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pale chrysanthemum aphid
n 1: important pest of chrysanthemums

English Dictionary: plagiarise	by the DICT Development Group
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pale coral root n plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska Synonym(s): early coral root, pale coral root, Corallorhiza trifida
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Paleacrita n geometrid moths Synonym(s): Paleacrita, genus Paleacrita
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Paleacrita vernata n moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
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paleocerebellum n the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals
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paleocortex n the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum [syn: archipallium, paleocortex]
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paleocortical adj of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
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paleographer n an archeologist skilled in paleography [syn: paleographer, paleographist]
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paleographist n an archeologist skilled in paleography [syn: paleographer, paleographist]
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paleography n the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them)
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Palgrave n English poet (1824-1897) [syn: Palgrave, {Francis Turner Palgrave}]
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palsgrave n (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands Synonym(s): palatine, palsgrave
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pellagra n a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments Synonym(s): pellagra, Alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, maidism, mayidism, Saint Ignatius' itch
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Phalacrocoracidae n cormorants [syn: Phalacrocoracidae, {family Phalacrocoracidae}]
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Phalacrocorax n type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae Synonym(s): Phalacrocorax, genus Phalacrocorax
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Phalacrocorax carbo n large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish Synonym(s): cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
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phalacrosis n the condition of having no hair on the top of the head Synonym(s): baldness, phalacrosis
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Phallus ravenelii n this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh
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Phylloxera n type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn: Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera]
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Phylloxera vitifoleae n destructive to various grape plants [syn: grape louse, grape phylloxera, Phylloxera vitifoleae]
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Phylloxeridae n plant lice Synonym(s): Phylloxeridae, family Phylloxeridae
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pilchard n small fatty fish usually canned [syn: sardine, pilchard] small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring Synonym(s): pilchard, sardine, Sardina pilchardus
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pilgrim n someone who journeys in foreign lands one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 Synonym(s): Pilgrim, Pilgrim Father someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
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Pilgrim Father n one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 Synonym(s): Pilgrim, Pilgrim Father
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pilgrim's journey n a journey to a sacred place [syn: pilgrimage, {pilgrim's journey}]
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Pilgrim's Progress n an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678
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pilgrimage n a journey to a sacred place [syn: pilgrimage, {pilgrim's journey}]
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pillager n someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn: plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter]
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pilocarpine n cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
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placard n a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" Synonym(s): poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card v post in a public place publicize or announce by placards Synonym(s): placard, bill
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place-worship n the worship of places Synonym(s): topolatry, place-worship
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placer n an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
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placer miner n a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
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placer mining n mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
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plagiarisation n the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own Synonym(s): plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy
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plagiarise v take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property Synonym(s): plagiarize, plagiarise, lift
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plagiarised adj copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" Synonym(s): plagiaristic, plagiarized, plagiarised
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plagiariser n someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own Synonym(s): plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate
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plagiarism n a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own Synonym(s): plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy
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plagiarist n someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own Synonym(s): plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate
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plagiaristic adj copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" Synonym(s): plagiaristic, plagiarized, plagiarised
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plagiarization n the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own Synonym(s): plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy
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plagiarize v take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property Synonym(s): plagiarize, plagiarise, lift
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plagiarized adj copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" Synonym(s): plagiaristic, plagiarized, plagiarised
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plagiarizer n someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own Synonym(s): plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate
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play group n a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions Synonym(s): playschool, play group
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playgoer n someone who attends the theater [syn: playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer]
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playground n an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {resort area}, playground, vacation spot] yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
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playground ball n ball used in playing softball [syn: softball, {playground ball}]
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playground slide n plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide Synonym(s): slide, playground slide, sliding board
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playscript n a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance Synonym(s): script, book, playscript
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pleaser n a pleasing entertainer; "he is quite the crowd pleaser"
