paladin
         n 1: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter},
               {hero}, {paladin}]

English Dictionary: pollution	by the DICT Development Group
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palaeodendrology n the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees [syn: paleodendrology, palaeodendrology]
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palaeoethnography n the ethnography of paleolithic humans [syn: paleoethnography, palaeoethnography]
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Palatinate n a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine Synonym(s): Palatinate, Pfalz a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
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palatine adj relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" Synonym(s): palatal, palatine of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives of or relating to a palace n any of various important officials in ancient Rome (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands Synonym(s): palatine, palsgrave the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits Synonym(s): palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum
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palatine artery n one of several arteries supplying the face [syn: {palatine artery}, arteria palatina]
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palatine bone n either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits Synonym(s): palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum
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palatine raphe n the seam at the middle of the hard palate
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palatine tonsil n either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx Synonym(s): tonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla
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palatine vein n a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein Synonym(s): palatine vein, vena palatina
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paleodendrology n the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees [syn: paleodendrology, palaeodendrology]
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paleoethnography n the ethnography of paleolithic humans [syn: paleoethnography, palaeoethnography]
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Palladian adj referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio; "the much imitated arch and column compositions known as the Palladian motif"
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palladium n a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry Synonym(s): palladium, Pd, atomic number 46
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palliation n easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious Synonym(s): extenuation, mitigation, palliation
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pallidness n unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) Synonym(s): lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia
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pallidum n the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus [syn: pallidum, globus pallidus, paleostriatum]
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Peltandra n small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs [syn: Peltandra, genus Peltandra]
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Peltandra virginica n perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries Synonym(s): green arrow arum, tuckahoe, Peltandra virginica
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pelting n anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" Synonym(s): rain, pelting
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Phellodendron n small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark Synonym(s): Phellodendron, genus Phellodendron
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Phellodendron amurense n deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark Synonym(s): cork tree, Phellodendron amurense
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philodendron n often grown as a houseplant
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Pholiota nameko n one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan [syn: nameko, viscid mushroom, Pholiota nameko]
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pilot engine n a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track
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piloting n the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place Synonym(s): navigation, pilotage, piloting the occupation of a pilot Synonym(s): piloting, pilotage
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Piltdown hoax n a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax [syn: Piltdown man, Piltdown hoax]
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Piltdown man n a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax [syn: Piltdown man, Piltdown hoax]
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platan n any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits Synonym(s): plane tree, sycamore, platan
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Platanaceae n coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees [syn: Platanaceae, family Platanaceae, plane-tree family]
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Platanistidae n river dolphins [syn: Platanistidae, {family Platanistidae}]
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Platanthera n herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres Synonym(s): Platanthera, genus Platanthera
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Platanthera bifolia n south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria Synonym(s): lesser butterfly orchid, Platanthera bifolia, Habenaria bifolia
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Platanthera chlorantha n south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria Synonym(s): greater butterfly orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, Habenaria chlorantha
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Platanthera leucophea n of central North America; a threatened species [syn: prairie white-fringed orchid, Platanthera leucophea]
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Platanus n genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore Synonym(s): Platanus, genus Platanus
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Platanus acerifolia n very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree Synonym(s): London plane, Platanus acerifolia
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Platanus occidentalis n very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico Synonym(s): American sycamore, American plane, buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis
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Platanus orientalis n large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor [syn: oriental plane, Platanus orientalis]
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Platanus racemosa n tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers Synonym(s): California sycamore, Platanus racemosa
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Platanus wrightii n medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5 Synonym(s): Arizona sycamore, Platanus wrightii
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platen n work table of a machine tool the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
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plating n a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn: plating, metal plating] the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
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platinize v coat with metallic platinum
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platinum n a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits Synonym(s): platinum, Pt, atomic number 78
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platinum black n a fine black powder of platinum; used as a catalyst in chemical reactions
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platinum blond n a blond whose hair is a pale silvery (often artificially colored) blond Synonym(s): platinum blond, platinum blonde
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platinum blonde n a blond whose hair is a pale silvery (often artificially colored) blond Synonym(s): platinum blond, platinum blonde
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platinum thermometer n thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire Synonym(s): resistance thermometer, platinum thermometer
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platinum-blonde adj of hair color; whitish [syn: ash-blonde, {platinum- blonde}, towheaded]
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Platonic adj of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues" free from physical desire; "platonic love"
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Platonic body n any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent Synonym(s): regular polyhedron, regular convex solid, regular convex polyhedron, Platonic body, Platonic solid, ideal solid
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Platonic solid n any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent Synonym(s): regular polyhedron, regular convex solid, regular convex polyhedron, Platonic body, Platonic solid, ideal solid
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Platonic year n time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years Synonym(s): great year, Platonic year
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Platonism n (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names Synonym(s): Platonism, realism
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Platonist n an advocate of Platonism
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Platonistic adj pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism
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platoon n a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant a team of policemen working under the military platoon system a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"
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Platt National Park n a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs
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Plattensee n a large shallow lake in western Hungary [syn: Balaton, Lake Balaton, Plattensee]
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Platymiscium n genus of tropical American trees: quira [syn: Platymiscium, genus Platymiscium]
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Platymiscium pinnatum n large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers Synonym(s): Panama redwood tree, Panama redwood, Platymiscium pinnatum
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Platymiscium trinitatis n large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens Synonym(s): roble, Platymiscium trinitatis
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play down v understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" Synonym(s): background, play down, downplay Antonym(s): foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
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plaything n an artifact designed to be played with [syn: plaything, toy]
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playtime n time for play or diversion Synonym(s): playtime, playday
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pleading adj begging Synonym(s): beseeching, pleading, imploring Antonym(s): imperative n (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
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pleading in the alternative n a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on Synonym(s): alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative
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pleadingly adv in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said imploringly" Synonym(s): beseechingly, importunately, imploringly, pleadingly, entreatingly
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pleating n the act of folding in parallel folds [syn: plication, pleating]
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plodding adj (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" [syn: leaden, plodding] n hard monotonous routine work [syn: drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork] the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere" Synonym(s): plodding, plod
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ploddingly adv in a plodding manner; "this writer ploddingly accumulates detail after detail"
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Plotinus n Roman philosopher (born in Egypt) who was the leading representative of Neoplatonism (205-270)
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Plott hound n a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars
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pluton n large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Synonym(s): batholith, batholite, pluton, plutonic rock
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Plutonian adj of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus Synonym(s): Hadean, Plutonian, Tartarean
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plutonic adj of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro Synonym(s): irruptive, plutonic
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plutonic rock n large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Synonym(s): batholith, batholite, pluton, plutonic rock
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plutonium n a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 Synonym(s): plutonium, Pu, atomic number 94
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plutonium 239 n a highly fissionable isotope of plutonium that is used in atomic weapons and as a reactor fuel; produced by irradiating uranium 238 with slow electrons
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plutonium bomb n a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) Synonym(s): atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb
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plutonium pit n a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives Synonym(s): plutonium trigger, plutonium pit
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plutonium trigger n a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives Synonym(s): plutonium trigger, plutonium pit
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politeness n a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage Synonym(s): politeness, niceness Antonym(s): impoliteness the act of showing regard for others Synonym(s): politeness, civility
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pollutant n waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
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pollution n undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities the state of being polluted Synonym(s): befoulment, defilement, pollution the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors Synonym(s): contamination, pollution Antonym(s): decontamination
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polyatomic adj of or relating to a molecule made up of more than two atoms
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Polyodon n type genus of the Polyodontidae [syn: Polyodon, {genus Polyodon}]
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Polyodon spathula n primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout Synonym(s): paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathula
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Polyodontidae n paddlefishes Synonym(s): Polyodontidae, family Polyodontidae
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polythene n a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation Synonym(s): polyethylene, polythene
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polytonal adj using more than one key or tonality simultaneously; "exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies"
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polytonalism n music that uses two or more different keys at the same time Synonym(s): polytonality, polytonalism
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polytonality n music that uses two or more different keys at the same time Synonym(s): polytonality, polytonalism
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pull down v tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" Synonym(s): level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down Antonym(s): erect, put up, raise, rear, set up cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" Synonym(s): down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paladin \Pal"a*din\, n. [F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus       an officer of the palace. See {Palatine}.]       A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins       of Charlemagne. --Sir W. Scott.
