus, p.       p. of plicare to fold.]       Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. --       {Pli"cate*ly}, adv.
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Plicate \Pli"cate\, Plicated \Pli"ca*ted\, a. [L. plicatus, p.       p. of plicare to fold.]       Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. --       {Pli"cate*ly}, adv.
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Plication \Pli*ca"tion\, n.       A folding or fold; a plait. --Richardson.
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Plicature \Plic"a*ture\, n. [L. plicatura, fr. plicare to fold.]       A fold; a doubling; a plication. --Dr. H. More.
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Plicidentine \Plic`i*den"tine\, n. [LL. plica fold + E.       dentine.] (Anat.)       A form of dentine which shows sinuous lines of structure in a       transverse section of the tooth.
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Cockatoo \Cock`a*too\, n. [Malayan kakat[d4]a.] (Zo[94]l.)       A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily {Cacatuin[91]},       having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head       ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at       will. There are several genera and many species; as the       broad-crested ({Plictolophus, [or] Cacatua, cristatus}), the       sulphur-crested ({P. galeritus}), etc. The palm or great       black cockatoo of Australia is {Microglossus aterrimus}.
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Plight \Plight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht       danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty,       G. verpflichten, Sw. f[94]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See       {Plight}, n.]       1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some             act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to             property or goods. [bd] To do them plighte their             troth.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to                      another land.                                    --Spenser.                         Here my inviolable faith I plight.      --Dryden.          2. To promise; to engage; to betroth.                         Before its setting hour, divide The bridegroom from                      the plighted bride.                           --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Plight \Plight\, obs.       imp. & p. p. of {Plight}, to pledge. --Chaucer.
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Plight \Plight\, obs.       imp. & p. p. of {Pluck}. --Chaucer.
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Plight \Plight\, v. t. [OE. pliten; probably through Old French,       fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See {Plait}, {Ply}.]       To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] [bd]To sew and       plight.[b8]
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Plight \Plight\, n.       A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] [bd]Many       a folded plight.[b8]
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Plight \Plight\, n. [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht       danger, fr. ple[a2]n to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G.       pflicht, Dan. pligt. [root]28. Cf. {Play}.]       1. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or             pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. [bd]That lord whose             hand must take my plight.[b8] --Shak.          2. [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least             influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition,             state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit,             plier to fold, E. ply.] Condition; state; -- risk, or             exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless             plight. [bd]Your plight is pitied.[b8] --Shak.                         To bring our craft all in another plight --Chaucer.
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Plight \Plight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht       danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty,       G. verpflichten, Sw. f[94]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See       {Plight}, n.]       1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some             act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to             property or goods. [bd] To do them plighte their             troth.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to                      another land.                                    --Spenser.                         Here my inviolable faith I plight.      --Dryden.          2. To promise; to engage; to betroth.                         Before its setting hour, divide The bridegroom from                      the plighted bride.                           --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Plighter \Plight"er\, n.       One who, or that which, plights.
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Plight \Plight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht       danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty,       G. verpflichten, Sw. f[94]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See       {Plight}, n.]       1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some             act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to             property or goods. [bd] To do them plighte their             troth.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to                      another land.                                    --Spenser.                         Here my inviolable faith I plight.      --Dryden.          2. To promise; to engage; to betroth.                         Before its setting hour, divide The bridegroom from                      the plighted bride.                           --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Plow \Plow\, Plough \Plough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plowed}       (ploud) or {Ploughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plowing} or       {Ploughing}.]       1. To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till             with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow             a field.          2. To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run             through, as in sailing.                         Let patient Octavia plow thy visage up With her                      prepared nails.                                 --Shak.                         With speed we plow the watery way.      --Pope.          3. (Bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a             book or paper, with a plow. See {Plow}, n., 5.          4. (Joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge             of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive             the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a             tongue, etc.          {To plow in}, to cover by plowing; as, to plow in wheat.
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Plowhead \Plow"head`\, Ploughhead \Plough"head`\, n.       The clevis or draught iron of a plow.
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Plowtail \Plow"tail`\, Ploughtail \Plough"tail`\, n.       The hind part or handle of a plow.
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Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.]       1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a             fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.          2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;             hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a             paddle.                         Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.                                                                               xxiii. 13.          3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference             of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.          4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off             water; -- also called {clough}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.          6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.          7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]             See {Paddle staff} (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle beam} (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers             supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam             vessel.          {Paddle board}. See {Paddle}, n., 3.          {Paddle box}, the structure inclosing the upper part of the             paddle wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle shaft}, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle             wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle staff}.             (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole                   catchers. [Prov. Eng.]             (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --                   called also {plow staff}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,             in distinction from a screw propeller.          {Paddle wheel}, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,             having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and             revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's             length.