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pleasurable adj affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read" Synonym(s): enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable
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pleasurably adv in a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously" Synonym(s): deliciously, pleasurably
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pleasure n a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" Synonym(s): pleasure, pleasance Antonym(s): pain, painfulness something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" Synonym(s): joy, delight, pleasure a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure" sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"
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pleasure boat n a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board Synonym(s): cabin cruiser, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft
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pleasure craft n a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board Synonym(s): cabin cruiser, cruiser, pleasure boat, pleasure craft
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pleasure ground n a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement Synonym(s): amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground
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pleasure principle n (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality Synonym(s): pleasure principle, pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle Antonym(s): reality principle
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pleasure seeker n someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures [syn: hedonist, pagan, pleasure seeker]
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pleasure trip n a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" Synonym(s): excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay
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pleasure-pain principle n (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality Synonym(s): pleasure principle, pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle Antonym(s): reality principle
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pleasure-unpleasure principle n (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality Synonym(s): pleasure principle, pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle Antonym(s): reality principle
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pleochroic adj of or relating to or having pleochroism
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pleochroism n the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
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plessor n (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes Synonym(s): plexor, plessor, percussor
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plexor n (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes Synonym(s): plexor, plessor, percussor
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plough horse n a horse used to pull a plow [syn: plow horse, {plough horse}]
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ploughwright n a workman who makes and repairs plows [syn: plowwright, ploughwright]
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plowshare n a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil Synonym(s): plowshare, ploughshare, share
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plugger n someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: promoter, booster, plugger]
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police work n the investigation of criminal activities [syn: {police work}, police investigation]
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polisher n a power tool used to buff surfaces [syn: buffer, polisher]
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polo shirt n a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear Synonym(s): polo shirt, sport shirt
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Polycarp n Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155) Synonym(s): Polycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp
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polychromatic adj (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength; "polychromatic light" Antonym(s): homochromatic, monochromatic having or exhibiting many colors Synonym(s): polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic
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polychrome adj having or exhibiting many colors [syn: polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic] n a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors v color with many colors; make polychrome [syn: polychrome, polychromize, polychromise]
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polychromic adj having or exhibiting many colors [syn: polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic]
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polychromise v color with many colors; make polychrome [syn: polychrome, polychromize, polychromise]
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polychromize v color with many colors; make polychrome [syn: polychrome, polychromize, polychromise]
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Polycirrus n genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms [syn: Polycirrus, genus Polycirrus]
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polycrystalline adj composed of aggregates of crystals; "polycrystalline metals"
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polygraph n a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
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pulchritude n physical beauty (especially of a woman)
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pulchritudinous adj used of persons only; having great physical beauty; "pulchritudinous movie stars"
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Pulex irritans n the most common flea attacking humans
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Pulicaria n genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane [syn: Pulicaria, genus Pulicaria]
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Pulicaria dysenterica n hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas Synonym(s): fleabane, feabane mullet, Pulicaria dysenterica
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pulsar n a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation
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pulse rate n the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health Synonym(s): pulse, pulse rate, heart rate
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pyelogram n an X ray of the kidneys and ureters
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pyelography n roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1. (Anat.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland. Note: In man and in other mammals there are two kidneys, one each side of vertebral column in the back part of the abdomen, each kidney being connected with the bladder by a long tube, the ureter, through which the urine is constantly excreted into the bladder to be periodically discharged. 2. Habit; disposition; sort; kind. --Shak. There are in later other decrees, made by popes of another kidney. --Barrow. Millions in the world of this man's kidney. --L'Estrange. Your poets, spendthrifts, and other fools of that kidney, pretend, forsooth, to crack their jokes on prudence. --Burns. Note: This use of the word perhaps arose from the fact that the kidneys and the fat about them are an easy test of the condition of an animal as to fatness. [bd]Think of that, -- a man of my kidney; -- . . . as subject to heat as butter.[b8] --Shak. 3. A waiter. [Old Cant] --Tatler. {Floating kidney}. See {Wandering kidney}, under {Wandering}. {Kidney bean} (Bot.), a sort of bean; -- so named from its shape. It is of the genus {Phaseolus} ({P. vulgaris}). See under {Bean}. {Kidney ore} (Min.), a variety of hematite or iron sesquioxide, occurring in compact kidney-shaped masses. {Kidney stone}. (Min.) See {Nephrite}, and {Jade}. {Kidney vetch} (Bot.), a leguminous herb of Europe and Asia ({Anthyllis vulneraria}), with cloverlike heads of red or yellow flowers, once used as a remedy for renal disorders, and also to stop the flow of blood from wounds; lady's-fingers.