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Paladiumize \Pala"di*um*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Palladiumized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palladiumizing}.]       To cover or coat with palladium. [R.]
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d8Paludamentum \[d8]Pa*lu`da*men*tum\, n.; pl. {Paladumenta}.       (Rom. Antiq.)       A military cloak worn by a general and his principal       officers.
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Palatinate \Pa*lat"i*nate\, v. t.       To make a palatinate of. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Palatinate \Pa*lat"i*nate\, n. [F. palatinat. See {Palatine}.]       The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a       palatine. --Howell.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr.       palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.]       Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a       palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.          {Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and             {County}.          {Palatine hill}, [or] {The palatine}, one of the seven hills             of Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[91]sars. See             {Palace}.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, n.       1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his             domains; a count palatine. See {Count palatine}, under 4th             {Count}.          2. The Palatine hill in Rome.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the palate.          {Palatine bones} (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in             the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between             the maxillaries.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\ n. (Anat.)       A palatine bone.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the palate.          {Palatine bones} (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in             the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between             the maxillaries.
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Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr.       palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.]       Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a       palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.          {Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and             {County}.          {Palatine hill}, [or] {The palatine}, one of the seven hills             of Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[91]sars. See             {Palace}.
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Palladian \Pal*la"di*an\, a. (Arch.)       Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived       classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea       Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century.
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Palladium \Pal*la"di*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?],       Pallas.]       1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the             famous statue on the preservation of which depended the             safety of ancient Troy.          2. Hence: That which affords effectual protection or             security; a sateguard; as, the trial by jury is the             palladium of our civil rights. --Blackstone.
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Palladium \Pal*la"di*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)       A rare metallic element of the light platinum group, found       native, and also alloyed with platinum and gold. It is a       silver-white metal resembling platinum, and like it permanent       and untarnished in the air, but is more easily fusible. It is       unique in its power of occluding hydrogen, which it does to       the extent of nearly a thousand volumes, forming the alloy       {Pd2H}. It is used for graduated circles and verniers, for       plating certain silver goods, and somewhat in dentistry. It       was so named in 1804 by Wollaston from the asteroid Pallas,       which was discovered in 1802. Symbol Pd. Atomic weight,       106.2.
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Paladiumize \Pala"di*um*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Palladiumized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palladiumizing}.]       To cover or coat with palladium. [R.]
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Paladiumize \Pala"di*um*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Palladiumized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palladiumizing}.]       To cover or coat with palladium. [R.]
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Palliate \Pal"li*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palliated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Palliating}.]       1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide.             [Obs.]                         Being palliated with a pilgrim's coat. --Sir T.                                                                               Herbert.          2. To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by             excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate             faults.                         They never hide or palliate their vices. --Swift.          3. To reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to             ease withhout curing; as, to palliate a disease.                         To palliate dullness, and give time a shove.                                                                               --Cowper.          Syn: To cover; cloak; hide; extenuate; conceal.          Usage: To {Palliate}, {Extenuate}, {Cloak}. These words, as                   here compared, are used in a figurative sense in                   reference to our treatment of wrong action. We cloak                   in order to conceal completely. We extenuate a crime                   when we endeavor to show that it is less than has been                   supposed; we palliate a crime when we endeavor to                   cover or conceal its enormity, at least in part. This                   naturally leads us to soften some of its features, and                   thus palliate approaches extenuate till they have                   become nearly or quite identical. [bd]To palliate is                   not now used, though it once was, in the sense of                   wholly cloaking or covering over, as it might be, our                   sins, but in that of extenuating; to palliate our                   faults is not to hide them altogether, but to seek to                   diminish their guilt in part.[b8] --Trench.
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Palliation \Pal`li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. palliation.]       1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated;             extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults,             offenses, vices.          2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. --Bacon.          3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of             being covered or disguised. [Obs.]
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Pallidness \Pal"lid*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being pallid; paleness; pallor;       wanness.
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Paludament \Pa*lu"da*ment\, n.       See {Paludamentum}.
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d8Paludina \[d8]Pal`u*di"na\, n.; pl. L. {Paludin[91]}, E.       {Paludinas}. [NL., fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh, pool.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate       mollusks, belonging to {Paludina}, {Melantho}, and allied       genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually       green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of {Pond snail},       under {Pond}.
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Paludinal \Pal`u*di"nal\, a.       Inhabiting ponds or swamps.
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d8Paludina \[d8]Pal`u*di"na\, n.; pl. L. {Paludin[91]}, E.       {Paludinas}. [NL., fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh, pool.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate       mollusks, belonging to {Paludina}, {Melantho}, and allied       genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually       green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of {Pond snail},       under {Pond}.
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Paludine \Pal"u*dine\, a. [L. palus, -udis, a marsh.]       Of or pertaining to a marsh. --Buckland.
