palimpsest
         n 1: a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on
               which more than one text has been written with the earlier
               writing incompletely erased and still visible

English Dictionary: plumbago	by the DICT Development Group
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Palm Beach n a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast
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palm family n chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Synonym(s): Palmae, family Palmae, Palmaceae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family
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palm off v sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn: foist off, palm off, fob off]
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Phalaenopsis n genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia Synonym(s): Phalaenopsis, genus Phalaenopsis
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Phalaenopsis amabilis n orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red Synonym(s): butterfly plant, Phalaenopsis amabilis
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Phalaenoptilus n a genus of Caprimulgidae [syn: Phalaenoptilus, {genus Phalaenoptilus}]
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Phalaenoptilus nuttallii n goatsucker of western North America [syn: poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii]
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Phleum pratense n grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay Synonym(s): timothy, herd's grass, Phleum pratense
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phylum Brachiopoda n marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks [syn: Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda]
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phylum Bryozoa n marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids Synonym(s): Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa
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phylum Phoronida n small phylum of wormlike marine animals [syn: Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida]
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phylum Platyhelminthes n flatworms [syn: Platyhelminthes, {phylum Platyhelminthes}]
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phylum Pogonophora n beard worms Synonym(s): Pogonophora, phylum Pogonophora
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phylum Porifera n coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges [syn: Porifera, phylum Porifera]
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phylum Protozoa n in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers Synonym(s): Protozoa, phylum Protozoa
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phylum Pyrrophyta n a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds Synonym(s): Pyrrophyta, phylum Pyrrophyta
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Pilea involucrata n low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers Synonym(s): friendship plant, panamica, panamiga, Pilea involucrata
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plain flour n flour that does not contain a raising agent
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plain weave n a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect Synonym(s): plain weave, taffeta weave
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plain-woven adj (of cloth) made in plain weave
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plan of action n a plan for actively doing something
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plan of attack n ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" Synonym(s): approach, attack, plan of attack
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plane figure n a two-dimensional shape [syn: plane figure, {two- dimensional figure}]
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plane-polarized adj (of a moving wave) vibrating in a single plane; "plane- polarized light"
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plenipotentiary n a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
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plum pudding n a rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake [syn: plum pudding, Christmas pudding]
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plum-fruited yew n South American evergreen tree or shrub [syn: {plum-fruited yew}, Prumnopitys andina, Prumnopitys elegans]
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plum-yew family n a family of Cephalotaxaceae [syn: Cephalotaxaceae, family Cephalotaxaceae, plum-yew family]
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plumb adv completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" Synonym(s): clean, plumb, plum conforming to the direction of a plumb line exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" Synonym(s): plumb, plum adj exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" n the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: plumb bob, plumb, plummet] v measure the depth of something weight with lead examine thoroughly and in great depth adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
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plumb bob n the metal bob of a plumb line [syn: plumb bob, plumb, plummet]
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plumb level n a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it
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plumb line n a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point Synonym(s): plumb line, perpendicular
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plumb rule n a plumb line attached to a narrow board
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plumbable adj (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth Synonym(s): fathomable, plumbable, soundable Antonym(s): unfathomable
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Plumbaginaceae n perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas Synonym(s): Plumbaginaceae, family Plumbaginaceae, leadwort family, sea-lavender family
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plumbaginaceous adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Plumbaginaceae
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Plumbaginales n coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales Synonym(s): Plumbaginales, order Plumbaginales
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plumbago n used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors Synonym(s): graphite, black lead, plumbago any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
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Plumbago europaea n a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers [syn: leadwort, Plumbago europaea]
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plumber n a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances Synonym(s): plumber, pipe fitter
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plumber's helper n hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains Synonym(s): plunger, plumber's helper
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plumber's snake n a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes Synonym(s): plumber's snake, auger
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plumbery n the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) Synonym(s): plumbing, plumbery
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plumbic adj relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic, plumbous]
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plumbing n utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage Synonym(s): plumbing, plumbing system the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) Synonym(s): plumbing, plumbery measuring the depths of the oceans Synonym(s): bathymetry, plumbing
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plumbing fixture n a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
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plumbing system n utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage Synonym(s): plumbing, plumbing system
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plumbism n toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system Synonym(s): lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism
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plumbous adj relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic, plumbous]
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plume poppy n herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers Synonym(s): plume poppy, bocconia, Macleaya cordata
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plump adv straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water" adj sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; "a chubby child"; "pleasingly plump"; Synonym(s): chubby, embonpoint, plump n the sound of a sudden heavy fall v drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" [syn: plummet, plump] set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Synonym(s): plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Synonym(s): fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" Synonym(s): plump, go
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plump down v drop heavily [syn: plonk down, plump down, {plank down}] set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Synonym(s): plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump
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plump for v be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" Synonym(s): back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
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plump in v arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning"
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plump out v depart suddenly; "He plumped out of the house" make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Synonym(s): fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
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plump up v make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" [syn: {fluff up}, plump up, shake up]
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plumping adj very large; of exceptional size for its kind; "won by a plumping majority"
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plumpness n the bodily property of being well rounded [syn: plumpness, embonpoint, roundness]
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polyoma virus n a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice Synonym(s): polyoma, polyoma virus
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pyelonephritis n inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n.       A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed       coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De       Colange.
