paralegal
         n 1: a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
               [syn: {paralegal}, {legal assistant}]

English Dictionary: powerlessness	by the DICT Development Group
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Paralichthys n a genus of Bothidae [syn: Paralichthys, {genus Paralichthys}]
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Paralichthys dentatus n flounder of eastern coast of North America [syn: {summer flounder}, Paralichthys dentatus]
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Paralichthys lethostigmus n flounder of southern United States [syn: {southern flounder}, Paralichthys lethostigmus]
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parallax n the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
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paralogism n an unintentionally invalid argument
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paralyse v make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" Synonym(s): paralyze, paralyse cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" Synonym(s): paralyze, paralyse
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paralysis n loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: paralysis, palsy]
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paralysis agitans n a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination Synonym(s): paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy
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paralyze v make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" Synonym(s): paralyze, paralyse cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" Synonym(s): paralyze, paralyse
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paralyzed adj affected with paralysis Synonym(s): paralytic, paralyzed
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parheliacal adj relating to or resembling a parhelion [syn: parhelic, parheliacal]
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parhelic adj relating to or resembling a parhelion [syn: parhelic, parheliacal]
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parhelic circle n a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere Synonym(s): solar halo, parhelic circle, parhelic ring
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parhelic ring n a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere Synonym(s): solar halo, parhelic circle, parhelic ring
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parlous adj fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch- and-go recovery" Synonym(s): parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go
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payroll check n a check issued in payment of wages or salary [syn: paycheck, payroll check]
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pearl ash n an impure form of potassium carbonate
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pearl gray adj of a grey with a pearly tinge [syn: pearl grey, {pearl gray}]
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pearl grey adj of a grey with a pearly tinge [syn: pearl grey, {pearl gray}]
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pearl oyster n tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls Synonym(s): pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera
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pearl sago n sago ground into small round grains
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Pearl Sydenstricker Buck n United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) Synonym(s): Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
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pearlescent adj having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" Synonym(s): iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
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pearly-shelled mussel n the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother- of-pearl
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peerless adj eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" Synonym(s): matchless, nonpareil, one(a), one and only(a), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled
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perilous adj fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch- and-go recovery" Synonym(s): parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go
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perilously adv in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" Synonym(s): perilously, hazardously, dangerously
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perilousness n the state of being dangerous [syn: hazardousness, perilousness]
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perleche n a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin Synonym(s): cheilosis, perleche
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Pier Luigi Nervi n Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979) Synonym(s): Nervi, Pier Luigi Nervi
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power walking n a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms
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powerless adj lacking power Antonym(s): powerful
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powerlessly adv in a powerless manner
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powerlessness n the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble Synonym(s): powerlessness, impotence, impotency Antonym(s): power, powerfulness
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prelacy n prelates collectively Synonym(s): prelacy, prelature the office or station of a prelate Synonym(s): prelacy, prelature
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Prilosec n antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach Synonym(s): omeprazole, Prilosec
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prolactin n gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition Synonym(s): prolactin, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin
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prolegomenon n a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise
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prolix adj tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" Antonym(s): concise
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prolixity n boring verbosity [syn: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness]
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prolixness n boring verbosity [syn: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness]
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Prolog n a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing Synonym(s): Prolog, logic programing, logic programming
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prologise v write or speak a prologue [syn: prologize, prologuize, prologise]
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prologize v write or speak a prologue [syn: prologize, prologuize, prologise]
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prologue n an introduction to a play
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prologuize v write or speak a prologue [syn: prologize, prologuize, prologise]
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prolusion n a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book Synonym(s): foreword, preface, prolusion exercising in preparation for strenuous activity Synonym(s): warm- up, tune-up, prolusion
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prolusory adj of or relating to or having the character of a prolusion
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prowl car n a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters Synonym(s): cruiser, police cruiser, patrol car, police car, prowl car, squad car
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purl stitch n a basic knitting stitch Synonym(s): purl, purl stitch v make with purl stitches
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Pyralis n type genus of the Pyralidae [syn: Pyralis, {genus Pyralis}]
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pyroelectric adj relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn: pyroelectric, pyroelectrical]
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pyroelectrical adj relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn: pyroelectric, pyroelectrical]
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pyroelectricity n generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
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Pyrolaceae n evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia Synonym(s): Pyrolaceae, family Pyrolaceae, wintergreen family
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pyroligneous adj of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation Synonym(s): pyroligneous, pyrolignic
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pyroligneous acid n a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars Synonym(s): pyroligneous acid, wood vinegar
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pyrolignic adj of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation Synonym(s): pyroligneous, pyrolignic
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pyrolusite n a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese
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pyrolysis n transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat
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pyrrhuloxia n crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico Synonym(s): pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
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Pyrrhuloxia sinuata n crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico Synonym(s): pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
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Paralactic \Par`a*lac"tic\, a. [Pref. para- + lactic.] (Physiol.       Chem.)       Designating an acid called paralactic acid. See {Lactic       acid}, under {Lactic}.