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Plow \Plow\, Plough \Plough\ (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS.       pl[d3]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh,       Icel. pl[d3]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug',       Lith. plugas.]       1. A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or             other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for             bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil             for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining             plow.                         Where fern succeeds ungrateful to the plow.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry. --Johnson.          3. A carucate of land; a plowland. [Obs.] [Eng.]                         Johan, mine eldest son, shall have plowes five.                                                                               --Tale of                                                                               Gamelyn.          4. A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane.          5. (Bookbinding) An implement for trimming or shaving off the             edges of books.          6. (Astron.) Same as {Charles's Wain}.          {Ice plow}, a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds,             etc., into cakes suitable for storing. [U. S.]          {Mackerel plow}. See under {Mackerel}.          {Plow alms}, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the             church. --Cowell.          {Plow beam}, that part of the frame of a plow to which the             draught is applied. See {Beam}, n., 9.          {Plow Monday}, the Monday after Twelth Day, or the end of             Christmas holidays.          {Plow staff}.             (a) A kind of long-handled spade or paddle for cleaning                   the plowshare; a paddle staff.             (b) A plow handle.          {Snow plow}, a structure, usually [LAMBDA]-shaped, for             removing snow from sidewalks, railroads, etc., -- drawn or             driven by a horse or a locomotive.
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Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.]       1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a             fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.          2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;             hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a             paddle.                         Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.                                                                               xxiii. 13.          3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference             of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.          4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off             water; -- also called {clough}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.          6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.          7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]             See {Paddle staff} (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle beam} (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers             supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam             vessel.          {Paddle board}. See {Paddle}, n., 3.          {Paddle box}, the structure inclosing the upper part of the             paddle wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle shaft}, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle             wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle staff}.             (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole                   catchers. [Prov. Eng.]             (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --                   called also {plow staff}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,             in distinction from a screw propeller.          {Paddle wheel}, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,             having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and             revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's             length.
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Plow \Plow\, Plough \Plough\ (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS.       pl[d3]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh,       Icel. pl[d3]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug',       Lith. plugas.]       1. A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or             other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for             bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil             for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining             plow.                         Where fern succeeds ungrateful to the plow.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry. --Johnson.          3. A carucate of land; a plowland. [Obs.] [Eng.]                         Johan, mine eldest son, shall have plowes five.                                                                               --Tale of                                                                               Gamelyn.          4. A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane.          5. (Bookbinding) An implement for trimming or shaving off the             edges of books.          6. (Astron.) Same as {Charles's Wain}.          {Ice plow}, a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds,             etc., into cakes suitable for storing. [U. S.]          {Mackerel plow}. See under {Mackerel}.          {Plow alms}, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the             church. --Cowell.          {Plow beam}, that part of the frame of a plow to which the             draught is applied. See {Beam}, n., 9.          {Plow Monday}, the Monday after Twelth Day, or the end of             Christmas holidays.          {Plow staff}.             (a) A kind of long-handled spade or paddle for cleaning                   the plowshare; a paddle staff.             (b) A plow handle.          {Snow plow}, a structure, usually [LAMBDA]-shaped, for             removing snow from sidewalks, railroads, etc., -- drawn or             driven by a horse or a locomotive.
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Plowgate \Plow"gate`\, Ploughgate \Plough"gate`\, n.       The Scotch equivalent of the English word {plowland}.                   Not having one plowgate of land.            --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Pluck \Pluck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G.       pfl[81]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka.       [?]27.]       1. To pull; to draw.                         Its own nature . . . plucks on its own dissolution.                                                                               --Je[?].                                                                               Taylor.          2. Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to             pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch;             also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a             fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes.                         I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.                                                                               --Milton.                         E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And                      plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.                                                                               --Goldsmith.          3. To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.                         They which pass by the way do pluck her. --Ps.                                                                               lxxx.[?]2.          4. (Eng. Universities) To reject at an examination for             degrees. --C. Bront[82].          {To pluck away}, to pull away, or to separate by pulling; to             tear away.          {To pluck down}, to pull down; to demolish; to reduce to a             lower state.          {to pluck off}, to pull or tear off; as, to pluck off the             skin.          {to pluck up}.             (a) To tear up by the roots or from the foundation; to                   eradicate; to exterminate; to destroy; as, to pluck up                   a plant; to pluck up a nation. --Jer. xii. 17.             (b) To gather up; to summon; as, to pluck up courage.