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Paludinous \Pa*lu"di*nous\, a.       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Paludinal.             (b) Like or pertaining to the genus Paludina.          2. Of or pertaining to a marsh or fen. [R.]
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Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus       of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and       cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)             (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.             (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender                   stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs                   by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing                   anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;                   as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,                   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.                               There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.                                                                               viii. 13.                               And one went out into the field to gather herbs,                            and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild                            gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.                                                                               89.          {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger             Williams.          {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of             the grapevine. Among the more important species are the             grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}             (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera             chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine             weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.                      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]                   bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially                   {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of                   which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter                   sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also                   {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the                   branches.             (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose                   larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often                   destructive.          {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]             --Holland.          {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose             larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.          {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera             that injuries the grapevine.          {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect             larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.          {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf             hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially             {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under             {Grape}.          {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,             especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.          {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia             maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the             leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,             spotted with white.          {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.          {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,             delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and             fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green             parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the             vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium             Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing             stage of an {Erysiphe}.          {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.             xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of             Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.          {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria             vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the             grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters             while feeding.          {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.          {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})             related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is             found in Florida and the West Indies.          {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk             moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.          {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}             (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
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Pellet \Pel"let\, n. [F. pelote, LL. pelota, pilota, fr. L. pila       a ball. Cf. {Platoon}.]       1. A little ball; as, a pellet of wax [?] paper.          2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. [Obs.] --Bacon.                         As swift as a pellet out of a gun.      --Chaucer.          {Pellet molding} (Arch.), a narrow band ornamented with             smalt, flat disks.
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Pelting \Pel"ting\, a.       Mean; paltry. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Pelt \Pelt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pelted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pelting}.] [OE. pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw,       strike; cf. L. pultare, equiv. to pulsare (v. freq. fr.       pellere to drive), and E. pulse a beating.]       1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with             pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with             hail.                         The children billows seem to pelt the clouds.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To throw; to use as a missile.                         My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. --Dryden.
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Pelton wheel \Pel"ton wheel\ (Mech.)       A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, consisting of a row       of double cup-shaped buckets arranged round the rim of a       wheel and actuated by one or more jets of water playing into       the cups at high velocity.
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Pholadean \Pho*la"de*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Pholad.
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Phyllodineous \Phyl`lo*din"eous\, a. (Bot.)       Having phyllodia; relating to phyllodia.
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Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet,       sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. &       G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead,       akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he       who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.]       1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a             steersman. --Dryden.          2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by             authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or             in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.          3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a             difficult or unknown course.          4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.          5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.]          {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a             large one, to show the direction and force of the wind.          {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called                   because its presence indicates to mariners their                   approach to these islands. --Crabb.             (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.]          {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and             receive pilots as they board and leave vessels.          {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit.          {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.                      {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to             make sure that the way is clear.          {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l)             (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so                   named because it is often seen in company with a                   shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which                   sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark.             (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}).          {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a             pilot.          {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket.          {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied             temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the             thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole.             --Waddell.          {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It                   is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the                   scales. Called also {mountain black snake}.             (b) The pine snake.          {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1.
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Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet,       sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. &       G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead,       akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he       who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.]       1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a             steersman. --Dryden.          2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by             authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or             in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.          3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a             difficult or unknown course.          4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.          5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.]          {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a             large one, to show the direction and force of the wind.          {Pilot bird}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called                   because its presence indicates to mariners their                   approach to these islands. --Crabb.             (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.]          {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and             receive pilots as they board and leave vessels.          {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit.          {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.                      {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to             make sure that the way is clear.          {Pilot fish}. (Zo[94]l)             (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so                   named because it is often seen in company with a                   shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which                   sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark.             (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}).          {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a             pilot.          {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket.          {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied             temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the             thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole.             --Waddell.          {Pilot snake} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It                   is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the                   scales. Called also {mountain black snake}.             (b) The pine snake.          {Pilot whale}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1.
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Pilot \Pi"lot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piloted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Piloting}.] [Cf. F. piloter.]       1. To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is             dangerous.          2. Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or             difficulties. [bd]The art of piloting a state.[b8]             --Berkeley.
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Plaiding \Plaid"ing\, n.       Plaid cloth.
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Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plaited}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plaiting}.]       1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait             a ruffle.          2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;             as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
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Platan \Plat"an\, n. [L. platanus. See {Plane} the tree.]       [Written also {platane}.]       The plane tree. --Tennyson.
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Platan \Plat"an\, n. [L. platanus. See {Plane} the tree.]       [Written also {platane}.]       The plane tree. --Tennyson.
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Platanist \Plat"a*nist\, n. [L. platanista a sort of fish, Gr.       [?]: cf. F. plataniste.] (Zo[94]l.)       The soosoo.
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Soosoo \Soo"soo\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A kind of dolphin ({Platanista Gangeticus}) native of the       river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender,       somewhat spatulate beak. [Written also {susu}.]
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] broad;       -- so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading       form. See {Place}, and cf. {Platane}, {Plantain} the tree.]       (Bot.)       Any tree of the genus Platanus.          Note: The Oriental plane ({Platanus orientalis}) is a native                of Asia. It rises with a straight, smooth, branching                stem to a great height, with palmated leaves, and long                pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small                close-sitting flowers. The seeds are downy, and                collected into round, rough, hard balls. The Occidental                plane ({Platanus occidentalis}), which grows to a great                height, is a native of North America, where it is                popularly called {sycamore}, {buttonwood}, and                {buttonball}, names also applied to the California                species ({Platanus racemosa}).
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Buttonwood \But"ton*wood`\, n. (Bot.)       The {Platanus occidentalis}, or American plane tree, a large       tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; --       called also {buttonball tree}, and, in some parts of the       United States, {sycamore}. The California buttonwood is {P.       racemosa}.
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] broad;       -- so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading       form. See {Place}, and cf. {Platane}, {Plantain} the tree.]       (Bot.)       Any tree of the genus Platanus.          Note: The Oriental plane ({Platanus orientalis}) is a native                of Asia. It rises with a straight, smooth, branching                stem to a great height, with palmated leaves, and long                pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small                close-sitting flowers. The seeds are downy, and                collected into round, rough, hard balls. The Occidental                plane ({Platanus occidentalis}), which grows to a great                height, is a native of North America, where it is                popularly called {sycamore}, {buttonwood}, and                {buttonball}, names also applied to the California                species ({Platanus racemosa}).