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Laver \La"ver\ (l[amac]"v[etil]r), n. The fronds of certain marine alg[91] used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the {Ulva latissima}; purple laver, {Porphyra laciniata} and {P. vulgaris}. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also {sloke}, or {sloakan}. {Mountain laver} (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the genus {Palmella}, found on the sides of mountains
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Milkwort \Milk"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Polygala}) of many species. The common European {P. vulgaris} was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses. Note: The species of {Campanula}, or bellflower, are sometimes called milkwort, from their juice.
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Sea crawfish \Sea" craw"fish`\ Sea crayfish \Sea" cray"fish`\ (Zo[94]l.) Any crustacean of the genus {Palinurus} and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster ({P. vulgaris}), which is much used as an article of food. See {Lobster}.
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Frijol \Fri"jol\, Frijole \Fri"jole\, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also Frejol \Fre"jol\ [Sp. fr[a1]jol, fr[82]jol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp. the black seed of a variety of {P. vulgaris}. 2. The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among Spanish-American peoples, being used as an ingredient of many dishes.
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Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See {Prime}, a.] (Bot.) (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P. vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole}, {primerolles}. (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}. {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the United States. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus. {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N. biflorus}). [Obs.]
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Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera, especially the {P. vulgaris [or] rubicilla}, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red. Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable power of learning to whistle correctly various musical airs. {Crimson-fronted bullfinch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Burion}. {Pine bullfinch}, the pine finch.
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Pal91ographer \Pa`l[91]og"rapher\, n., Pal91ographic \Pa`l[91]ograph"ic\, a., etc. See {Paleographer}, {Paleographic}, etc.
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Pal91ographer \Pa`l[91]og"rapher\, n., Pal91ographic \Pa`l[91]ograph"ic\, a., etc. See {Paleographer}, {Paleographic}, etc.
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Paleocrystic \Pa`leocrys"tic\, a. [Paleo- + Gr. [?] ice.] Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial formation.
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Paleograph \Pa"leograph\, n. An ancient manuscript.
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Paleographer \Pa`leog"rapher\, n. One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.
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Paleographic \Pa`leograph"ic\, Paleographical \Pa`leograph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. pal[82]ographique.] Of or pertaining to paleography.
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Paleographic \Pa`leograph"ic\, Paleographical \Pa`leograph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. pal[82]ographique.] Of or pertaining to paleography.
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Paleographist \Pa`leog"raphist\, n. One versed in paleography; a paleographer.
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Paleography \Pa`leog"raphy\, n. [Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F. pal[82]ographie.] 1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography. 2. The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing; the art or science of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their origin, period, etc., from external characters; diplomatics.
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Paleosaurus \Pa`leosau"rus\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. [?] ancient + [?] a lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation.
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Palgrave \Pal"grave\, n. See {Palsgrave}.
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Palissy \Pal"is*sy\, a. Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry. {Palissy ware}, glazed pottery like that made by Bernard Palissy; especially, that having figures of fishes, reptiles, etc., in high relief.
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Palsgrave \Pals"grave`\, n. [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l. palatium) + graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See {Palace}, and {Landgrave}.] (Ger. Hist.) A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.
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Palsgravine \Pals"gra*vine`\, n.[D. paltsgravin: cf. G. pfalzgrafin.] The consort or widow of a palsgrave.
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Palsywort \Pal"sy*wort`\, n. (Bot.) The cowslip ({Primula veris}); -- so called from its supposed remedial powers. --Dr. Prior.
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Pelegrine \Pel"e*grine\, a. See {Peregrine}. [Obs.]
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Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] [bd]Peregrine and preternatural heat.[b8] --Bacon. {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a courageous and swift falcon ({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and {great-footed hawk}.
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Pelegrine \Pel"e*grine\, a. See {Peregrine}. [Obs.]
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Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.] Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] [bd]Peregrine and preternatural heat.[b8] --Bacon. {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a courageous and swift falcon ({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and {great-footed hawk}.
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Pele's hair \Pe"le's hair\ [After a Hawaiian goddess associated with the crater Kilauea.] Glass threads or fibers formed by the wind from bits blown from frothy lava or from the tips of lava jets or from bits of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in thick masses resembling tow.