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Palampore \Pal`am*pore"\, n.       See {Palempore}.
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Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n.       A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed       coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De       Colange.
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Palampore \Pal`am*pore"\, n.       See {Palempore}.
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Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n.       A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed       coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De       Colange.
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Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\, n.       A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed       coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De       Colange.
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Palimpsest \Pal"imp*sest\, n. [L. palimpsestus, Gr. [?]       scratched or scraped again, [?] a palimpsest; [?] again + [?]       to rub, rub away: cf. F. palimpseste.]       A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first       writing having been erased to make place for the second.       --Longfellow.
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf       resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]       1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or             {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree.          Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic                size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,                and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent                bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a                terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,                often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great                size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.                There are about one thousand species known, nearly all                of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.                The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many                species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic                economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the                cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,                the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm                and palmetto.          2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a             symbol of victory or rejoicing.                         A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and                      before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme                      in their hands.                                 --Rev. vii. 9.          3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or             triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm             of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer.                         So get the start of the majestic world And bear the                      palm alone.                                       --Shak.          {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella             l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.          {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as             food.          {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure.          {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab.          {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of             several species of palms, as the African oil palm             ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of             soap and candles. See {El[91]is}.          {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus             Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut             palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf             of the palmyra palm.          {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.          {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very             large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91]             bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and             {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.          {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,             in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}),             the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it             yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.             Called also {palm toddy}.          {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of a palm weevil.             (b) A centipede.
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Peach \Peach\, n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[88]che,       fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a       peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.] (Bot.)       A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two       seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree       which bears it ({Prunus, [or] Amygdalus Persica}). In the       wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.          {Guinea}, [or] {Sierra Leone}, {peach}, the large edible             berry of the {Sarcocephalus esculentus}, a rubiaceous             climbing shrub of west tropical Africa.          {Palm peach}, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ({Bactris             speciosa}).          {Peach color}, the pale red color of the peach blossom.          {Peach-tree borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a clearwing moth             ({[92]geria, [or] Sannina, exitiosa}) of the family             {[92]geriid[91]}, which is very destructive to peach trees             by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the             moth itself. See Illust. under {Borer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf       resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]       1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or             {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree.          Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic                size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,                and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent                bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a                terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,                often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great                size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.                There are about one thousand species known, nearly all                of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.                The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many                species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic                economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the                cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,                the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm                and palmetto.          2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a             symbol of victory or rejoicing.                         A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and                      before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme                      in their hands.                                 --Rev. vii. 9.          3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or             triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm             of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer.                         So get the start of the majestic world And bear the                      palm alone.                                       --Shak.          {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella             l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.          {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as             food.          {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure.          {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab.          {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of             several species of palms, as the African oil palm             ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of             soap and candles. See {El[91]is}.          {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus             Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut             palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf             of the palmyra palm.          {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.          {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very             large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91]             bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and             {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.          {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,             in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}),             the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it             yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.             Called also {palm toddy}.          {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of a palm weevil.             (b) A centipede.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palmiferous \Pal*mif"er*ous\, a.[L. palmifer; palma a palm +       ferre to bear: cf. F. palmif[8a]re.]       Bearing palms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palmiped \Pal"mi*ped\, a.[L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed;       palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F.       palmip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.)       Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n. A swimming bird; a bird       having webbed feet.
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Stockdove \Stock"dove`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A common European wild pigeon ({Columba [91]nas}), so called       because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic       pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the       stocks, or trunks, of trees.          Note: The name is applied, also, to other related species, as                the Indian stockdove ({Palumb[91]na Eversmanni}).
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Poor-will \Poor"-will`\, n. [So called in imitation of its       note.] (Zo[94]l.)       A bird of the Western United States ({Phal[91]noptilus       Nutalli}) allied to the whip-poor-will.
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d8Phleum \[d8]Phle"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of marsh       plant.] (Bot.)       A genus of grasses, including the timothy ({Phleum       pratense}), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass.       --Gray.