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] broad;       -- so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading       form. See {Place}, and cf. {Platane}, {Plantain} the tree.]       (Bot.)       Any tree of the genus Platanus.          Note: The Oriental plane ({Platanus orientalis}) is a native                of Asia. It rises with a straight, smooth, branching                stem to a great height, with palmated leaves, and long                pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small                close-sitting flowers. The seeds are downy, and                collected into round, rough, hard balls. The Occidental                plane ({Platanus occidentalis}), which grows to a great                height, is a native of North America, where it is                popularly called {sycamore}, {buttonwood}, and                {buttonball}, names also applied to the California                species ({Platanus racemosa}).
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Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F.       plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or       earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. [?]. See {Place}, n.]       1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of             which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a             thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.          2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.                         Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton.          3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups,             etc., wrought in gold or silver.          4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that             which is genuine silver or gold.          5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or             wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is             eaten at table.          6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver             money. [Obs.] [bd]Realms and islands were as plates             dropp'd from his pocket.[b8] --Shak.          7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the             purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the             engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a             fashion plate.          8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for             printing from; as, publisher's plates.          9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the             mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold,             platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.          10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon             corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends             of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof             plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in             simple work, the feet of the rafters.          11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.          12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with             a coating that is sensitive to light.          13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest.          Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in                combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases                of obvious signification; as, plate basket or                plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack.          {Home plate}. (Baseball) See {Home base}, under {Home}.          {Plate armor}.             (a) See {Plate}, n., 2.             (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels,                   fortifications, and the like.          {Plate bone}, the shoulder blade, or scapula.          {Plate girder}, a girder, the web of which is formed of a             single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates             riveted together.          {Plate glass}. See under {Glass}.          {Plate iron}, wrought iron plates.          {Plate layer}, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway             and fixes them to the sleepers or ties.          {Plate mark}, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped             upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of             manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the             local mark for London is a lion.          {Plate paper}, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from             engraved plates. --Fairholt.          {Plate press}, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, --             used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.          {Plate printer}, one who prints from engraved plates.          {Plate printing}, the act or process of printing from an             engraved plate or plates.          {Plate tracery}. (Arch.) See under {Tracery}.          {Plate wheel} (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are             connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by             arms or spokes.
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Platen \Plat"en\, n. [F. platine, fr. plat flat. See {Plate},       and cf. {Platin}.] (Mach.)       (a) The part of a printing press which presses the paper             against the type and by which the impression is made.       (b) Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the             paper rests to receive an impression.       (c) The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on             which the work is fastened, and presented to the action             of the tool; -- also called {table}.
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Platin \Plat"in\, n. (Mach.)       See {Platen}.
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Platina \Plat"i*na\, n. [Sp. or NL. See {Platinum}.] (Chem.)       Platinum.          {Platina mohr}, platinum black.          {Platina yellow}, a pigment prepared from platinum.
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Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata       silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.       {Platina}.] (Chem.)       A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and       gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as       the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white       metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and       characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.       It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid,       rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many       purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol       Pt. Formerly called {platina}.          {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,             consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by             reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs             oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.                      {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which             the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.                      {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements             which in their chemical and physical properties resemble             platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,             rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific             gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,             viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific             gravities are over 21.          {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,             porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double             chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,             hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and             is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
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Platina \Plat"i*na\, n. [Sp. or NL. See {Platinum}.] (Chem.)       Platinum.          {Platina mohr}, platinum black.          {Platina yellow}, a pigment prepared from platinum.
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Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata       silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.       {Platina}.] (Chem.)       A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and       gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as       the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white       metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and       characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.       It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid,       rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many       purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol       Pt. Formerly called {platina}.          {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,             consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by             reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs             oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.                      {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which             the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.                      {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements             which in their chemical and physical properties resemble             platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,             rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific             gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,             viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific             gravities are over 21.          {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,             porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double             chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,             hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and             is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
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Platina \Plat"i*na\, n. [Sp. or NL. See {Platinum}.] (Chem.)       Platinum.          {Platina mohr}, platinum black.          {Platina yellow}, a pigment prepared from platinum.
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Platina \Plat"i*na\, n. [Sp. or NL. See {Platinum}.] (Chem.)       Platinum.          {Platina mohr}, platinum black.          {Platina yellow}, a pigment prepared from platinum.
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Plate \Plate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plated}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plating}.]       1. To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals,             either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a             chemical process, as electrotyping.          2. To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with             metal for defense.                         Thus plated in habiliments of war.      --Shak.          3. To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.          4. To beat into thin, flat pieces, or lamin[91].          5. To calender; as, to plate paper.
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Plating \Plat"ing\, n.       1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or             plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base             or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright             metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic             deposition.          2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.          3. A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel)             plates.
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Platinic \Pla*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used       specifically to designate those compounds in which the       element has a higher valence, as contrasted with the       platinous compounds; as, platinic chloride ({PtCl4}).
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Platinichloric \Plat`i*ni*chlo"ric\, a. (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid consisting of       platinic chloride and hydrochloric acid, and obtained as a       brownish red crystalline substance, called platinichloric, or       chloroplatinic, acid.
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Platiniferous \Plat`i*nif"er*ous\, a. [Platinum + -ferous.]       Yielding platinum; as, platiniferous sand.
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Platiniridium \Plat`i*ni*rid"i*um\, n. (Chem. & Min.)       A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish       metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
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Platinize \Plat"i*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Platinized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Platinizing}.]       To cover or combine with platinum.
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Platinize \Plat"i*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Platinized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Platinizing}.]       To cover or combine with platinum.
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Platinize \Plat"i*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Platinized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Platinizing}.]       To cover or combine with platinum.
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Platinochloric \Plat`i*no*chlo"ric\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid       consisting of platinous chloride and hydrochloric acid,       called platinochloric, [or] chloroplatinous, acid.
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Platinochloride \Plat`i*no*chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)       A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or       radical; a salt of platinochloric acid.
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Platinocyanic \Plat`i*no*cy*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid compound       of platinous cyanide and hydrocyanic acid. It is obtained as       a cinnaber-red crystalline substance.
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Platinocyanide \Plat`i*no*cy"a*nide\, n. (Chem.)       A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or radical;       a salt of platinocyanic acid.
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Platinode \Plat"i*node\, n. [Platinum + Gr. [?] a way.]       (Physics)       A cathode. [R.]
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Platinoid \Plat"i*noid\, a. [Platinum + -oid.]       Resembling platinum.
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Platinoid \Plat"i*noid\, n. (Chem.)       An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for       forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
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Platinotype \Plat"i*no*type\, n. [Platinum + -type.] (Photog.)       1. A permanent photographic picture or print in platinum             black.          2. The process by which such pictures are produced.