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Pellagra \Pel"lagra\ (p[ecr]l"l[adot]gr[adot]), n. (Med.) An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy.
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Pellagrin \Pel"la*grin\, n. One who is afficted with pellagra. --Chambers's Encyc.
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Pellagrous \Pel*lag"rous\, a. [It. pellagroso: cf. F. pellagreux.] (Med.) Pertaining to, or affected with, or attendant on, pellagra; as, pellagrous insanity.
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Phlox \Phlox\, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. [?] flame, fr. [?] to burn.] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. {Phlox worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American moth ({Heliothis phloxiphaga}). It is destructive to phloxes. {Phlox subulata}, the moss pink. See under {Moss}.
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d8Nebalia \[d8]Neba"lia\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order ({Nebaloidea}, or {Phyllocarida}.)
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Phylloxera \Phyl`lox*e"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] leaf + [?] dry.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small hemipterous insect ({Phylloxera vastatrix}) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe. Note: It exists in several forms, some of which are winged, other wingless. One form produces galls on the leaves and twigs, another affects the roots, causing galls or swellings, and often killing the vine. 2. The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
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Phylloxera \Phyl`lox*e"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] leaf + [?] dry.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small hemipterous insect ({Phylloxera vastatrix}) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe. Note: It exists in several forms, some of which are winged, other wingless. One form produces galls on the leaves and twigs, another affects the roots, causing galls or swellings, and often killing the vine. 2. The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
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Pilgarlic \Pil*gar"lic\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] One who has lost his hair by disease; a sneaking fellow, or one who is hardly used.
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Pilgrim \Pil"grim\, n. [OE. pilgrim, pelgrim, pilegrim, pelegrim; cf. D. pelgrim, OHG. piligr[c6]m, G. pilger, F. p[8a]lerin, It. pellegrino; all fr. L. peregrinus a foreigner, fr. pereger abroad; per through + ager land, field. See {Per-}, and {Acre}, and cf. {Pelerine}, {Peregrine}.] 1. A wayfarer; a wanderer; a traveler; a stranger. Strangers and pilgrims on the earth. --Heb. xi. 13. 2. One who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee; as, a pilgrim to Loretto; Canterbury pilgrims. See {Palmer}. --P. Plowman.
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Pilgrim \Pil"grim\, a. Of or pertaining to a pilgrim, or pilgrims; making pilgrimages. [bd]With pilgrim steps.[b8] --Milton. {Pilgrim fathers}, a name popularly given to the one hundred and two English colonists who landed from the Mayflower and made the first settlement in New England at Plymouth in 1620. They were separatists from the Church of England, and most of them had sojourned in Holland.
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Pilgrim \Pil"grim\, v. i. To journey; to wander; to ramble. [R.] --Grew. Carlyle.
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Pilgrim \Pil"grim\, a. Of or pertaining to a pilgrim, or pilgrims; making pilgrimages. [bd]With pilgrim steps.[b8] --Milton. {Pilgrim fathers}, a name popularly given to the one hundred and two English colonists who landed from the Mayflower and made the first settlement in New England at Plymouth in 1620. They were separatists from the Church of England, and most of them had sojourned in Holland.
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Pilgrimage \Pil"grim*age\, n. [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf. F. p[8a]lerinage.] 1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life. --Shak. The days of the years of my pilgrimage. --Gen. xlvii. 9. 2. A tedious and wearisome time. In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. --Shak. Syn: Journey; tour; excursion. See {Journey}.
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Pilgrimize \Pil"grim*ize\, v. i. To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Piligerous \Pilig"erous\, a. [L. pilus hair + -gerous: cf. F. pilig[8a]re.] Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.
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Pillager \Pil"la*ger\, n. One who pillages. --Pope.