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d8Paralgesia \[d8]Par`al*ge"si*a\, n. [NL.; para- + Gr.       'a`lghsis sense of pain.] (Med.)       Disordered sensibility to pain, including absence of       sensibility to pain, excessive sensibility to pain, and       abnormal painful results of stimuli. -- {Par`al*ge"sic}, a.
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Plaice \Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa       flatish, plaice. See {Place}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A European food fish ({Pleuronectes platessa}), allied to             the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten             pounds or more.       (b) A large American flounder ({Paralichthys dentatus};             called also {brail}, {puckermouth}, and {summer             flounder}. The name is sometimes applied to other allied             species. [Written also {plaise}.]          {Plaice mouth}, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry             mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder,       Icel. fly[?]ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}, of             many species.          Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}.                There are several common American species used as food;                as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or                winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder,                or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast;                and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}).          2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
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Parallactic \Par`al*lac"tic\, Parallactical \Par`al*lac"tic*al\,       a. [Cf. F. parallactique.]       Of or pertaining to a parallax.
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Parallactic \Par`al*lac"tic\, Parallactical \Par`al*lac"tic*al\,       a. [Cf. F. parallactique.]       Of or pertaining to a parallax.
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Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual       inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change       a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to       change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.]       1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of             an object, as seen from two different stations, or points             of view.          2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body             (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the             earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional             point, as the earth's center or the sun.          {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric             parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place             of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual             parallax of a fixed star.          {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of             an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the             other, the head remaining unmoved.          {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a             body with reference to the earth's center. This is the             kind of parallax that is generally understood when the             term is used without qualification.          {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with             reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body             by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the             heliocentric parallax of a planet.          {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly             body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the             body by the earth's radius.          {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position             undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.             --Brande & C.          {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument),             their apparent displacement when the eye changes its             position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus             of the object glass.          {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
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Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual       inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change       a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to       change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.]       1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of             an object, as seen from two different stations, or points             of view.          2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body             (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the             earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional             point, as the earth's center or the sun.          {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric             parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place             of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual             parallax of a fixed star.          {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of             an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the             other, the head remaining unmoved.          {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a             body with reference to the earth's center. This is the             kind of parallax that is generally understood when the             term is used without qualification.          {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with             reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body             by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the             heliocentric parallax of a planet.          {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly             body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the             body by the earth's radius.          {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position             undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.             --Brande & C.          {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument),             their apparent displacement when the eye changes its             position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus             of the object glass.          {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
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Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual       inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change       a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to       change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.]       1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of             an object, as seen from two different stations, or points             of view.          2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body             (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the             earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional             point, as the earth's center or the sun.          {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric             parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place             of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual             parallax of a fixed star.          {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of             an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the             other, the head remaining unmoved.          {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a             body with reference to the earth's center. This is the             kind of parallax that is generally understood when the             term is used without qualification.          {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with             reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body             by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the             heliocentric parallax of a planet.          {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly             body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the             body by the earth's radius.          {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position             undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.             --Brande & C.          {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument),             their apparent displacement when the eye changes its             position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus             of the object glass.          {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
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Paralogical \Par`a*log"ic*al\, a.       Containing paralogism; illogical. [bd]Paralogical doubt.[b8]       --Sir T. Browne.
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Paralogism \Pa*ral"o*gism\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to reason       falsely; [?] beside + [?] to reason, [?] discourse, reason:       cf. F. paralogisme.] (Logic)       A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which       is contrary to logical rules or formul[91]; a formal fallacy,       or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow       from the premises.
