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pailful
n 1: the quantity contained in a pail [syn: {pail}, {pailful}]

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palaeobiology n a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms Synonym(s): paleobiology, palaeobiology
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pale blue adj of a light shade of blue Synonym(s): light-blue, pale blue
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pale violet n leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple Synonym(s): pale violet, striped violet, cream violet, Viola striata
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paleobiology n a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms Synonym(s): paleobiology, palaeobiology
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phalloplasty n reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury
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Philipp Lenard n German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947) [syn: Lenard, Philipp Lenard]
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Philophylla n leaf miners Synonym(s): Philophylla, genus Philophylla
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pillow block n a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing
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play false v conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" Synonym(s): bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false
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playable adj capable of or suitable for being played or played on; "a playable lie in golf"; "the baseball fan reached out and caught a foul that was judged playable"; "the ball field was playable"; "harpsichord music is readily playable"- P.H.Lang Antonym(s): unplayable
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playbill n a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"
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playfellow n a companion at play Synonym(s): playmate, playfellow
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playful adj full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" Antonym(s): serious, sober, unplayful
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playfully adv in a playful manner; "she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully"
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playfulness n a festive merry feeling Synonym(s): gaiety, playfulness a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" Synonym(s): playfulness, fun activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" Synonym(s): fun, merriment, playfulness
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pliability n the property of being easily bent without breaking [syn: bendability, pliability] adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization" Synonym(s): pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness
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pliable adj susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" Synonym(s): fictile, pliable capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" Synonym(s): ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" Synonym(s): elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" Synonym(s): bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy
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Pluvialis n golden plovers Synonym(s): Pluvialis, genus Pluvialis
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pole vault n a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Synonym(s): pole vault, pole vaulting, pole jump, pole jumping
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pole vaulter n an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Synonym(s): vaulter, pole vaulter, pole jumper
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pole vaulting n a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Synonym(s): pole vault, pole vaulting, pole jump, pole jumping
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polo ball n wooden ball that is struck with mallets in playing polo
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Polyplacophora n small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura Synonym(s): Polyplacophora, class Polyplacophora
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polyplacophore n primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates Synonym(s): chiton, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle, polyplacophore
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polyploid adj of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species" Antonym(s): diploid, haploid, haploidic, monoploid n (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
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polyploidy n the condition of being polyploid
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polyvalence n (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two Synonym(s): polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism Synonym(s): polyvalence, polyvalency
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polyvalency n (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two Synonym(s): polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism Synonym(s): polyvalence, polyvalency
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polyvalent adj containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" Antonym(s): monovalent having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher Synonym(s): polyvalent, multivalent Antonym(s): monovalent, univalent
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pool ball n ball used in playing pool
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pool player n someone who shoots pool
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pulley block n a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Synonym(s): pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block
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pulley-block n a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Synonym(s): pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block
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Pailful \Pail"ful\, n.; pl. {Pailfuls}. The quantity that a pail will hold. [bd]By pailfuls.[b8] --Shak.
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Pailful \Pail"ful\, n.; pl. {Pailfuls}. The quantity that a pail will hold. [bd]By pailfuls.[b8] --Shak.
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Palpless \Palp"less\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Without a palpus.
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Phelloplastics \Phel`lo*plas"tics\, n. [Gr. [?] cork + [?] to mold.] Art of modeling in cork.
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Philopolemic \Phil`opolem"ic\, Philopolemical \Phil`opolem"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] fond of war, warlike; [?] loving + [?] war.] Fond of polemics or controversy. [R.]
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Philopolemic \Phil`opolem"ic\, Philopolemical \Phil`opolem"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] fond of war, warlike; [?] loving + [?] war.] Fond of polemics or controversy. [R.]
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Phlebolite \Phleb"olite\, Phlebolith \Phleb"olith\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a vein + -lite, -lith.] (Med.) A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone.
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Phlebolite \Phleb"olite\, Phlebolith \Phleb"olith\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a vein + -lite, -lith.] (Med.) A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone.
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Phlebology \Phlebol"ogy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a vein + -logy.] A branch of anatomy which treats of the veins.
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Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.] 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material. [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak. 2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.] 3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. {Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. {Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b[81]re a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also {pillar block}, or {plumber block}. {Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow. {Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. {Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. {Pillow slip}, a pillowcase.
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Pilpul \Pil"pul\, n. [Aramaic pilp[umac]l; cf. Heb. pilpel to spice, to season, dispute violently.] Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. -- {Pil"pulist}, n. -- {Pil`pulis"tic}, a.
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Pilpul \Pil"pul\, n. [Aramaic pilp[umac]l; cf. Heb. pilpel to spice, to season, dispute violently.] Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. -- {Pil"pulist}, n. -- {Pil`pulis"tic}, a.
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Pilpul \Pil"pul\, n. [Aramaic pilp[umac]l; cf. Heb. pilpel to spice, to season, dispute violently.] Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. -- {Pil"pulist}, n. -- {Pil`pulis"tic}, a.