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Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. {Pilocarpus pennatifolius} jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ({Pilocarpus pennatifolius}) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
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Jaborandi \Jab`o*ran"di\, n. (Bot.) The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub ({Pilocarpus pennatifolius}). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
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Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. {Pilocarpus pennatifolius} jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ({Pilocarpus pennatifolius}) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
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Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.] 1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree. Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P. Sidney. The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young. 2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship. [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden. 3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise. [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison. 4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old. And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? --Cen. xlvii. 8. Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that designates the age; as, she was eight years old. 5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice. Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old. --Milton. 6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared. 7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes. 8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.] If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key. --Shak. 9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach. 10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly. 11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak. {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life. {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1. {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}. {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2. {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil. {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo maura}). {Old maid}. (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never been married; a spinster. (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}). (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the old maid. {Old man's beard}. (Bot.) (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit. (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}. {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with long white hairs. {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of {Geology}. {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time, or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians. {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}. {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis}) inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld}, and {old wife}. {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}. {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}. {Old wife}. [In the senses b and c written also {oldwife}.] (a) A prating old woman; a gossip. Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim. iv. 7. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw. {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere. Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.
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Pilser \Pil"ser\, n. An insect that flies into a flame.
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Pl81cker tube \Pl[81]ck"er tube\ [So named after Julius Pl[81]cker, a German physicist.] (Physics) (a) A vacuum tube, used in spectrum analysis, in which the part through which the discharge takes place is a capillary tube, thus producing intense incandescence of the contained gases. (b) Crookes tube.
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Geissler tube \Geis"sler tube`\ (Elec.) A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it; -- so called from the name of a noted maker in germany. It is called also {Pl[81]cker tube}, from the German physicist who devised it.
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Placard \Pla*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placarding}.] 1. To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city. 2. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.
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Placard \Pla*card"\, n. [F., fr. plaquer to lay or clap on, plaque plate, tablet; probably from Dutch, cf. D. plakken to paste, post up, plak a flat piece of wood.] 1. A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority. [Obs.] All placards or edicts are published in his name. --Howell. 2. Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something. [Obs.] --ller. 3. A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster. 4. (Anc. Armor) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate. --Planch[82]. 5. [Cf. {Placket}.] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
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Placard \Pla*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placarding}.] 1. To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city. 2. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.
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Placard \Pla*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placarding}.] 1. To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city. 2. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.
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Placer \Pla"cer\, n. One who places or sets. --Spenser.
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Placer \Plac"er\, n. [Sp.] A deposit of earth, sand, or gravel, containing valuable mineral in particles, especially by the side of a river, or in the bed of a mountain torrent. [U.S.]
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Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, n.; pl. {Plagiaries}. [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.] 1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.] 2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. --Dryden. 3. Plagiarism; literary thief. --Milton.
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Plagiarism \Pla"gia*rism\, n. [Cf. F. plagiarisme.] 1. The act or practice of plagiarizing. 2. That which plagiarized.
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Plagiarist \Pla"gia*rist\, n. One who plagiarizes; or purloins the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a literary thief; a plagiary.
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Plagiarize \Pla"gia*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plagiarizing}.] To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of another).
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Plagiarize \Pla"gia*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plagiarizing}.] To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of another).
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Plagiarize \Pla"gia*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plagiarizing}.] To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of another).
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Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, v. i. To commit plagiarism.
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Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, n.; pl. {Plagiaries}. [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.] 1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.] 2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. --Dryden. 3. Plagiarism; literary thief. --Milton.
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Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, a. 1. Kidnaping. [Obs.] --E. Browne. 2. Practicing plagiarism. --Bp. Hall.
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Plaguer \Pla"guer\, n. One who plagues or annoys.
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Playgoer \Play"go`er\, n. One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances.
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Playground \Play"ground`\, n. A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
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Pleaser \Pleas"er\, n. One who pleases or gratifies.
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Pleasurable \Pleas"urable\, a. Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry. Planting of orchards is very . . . pleasurable. --Bacon. O, sir, you are very pleasurable. --B. Jonson. -- {Pleas"urableness}, n. -- {Pleas"ura*bly}, adv.
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Pleasurable \Pleas"urable\, a. Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry. Planting of orchards is very . . . pleasurable. --Bacon. O, sir, you are very pleasurable. --B. Jonson. -- {Pleas"urableness}, n. -- {Pleas"ura*bly}, adv.
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Pleasurable \Pleas"urable\, a. Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry. Planting of orchards is very . . . pleasurable. --Bacon. O, sir, you are very pleasurable. --B. Jonson. -- {Pleas"urableness}, n. -- {Pleas"ura*bly}, adv.