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Platinous \Plat"i*nous\, a. (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used       specifically to designate those compounds in which the       element has a lower valence, as contrasted with the platinic       compounds; as, platinous chloride ({PtCl2}).
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Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata       silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.       {Platina}.] (Chem.)       A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and       gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as       the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white       metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and       characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.       It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid,       rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many       purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol       Pt. Formerly called {platina}.          {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,             consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by             reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs             oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.                      {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which             the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.                      {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements             which in their chemical and physical properties resemble             platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,             rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific             gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,             viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific             gravities are over 21.          {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,             porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double             chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,             hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and             is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
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Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata       silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.       {Platina}.] (Chem.)       A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and       gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as       the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white       metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and       characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.       It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid,       rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many       purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol       Pt. Formerly called {platina}.          {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,             consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by             reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs             oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.                      {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which             the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.                      {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements             which in their chemical and physical properties resemble             platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,             rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific             gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,             viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific             gravities are over 21.          {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,             porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double             chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,             hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and             is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
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Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata       silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.       {Platina}.] (Chem.)       A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and       gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as       the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white       metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and       characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.       It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid,       rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many       purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol       Pt. Formerly called {platina}.          {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,             consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by             reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs             oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.                      {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which             the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.                      {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements             which in their chemical and physical properties resemble             platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,             rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific             gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,             viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific             gravities are over 21.          {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,             porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double             chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,             hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and             is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
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Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata       silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.       {Platina}.] (Chem.)       A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and       gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as       the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white       metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and       characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.       It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid,       rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many       purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol       Pt. Formerly called {platina}.          {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,             consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by             reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs             oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.                      {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which             the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.                      {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements             which in their chemical and physical properties resemble             platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,             rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific             gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,             viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific             gravities are over 21.          {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,             porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double             chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,             hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and             is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
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Sponge \Sponge\, n. [OF. esponge, F. [82]ponge, L. spongia, Gr.       [?], [?]. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also       {spunge}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[91], or             Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[91]}.          2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny             Spongi[91] (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially             the varieties of the genus {Spongia}. The most valuable             sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea,             and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.          3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and             indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.          4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically:             (a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and                   after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the                   agency of the yeast or leaven.             (b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.             (c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.          5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a             discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with             sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped             nap, and having a handle, or staff.          6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering             to the heel.          {Bath sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse             commercial sponges, especially {Spongia equina}.          {Cup sponge}, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form.                      {Glass sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}, in the Vocabulary.          {Glove sponge}, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia             officinalis}, variety {tubulufera}), having very fine             fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies.          {Grass sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse             commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted,             as {Spongia graminea}, and {S. equina}, variety             {cerebriformis}, of Florida and the West Indies.          {Horse sponge}, a coarse commercial sponge, especially             {Spongia equina}.          {Platinum sponge}. (Chem.) See under {Platinum}.          {Pyrotechnical sponge}, a substance made of mushrooms or             fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then             put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again             dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder,             brought from Germany.          {Sheep's-wool sponge}, a fine and durable commercial sponge             ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}) found in Florida             and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger             and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them.          {Sponge cake}, a kind of sweet cake which is light and             spongy.          {Sponge lead}, [or] {Spongy lead} (Chem.), metallic lead             brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by             compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary             batteries and otherwise.          {Sponge tree} (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia             Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are             used in perfumery.          {Toilet sponge}, a very fine and superior variety of             Mediterranean sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety             {Mediterranea}); -- called also {turkish sponge}.          {To set a sponge} (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour,             to be used in leavening a larger quantity.          {To throw up the sponge}, to give up a contest; to             acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring,             the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds             throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. [Cant             or Slang] [bd]He was too brave a man to throw up the             sponge to fate.[b8] --Lowell.
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Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata       silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.       {Platina}.] (Chem.)       A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and       gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as       the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white       metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and       characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents.       It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid,       rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many       purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol       Pt. Formerly called {platina}.          {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,             consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by             reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs             oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.                      {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which             the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.                      {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements             which in their chemical and physical properties resemble             platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,             rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific             gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,             viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific             gravities are over 21.          {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,             porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double             chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,             hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and             is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
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Platness \Plat"ness\, n.       Flatness. [Obs.] --Palsgrave.
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Platometer \Pla*tom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] flat + -meter.]       See {Planimeter}.
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Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, n.       A follower of Plato; a Platonist.
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Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, Platonical \Pla*ton"ic*al\, a. [L.       Platonicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. platonique.]       1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or             opinions.          2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.          {Platonic bodies}, the five regular geometrical solids;             namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,             dodecahedron, and icosahedron.          {Platonic love}, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting             between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal             desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;             -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.
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Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, Platonical \Pla*ton"ic*al\, a. [L.       Platonicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. platonique.]       1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or             opinions.          2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.          {Platonic bodies}, the five regular geometrical solids;             namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,             dodecahedron, and icosahedron.          {Platonic love}, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting             between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal             desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;             -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.
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Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, Platonical \Pla*ton"ic*al\, a. [L.       Platonicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. platonique.]       1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or             opinions.          2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.          {Platonic bodies}, the five regular geometrical solids;             namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,             dodecahedron, and icosahedron.          {Platonic love}, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting             between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal             desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;             -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.
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Year \Year\, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [f4]er, AS. ge[a0]r; akin to       OFries. i[?]r, g[?]r, D. jaar, OHG. j[be]r, G. jahr, Icel.       [be]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [86]r, Goth. j[?]r, Gr. [?] a season of       the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, [?] a year,       Zend y[be]re year. [root]4, 279. Cf. {Hour}, {Yore}.]       1. The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the             ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its             revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year;             also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this,             adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and             called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354             days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360             days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days,             and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of             366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on             account of the excess above 365 days (see {Bissextile}).                         Of twenty year of age he was, I guess. --Chaucer.          Note: The civil, or legal, year, in England, formerly                commenced on the 25th of March. This practice continued                throughout the British dominions till the year 1752.          2. The time in which any planet completes a revolution about             the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.          3. pl. Age, or old age; as, a man in years. --Shak.          {Anomalistic year}, the time of the earth's revolution from             perihelion to perihelion again, which is 365 days, 6             hours, 13 minutes, and 48 seconds.          {A year's mind} (Eccl.), a commemoration of a deceased             person, as by a Mass, a year after his death. Cf. {A             month's mind}, under {Month}.          {Bissextile year}. See {Bissextile}.          {Canicular year}. See under {Canicular}.          {Civil year}, the year adopted by any nation for the             computation of time.          {Common lunar year}, the period of 12 lunar months, or 354             days.          {Common year}, each year of 365 days, as distinguished from             leap year.          {Embolismic year}, [or] {Intercalary lunar year}, the period             of 13 lunar months, or 384 days.          {Fiscal year} (Com.), the year by which accounts are             reckoned, or the year between one annual time of             settlement, or balancing of accounts, and another.          {Great year}. See {Platonic year}, under {Platonic}.          {Gregorian year}, {Julian year}. See under {Gregorian}, and             {Julian}.          {Leap year}. See {Leap year}, in the Vocabulary.          {Lunar astronomical year}, the period of 12 lunar synodical             months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds.          {Lunisolar year}. See under {Lunisolar}.          {Periodical year}. See {Anomalistic year}, above.          {Platonic year}, {Sabbatical year}. See under {Platonic}, and             {Sabbatical}.          {Sidereal year}, the time in which the sun, departing from             any fixed star, returns to the same. This is 365 days, 6             hours, 9 minutes, and 9.3 seconds.          {Tropical year}. See under {Tropical}.          {Year and a day} (O. Eng. Law), a time to be allowed for an             act or an event, in order that an entire year might be             secured beyond all question. --Abbott.          {Year of grace}, any year of the Christian era; Anno Domini;             A. D. or a. d.