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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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Playbill \Play"bill`\, n. A printed programme of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors.
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Playfellow \Play"fel`low\, n. A companion in amusements or sports; a playmate. --Shak.
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Playful \Play"ful\, a. Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer. -- {Play"fully}, adv. -- {Play"fulness}, n.
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Playful \Play"ful\, a. Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer. -- {Play"fully}, adv. -- {Play"fulness}, n.
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Playful \Play"ful\, a. Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer. -- {Play"fully}, adv. -- {Play"fulness}, n.
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Pleiophyllous \Pleioph"yllous\, a. [Gr. [?] more + [?] leaf.] (Bot.) Having several leaves; -- used especially when several leaves or leaflets appear where normally there should be only one.
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Pliability \Pli`abil"ity\, n. The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; as, pliability of disposition. [bd]Pliability of movement.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
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Pliable \Pli"able\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See {Ply}, v.] 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. [bd]Pliable she promised to be.[b8] --Dr. H. More. -- {Pli"ableness}, n. -- {Pli"ably}, adv.
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Pliable \Pli"able\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See {Ply}, v.] 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. [bd]Pliable she promised to be.[b8] --Dr. H. More. -- {Pli"ableness}, n. -- {Pli"ably}, adv.
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Pliable \Pli"able\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See {Ply}, v.] 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. [bd]Pliable she promised to be.[b8] --Dr. H. More. -- {Pli"ableness}, n. -- {Pli"ably}, adv.
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Plowable \Plow"able\, Ploughable \Plough"able\, a. Capable of being plowed; arable.
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Pluvial \Plu"vi*al\, a. [L. pluvialis, fr. pluvia rain: cf. F. pluvial. See {Plover}.] 1. Of or pertaining to rain; rainy. [R.] 2. (Geol.) Produced by the action of rain.
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Pluvial \Plu"vi*al\, n. [LL. pluviale a garment which keeps off the rain: cf. F. pluvial.] A priest's cope.
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Pole \Pole\, n. [As. p[be]l, L. palus, akin to pangere to make fast. Cf. {Pale} a stake, {Pact}.] 1. A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See {Maypole}. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained. 2. A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5[?] yards, or a square measure equal to 30[?] square yards; a rod; a perch. --Bacon. {Pole bean} (Bot.), any kind of bean which is customarily trained on poles, as the scarlet runner or the Lima bean. {Pole flounder} (Zo[94]l.), a large deep-water flounder ({Glyptocephalus cynoglossus}), native of the northern coasts of Europe and America, and much esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {craig flounder}, and {pole fluke}. {Pole lathe}, a simple form of lathe, or a substitute for a lathe, in which the work is turned by means of a cord passing around it, one end being fastened to the treadle, and the other to an elastic pole above. {Pole mast} (Naut.), a mast formed from a single piece or from a single tree. {Pole of a lens} (Opt.), the point where the principal axis meets the surface. {Pole plate} (Arch.), a horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters. It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.
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Pole \Pole\, n. [As. p[be]l, L. palus, akin to pangere to make fast. Cf. {Pale} a stake, {Pact}.] 1. A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See {Maypole}. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained. 2. A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5[?] yards, or a square measure equal to 30[?] square yards; a rod; a perch. --Bacon. {Pole bean} (Bot.), any kind of bean which is customarily trained on poles, as the scarlet runner or the Lima bean. {Pole flounder} (Zo[94]l.), a large deep-water flounder ({Glyptocephalus cynoglossus}), native of the northern coasts of Europe and America, and much esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {craig flounder}, and {pole fluke}. {Pole lathe}, a simple form of lathe, or a substitute for a lathe, in which the work is turned by means of a cord passing around it, one end being fastened to the treadle, and the other to an elastic pole above. {Pole mast} (Naut.), a mast formed from a single piece or from a single tree. {Pole of a lens} (Opt.), the point where the principal axis meets the surface. {Pole plate} (Arch.), a horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters. It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pole \Pole\, n. [As. p[be]l, L. palus, akin to pangere to make fast. Cf. {Pale} a stake, {Pact}.] 1. A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See {Maypole}. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained. 2. A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5[?] yards, or a square measure equal to 30[?] square yards; a rod; a perch. --Bacon. {Pole bean} (Bot.), any kind of bean which is customarily trained on poles, as the scarlet runner or the Lima bean. {Pole flounder} (Zo[94]l.), a large deep-water flounder ({Glyptocephalus cynoglossus}), native of the northern coasts of Europe and America, and much esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {craig flounder}, and {pole fluke}. {Pole lathe}, a simple form of lathe, or a substitute for a lathe, in which the work is turned by means of a cord passing around it, one end being fastened to the treadle, and the other to an elastic pole above. {Pole mast} (Naut.), a mast formed from a single piece or from a single tree. {Pole of a lens} (Opt.), the point where the principal axis meets the surface. {Pole plate} (Arch.), a horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters. It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pole \Pole\, n. [As. p[be]l, L. palus, akin to pangere to make fast. Cf. {Pale} a stake, {Pact}.] 