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Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive. See {Please}.] 1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to {pain}, {sorrow}, etc. At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. --Ps. xvi. 11. 2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; -- opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. [bd]Not sunk in carnal pleasure.[b8] --Milton. He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. --Prov. xxi. 17. Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. --2 Tim. iii. 4. 3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. [bd]He will do his pleasure on Babylon.[b8] --Isa. xlviii. 14. Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you to come, let not my letter. --Shak. 4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. --Shak. Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure --Acts xxv. 9. {At pleasure}, by arbitrary will or choice. --Dryden. {To take pleasure in}, to have enjoyment in. --Ps. cxlvii. 11. Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure ground; pleasure house, etc. Syn: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace; joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference; purpose; command; favor; kindness.
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Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleasured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleasuring}.] To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. --Shak. [Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith. --Tennyson.
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Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. i. To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.
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Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleasured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleasuring}.] To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. --Shak. [Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith. --Tennyson.
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Pleasureful \Pleas"ure*ful\, a. Affording pleasure. [R.]
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Pleasureless \Pleas"ure*less\, a. Devoid of pleasure. --G. Eliot.
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Pleasurer \Pleas"ur*er\, n. A pleasure seeker. --Dickens.
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Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleasured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleasuring}.] To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. --Shak. [Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith. --Tennyson.
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Pleasurist \Pleas"ur*ist\, n. A person devoted to worldly pleasure. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Pleochroic \Ple`o*chro"ic\, a. Having the property of pleochroism.
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Pleochroism \Pleoch"roism\, n. [Gr.[?] mor[?] + [?] color.] (Crystallog.) The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.
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Pleochromatic \Pleoch`romat"ic\, a. Pleochroic.
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Pleochromatism \Ple`ochro"matism\, n. Pleochroism.
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Pleochroous \Pleoch"roous\, a. Pleochroic.
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Plexure \Plex"ure\, n. [See {Plexus}.] The act or process of weaving together, or interweaving; that which is woven together. --H. Brooke.
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Plower \Plow"er\, Plougher \Plough"er\, n. One who plows; a plowman; a cultivator.
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Plowwright \Plow"wright`\, Ploughwright \Plough"wright`\, n. One who makes or repairs plows.
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Plowshare \Plow"share`\, Ploughshare \Plough"share"\, n. The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow. {Plowshare bone} (Anat.), the pygostyle.
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Plowshare \Plow"share`\, Ploughshare \Plough"share"\, n. The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow. {Plowshare bone} (Anat.), the pygostyle.
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Plucker \Pluck"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, plucks. Thou setter up and plucker down of kings. --Shak. 2. A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.
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Plucky \Pluck"y\, a. [Compar. {Pluckier}; superl. {Pluckiest}.] Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race. If you're plucky, and not over subject to fright. --Barham.
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Plug \Plug\, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl[94]k, plug, Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.] 1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.] 3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.] 4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.] 5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. {Fire plug}, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. [U. S.] {Hawse plug} (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole. {Plug and feather}. (Stone Working) See {Feather}, n., 7. {Plug centerbit}, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole previously made, or to form a counterbore around it. {Plug rod} (Steam Eng.), a rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine. {Plug valve} (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.
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Plugger \Plug"ger\, n. One who, or that which, plugs.
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Polacca \Po*lac"ca\, n. [It. polacca, polaccra, polacra; cf. F. polaque, polacre, Sp. polacre,] [Written also {polacre}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, and without tops, caps, or crosstrees. 2. (Mus.) See {Polonaise}.
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Polacre \Po*la"cre\, n. Same as {Polacca}, 1.
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Polacca \Po*lac"ca\, n. [It. polacca, polaccra, polacra; cf. F. polaque, polacre, Sp. polacre,] [Written also {polacre}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, and without tops, caps, or crosstrees. 2. (Mus.) See {Polonaise}.
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Polacre \Po*la"cre\, n. Same as {Polacca}, 1.
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Polisher \Pol"ish*er\, n. One who, or that which, polishes; also, that which is used in polishing. --Addison.
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d8Polyacron \[d8]Pol`y*a"cron\, n.; pl. {Polyacra}, E. {Polyacrons}. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + 'a`kron summit.] (Geom.) A solid having many summits or angular points; a polyhedron.