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Plucked \Plucked\, a.       Having courage and spirit. [R.]
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Tap \Tap\, n. [AS. t[91]ppa, akin to D. tap, G. zapfen, OHG.       zapfo, Dan. tap, Sw. tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf. {Tampion},       {Tip}.]       1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.          2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or             the like; a faucet.          3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or             quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.]          4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a             bar. [Colloq.]          5. (Mech.) A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut,             consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved             longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.          {On tap}.             (a) Ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap.             (b) Broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on                   tap.          {Plug tap} (Mech.), a screw-cutting tap with a slightly             tapering end.          {Tap bolt}, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the             other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of             passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust.             under {Bolt}.          {Tap cinder} (Metal.), the slag of a puddling furnace.
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Plug \Plug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plugging}.]       To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
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Plyght \Plyght\, v. & n.       See {Plight}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Polecat \Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and       originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See       {Poultry}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family             ({Putorius f[d2]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a             substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called             also {fitchet}, {foulmart}, and {European ferret}.       (b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied             species.
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North \North\, a.       Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a       northern direction from the point of observation or       reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the       north.          {North following}. See {Following}, a., 2.          {North pole}, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,             ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.          {North preceding}. See {Following}, a., 2.          {North star}, the star toward which the north pole of the             earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems             fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)             of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being             distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25[b7], and from year             to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also             {Cynosura}, {polestar}, and by astronomers, {Polaris}.
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Polestar \Pole"star`\, n.       1. Polaris, or the north star. See {North star}, under             {North}.          2. A guide or director.
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North \North\, a.       Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a       northern direction from the point of observation or       reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the       north.          {North following}. See {Following}, a., 2.          {North pole}, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,             ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.          {North preceding}. See {Following}, a., 2.          {North star}, the star toward which the north pole of the             earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems             fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)             of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being             distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25[b7], and from year             to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also             {Cynosura}, {polestar}, and by astronomers, {Polaris}.
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Polestar \Pole"star`\, n.       1. Polaris, or the north star. See {North star}, under             {North}.          2. A guide or director.
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Policate \Pol"i*cate\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Pollicate}.
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Police \Po*lice"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Policed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Policing}.]       1. To keep in order by police.          2. (Mil.) To make clean; as, to police a camp.
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Policed \Po*liced"\, a.       Regulated by laws for the maintenance of peace and order,       enforced by organized administration. [bd]A policed       kingdom.[b8] --Howell.
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Policied \Pol"i*cied\, a.       Policed. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Policy \Pol"i*cy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Policied}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Policying}.]       To regulate by laws; to reduce to order. [Obs.] [bd]Policying       of cities.[b8] --Bacon.
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Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl.       A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}.          Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on                a board divided into 100 squares. --Am. Cyc.
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Polished \Pol"ished\, a.       Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly       finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished       manners; polished verse.
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Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, {-ish}]       1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to             burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,             marble, metals, etc.          2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or             rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish             life or manners. --Milton.          {To polish off}, to finish completely, as an adversary.             [Slang] --W. H. Russell.
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Polishedness \Pol"ished*ness\, n.       The quality of being polished.
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Pollicate \Pol"li*cate\, a. [L. pollex, pollicis, a thumb.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a       leg joint; -- said of insects.
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Pollicitation \Pol*lic`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. pollicitatio, fr.       pollicitari to promise, v. intens. fr. polliceri to promise:       cf. F. pollicitation.]       1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a             promise. --Bp. Burnet.          2. (Roman Law) A promise without mutuality; a promise which             has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.             --Bouvier.
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Pollucite \Pol"lu*cite\, n. [See {Pollux}, and 4th {Castor}.]       (Min.)       A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring       with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a       silicate of alumina and c[91]sia. Called also {pollux}.
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Polyacid \Pol`y*ac"id\, a. [Poly- + acid.] (Chem.)       Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several       molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen       atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of       certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are polyacid       bases.
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d8Annelida \[d8]An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of       numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs.       The principal subdivisions are the {Ch[91]topoda}, including       the {Oligoch[91]ta} or earthworms and {Polych[91]ta} or       marine worms; and the {Hirudinea} or leeches. See       {Ch[91]topoda}.
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Polychd2rany \Pol`y*ch[d2]r"a*ny\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?]       wide-ruling.]       A government by many chiefs, princes, or rules. [Obs.]       --Cudworth.