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Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., [or] Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\       [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England       to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)       A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense}) with long cylindrical       spikes; -- called also {herd's grass}, in England,       {cat's-tail grass}, and {meadow cat's-tail grass}. It is much       prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
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Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,       level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.       {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]       1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;             even. See {Plane}.                         The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough                      places plain.                                    --Isa. xl. 4.          2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.                         Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.          3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;             clear; unmistakable. [bd]'T is a plain case.[b8] --Shak.          4.             (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without                   conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.             (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show                   or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.                   [bd]Plain yet pious Christians.[b8] --Hammond. [bd]The                   plain people.[b8] --A. Lincoln.             (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;                   artless; honest; frank. [bd]An honest mind, and                   plain.[b8] --Shak.             (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain                   food.             (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain                   woman.             (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.             (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.          {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.          {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's             projection.          {Plain dealer}.             (a) One who practices plain dealing.             (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.          {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are             plain figures.          {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common             stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;             -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.                      {Plain song}.             (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed                   melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,                   in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond                   the compass of an octave.             (b) A simple melody.          {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.          Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;                undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;                unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;                distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.]       1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two             points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies             wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which             by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without             curvature.          2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with,             or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle,             or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of             the ecliptic, or of the equator.          3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface,             used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.          4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of             wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a             smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side             or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge             of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward,             with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as,             the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane,             etc.          {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which             the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to             be determined, is supposed to stand.          {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}.          {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points             infinitely distant are conceived as situated.          {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane.          {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}.          {Plane of projection}.             (a) The plane on which the projection is made,                   corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective;                   -- called also principal plane.             (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points                   are referred for the purpose of determining their                   relative position in space.          {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in             which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or             reflected ray.
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.]       1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two             points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies             wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which             by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without             curvature.          2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with,             or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle,             or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of             the ecliptic, or of the equator.          3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface,             used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.          4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of             wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a             smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side             or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge             of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward,             with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as,             the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane,             etc.          {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which             the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to             be determined, is supposed to stand.          {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}.          {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points             infinitely distant are conceived as situated.          {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane.          {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}.          {Plane of projection}.             (a) The plane on which the projection is made,                   corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective;                   -- called also principal plane.             (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points                   are referred for the purpose of determining their                   relative position in space.          {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in             which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or             reflected ray.
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.]       1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two             points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies             wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which             by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without             curvature.          2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with,             or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle,             or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of             the ecliptic, or of the equator.          3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface,             used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.          4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of             wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a             smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side             or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge             of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward,             with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as,             the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane,             etc.          {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which             the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to             be determined, is supposed to stand.          {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}.          {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points             infinitely distant are conceived as situated.          {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane.          {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}.          {Plane of projection}.             (a) The plane on which the projection is made,                   corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective;                   -- called also principal plane.             (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points                   are referred for the purpose of determining their                   relative position in space.          {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in             which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or             reflected ray.
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Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]       Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying       in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.          Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost                exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.          {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines             in a plane.          {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.                      {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same             plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear             plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane             figure.          {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the             relations and properties of plane figures.          {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically             by the aid of the right line and circle only.          {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's             place and course on the supposition that the earth's             surface is a plane.          {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on             which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,             rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.          {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the             earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical             surveying of tracts of moderate extent.          {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a             survey on paper in the field.          {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its             principles are applied to plane triangles.
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Problem \Prob"lem\, n. [F. probl[8a]me, L. problema, fr. Gr. [?]       anything thrown forward, a question proposed for solution,       fr. [?] to throw or lay before; [?] before, forward + [?] to       throw. Cf. {Parable}. ]       1. A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for             examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of             solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question             involving doubt. --Bacon.          2. (Math.) Anything which is required to be done; as, in             geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or,             in algebra, to find an unknown quantity.          Note: Problem differs from theorem in this, that a problem is                something to be done, as to bisect a triangle, to                describe a circle, etc.; a theorem is something to be                proved, as that all the angles of a triangle are equal                to two right angles.          {Plane problem} (Geom.), a problem that can be solved by the             use of the rule and compass.          {Solid problem} (Geom.), a problem requiring in its geometric             solution the use of a conic section or higher curve.
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Plane-parallel \Plane`-par"al*lel\, a. (Optics)       Having opposite surfaces exactly plane and parallel, as a       piece of glass.
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Planifolious \Plan`i*fo"li*ous\, a. [Plani- + L. folium leaf.]       (Bot.)       Flat-leaved.
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Planiform \Plan"i*form\, a. (Anat.)       Having a plane surface; as, a planiform, gliding, or       arthrodial articulation.
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Planipennate \Pla`ni*pen"nate\, a.       Of or pertaining to Planipennia.
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d8Planipennia \[d8]Pla`ni*pen"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. planus       plane + penna wing.] (Zo[94]l.)       A suborder of Neuroptera, including those that have broad,       flat wings, as the ant-lion, lacewing, etc. Called also       {Planipennes}.
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Planipetalous \Plan`i*pet"al*ous\, a. [Plani- + petal.] (Bot.)       Having flat petals.