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{Platonic year} (Astron.), a period of time determined by the             revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which             the stars and constellations return to their former places             in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also {great year}.             This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the             equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26,000 years.             --Barlow.
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Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, Platonical \Pla*ton"ic*al\, a. [L.       Platonicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. platonique.]       1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or             opinions.          2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.          {Platonic bodies}, the five regular geometrical solids;             namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,             dodecahedron, and icosahedron.          {Platonic love}, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting             between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal             desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;             -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.
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Platonically \Pla*ton"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In a Platonic manner.
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Platonism \Pla"to*nism\, n. [Cf. F. Platonisme.]       1. The doctrines or philosophy by Plato or of his followers.          Note: Plato believed God to be an infinitely wise, just, and                powerful Spirit; and also that he formed the visible                universe out of pre[89]xistent amorphous matter,                according to perfect patterns of ideas eternally                existent in his own mind. Philosophy he considered as                being a knowledge of the true nature of things, as                discoverable in those eternal ideas after which all                things were fashioned. In other words, it is the                knowledge of what is eternal, exists necessarily, and                is unchangeable; not of the temporary, the dependent,                and changeable; and of course it is not obtained                through the senses; neither is it the product of the                understanding, which concerns itself only with the                variable and transitory; nor is it the result of                experience and observation; but it is the product of                our reason, which, as partaking of the divine nature,                has innate ideas resembling the eternal ideas of God.                By contemplating these innate ideas, reasoning about                them, and comparing them with their copies in the                visible universe, reason can attain that true knowledge                of things which is called philosophy. Plato's professed                followers, the Academics, and the New Platonists,                differed considerably from him, yet are called                Platonists. --Murdock.          2. An elevated rational and ethical conception of the laws             and forces of the universe; sometimes, imaginative or             fantastic philosophical notions.
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Platonist \Pla"to*nist\, n.       One who adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of       Plato. --Hammond.
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Platonize \Pla"to*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Platonized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Platonizing}.]       To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. --Milner.
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Platonize \Pla"to*nize\, v. t.       To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy.       --Enfield.
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Platonize \Pla"to*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Platonized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Platonizing}.]       To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. --Milner.
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Platonizer \Pla"to*ni`zer\, n.       One who Platonizes.
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Platonize \Pla"to*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Platonized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Platonizing}.]       To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. --Milner.
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Platoon \Pla*toon"\, n. [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or       group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things       wound round. See {Pellet}.] (Mil.)       (a) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small             square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a             hollow square.       (b) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.
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Platten \Plat"ten\, v. t. [See {Plat}, a.] (Glass Making)       To flatten and make into sheets or plates; as, to platten       cylinder glass.
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Plat \Plat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Platted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Platting}.] [See {Plait}.]       To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait.       [bd]They had platted a crown of thorns.[b8] --Matt. xxvii.       29.
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Platting \Plat"ting\, n.       Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making       hats or the like.
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Platymeter \Pla*tym"e*ter\, n. [Platy + -meter.] (Elec.)       An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the       inductive capacity of dielectrics.
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Lady \La"dy\, n.; pl. {Ladies}. [OE. ladi, l[91]fdi, AS.       hl[?]fdige, hl[?]fdie; AS. hl[be]f loaf + a root of uncertain       origin, possibly akin to E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf.       {Lord}.]       1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;             a mistress; the female head of a household.                         Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou,                      and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the                      face of Sara my lady.                        --Wyclif (Gen.                                                                               xvi. 8.).          2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;             -- a feminine correlative of lord. [bd]Lord or lady of             high degree.[b8] --Lowell.                         Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .                      . . We make thee lady.                        --Shak.          3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was             paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a             sweetheart.                         The soldier here his wasted store supplies, And                      takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller.          4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a             title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is             not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a             nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or             knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by             right.          5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;             -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.          6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith.          7. (Zo[94]l.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a             lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a             seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.          {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies.          {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley.          {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.          {Lady crab} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab             ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores             of the Atlantic coast of the United States.          {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and             Illust. of {Fern}.          {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed             to wait upon or attend the queen.          {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.             --Shipley.          {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;             also, the wife of a manor lord.          {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a             lady. --Thackeray.          {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.
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Plaything \Play"thing`\, n.       A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.                   A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings                of a little more advanced age.               --Locke.
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Playtime \Play"time`\, n.       Time for play or diversion.
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Pleading \Plead"ing\, n.       The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by       arguments.