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Paralogize \Pa*ral"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. [?].]       To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the       premises. [R.]
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Paralogize \Pa*ral"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. [?].]       To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the       premises. [R.]
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Paralogize \Pa*ral"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. [?].]       To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the       premises. [R.]
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Paralogy \Pa*ral"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] beside, beyond + [?]       reason.]       False reasoning; paralogism.
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Paralyse \Par"a*lyse\, v. t.       Same as {Paralyze}.
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Paralysis \Pa*ral"y*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; [?] beside + [?] to       loosen. See {Para-}, and {Loose}, and cf. {Palsy}.] (Med.)       Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the       loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that       of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See       {Hemiplegia}, and {Paraplegia}. Also used figuratively.       [bd]Utter paralysis of memory.[b8] --G. Eliot.                   Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of                the powers of ownership.                        --Duke of                                                                               Argyll (1887).
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Paralyzation \Par`a*ly*za"tion\, n.       The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being       paralyzed.
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Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.]       1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.          2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to             render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the             community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
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Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.]       1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.          2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to             render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the             community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
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Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.]       1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.          2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to             render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the             community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
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Parelcon \Pa*rel"con\, n. [Gr. [?] to draw aside, to be       redundant; [?] beside + [?] to draw.] (Gram.)       The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a       pronoun, verb, or adverb.
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Parelectronomic \Par`e*lec`tro*nom"ic\, a. (Physiol.)       Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic       part of a muscle.
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Parelectronomy \Par*e`lec*tron"o*my\, n. [Pref. para- + electro-       + Gr. [?] law.] (Physiol.)       A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe       cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is       reversed.
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Parhelic \Par*he"lic\, a.       Of or pertaining to parhelia.
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Parley \Par"ley\, n.; pl. {Parleys}. [F. parler speech, talk,       fr. parler to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a       comparison, parable, in LL., a word. See {Parable}, and cf.       {Parliament}, {Parlor}.]       Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral       conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.                   We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. --Dryden.          {To beat a parley} (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a             trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the             enemy.
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Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]       1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.             [Archaic] [bd]A parlous snuffing.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.          2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] [bd]A parlous             boy.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A parlous wit.[b8] --Dryden. --             {Par"lous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.]
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Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]       1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.             [Archaic] [bd]A parlous snuffing.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.          2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] [bd]A parlous             boy.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A parlous wit.[b8] --Dryden. --             {Par"lous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.]
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Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]       1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.             [Archaic] [bd]A parlous snuffing.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.          2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] [bd]A parlous             boy.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A parlous wit.[b8] --Dryden. --             {Par"lous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.]
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Parol \Pa*rol"\, a.       Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a       writing not under seal; as, parol evidence.          {Parol arrest} (Law), an arrest in pursuance of a verbal             order from a magistrate.          {Parol contract} (Law), any contract not of record or under             seal, whether oral or written; a simple contract.             --Chitty. Story.
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Tharos \Tha"ros\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small American butterfly ({Phycoides tharos}) having the       upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black,       the outer margins black with small white crescents; -- called       also {pearl crescent}.
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,       probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.       See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and             having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in             the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain             bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and             river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is             usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some             irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as             nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or             nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as             jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.          2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;             something very precious.                         I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.                                                                               --Shak.                         And those pearls of dew she wears.      --Milton.          3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the             bur on a deer's antler.          7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.          8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some             liquid for medicinal application, as ether.          9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5]             This line is printed in the type called pearl.          {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}.          {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form             small, round grains.          {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.          {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some             kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to             be sewed on lace.          {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]          {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.          {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).          {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.          {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia};             -- so called on account of its pearly color.          {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus             {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies             (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast             of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called             also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.          {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.          {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.          {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.          {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,             having a pearly luster.          {Pearl white}.             (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used                   chiefly as a cosmetic.             (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin                   blue.