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Polycotyledon \Pol`y*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Poly- + cotyledon: cf.       F. polycotyl[82]done.] (Bot.)       A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the       seed. -- {Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*ous}, a.
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Polycotyledonary \Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*a*ry\, a. [Poly- +       cotyledonary.] (Anat.)       Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite       patches, or cotyledons.
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Polycotyledon \Pol`y*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Poly- + cotyledon: cf.       F. polycotyl[82]done.] (Bot.)       A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the       seed. -- {Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*ous}, a.
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Polyhistor \Pol`y*his"tor\, n. [Gr. [?] very learned.]       One versed in various learning. [R.]
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d8Polystomata \[d8]Pol`y*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.       poly`s many + [?], [?], mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called       also {Polystomea} and {Polystoma}.
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Polystome \Pol"y*stome\, a. [Gr. [?] many-mouthed; poly`s +       sto`ma mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having many mouths.
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Polystome \Pol"y*stome\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       An animal having many mouths; -- applied to Protozoa.
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d8Polystomata \[d8]Pol`y*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.       poly`s many + [?], [?], mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called       also {Polystomea} and {Polystoma}.
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Polystyle \Pol"y*style\, a. [Gr. [?] with many columns; poly`s       many + [?] column: cf. F. polystyle.] (Arch.)       Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an       interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. -- n. A       polystyle hall or edifice.
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Stile \Stile\, n. [OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from       st[c6]gan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile. [fb]164.       See {Sty}, v. i., and cf. {Stair}.]       1. A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in             passing a fence or wall.                         There comes my master . . . over the stile, this                      way.                                                   --Shak.                         Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle.                                                                               --Bunyan.          2. (Arch.) One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the             primary members of a frame, into which the secondary             members are mortised.          Note: In an ordinary door the principal upright pieces are                called stiles, the subordinate upright pieces mullions,                and the crosspieces rails. In wainscoting the principal                pieces are sometimes called stiles, even when                horizontal.          {Hanging stile}, {Pulley stile}. See under {Hanging}, and             {Pulley}.
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Pulley \Pul"ley\, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of       Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine,       polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a       colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet},       {Foal}). For the change of sense, cf. F. poutre beam,       originally, a filly, and E. easel.] (Mach.)       A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting       power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of       machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means       of a belt, cord, rope, or chain.          Note: The pulley, as one of the mechanical powers, consists,                in its simplest form, of a grooved wheel, called a                sheave, turning within a movable frame or block, by                means of a cord or rope attached at one end to a fixed                point. The force, acting on the free end of the rope,                is thus doubled, but can move the load through only                half the space traversed by itself. The rope may also                pass over a sheave in another block that is fixed. The                end of the rope may be fastened to the movable block,                instead of a fixed point, with an additional gain of                power, and using either one or two sheaves in the fixed                block. Other sheaves may be added, and the power                multiplied accordingly. Such an apparatus is called by                workmen a block and tackle, or a fall and tackle. See                {Block}. A single fixed pulley gives no increase of                power, but serves simply for changing the direction of                motion.          {Band pulley}, [or] {Belt pulley}, a pulley with a broad face             for transmitting power between revolving shafts by means             of a belt, or for guiding a belt.          {Cone pulley}. See {Cone pulley}.          {Conical pulley}, one of a pair of belt pulleys, each in the             shape of a truncated cone, for varying velocities.          {Fast pulley}, a pulley firmly attached upon a shaft.          {Loose pulley}, a pulley loose on a shaft, to interrupt the             transmission of motion in machinery. See {Fast and loose             pulleys}, under {Fast}.          {Parting pulley}, a belt pulley made in semicircular halves,             which can be bolted together, to facilitate application             to, or removal from, a shaft.          {Pulley block}. Same as {Block}, n. 6.          {Pulley stile} (Arch.), the upright of the window frame into             which a pulley is fixed and along which the sash slides.                      {Split pulley}, a parting pulley.
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Pullicate \Pul"li*cate\, n.       A kind of checked cotton or silk handkerchief.
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Pulsate \Pul"sate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pulsated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pulsating}.] [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat,       strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See       {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pulse}, v.]       To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart.                   The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate                long after it is taken from the body.      --E. Darwin.
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Pulsate \Pul"sate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pulsated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pulsating}.] [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat,       strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See       {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pulse}, v.]       To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart.                   The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate                long after it is taken from the body.      --E. Darwin.
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Pulsatile \Pul"sa*tile\, a. [Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil.]       1. Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by             percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical             instrument.          2. Pulsating; throbbing, as a tumor.