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Planoblast \Plan"o*blast\, n. [Gr. [?] to wander + -blast.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.
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Abatement \A*bate"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [OF. abatement, F.       abattement.]       1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a             lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an             end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression             thereof.          2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of             reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount             allowed.          3. (Her.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.          4. (Law) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a             freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the             heir or devisee. --Blackstone.          {Defense in abatement}, {Plea in abatement}, (Law), plea to             the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer,             want of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
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4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth             of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.          5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of             assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having             special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.          6. (Law)             (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel                   occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the                   bar of the court signifies in open court.             (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for                   arraignment, trial, or sentence.             (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or                   district; the legal profession.             (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to                   plaintiff's action.          7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of             God.          8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are             passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind             the counter where liquors for sale are kept.          9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying             only one fifth part of the field.          10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a             bar of color.          11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the             staff into spaces which represent measures, and are             themselves called measures.          Note: A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division                of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in                psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The                term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e.,                for such length of music, or of silence, as is included                between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight                bars; two bars' rest.          12. (Far.) pl.             (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper                   jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.             (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent                   inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side,                   and extends into the center of the sole.          13. (Mining)             (a) A drilling or tamping rod.             (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode.          14. (Arch.)             (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.             (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports                   the glass of a window; a sash bar.          {Bar shoe} (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across             the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog             from injury.          {Bar shot}, a double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a             ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for             destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.          {Bar sinister} (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used             for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See {Baton}.          {Bar tracery} (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars             of iron twisted into the forms required.          {Blank bar} (Law). See {Blank}.          {Case at bar} (Law), a case presently before the court; a             case under argument.          {In bar of}, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent.          {Matter in bar}, or {Defence in bar}, a plea which is a final             defense in an action.          {Plea in bar}, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the             plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely.          {Trial at bar} (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of             one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum             representing the full court.
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Plenipotence \Ple*nip"o*tence\, Plenipotency \Ple*nip"o*ten*cy\,       n.       The quality or state of being plenipotent. [R.]
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Plenipotence \Ple*nip"o*tence\, Plenipotency \Ple*nip"o*ten*cy\,       n.       The quality or state of being plenipotent. [R.]
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Plenipotent \Ple*nip"o*tent\, a. [L. plenus full + potens,       -entis, potent.]       Possessing full power. [R.] --Milton.
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Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl.       {Plenipotentiaries}. [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F.       pl[82]nipotentiaire.]       A person invested with full power to transact any business;       especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with       full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other       business.
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Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\, a.       Containing or conferring full power; invested with full       power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary       ministers. --Howell.
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Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl.       {Plenipotentiaries}. [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F.       pl[82]nipotentiaire.]       A person invested with full power to transact any business;       especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with       full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other       business.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from                the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the                {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or                {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are                some of the best known.          Note: Among the true plums are;          {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or             purple globular drupes,          {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.          {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its             round red drupes.          {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,             much grown in England for sale in the markets.          {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or             yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several             other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other             genera than {Prunus}, are;          {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of             the same family with the persimmon.          {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.          {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.                      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.          {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium             macrophyllum}.          {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.          {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.          {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.          2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.          3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant             language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the             person possessing it.          {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European             bullfinch.          {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus             scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes             in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva             bores into the stone and eats the kernel.          {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very             destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other             stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped             incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the             pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum             curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from                the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the                {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or                {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are                some of the best known.          Note: Among the true plums are;          {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or             purple globular drupes,          {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.          {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its             round red drupes.          {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,             much grown in England for sale in the markets.          {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or             yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several             other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other             genera than {Prunus}, are;          {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of             the same family with the persimmon.          {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.          {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.                      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.          {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium             macrophyllum}.          {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.          {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.          {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.          2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.          3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant             language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the             person possessing it.          {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European             bullfinch.          {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus             scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes             in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva             bores into the stone and eats the kernel.          {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very             destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other             stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped             incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the             pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum             curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from                the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the                {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or                {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are                some of the best known.          Note: Among the true plums are;          {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or             purple globular drupes,          {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.          {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its             round red drupes.          {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,             much grown in England for sale in the markets.          {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or             yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several             other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other             genera than {Prunus}, are;          {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of             the same family with the persimmon.          {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.          {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.                      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.          {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium             macrophyllum}.          {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.          {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.          {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.          2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.          3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant             language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the             person possessing it.          {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European             bullfinch.          {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus             scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes             in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva             bores into the stone and eats the kernel.          {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very             destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other             stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped             incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the             pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum             curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or       bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.]       A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a       line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical       direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below.          {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4.          {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by             solder.          {Plumb level}. See under {Level}.          {Plumb line}.       (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.       (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.          {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by             builders and carpenters.
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Plumb \Plumb\, a.       Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line       attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.
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Plumb \Plumb\, adv.       In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. [bd]Plumb down he       falls.[b8] --Milton.