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Plead \Plead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleaded} (colloq. {Plead}or       {Pled}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleading}.] [OE. pleden, plaiden,       OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum.       See {Plea}.]       1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the             claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing;             to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to             speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a             criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father.                         O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man                      pleadeth for his neighbor!                  --Job xvi. 21.          2. (Law) To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the             declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's             declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that             ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense,             to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the             allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry             on a suit or plea. --Blackstone. Burrill. Stephen.          3. To contend; to struggle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pleadingly \Plead"ing*ly\, adv.       In a pleading manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pleadings \Plead"ings\, n. pl. (Law)       The mutual pleas and replies of the plaintiff and defendant,       or written statements of the parties in support of their       claims, proceeding from the declaration of the plaintiff,       until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some       single point. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pletinian \Ple*tin"i*an\, a.       Of pertaining to the Plotinists or their doctrines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plod \Plod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plodded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plodding}.] [Gf. Gael. plod a clod, a pool; also, to strike       or pelt with a clod or clods.]       1. To travel slowly but steadily; to trudge. --Shak.          2. To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and             patiently. [bd]Plodding schoolmen.[b8] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plodding \Plod"ding\, a.       Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by       laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding       student; a man of plodding habits. --{Plod"ding*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plodding \Plod"ding\, a.       Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by       laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding       student; a man of plodding habits. --{Plod"ding*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plotinist \Plo*ti"nist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)       A disciple of Plotinus, a celebrated Platonic philosopher of       the third century, who taught that the human soul emanates       from the divine Being, to whom it reunited at death.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plot \Plot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Plotting}.]       To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on       a plan; to delineate.                   This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now                standeth.                                                --Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluto \Plu"to\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Class. Myth.)       The son of Saturn and Rhea, brother of Jupiter and Neptune;       the dark and gloomy god of the Lower World.          {Pluto monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a long-tailed African monkey             ({Cercopithecus pluto}), having side whiskers. The general             color is black, more or less grizzled; the frontal band is             white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonian \Plu*to"ni*an\, n. (Geol.)       A Plutonist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonian \Plu*to"ni*an\, a. [L. Plutonius, Gr. [?]: cf. F.       plutonien.]       Plutonic. --Poe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonic \Plu*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. plutonique. See {Pluto}.]       1. Of or pertaining to Pluto; Plutonian; hence, pertaining to             the interior of the earth; subterranean.          2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the system of the             Plutonists; igneous; as, the Plutonic theory.          {Plutonic action} (Geol.), the influence of volcanic heat and             other subterranean forces under pressure.          {Plutonic rocks} (Geol.), granite, porphyry, and some other             igneous rocks, supposed to have consolidated from a melted             state at a great depth from the surface. Cf. {Intrusive             rocks}, under {Intrusive}.          {Plutonic theory}. (Geol.) See {Plutonism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonic \Plu*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. plutonique. See {Pluto}.]       1. Of or pertaining to Pluto; Plutonian; hence, pertaining to             the interior of the earth; subterranean.          2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the system of the             Plutonists; igneous; as, the Plutonic theory.          {Plutonic action} (Geol.), the influence of volcanic heat and             other subterranean forces under pressure.          {Plutonic rocks} (Geol.), granite, porphyry, and some other             igneous rocks, supposed to have consolidated from a melted             state at a great depth from the surface. Cf. {Intrusive             rocks}, under {Intrusive}.          {Plutonic theory}. (Geol.) See {Plutonism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonic \Plu*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. plutonique. See {Pluto}.]       1. Of or pertaining to Pluto; Plutonian; hence, pertaining to             the interior of the earth; subterranean.          2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the system of the             Plutonists; igneous; as, the Plutonic theory.          {Plutonic action} (Geol.), the influence of volcanic heat and             other subterranean forces under pressure.          {Plutonic rocks} (Geol.), granite, porphyry, and some other             igneous rocks, supposed to have consolidated from a melted             state at a great depth from the surface. Cf. {Intrusive             rocks}, under {Intrusive}.          {Plutonic theory}. (Geol.) See {Plutonism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonic \Plu*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. plutonique. See {Pluto}.]       1. Of or pertaining to Pluto; Plutonian; hence, pertaining to             the interior of the earth; subterranean.          2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the system of the             Plutonists; igneous; as, the Plutonic theory.          {Plutonic action} (Geol.), the influence of volcanic heat and             other subterranean forces under pressure.          {Plutonic rocks} (Geol.), granite, porphyry, and some other             igneous rocks, supposed to have consolidated from a melted             state at a great depth from the surface. Cf. {Intrusive             rocks}, under {Intrusive}.          {Plutonic theory}. (Geol.) See {Plutonism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonism \Plu"to*nism\, n. [Cf. F. plutonisme.]       The theory, early advanced in geology, that the successive       rocks of the earth[b6]s crust were formed by igneous fusion;       -- opposed to the Neptunian theory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plutonist \Plu"to*nist\, n. [Cf. F. plutoniste.]       One who adopts the geological theory of igneous fusion; a       Plutonian. See {Plutonism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Politeness \Po*lite"ness\, n.       1. High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. [R.]             --Evelyn.          2. The quality or state of being polite; refinement of             manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance;             obliging attentions.          Syn: Courtesy; good breeding; refinement; urbanity;                courteousness; affability; complaisance; civility;                gentility; courtliness.          Usage: {Politeness}, {Courtesy}. Politeness denotes that ease                   and gracefulness of manners which first sprung up in                   cities, connected with a desire to please others by                   anticipating their wants and wishes, and studiously                   avoiding whatever might give them pain. Courtesy is,                   etymologically, the politeness of courts. It displays                   itself in the address and manners; it is shown more                   especially in receiving and entertaining others, and                   is a union of dignified complaisance and kindness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollute \Pol*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polluted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Polluting}.] [L. pollutus, p. p. of polluere to       defile, to pollute, from a prep. appearing only in comp. +       luere to wash. See {Position}, {Lave}.]       1. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to             soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral             defilement.                         The land was polluted with blood.      --Ps. cvi. 38                         Wickedness . . . hath polluted the whole earth. --2                                                                               Esd. xv. 6.          2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.          3. (Jewish Law) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify             or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social             intercourse.                         Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the                      children of Israel, lest ye die.         --Num. xviii.                                                                               32.                         They have polluted themselves with blood. --Lam. iv.                                                                               14.          Syn: To defile; soil; contaminate; corrupt; taint; vitiate;                debauch; dishonor; ravish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polluting \Pol*lut"ing\, a.       Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or       pollution. -- {Pol*lut"ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polluting \Pol*lut"ing\, a.       Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or       pollution. -- {Pol*lut"ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollution \Pol*lu"tion\, n. [L. pollutio: cf. F. pollution.]       1. The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in             any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.          2. (Med.) The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times             than in sexual intercourse. --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyatomic \Pol`y*a*tom"ic\, a. [Poly- + atomic.] (Chem.)       (a) Having more than one atom in the molecule; consisting of             several atoms.       (b) Having a valence greater than one. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l)       A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers       of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped       snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill       sturgeon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polytomous \Po*lyt"o*mous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. [?] a cutting, fr.       [?] to cut.] (Bot.)       Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which,       however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true       leaflets; -- said of leaves. --Henslow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polytomy \Po*lyt"o*my\, n. (Logic)       A division into many members. --F. Bowen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polytungstate \Pol`y*tung"state\, n.       A salt of polytungstic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polytungstic \Pol`y*tung"stic\, a. (Chem.)       Containing several tungsten atoms or radicals; as,       polytungstic acid.          {Polytungstic acid} (Chem.), any one of several complex acids             of tungsten containing more than one atom of tungsten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polytungstic \Pol`y*tung"stic\, a. (Chem.)       Containing several tungsten atoms or radicals; as,       polytungstic acid.          {Polytungstic acid} (Chem.), any one of several complex acids             of tungsten containing more than one atom of tungsten.