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d8Polyacron \[d8]Pol`y*a"cron\, n.; pl. {Polyacra}, E. {Polyacrons}. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + 'a`kron summit.] (Geom.) A solid having many summits or angular points; a polyhedron.
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Polycarpellary \Pol`ycar"pella*ry\, a. (Bot.) Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such fruits as the orange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polycarpic \Pol`ycar"pic\, Polycarpous \Pol`ycar"pous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. [?] fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polycarpic \Pol`ycar"pic\, Polycarpous \Pol`ycar"pous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. [?] fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. (b) Having several pistils in one flower.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychord \Pol"y*chord\, a. [Gr. [?]; poly`s many + [?] string, cord.] Having many strings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychord \Pol"y*chord\, n. (Mus.) (a) A musical instrument of ten strings. (b) An apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of being attached to a keyed instrument.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychrest \Pol"y*chrest\, n. [Gr. [?] useful for many purposes; poly`s many + [?] useful, fr. [?] to use: cf. F. polychreste.] (Med.) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. [Obs.] {Polychrest salt} (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate, specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychrest \Pol"y*chrest\, n. [Gr. [?] useful for many purposes; poly`s many + [?] useful, fr. [?] to use: cf. F. polychreste.] (Med.) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. [Obs.] {Polychrest salt} (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate, specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychroism \Pol"ychroism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] color.] Same as {Pleochroism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychroite \Pol"ychroite\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] color: cf. F. polychro[8b]te.] (Chem.) The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; -- called also {crocin}, and {safranin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crocin \Cro"cin\ (kr?"s?n), n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] saffron.] (Chem.) (a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of {Gardenia grandiflora}. --Watts. (b) A red powder (called also {polychroite}), which is made from the saffron ({Crocus sativus}). See {Polychroite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychroite \Pol"ychroite\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] color: cf. F. polychro[8b]te.] (Chem.) The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; -- called also {crocin}, and {safranin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crocin \Cro"cin\ (kr?"s?n), n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] saffron.] (Chem.) (a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of {Gardenia grandiflora}. --Watts. (b) A red powder (called also {polychroite}), which is made from the saffron ({Crocus sativus}). See {Polychroite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychromate \Pol`y*chro"mate\, n. [See {Polychromic}.] (Chem.) A salt of a polychromic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychromate \Pol`y*chro"mate\, n. [See {Polychromatic}.] (Chem.) A compound which exhibits, or from which may be prepared, a variety of colors, as certain solutions derived from vegetables, which display colors by fluorescence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychromatic \Pol`ychromat"ic\, a. [Poly- + chromatic.] Showing a variety, or a change, of colors. {Polychromatic acid} (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychromatic \Pol`ychromat"ic\, a. [Poly- + chromatic.] Showing a variety, or a change, of colors. {Polychromatic acid} (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] color.] (Chem.) Esculin; -- so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, a. [Cf. F. polychrome.] Executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome printing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychromic \Pol`y*chro"mic\, a. [Poly- + (sense 1) Gr. [?], or (sense 2) chromic.] 1. Polychromatic. 2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than one atom of chromium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychromous \Pol`y*chro"mous\, a. Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychromy \Pol"y*chro`my\, n. [Poly- + Gr. [?] color.] (Anc. Art) The art or practice of combining different colors, especially brilliant ones, in an artistic way.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polychronious \Pol`ychro"nious\, a. [Poly- + Gr. [?] for a long time, [?] time.] Enduring through a long time; chronic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polycracy \Polyc"racy\, n. [Poly- + -cracy, as in democracy.] Government by many rulers; polyarchy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polycrotic \Pol`ycrot"ic\ (p[ocr]l`[icr]kr[ocr]t"[icr]k), a. [Poly- + Gr. krotei^n to beat.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism; as, a polycrotic pulse; a polycrotic pulse curve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polycrotism \Polyc"rotism\, n. (Physiol.) That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations; -- contrasted with {monocrotism} and {dicrotism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polygram \Pol"y*gram\, n. [Gr. [?] marked with many stripes; poly`s many + [?] a line.] A figure consisting of many lines. [R.] --Barlow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polygraph \Pol"y*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] writing much; poly`s much, many + [?] to write: cf. F. polygraphe.] 