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Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plumbing}.]       1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular;             as, to plumb a building or a wall.          2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water;             hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth,             quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.                         He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld.                                                                               Lytton.          3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.          4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or       bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.]       A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a       line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical       direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below.          {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4.          {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by             solder.          {Plumb level}. See under {Level}.          {Plumb line}.       (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.       (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.          {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by             builders and carpenters.
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or       bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.]       A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a       line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical       direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below.          {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4.          {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by             solder.          {Plumb level}. See under {Level}.          {Plumb line}.       (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.       (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.          {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by             builders and carpenters.
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Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF.       livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb       level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance,       water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.]       1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or             plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is             everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this             is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all             points are equally distant from the center of the earth,             or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.          2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a             plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point             and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this             is the apparent level at the given point.          3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain             degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the             earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the             level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the             valley or of the sea.                         After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.                                                                               --Sir M. Hale.                         Shot from the deadly level of a gun.   --Shak.          4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard,             degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one             of several planes of different elevation.                         Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.                                                                               --Addison.                         Somebody there of his own level.         --Swift.                         Be the fair level of thy actions laid As temperance                      wills and prudence may persuade.         --Prior.          5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a             condition conformable to natural law or which will secure             a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.                         When merit shall find its level.         --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          6. (Mech. & Surv.)             (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or                   adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.             (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two                   points, by means of a level; as, to take a level.          7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.          {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below).          {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is             used instead of a tube.          {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level             or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small             spirit level.          {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights             and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance             between high and low water.          {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by             means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to             ascertain the profile of the ground.          {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in             true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at             right angles.          {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is             shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether             contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular             box with a glass cover.          {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level             attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate             adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in             leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}.          {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of             the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes             connected by a pipe.
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or       bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.]       A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a       line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical       direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below.          {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4.          {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by             solder.          {Plumb level}. See under {Level}.          {Plumb line}.       (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.       (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.          {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by             builders and carpenters.
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or       bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.]       A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a       line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical       direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below.          {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4.          {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by             solder.          {Plumb level}. See under {Level}.          {Plumb line}.       (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.       (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.          {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by             builders and carpenters.
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Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or       bullet; cf. Gr. [?], [?], [?]. Cf. {Plummet}, {Plunge}.]       A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a       line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical       direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below.          {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4.          {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by             solder.          {Plumb level}. See under {Level}.          {Plumb line}.       (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.       (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.          {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by             builders and carpenters.
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Plumbage \Plumb"age\, n.       Leadwork [R.]
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Plumbagin \Plum*ba"gin\, n. [L. plumbago leadwort, fr. plumbum       lead; cf. F. plombagin.] (Chem.)       A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a       certain plant of the Leadwort ({Plumbago}) family.
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Plumbagineous \Plum`ba*gin"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)       Pertaining to natural order ({Plumbagine[91]}) of       gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order       includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other       genera.
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Plumbaginous \Plum*bag"i*nous\, a.       Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago;       as, a plumbaginous slate.
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Plumbago \Plum*ba"go\, n. [L., from plumbum lead.]       1. (Min.) Same as {Graphite}.          2. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty             salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.
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Plumbean \Plum"be*an\, Plumbeous \Plum"be*ous\, a. [L. plumbeus,       from plumbum the metal lead.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis.          2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.
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Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plumbing}.]       1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular;             as, to plumb a building or a wall.          2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water;             hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth,             quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.                         He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld.                                                                               Lytton.          3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.          4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
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Plumbean \Plum"be*an\, Plumbeous \Plum"be*ous\, a. [L. plumbeus,       from plumbum the metal lead.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis.          2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.
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Plumber \Plumb"er\, n. [F. plombier. See {Plumb}.]       One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and       repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for       the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.
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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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Plumber block \Plumb"er block`\       A pillow block.
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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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Plumber block \Plumb"er block`\       A pillow block.
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Plumbery \Plumb"er*y\, n. [F. plomberie.]       1. The business of a plumber. [Obs.]          2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
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Plumbic \Plum"bic\, a. [From {Plumbum}.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used       specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a       higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as,       plumbic oxide.
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Plumbiferous \Plum*bif"er*ous\, a. [Plumbum + -ferous.]       Producing or containing lead. --Kirwan.
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Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plumbing}.]       1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular;             as, to plumb a building or a wall.          2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water;             hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth,             quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.                         He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld.                                                                               Lytton.          3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.          4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.
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Plumbing \Plumb"ing\, n.       1. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to             building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing,             fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage,             etc. --Gwilt.          2. The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in             conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building.
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Plumbism \Plum"bism\, n. [From {Plumbum}.] (Med.)       A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead,       common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as       among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by       various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.       See under {Colic}, {Lead}, and {Wrist}.