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Palatine, IL (village, FIPS 57225)       Location: 42.11250 N, 88.04302 W       Population (1990): 39253 (15851 housing units)       Area: 25.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60067, 60074
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Palatine Bridge, NY (village, FIPS 56110)       Location: 42.91082 N, 74.57524 W       Population (1990): 520 (221 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13428
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Paulding, MS       Zip code(s): 39348    Paulding, OH (village, FIPS 61252)       Location: 41.13680 N, 84.58266 W       Population (1990): 2605 (1105 housing units)       Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45879
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Paulding County, GA (county, FIPS 223)       Location: 33.92253 N, 84.86584 W       Population (1990): 41611 (15237 housing units)       Area: 812.1 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water)    Paulding County, OH (county, FIPS 125)       Location: 41.11757 N, 84.57723 W       Population (1990): 20488 (7951 housing units)       Area: 1078.2 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water)
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Pilot Mound, IA (city, FIPS 62850)       Location: 42.15908 N, 94.01867 W       Population (1990): 199 (97 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50223
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Pilot Mountain, NC (town, FIPS 51820)       Location: 36.38433 N, 80.47189 W       Population (1990): 1181 (574 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27041
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Platinum, AK (city, FIPS 61080)       Location: 58.97394 N, 161.72523 W       Population (1990): 64 (45 housing units)       Area: 115.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99651
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Poultney, VT (village, FIPS 56800)       Location: 43.51776 N, 73.23610 W       Population (1990): 1731 (573 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 05764
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Powellton, WV (CDP, FIPS 65284)       Location: 38.09049 N, 81.31623 W       Population (1990): 1905 (755 housing units)       Area: 66.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 25161
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Pulteney, NY       Zip code(s): 14874
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
platinum-iridium adj.   Standard, against which all others of    the same category are measured.   Usage: silly.   The notion is that    one of whatever it is has actually been cast in platinum-iridium    alloy and placed in the vault beside the Standard Kilogram at the    International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris.   (From 1889    to 1960, the meter was defined to be the distance between two    scratches in a platinum-iridium bar kept in that same vault -- this    replaced an earlier definition as 10^(-7) times the distance between    the North Pole and the Equator along a meridian through Paris;    unfortunately, this had been based on an inexact value of the    circumference of the Earth.   From 1960 to 1984 it was defined to be    1650763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red line of krypton-86    propagating in a vacuum.   It is now defined as the length of the    path traveled by light in a vacuum in the time interval of    1/299,792,458 of a second.   The kilogram is now the only unit of    measure officially defined in terms of a unique artifact.)   "This    garbage-collection algorithm has been tested against the    platinum-iridium cons cell in Paris."   Compare {golden}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
platinum-iridium          A standard, against which all others of the same       category are measured.   Usage: silly.          The notion is that one of whatever it is has actually been       cast in platinum-iridium alloy and placed in the vault beside       the Standard Kilogram at the International Bureau of Weights       and Measures near Paris, as the bar defining the standard       {metre} once was.          "This {garbage collection} {algorithm} has been tested against       the platinum-iridium cons cell in Paris."          Compare {golden}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-02-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Platon          Distributed language based on asynchronous message passing.          ["Message Passing Communication Versus Procedure Call       Communication", J. Staunstrup, Soft Prac & Exp 12(3):223-234       (Mar 1982)].          ["Platon Reference Manual", S. Soerensen et al, RECAU, U       Aarhus, Denmark].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pull-down list          (Or "drop-down list") A {graphical user       interface} component that allows the user to choose one (or       sometimes more than one) item from a list.   The current choice       is visible in a small rectangle and when the user clicks on       it, a list of items is revealed below it.   The user can then       click on one of these to make it the current choice and the       list disappears.   In some cases, by holding down a modifier       key such as Ctrl when clicking, the selection is added to (or       removed from) the set of current choices rather than replacing       it.          (1999-09-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pull-down menu          (Or "drop-down menu", "pop-down menu") A       {menu} in a {graphical user interface}, whose title is       normally visible but whose contents are revealed only when the       user activates it, normally by pressing the {mouse} button       while the {pointer} is over the title, whereupon the menu       items appear below the title.   The user may then select an       item from the menu or click elsewhere, in either case the menu       contents are hidden again.   A menu item is selected either by       dragging the mouse from the menu title to the item and       releasing or by clicking the title and then the item.          When a pull-down menu appears in the main area of a window, as       opposed to the {menu bar}, it may have a small,       downward-pointing triangle to the right.          Compare: {scrollable list}.          (1999-09-22)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
palladium    Symbol: Pd    Atomic number: 46    Atomic weight: 106.4    Soft white ductile transition element. Found with some copper and nickel    ores. Does not react with oxygen at normal temperatures. Dissolves slowly    in hydrochloric acid. Discovered in 1803 by W.H. Wollaston.
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
platinum    Symbol: Pt    Atomic number: 78    Atomic weight: 195.078    Attractive greyish-white metal. When pure, it is malleable and ductile.    Does not oxidize in air, insoluble in hydrochloric and nitric acid.    Corroded by halogens, cyandies, sulphur and alkalis. {Hydrogen} and    {oxygen} react explosively in the presence of platinum. There are six    stable isotopes and three radioisotopes, the most stable being Pt-193    with a half-life of 60 years. Platinum is used in jewelry, laboratory    equipment, electrical contacts, dentistry, and anti-pollution devices in    cars. PtCl2(NH3)2 is used to treat some forms of cancer. Platinum-{cobalt}    alloys have magnetic properties. It is also used in the definition of    the Standard Hydrogen Electrode. Discovered by Antonio de Ulloa in South    America in 1735. The name comes from the Spanish word platina which means    silver. Platinum metal is generally not a health concern due to its    unreactivity, however platinum compounds should be considered highly    toxic.
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
plutonium    Symbol: Pu    Atomic number: 94    Atomic weight: (242)    Dense silvery radioactive metallic transuranic element, belongs to the    actinoids. Pu-244 is the most stable isotope with a half-life of 7.6*10^7    years. Thirteen isotopes are known. Pu-239 is the most important, it    undergoes nuclear fission with slow neutrons and is hence important to    nuclear weapons and reactors. Plutonium production is monitored down to    the gram to prevent military misuse. First produced by Gleen T. Seaborg,    Edwin M. McMillan, J.W. Kennedy and A.C. Wahl in 1940.