1. A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See {Maypole}. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained. 2. A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5[?] yards, or a square measure equal to 30[?] square yards; a rod; a perch. --Bacon. {Pole bean} (Bot.), any kind of bean which is customarily trained on poles, as the scarlet runner or the Lima bean. {Pole flounder} (Zo[94]l.), a large deep-water flounder ({Glyptocephalus cynoglossus}), native of the northern coasts of Europe and America, and much esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {craig flounder}, and {pole fluke}. {Pole lathe}, a simple form of lathe, or a substitute for a lathe, in which the work is turned by means of a cord passing around it, one end being fastened to the treadle, and the other to an elastic pole above. {Pole mast} (Naut.), a mast formed from a single piece or from a single tree. {Pole of a lens} (Opt.), the point where the principal axis meets the surface. {Pole plate} (Arch.), a horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters. It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poll \Poll\, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.] 1. The head; the back part of the head. [bd]All flaxen was his poll.[b8] --Shak. 2. A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals. We are the greater poll, and in true fear They gave us our demands. --Shak. The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life, amounts not to fifteen thousand poll. --Shak. 3. Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election. 4. The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll. All soldiers quartered in place are to remove . . . and not to return till one day after the poll is ended. --Blackstone. 5. pl. The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls. 6. The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax. 7. (Zo[94]l.) The European chub. See {Pollard}, 3 (a) . {Poll book}, a register of persons entitled to vote at an election. {Poll evil} (Far.), an inflammatory swelling or abscess on a horse's head, confined beneath the great ligament of the neck. {Poll pick} (Mining), a pole having a heavy spike on the end, forming a kind of crowbar. {Poll tax}, a tax levied by the head, or poll; a capitation tax.
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Polyfoil \Pol"y*foil\, n. [Poly- + foil, n.] (Arch.) Same as {Multifoil}.
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Polyphyletic \Pol`yphylet"ic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. [?] clan.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to {monophyletic}.
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Polyphyllous \Polyph"yllous\, a. [Gr. [?]; poly`s many + [?] leaf.] (Bot.) Many-leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
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d8Placophora \[d8]Placoph"ora\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?], [?], tablet + [?] to bear.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also {Polyplacophora}. See Illust. under {Chiton}, and {Isopleura}.
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Polyplastic \Pol`y*plas"tic\, a. [Poly- + -plastic.] (Biol.) Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape.
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Polyvalent \Polyv"alent\, a. [Poly- + L. valens, p. pr. See {Valent}.] (Chem.) Multivalent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pool \Pool\, n. [F. poule, properly, a hen. See {Pullet}.] [Written also {poule}.] 1. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes. 2. A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table. Note: This game is played variously, but commonly with fifteen balls, besides one cue ball, the contest being to drive the most balls into the pockets. He plays pool at the billiard houses. --Thackeray. 3. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners. 4. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join. 5. A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into the pool. 6. (Railroads) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement. 7. (Law) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities. {Pin pool}, a variety of the game of billiards in which small wooden pins are set up to be knocked down by the balls. {Pool ball}, one of the colored ivory balls used in playing the game at billiards called pool. {Pool snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the European redshank. [Prov. Eng.] {Pool table}, a billiard table with pockets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulvil \Pul"vil\, n. [It. polviglio, fr. L. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder: cf. Sp. polvillo.] A sweet-scented powder; pulvillio. [Written also {pulville}.] [Obs.] --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulvil \Pul"vil\, v. t. To apply pulvil to. [Obs.] --Congreve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulvil \Pul"vil\, n. [It. polviglio, fr. L. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder: cf. Sp. polvillo.] A sweet-scented powder; pulvillio. [Written also {pulville}.] [Obs.] --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pulvillus \[d8]Pul*vil"lus\, n.; pl. {Pulvilli}. [L., a little cushion.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulvillio \Pulvil"lio\, Pulvillo \Pul*vil"lo\, n. [See {Pulvil}.] A kind of perfume in the form of a powder, formerly much used, -- often in little bags. Smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pulvillio \Pulvil"lio\, Pulvillo \Pul*vil"lo\, n. [See {Pulvil}.] A kind of perfume in the form of a powder, formerly much used, -- often in little bags. Smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios. --Addison.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Poolville, TX Zip code(s): 76487
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
play by electronic mail A kind of game where the players use {electronic mail} to communicate. This may be done via a human {moderator} or an automatic {mailing list} {exploder} on some central machine or it may be fully distributed with each player just addressing his mail to all other players. This is a natural extension of "play by mail" games conducted via {snail mail}. {(http://fermi.clas.virginia.edu/~gl8f/pbm.html)}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:rec.games.pbm}. (1994-10-27)