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Plumbous \Plum"bous\, a. [From {Plumbum}.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically       to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence       as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
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Snowy \Snow"y\, a.       1. White like snow. [bd]So shows a snowy dove trooping with             crows.[b8] --Shak.          2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. [bd]The snowy top             of cold Olympus.[b8] --Milton.          3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.                         There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall                                                                               (1646).          {Snowy heron} (Zo[94]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea             candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and             southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}.          {Snowy lemming} (Zo[94]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus             torquatus}), which turns white in winter.          {Snowy owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea             Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern             parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its             plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually             more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also             {white owl}.          {Snowy plover} (Zo[94]l.), a small plover ({[92]gialitis             nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and             Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and             portions of the head white.
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Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.]       1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long,             conspicuous, or handsome feather.                         Wings . . . of many a colored plume.   --Milton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.          3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a             waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling             feathers.                         His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden.          4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides             himself; a prize or reward. [bd]Ambitious to win from me             some plume.[b8] --Milton.          5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence             resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large             ornamental grasses.          {Plume bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird that yields ornamental             plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New             Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white             heron of Florida ({Ardea candidissima}).          {Plume grass}. (Bot)             (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the                   spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in                   swamps in the Southern United States.             (b) The still finer {E. Ravenn[91]} from the Mediterranean                   region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole                   genus.          {Plume moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small, slender             moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[91]}. Most of             them have the wings deeply divided into two or more             plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the             grapevine.          {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree             ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are             tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snowy \Snow"y\, a.       1. White like snow. [bd]So shows a snowy dove trooping with             crows.[b8] --Shak.          2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. [bd]The snowy top             of cold Olympus.[b8] --Milton.          3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.                         There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall                                                                               (1646).          {Snowy heron} (Zo[94]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea             candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and             southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}.          {Snowy lemming} (Zo[94]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus             torquatus}), which turns white in winter.          {Snowy owl} (Zo[94]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea             Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern             parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its             plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually             more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also             {white owl}.          {Snowy plover} (Zo[94]l.), a small plover ({[92]gialitis             nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and             Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and             portions of the head white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.]       1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long,             conspicuous, or handsome feather.                         Wings . . . of many a colored plume.   --Milton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.          3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a             waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling             feathers.                         His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden.          4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides             himself; a prize or reward. [bd]Ambitious to win from me             some plume.[b8] --Milton.          5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence             resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large             ornamental grasses.          {Plume bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird that yields ornamental             plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New             Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white             heron of Florida ({Ardea candidissima}).          {Plume grass}. (Bot)             (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the                   spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in                   swamps in the Southern United States.             (b) The still finer {E. Ravenn[91]} from the Mediterranean                   region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole                   genus.          {Plume moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small, slender             moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[91]}. Most of             them have the wings deeply divided into two or more             plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the             grapevine.          {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree             ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are             tipped with long plumose persistent styles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plumiped \Plu"mi*ped\, a. [L. plumipes, -edis; pluma a feather +       pes: cf. F. plumip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having feet covered with feathers. -- n. A plumiped bird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, a.       Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation;       blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.                   After the plump statement that the author was at                Erceldoune and spake with Thomas.            --Saintsbury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, n.       A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of       trees, fowls, or spears. [Obs.]                   