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Pulsate \Pul"sate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pulsated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pulsating}.] [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat,       strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See       {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pulse}, v.]       To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart.                   The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate                long after it is taken from the body.      --E. Darwin.
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Pulsation \Pul*sa"tion\, n. [L. pulsatio a beating or striking:       cf. F. pulsation.]       1. (Physiol.) A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart             or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the             pulse.          2. A single beat or throb of a series.          3. A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as             in the propagation of sounds.          4. (Law) Any touching of another's body willfully or in             anger. This constitutes battery.                         By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as                      verberation is prohibited.                  --Blackstone.
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Pulsative \Pul"sa*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pulsatif.]       Beating; throbbing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulsator \Pul*sa"tor\, n. [L.]       1. A beater; a striker.          2. (Mech.) That which beats or throbs in working.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulsatory \Pul"sa*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. pulsatoire.]       Capable of pulsating; throbbing. --Sir H. Wotton. .
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palestine, AR (city, FIPS 53150)       Location: 34.97030 N, 90.90501 W       Population (1990): 711 (278 housing units)       Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72372    Palestine, IL (village, FIPS 57277)       Location: 39.00217 N, 87.61209 W       Population (1990): 1619 (728 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62451    Palestine, OH (village, FIPS 59598)       Location: 40.05025 N, 84.74446 W       Population (1990): 197 (78 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Palestine, TX (city, FIPS 54708)       Location: 31.75655 N, 95.64650 W       Population (1990): 18042 (7676 housing units)       Area: 44.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75801    Palestine, WV       Zip code(s): 26160
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palisade, CO (town, FIPS 56970)       Location: 39.10745 N, 108.35778 W       Population (1990): 1871 (847 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 81526    Palisade, MN (city, FIPS 49498)       Location: 46.71313 N, 93.49072 W       Population (1990): 144 (77 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56469    Palisade, NE (village, FIPS 38120)       Location: 40.34841 N, 101.10669 W       Population (1990): 381 (191 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 69040
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palisades, NY       Zip code(s): 10964    Palisades, WA       Zip code(s): 98845
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palisades Park, NJ (borough, FIPS 55770)       Location: 40.84695 N, 73.99728 W       Population (1990): 14536 (6049 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 07650
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palo Cedro, CA       Zip code(s): 96073
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pell City, AL (city, FIPS 58896)       Location: 33.56017 N, 86.27244 W       Population (1990): 8118 (3557 housing units)       Area: 51.3 sq km (land), 6.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35125
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pellston, MI (village, FIPS 63300)       Location: 45.55151 N, 84.78329 W       Population (1990): 583 (249 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49769
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Placid Lakes, FL (CDP, FIPS 57407)       Location: 27.24123 N, 81.40711 W       Population (1990): 2045 (1169 housing units)       Area: 47.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Placida, FL       Zip code(s): 33946, 33947
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Placitas, NM (CDP, FIPS 58070)       Location: 35.32019 N, 106.46584 W       Population (1990): 1611 (677 housing units)       Area: 38.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 87043
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plaistow, NH       Zip code(s): 03865
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Polk City, FL (town, FIPS 57950)       Location: 28.18206 N, 81.82474 W       Population (1990): 1439 (562 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33868    Polk City, IA (city, FIPS 64020)       Location: 41.77310 N, 93.71652 W       Population (1990): 1908 (620 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50226
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Polkton, NC (town, FIPS 53140)       Location: 35.00821 N, 80.20193 W       Population (1990): 662 (260 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28135
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
plokta /plok't*/ v.   [acronym: Press Lots Of Keys To Abort] To    press random keys in an attempt to get some response from the    system.   One might plokta when the abort procedure for a program is    not known, or when trying to figure out if the system is just    sluggish or really hung.   Plokta can also be used while trying to    figure out any unknown key sequence for a particular operation.    Someone going into `plokta mode' usually places both hands flat on    the keyboard and mashes them down, hoping for some useful response.          A slightly more directed form of plokta can often be seen in mail    messages or Usenet articles from new users -- the text might end with                      ^X^C                   q                   quit                   :q                   ^C                   end                   x                   exit                   ZZ                   ^D                   ?                   help       as the user vainly tries to find the right exit sequence, with the    incorrect tries piling up at the end of the message....