1. An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine. 2. In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or several authors. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polygraphic \Pol`ygraph"ic\, Polygraphical \Pol`ygraph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. polygraphique.] Pertaining to, or employed in, polygraphy; as, a polygraphic instrument. 2. Done with a polygraph; as, a polygraphic copy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polygraphic \Pol`ygraph"ic\, Polygraphical \Pol`ygraph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. polygraphique.] Pertaining to, or employed in, polygraphy; as, a polygraphic instrument. 2. Done with a polygraph; as, a polygraphic copy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polygraphy \Polyg"raphy\, n. [Gr. [?]; poly`s much + gra`fein to write: cf. F. polygraphie.] 1. Much writing; writing of many books. [Obs.] --Fuller. 2. The art of writing in various ciphers, and of deciphering the same. [R.] 3. The art or practice of using a polygraph.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polygrooved \Pol"y*grooved`\, a. [Poly- + groove.] Having many grooves; as, a polygrooved rifle or gun (referring to the rifling).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Polyzoarium \[d8]Pol`yzoa"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Polyzoaria}. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Polyzoary}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyzoary \Pol`yzo"ary\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The compound organism of a polyzoan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulchritude \Pul"chri*tude\, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.] 1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness. Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. --Court of Love. 2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty. By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies. --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flea \Flea\, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS. fle[a0], fle[a0]h; akin to D. [?], OHG. fl[?]h, G. floh, Icel. fl[?], Russ. blocha; prob. from the root of E. flee. [?] 84. See {Flee}.] (Zo[94]l.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea ({Pulex irritans}), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea ({P. canis}) takes its place. See {Aphaniptera}, and {Dog flea}. See Illustration in Appendix. {A flea in the ear}, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear. {Beach flea}, {Black flea}, etc. See under {Beach}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pylagore \Pyl"a*gore\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] Pyl[91], or Thermopyl[91], where the Amphictyonic council met + [?] to assemble: cf. F. pylagore.] (Gr. Antiq.) a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council.
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Pelsor, AR Zip code(s): 72856
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Pelzer, SC (town, FIPS 55465) Location: 34.64381 N, 82.46189 W Population (1990): 81 (37 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29669
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Pflugerville, TX (city, FIPS 57176) Location: 30.44066 N, 97.62020 W Population (1990): 4444 (1504 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78660
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Pilger, NE (village, FIPS 39135) Location: 42.00773 N, 97.05396 W Population (1990): 361 (186 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68768
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Pilgrim Gardens, PA Zip code(s): 19026
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Pilgrims Knob, VA Zip code(s): 24634
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Pillager, MN (city, FIPS 50902) Location: 46.32691 N, 94.47645 W Population (1990): 306 (166 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56473
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Placer County, CA (county, FIPS 61) Location: 39.06498 N, 120.72766 W Population (1990): 172796 (77879 housing units) Area: 3637.4 sq km (land), 248.2 sq km (water)
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Placerville, CA (city, FIPS 57540) Location: 38.73023 N, 120.79566 W Population (1990): 8355 (3565 housing units) Area: 14.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95667 Placerville, CO Zip code(s): 81430 Placerville, ID (city, FIPS 63550) Location: 43.94295 N, 115.94481 W Population (1990): 14 (64 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Pleasure Ridge P, KY Zip code(s): 40258
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Pleasure Ridge Park, KY (CDP, FIPS 61752) Location: 38.15370 N, 85.85287 W Population (1990): 25131 (9538 housing units) Area: 20.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Pleasureville, KY (city, FIPS 61788) Location: 38.35191 N, 85.11165 W Population (1990): 761 (325 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Powells Crossroads, TN (town, FIPS 60500) Location: 35.18346 N, 85.48293 W Population (1990): 1098 (395 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PL Cornell {Programming Language/Cornell}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Playground A visual language for children, developed for Apple's Vivarium Project. OOPSLA 89 or 90?
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pleuk grammar development system A {shell} for {grammar} development by Jo Calder , Kevin Humphreys , Chris Brew , and Mike Reape . It handles various grammatical formalisms and requires {SICStus Prolog} version 2.1#6 or later. Current version: 1.0, as of 1993-06-18. {(ftp://ai.uga.edu/ai.natural.language/)}. E-mail: . (2000-07-22)