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Oyster \Oys"ter\, n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[8c]tre, L. ostrea,       ostreum, Gr. 'o`streon; prob. akin to 'ostre`on bone, the       oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous},       {Ostracize}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea.             They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed             objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in             brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European             oyster ({Ostrea edulis}), and the American oyster ({Ostrea             Virginiana}), are the most important species.          2. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in             a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part             of the back of a fowl.          {Fresh-water oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any species of the genus             {Etheria}, and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa             and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach             themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly             interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels.          {Oyster bed}, a breeding place for oysters; a place in a             tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where             oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See             1st {Scalp}, n.          {Oyster catcher} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             wading birds of the genus {H[91]matopus}, which frequent             seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European species             ({H. ostralegus}), the common American species ({H.             palliatus}), and the California, or black, oyster catcher             ({H. Bachmani}) are the best known.          {Oyster crab} (Zo[94]l.) a small crab ({Pinnotheres ostreum})             which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the             oyster.          {Oyster dredge}, a rake or small dragnet of bringing up             oyster from the bottom of the sea.          {Oyster fish}. ({Zo[94]l}.)             (a) The tautog.             (b) The toadfish.          {Oyster plant}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Tragopogon} ({T. porrifolius}),                   the root of which, when cooked, somewhat resembles the                   oyster in taste; salsify; -- called also {vegetable                   oyster}.             (b) A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe,                   America and Asia ({Mertensia maritima}), the fresh                   leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters.          {Oyster plover}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Oyster catcher}, above.                      {Oyster shell} (Zo[94]l.), the shell of an oyster.          {Oyster wench}, {Oyster wife}, {Oyster women}, a women who             deals in oysters.          {Pearl oyster}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pearl}.          {Thorny oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any spiny marine shell of the             genus {Spondylus}.
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,       probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.       See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and             having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in             the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain             bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and             river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is             usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some             irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as             nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or             nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as             jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.          2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;             something very precious.                         I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.                                                                               --Shak.                         And those pearls of dew she wears.      --Milton.          3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the             bur on a deer's antler.          7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.          8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some             liquid for medicinal application, as ether.          9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5]             This line is printed in the type called pearl.          {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}.          {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form             small, round grains.          {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.          {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some             kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to             be sewed on lace.          {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]          {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.          {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).          {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.          {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia};             -- so called on account of its pearly color.          {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus             {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies             (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast             of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called             also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.          {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.          {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.          {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.          {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,             having a pearly luster.          {Pearl white}.             (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used                   chiefly as a cosmetic.             (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin                   blue.
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,       probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.       See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and             having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in             the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain             bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and             river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is             usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some             irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as             nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or             nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as             jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.          2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;             something very precious.                         I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.                                                                               --Shak.                         And those pearls of dew she wears.      --Milton.          3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the             bur on a deer's antler.          7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.          8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some             liquid for medicinal application, as ether.          9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5]             This line is printed in the type called pearl.          {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}.          {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form             small, round grains.          {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.          {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some             kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to             be sewed on lace.          {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]          {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.          {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).          {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.          {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia};             -- so called on account of its pearly color.          {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus             {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies             (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast             of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called             also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.          {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.          {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.          {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.          {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,             having a pearly luster.          {Pearl white}.             (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used                   chiefly as a cosmetic.             (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin                   blue.
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,       probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.       See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and             having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in             the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain             bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and             river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is             usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some             irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as             nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or             nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as             jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.          2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;             something very precious.                         I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.                                                                               --Shak.                         And those pearls of dew she wears.      --Milton.          3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the             bur on a deer's antler.          7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.          8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some             liquid for medicinal application, as ether.          9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5]             This line is printed in the type called pearl.          {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}.          {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form             small, round grains.          {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.          {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some             kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to             be sewed on lace.          {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]          {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.          {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).          {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.          {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia};             -- so called on account of its pearly color.          {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus             {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies             (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast             of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called             also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.          {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.          {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.          {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.          {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,             having a pearly luster.          {Pearl white}.             (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used                   chiefly as a cosmetic.             (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin                   blue.
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,       probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.       See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and             having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in             the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain             bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and             river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is             usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some             irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as             nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or             nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as             jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.          2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;             something very precious.                         I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.                                                                               --Shak.                         And those pearls of dew she wears.      --Milton.          3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the             bur on a deer's antler.          7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.          8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some             liquid for medicinal application, as ether.          9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5]             This line is printed in the type called pearl.          {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}.          {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form             small, round grains.          {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.          {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some             kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to             be sewed on lace.          {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]          {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.          {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).          {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.          {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia};             -- so called on account of its pearly color.          {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus             {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies             (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast             of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called             also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.          {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.          {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.          {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.          {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,             having a pearly luster.          {Pearl white}.             (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used                   chiefly as a cosmetic.             (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin                   blue.