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Plastic Pin Grid Array          (PPGA) The package used for certain       {Intel} {Celeron} {processors}.   PPGA processors fit into       {Socket 370} {motherboard} sockets.          The Plastic {Pin Grid Array} packaging is similar to that used       on {Pentium} processors.   The {silicon} {core} is covered by a       {heat slug} that faces down toward the {motherboard}.          The Celeron 300A to the 533 use a PPGA package.   The Celeron       566 onward use a {FC-PGA} package.          Celeron processors are also available in {Slot 1} {SEPP}       packaging.          (2000-08-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Playstation          The leading family of {games consoles}, from       {Sony Corporation} consisting of the original Playstation       (PS1) and the Playstation 2 (PS2).          The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the       processor and a {DVD} reader, with video outputs to connect to       a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one       or two memory cards.   The PS2 also has {USB} sockets.          The PS2 can run PS1 software because the PS2's I/O processor       is the same as the PS1's CPU.          {Home (http://www.scea.sony.com/playstation/)}.          {FAQ       (http://www.flex.net/users/cjayc/vgfa/system/sony_psx.txt)}.          [Dates?   Features?]          (2003-07-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
plokta          /plok't*/ Press Lots Of Keys To Abort.   To press random keys       in an attempt to get some response from the system.   One might       plokta when the abort procedure for a program is not known, or       when trying to figure out if the system is just sluggish or       really hung.   Plokta can also be used while trying to figure       out any unknown key sequence for a particular operation.       Someone going into "plokta mode" usually places both hands       flat on the keyboard and mashes them down, hoping for some       useful response.          A slightly more directed form of plokta can often be seen in       mail messages or {Usenet} articles from new users - the text       might end with                      ^X^C                   q                   quit                   :q                   ^C                   end                   x                   exit                   ZZ                   ^D                   ?                   help          as the user vainly tries to find the right exit sequence, with       the incorrect tries piling up at the end of the message.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
POLYGOTH          A distributed language integrating {class}es with a       parallel block structure, including {multiprocedure}s and       {fragment}s.          ["Operational Semantics of a Distributed Object-Oriented       Language and its Z Formal Specification", M. Benveniste       , TR532, IRISA/INRIA-Rennes].          (1995-10-17)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Palestine       originally denoted only the sea-coast of the land of Canaan       inhabited by the Philistines (Ex. 15:14; Isa. 14:29, 31; Joel       3:4), and in this sense exclusively the Hebrew name Pelesheth       (rendered "Philistia" in Ps. 60:8; 83:7; 87:4; 108:9) occurs in       the Old Testament.                Not till a late period in Jewish history was this name used to       denote "the land of the Hebrews" in general (Gen. 40:15). It is       also called "the holy land" (Zech. 2:12), the "land of Jehovah"       (Hos. 9:3; Ps. 85:1), the "land of promise" (Heb. 11:9), because       promised to Abraham (Gen. 12:7; 24:7), the "land of Canaan"       (Gen. 12:5), the "land of Israel" (1 Sam. 13:19), and the "land       of Judah" (Isa. 19:17).                The territory promised as an inheritance to the seed of       Abraham (Gen. 15:18-21; Num. 34:1-12) was bounded on the east by       the river Euphrates, on the west by the Mediterranean, on the       north by the "entrance of Hamath," and on the south by the       "river of Egypt." This extent of territory, about 60,000 square       miles, was at length conquered by David, and was ruled over also       by his son Solomon (2 Sam. 8; 1 Chr. 18; 1 Kings 4:1, 21). This       vast empire was the Promised Land; but Palestine was only a part       of it, terminating in the north at the southern extremity of the       Lebanon range, and in the south in the wilderness of Paran, thus       extending in all to about 144 miles in length. Its average       breadth was about 60 miles from the Mediterranean on the west to       beyond the Jordan. It has fittingly been designated "the least       of all lands." Western Palestine, on the south of Gaza, is only       about 40 miles in breadth from the Mediterranean to the Dead       Sea, narrowing gradually toward the north, where it is only 20       miles from the sea-coast to the Jordan.                Palestine, "set in the midst" (Ezek. 5:5) of all other lands,       is the most remarkable country on the face of the earth. No       single country of such an extent has so great a variety of       climate, and hence also of plant and animal life. Moses       describes it as "a good land, a land of brooks of water, of       fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a       land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and       pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; a land wherein       thou shalt not eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack       any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose       hills thou mayest dig brass" (Deut. 8:7-9).                "In the time of Christ the country looked, in all probability,       much as now. The whole land consists of rounded limestone hills,       fretted into countless stony valleys, offering but rarely level       tracts, of which Esdraelon alone, below Nazareth, is large       enough to be seen on the map. The original woods had for ages       disappeared, though the slopes were dotted, as now, with figs,       olives, and other fruit-trees where there was any soil.       Permanent streams were even then unknown, the passing rush of       winter torrents being all that was seen among the hills. The       autumn and spring rains, caught in deep cisterns hewn out like       huge underground jars in the soft limestone, with artificial       mud-banked ponds still found near all villages, furnished water.       Hills now bare, or at best rough with stunted growth, were then       terraced, so as to grow vines, olives, and grain. To-day almost       desolate, the country then teemed with population. Wine-presses       cut in the rocks, endless terraces, and the ruins of old       vineyard towers are now found amidst solitudes overgrown for       ages with thorns and thistles, or with wild shrubs and poor       gnarled scrub" (Geikie's Life of Christ).                From an early period the land was inhabited by the descendants       of Canaan, who retained possession of the whole land "from Sidon       to Gaza" till the time of the conquest by Joshua, when it was       occupied by the twelve tribes. Two tribes and a half had their       allotments given them by Moses on the east of the Jordan (Deut.       3:12-20; comp. Num. 1:17-46; Josh. 4:12-13). The remaining       tribes had their portion on the west of Jordan.                From the conquest till the time of Saul, about four hundred       years, the people were governed by judges. For a period of one       hundred and twenty years the kingdom retained its unity while it       was ruled by Saul and David and Solomon. On the death of       Solomon, his son Rehoboam ascended the throne; but his conduct       was such that ten of the tribes revolted, and formed an       independent monarchy, called the kingdom of Israel, or the       northern kingdom, the capital of which was first Shechem and       afterwards Samaria. This kingdom was destroyed. The Israelites       were carried captive by Shalmanezer, king of Assyria, B.C. 722,       after an independent existence of two hundred and fifty-three       years. The place of the captives carried away was supplied by       tribes brought from the east, and thus was formed the Samaritan       nation (2 Kings 17:24-29).                Nebuchadnezzar came up against the kingdom of the two tribes,       the kingdom of Judah, the capital of which was Jerusalem, one       hundred and thirty-four years after the overthrow of the kingdom       of Israel. He overthrew the city, plundered the temple, and       carried the people into captivity to Babylon (B.C. 587), where       they remained seventy years. At the close of the period of the       Captivity, they returned to their own land, under the edict of       Cyrus (Ezra 1:1-4). They rebuilt the city and temple, and       restored the old Jewish commonwealth.                For a while after the Restoration the Jews were ruled by       Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and afterwards by the high       priests, assisted by the Sanhedrin. After the death of Alexander       the Great at Babylon (B.C. 323), his vast empire was divided       between his four generals. Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, and       Coele-Syria fell to the lot of Ptolemy Lagus. Ptolemy took       possession of Palestine in B.C. 320, and carried nearly one       hundred thousand of the inhabitants of Jerusalem into Egypt. He       made Alexandria the capital of his kingdom, and treated the Jews       with consideration, confirming them in the enjoyment of many       privileges.                After suffering persecution at the hands of Ptolemy's       successors, the Jews threw off the Egyptian yoke, and became       subject to Antiochus the Great, the king of Syria. The cruelty       and opression of the successors of Antiochus at length led to       the revolt under the Maccabees (B.C. 163), when they threw off       the Syrian yoke.                In the year B.C. 68, Palestine was reduced by Pompey the Great       to a Roman province. He laid the walls of the city in ruins, and       massacred some twelve thousand of the inhabitants. He left the       temple, however, unijured. About twenty-five years after this       the Jews revolted and cast off the Roman yoke. They were       however, subdued by Herod the Great (q.v.). The city and the       temple were destroyed, and many of the inhabitants were put to       death. About B.C. 20, Herod proceeded to rebuild the city and       restore the ruined temple, which in about nine years and a half       was so far completed that the sacred services could be resumed       in it (comp. John 2:20). He was succeeded by his son Archelaus,       who was deprived of his power, however, by Augustus, A.D. 6,       when Palestine became a Roman province, ruled by Roman governors       or procurators. Pontius Pilate was the fifth of these       procurators. He was appointed to his office A.D. 25.                