To visit islands and the plumps of men.   --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, v. i. [Cf. D. plompen, G. plumpen, Sw. plumpa,       Dan. plumpe. See {Plump}, a.]       1. To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.          2. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at             once.[bd]Dulcissa plumps into a chair.[b8] --Spectator.          3. To {give} a plumper. See {Plumper}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plumping}.]       1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\ (pl[ucr]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[etil]r);       superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D.       plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin.       Cf. {Plump}, adv.]       Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump       baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.                   The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.                                                                               Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, adv. [Cf. D. plomp, interj., G. plump, plumps.       Cf. {Plump}, a. & v.]       Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. [bd]Fall plump.[b8]       --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plumping}.]       1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\ (pl[ucr]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[etil]r);       superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D.       plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin.       Cf. {Plump}, adv.]       Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump       baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.                   The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.                                                                               Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plumper \Plump"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something             else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the             cheeks.          2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only,             when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the             advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote             thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.          3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.]          4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\ (pl[ucr]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[etil]r);       superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D.       plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin.       Cf. {Plump}, adv.]       Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump       baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.                   The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.                                                                               Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Floating \Float"ing\, n.       The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by       placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also       {fattening}, {plumping}, and {laying out}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plumping}.]       1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Floating \Float"ing\, n.       The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by       placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also       {fattening}, {plumping}, and {laying out}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plumping}.]       1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plumply \Plump"ly\, adv.       Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plumpness \Plump"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being plump.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plumpy \Plump"y\, a.       Plump; fat; sleek. [bd]Plumpy Bacchus.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polleniferous \Pol`len*if"er*ous\, a. [Pollen + -ferous.] (Bot.)       Producing pollen; polliniferous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polliniferous \Pol`li*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. pollen, -inis, pollen       + -ferous: cf. F. pollinif[8a]re.] (Bot.)       Producing pollen; polleniferous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyembryonate \Pol`y*em"bry*o*nate\, a. [Poly- + embryonate.]       (Bot.)       Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyembryonic \Pol`y*em`bry*on"ic\, a. [Poly- + embryonic.]       (Bot.)       Polyembryonate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyembryony \Pol`y*em"bry*o*ny\, n. [See {Poly-}, and       {Embryo}.] (Bot.)       The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either       to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic       sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic       sac.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leafcup \Leaf"cup`\, n. (Bot.)       A coarse American composite weed ({Polymnia Uvedalia}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pulmobranchiata \[d8]Pul`mo*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.],    Pulmobranchiate \Pul`mo*bran"chi*ate\, a. & n.(Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Pulmonibranchiata}, {-ate}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palenville, NY       Zip code(s): 12463
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Bay, FL (city, FIPS 54000)       Location: 27.98566 N, 80.66019 W       Population (1990): 62632 (26273 housing units)       Area: 164.8 sq km (land), 8.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32905, 32907, 32908, 32909
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Beach, FL (town, FIPS 54025)       Location: 26.69285 N, 80.03815 W       Population (1990): 9814 (9191 housing units)       Area: 10.2 sq km (land), 16.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33480
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Beach County, FL (county, FIPS 99)       Location: 26.64141 N, 80.43702 W       Population (1990): 863518 (461665 housing units)       Area: 5268.9 sq km (land), 912.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Beach Garde, FL       Zip code(s): 33410, 33418
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Beach Gardens, FL (city, FIPS 54075)       Location: 26.83745 N, 80.12038 W       Population (1990): 22965 (12171 housing units)       Area: 68.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Beach Shores, FL (town, FIPS 54150)       Location: 26.77705 N, 80.03470 W       Population (1990): 1040 (1049 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palm Valley, FL (CDP, FIPS 54525)       Location: 30.19966 N, 81.39115 W       Population (1990): 9960 (4814 housing units)       Area: 34.7 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)    Palm Valley, TX (town, FIPS 54798)       Location: 26.20323 N, 97.75374 W       Population (1990): 1199 (672 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Palmview, TX (city, FIPS 54804)       Location: 26.22986 N, 98.37251 W       Population (1990): 1818 (622 housing units)       Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plain View, VA       Zip code(s): 23156
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plainfield, CT       Zip code(s): 06374    Plainfield, IA (city, FIPS 63210)       Location: 42.84393 N, 92.53546 W       Population (1990): 455 (193 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50666    Plainfield, IL (village, FIPS 60287)       Location: 41.61592 N, 88.20407 W       Population (1990): 4557 (1691 housing units)       Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60544    Plainfield, IN (town, FIPS 60246)       Location: 39.70044 N, 86.38794 W       Population (1990): 10433 (4303 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Plainfield, MA       Zip code(s): 01070    Plainfield, NH       Zip code(s): 03781    Plainfield, NJ (city, FIPS 59190)       Location: 40.61525 N, 74.41647 W       Population (1990): 46567 (16063 housing units)       Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Plainfield, OH (village, FIPS 63044)       Location: 40.20628 N, 81.71903 W       Population (1990): 178 (69 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Plainfield, VT       Zip code(s): 05667    Plainfield, WI (village, FIPS 63150)       Location: 44.21410 N, 89.49428 W       Population (1990): 839 (370 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54966