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Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,       probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.       See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and             having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in             the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain             bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and             river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is             usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some             irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as             nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or             nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as             jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.          2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;             something very precious.                         I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.                                                                               --Shak.                         And those pearls of dew she wears.      --Milton.          3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern.          6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the             bur on a deer's antler.          7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.          8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some             liquid for medicinal application, as ether.          9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5]             This line is printed in the type called pearl.          {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}.          {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form             small, round grains.          {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.          {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some             kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to             be sewed on lace.          {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]          {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.          {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).          {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.          {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia};             -- so called on account of its pearly color.          {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus             {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies             (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast             of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called             also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.          {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.          {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.          {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.          {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,             having a pearly luster.          {Pearl white}.             (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used                   chiefly as a cosmetic.             (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin                   blue.
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Pearl \Pearl\, n.       A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to border.       [Obs.] See {Purl}.          {Pearl stitch}. See {Purl stitch}, under {Purl}.
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Pearlaceous \Pearl*a"ceous\, a.       Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or       appearance.
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Pearlash \Pearl"ash`\, n. (Chem.)       A white amorphous or granular substance which consists       principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline       reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and       evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of       potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc.
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Pearlite \Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.)       A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster,       often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the       curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust.       under {Perlitic}.
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Peerless \Peer"less\, a.       Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. [bd]Her       peerless feature.[b8] --Shak.                   Unvailed her peerless light.                  --Milton.       --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n.
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Peerless \Peer"less\, a.       Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. [bd]Her       peerless feature.[b8] --Shak.                   Unvailed her peerless light.                  --Milton.       --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n.
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Peerless \Peer"less\, a.       Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. [bd]Her       peerless feature.[b8] --Shak.                   Unvailed her peerless light.                  --Milton.       --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n.
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d8Perilla \[d8]Pe*ril"la\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)       A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species ({Perilla       ocimoides}, or {P. Nankinensis}) is often cultivated for its       purple or variegated foliage.
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.       p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also       {perillous}.]       1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;             hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.                         Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.          2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.                         For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.             -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n.
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.       p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also       {perillous}.]       1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;             hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.                         Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.          2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.                         For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.             -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n.
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.       p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also       {perillous}.]       1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;             hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.                         Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.          2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.                         For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.             -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n.
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Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.       p[82]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also       {perillous}.]       1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;             hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.                         Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.          2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.                         For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.             -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per"il*ous*ness}, n.
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Perlaceous \Per*la"ceous\, a. [See {Pearl}.]       Pearly; resembling pearl.
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Perlous \Per"lous\, a.       Perilous. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Perlustration \Per`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. perlustrare to wander       all through, to survey. See 3d {Luster}.]       The act of viewing all over. [Archaic] --Howell.
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Pharology \Pha*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] a lighthouse + -logy.]       The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal       lights.
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Poureliche \Poure"liche`\, adv.       Poorly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a.       Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not       able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. --       {Pow"er*less*ness}, n.
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Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a.       Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not       able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. --       {Pow"er*less*ness}, n.
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Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a.       Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not       able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. --       {Pow"er*less*ness}, n.
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Pre89lect \Pre`[89]*lect"\, v. t.       To elect beforehand.
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Pre89lection \Pre`[89]*lec"tion\, n.       Election beforehand.
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Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. {Prelacies}. [LL. praelatia. See       {Prelate}; cf. {Prelaty}.]       1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by             prelates.                         Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices.                                                                               --Ayliffe.          2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of             ecclesiastical dignitaries. [bd]Divers of the reverend             prelacy, and other most judicious men.[b8] --Hooker.
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Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. {Prelacies}. [LL. praelatia. See       {Prelate}; cf. {Prelaty}.]       1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by             prelates.                         Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices.                                                                               --Ayliffe.          2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of             ecclesiastical dignitaries. [bd]Divers of the reverend             prelacy, and other most judicious men.[b8] --Hooker.