Exclusive of Idumea, the kingdom of Herod the Great       comprehended the whole of the country originally divided among       the twelve tribes, which he divided into four provinces or       districts. This division was recognized so long as Palestine was       under the Roman dominion. These four provinces were, (1) Judea,       the southern portion of the country; (2) Samaria, the middle       province, the northern boundary of which ran along the hills to       the south of the plain of Esdraelon; (3) Galilee, the northern       province; and (4) Peraea (a Greek name meaning the "opposite       country"), the country lying east of the Jordan and the Dead       Sea. This province was subdivided into these districts, (1)       Peraea proper, lying between the rivers Arnon and Jabbok; (2)       Galaaditis (Gilead); (3) Batanaea; (4) Gaulonitis (Jaulan); (5)       Ituraea or Auranitis, the ancient Bashan; (6) Trachonitis; (7)       Abilene; (8) Decapolis, i.e., the region of the ten cities. The       whole territory of Palestine, including the portions alloted to       the trans-Jordan tribes, extended to about eleven thousand       square miles. Recent exploration has shown the territory on the       west of Jordan alone to be six thousand square miles in extent,       the size of the principality of Wales.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Philistia       =Palestine (q.v.), "the land of the Philistines" (Ps. 60:8;       87:4; 108:9). The word is supposed to mean "the land of       wanderers" or "of strangers."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Philistines       (Gen. 10:14, R.V.; but in A.V., "Philistim"), a tribe allied to       the Phoenicians. They were a branch of the primitive race which       spread over the whole district of the Lebanon and the valley of       the Jordan, and Crete and other Mediterranean islands. Some       suppose them to have been a branch of the Rephaim (2 Sam.       21:16-22). In the time of Abraham they inhabited the south-west       of Judea, Abimelech of Gerar being their king (Gen. 21:32, 34;       26:1). They are, however, not noticed among the Canaanitish       tribes mentioned in the Pentateuch. They are spoken of by Amos       (9:7) and Jeremiah (47:4) as from Caphtor, i.e., probably Crete,       or, as some think, the Delta of Egypt. In the whole record from       Exodus to Samuel they are represented as inhabiting the tract of       country which lay between Judea and Egypt (Ex. 13:17; 15:14, 15;       Josh. 13:3; 1 Sam. 4).                This powerful tribe made frequent incursions against the       Hebrews. There was almost perpetual war between them. They       sometimes held the tribes, especially the southern tribes, in       degrading servitude (Judg. 15:11; 1 Sam. 13:19-22); at other       times they were defeated with great slaughter (1 Sam. 14:1-47;       17). These hostilities did not cease till the time of Hezekiah       (2 Kings 18:8), when they were entirely subdued. They still,       however, occupied their territory, and always showed their old       hatred to Israel (Ezek. 25:15-17). They were finally conquered       by the Romans.                The Philistines are called Pulsata or Pulista on the Egyptian       monuments; the land of the Philistines (Philistia) being termed       Palastu and Pilista in the Assyrian inscriptions. They occupied       the five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath, in       the south-western corner of Canaan, which belonged to Egypt up       to the closing days of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The occupation       took place during the reign of Rameses III. of the Twentieth       Dynasty. The Philistines had formed part of the great naval       confederacy which attacked Egypt, but were eventually repulsed       by that Pharaoh, who, however, could not dislodge them from       their settlements in Palestine. As they did not enter Palestine       till the time of the Exodus, the use of the name Philistines in       Gen. 26:1 must be proleptic. Indeed the country was properly       Gerar, as in ch. 20.                They are called Allophyli, "foreigners," in the Septuagint,       and in the Books of Samuel they are spoken of as uncircumcised.       It would therefore appear that they were not of the Semitic       race, though after their establishment in Canaan they adopted       the Semitic language of the country. We learn from the Old       Testament that they came from Caphtor, usually supposed to be       Crete. From Philistia the name of the land of the Philistines       came to be extended to the whole of "Palestine." Many scholars       identify the Philistines with the Pelethites of 2 Sam. 8:18.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Phylacteries       (Gr. phulakteria; i.e., "defences" or "protections"), called by       modern Jews tephillin (i.e., "prayers") are mentioned only in       Matt. 23:5. They consisted of strips of parchment on which were       inscribed these four texts: (1.) Ex. 13:1-10; (2.) 11-16; (3.)       Deut. 6:4-9; (4.) 11:18-21, and which were enclosed in a square       leather case, on one side of which was inscribed the Hebrew       letter shin, to which the rabbis attached some significance.       This case was fastened by certain straps to the forehead just       between the eyes. The "making broad the phylacteries" refers to       the enlarging of the case so as to make it conspicuous. (See {FRONTLETS}.)                Another form of the phylactery consisted of two rolls of       parchment, on which the same texts were written, enclosed in a       case of black calfskin. This was worn on the left arm near the       elbow, to which it was bound by a thong. It was called the       "Tephillah on the arm."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Palestina, which is covered; watered; or brings and causes ruin
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Philistines, those who dwell in villages
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Phylacteries, things to be especially observed