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plainfield Village, CT (CDP, FIPS 60090)       Location: 41.67650 N, 71.92485 W       Population (1990): 2856 (1025 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plainview, AR (city, FIPS 55970)       Location: 34.98946 N, 93.29764 W       Population (1990): 685 (309 housing units)       Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72857    Plainview, IL       Zip code(s): 62676    Plainview, MN (city, FIPS 51424)       Location: 44.16555 N, 92.16893 W       Population (1990): 2768 (1030 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55964    Plainview, NE (city, FIPS 39170)       Location: 42.35394 N, 97.78692 W       Population (1990): 1333 (664 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68769    Plainview, NY (CDP, FIPS 58442)       Location: 40.78330 N, 73.47265 W       Population (1990): 26207 (8598 housing units)       Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 11803    Plainview, SD       Zip code(s): 57748    Plainview, TX (city, FIPS 57980)       Location: 34.19093 N, 101.72461 W       Population (1990): 21700 (8152 housing units)       Area: 33.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79072
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plainville, CT       Zip code(s): 06062    Plainville, GA (city, FIPS 61684)       Location: 34.40409 N, 85.03638 W       Population (1990): 231 (91 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 30733    Plainville, IL (village, FIPS 60339)       Location: 39.78404 N, 91.18161 W       Population (1990): 261 (114 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62365    Plainville, IN (town, FIPS 60264)       Location: 38.80427 N, 87.15193 W       Population (1990): 444 (207 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47568    Plainville, KS (city, FIPS 56150)       Location: 39.23415 N, 99.30134 W       Population (1990): 2173 (986 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67663    Plainville, MA       Zip code(s): 02762
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plum Branch, SC (town, FIPS 57670)       Location: 33.84943 N, 82.25924 W       Population (1990): 101 (40 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29845
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plumville, PA (borough, FIPS 61632)       Location: 40.79376 N, 79.18048 W       Population (1990): 390 (150 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plympton, MA       Zip code(s): 02367
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Plymptonville, PA (CDP, FIPS 61704)       Location: 41.04592 N, 78.44594 W       Population (1990): 1074 (483 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
plan file n.   [Unix] On systems that support {finger}, the    `.plan' file in a user's home directory is displayed when the user    is fingered.   This feature was originally intended to be used to    keep potential fingerers apprised of one's location and near-future    plans, but has been turned almost universally to humorous and    self-expressive purposes (like a {sig block}).   See also {Hacking X    for Y}.          A recent innovation in plan files has been the introduction of    "scrolling plan files" which are one-dimensional animations made    using only the printable ASCII character set, carriage return and    line feed, avoiding terminal specific escape sequences, since the    {finger} command will (for security reasons; see {letterbomb}) not    pass the escape character.          Scrolling .plan files have become art forms in miniature, and some    sites have started competitions to find who can create the longest    running, funniest, and most original animations.   Various animation    characters include:       Centipede:       mmmmme       Lorry/Truck:       oo-oP       Andalusian Video Snail:       _@/       and a compiler (ASP) is available on Usenet for producing them.   See    also {twirling baton}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
plumbing n.   [Unix] Term used for {shell} code, so called    because of the prevalence of `pipelines' that feed the output of one    program to the input of another.   Under Unix, user utilities can    often be implemented or at least prototyped by a suitable collection    of pipelines and temp-file grinding encapsulated in a shell script;    this is much less effort than writing C every time, and the    capability is considered one of Unix's major winning features.   A    few other OSs such as IBM's VM/CMS support similar facilities.   Esp.    used in the construction `hairy plumbing' (see {hairy}).   "You can    kluge together a basic spell-checker out of `sort(1)', `comm(1)',    and `tr(1)' with a little plumbing."   See also {tee}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
plan file          On {Unix} systems that support {finger},       the ".plan" file in a user's {home directory} is displayed       when the user is fingered.   This feature was originally       intended to be used to keep potential fingerers apprised of       one's location and near-future plans, but has been turned       almost universally to humorous and self-expressive purposes       (like a {sig block}).   See also {Hacking X for Y}.          A later innovation in plan files was the introduction of       "scrolling plan files" which are one-dimensional animations       made using only the printable {ASCII} character set, {carriage       return} and {line feed}, avoiding terminal specific {escape       sequences}, since the {finger} command will (for security       reasons; see {letterbomb}) not pass the {escape} character.          Scrolling .plan files have become art forms in miniature, and       some sites have started competitions to find who can create       the longest running, funniest, and most original animations.       A compiler (ASP) is available on {Usenet} for producing them.       Typical animation components include:             Centipede: mmmmme          Lorry/Truck: oo-oP          Andalusian Video Snail: _@/          In the mid-1990s {WWW} {home pages} largely supplanted .plan       files, providing a much richer forum for the publication of       personal minutiae and digital creativity.          See also {twirling baton}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1998-01-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Plumber          A system for obtaining information about       {memory leaks} in {Ada} and {C} programs.          {Home (http://home.earthlink.net/~owenomalley/plumber.html)}.          (17 Feb 1999)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
plumbing          (Unix) Term used for {shell} code, so called because of the       prevalence of "{pipeline}s" that feed the output of one       program to the input of another.   Under {Unix}, user utilities       can often be implemented or at least prototyped by a suitable       collection of pipelines and temporary file {grind}ing       encapsulated in a {shell script}.   This is much less effort       than writing {C} every time, and the capability is considered       one of Unix's major winning features.   A few other {operating       system}s such as {IBM}'s {VM/CMS} support similar facilities.          The {tee} utility is specifically designed for plumbing.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PPLambda          essentially the {first-order predicate calculus}       superposed upon the {simply-typed} {polymorphic       lambda-calculus}.   PPLambda is the {object language} for       {LCF}.          ["Logic and Computation: Interactive Proof with Cambridge       LCF", L. Paulson, Cambridge U Press, 1987].          (1995-05-01)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Plain of Mamre       (Gen. 13:18; 14:13; R.V., "oaks of Mamre;" marg., "terebinths").       (See {MAMRE}; TEIL-{TREE}.)