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. i.       To discourse publicly; to lecture.                   Spitting . . . was publicly prelected upon. --De.                                                                               Quincey.                   To prelect upon the military art.            --Bp. Horsley.
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to       read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.]       To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse.
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to       read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.]       To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse.
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Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to       read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.]       To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse.
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Prelection \Pre*lec"tion\, n. [L. praelectio.]       A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company.       [bd]The prelections of Faber.[b8] --Sir M. Hale.
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Prelector \Pre*lec"tor\, n. [L. praelector.]       A reader of lectures or discourses; a lecturer. --Sheldon.
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Prelook \Pre*look"\, v. i.       To look forward. [Obs.] --Surrey.
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Prelusive \Pre*lu"sive\, a. [See {Prelude}.]       Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that       something of a like kind is to follow. [bd]Prelusive       drops.[b8] --Thomson. --{Pre*lu"sive*ly}, adv.
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Prelusive \Pre*lu"sive\, a. [See {Prelude}.]       Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that       something of a like kind is to follow. [bd]Prelusive       drops.[b8] --Thomson. --{Pre*lu"sive*ly}, adv.
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Prelusorily \Pre*lu"so*ri*ly\, adv.       In a prelusory way.
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Prelusory \Pre*lu"so*ry\, a.       Introductory; prelusive. --Bacon.
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Proleg \Pro"leg\, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the       larv[91] of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects.       Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also       {proped}, {propleg}, and {falseleg}.
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Prolegate \Pro"leg`ate\ (?; 48), n. [L. prolegatus; pro for +       legatus legate.] (Rom. Hist.)       The deputy or substitute for a legate.
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d8Prolegomenon \[d8]Prol`e*gom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Prolegomena}. [       NL., fr. Gr. [?], properly neut. pass. p. pr. of [?] to say       beforehand; [?] before + [?] to say.]       A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory       discourse prefixed to a book or treatise. --D. Stokes (1659).       Sir W. Scott.
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Prolegomenary \Prol`e*gom"e*na*ry\, a.       Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory;       prefatory.
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Prolicide \Prol"i*cide\, n. [L. proles offspring + caedere to       kill.]       The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb       or after birth. --Bouvier.
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Prolix \Pro*lix"\ (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long,       prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow,       akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe.       See {Liquid}.]       1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in             narration or argument; excessively particular in detail;             -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written             or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix             sermon.                         With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; --             applied to a speaker or writer.          Syn: Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome;                wearisome.          Usage: {Prolix}, {Diffuse}. A prolix writer delights in                   circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling                   particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying,                   and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations.                   Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of                   imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a                   want of it.
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Prolixious \Pro*lix"ious\, a.       Dilatory; tedious; superfluous. [Obs.] [bd]Lay by all nicety,       and prolixious blushes.[b8] --Shak.
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Prolixity \Pro*lix"i*ty\, n. [L. prolixitas: cf. F.       prolixit[82].]       The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute       detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings. [bd]For       fulsomeness of his prolixitee.[b8] --Chaucer.                   Idly running on with vain prolixity.      --Drayton.
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Prolixly \Pro*lix"ly\, adv.       In a prolix manner. --Dryden.
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Prolixness \Pro*lix"ness\, n.       Prolixity. --Adam Smith.
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Prolocutor \Prol`o*cu"tor\, n. [L., from proloqui, p. p.       prolocutus, to speak out; pro for + loqui to speak.]       1. One who speaks for another. --Jeffrey.          2. The presiding officer of a convocation. --Macaulay.
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Prolog \Pro"log\, n. & v.       Prologue.
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Prologize \Pro"lo*gize\, v. i. [Gr. [?]. See {Prologue}.]       To deliver a Prologue. [R.] --Whewell.
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Prologizer \Pro"lo*gi`zer\, n.       One who prologizes. [R.]
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prologuing}.]       To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. [?], fr.       [?] to say beforehand; [?] before + [?] to say. See {Logic}.]       1. The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or             performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's [bd]Canterbury             Tales;[b8] esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a             dramatic performance          2. One who delivers a prologue. [R.] --Shak.
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prologuing}.]       To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.
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Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prologuing}.]       To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.
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Prolusion \Pro*lu"sion\, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to       prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It.       prolusione.]       A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence,       an introductory essay or exercise. [bd]Domestic       prolusions.[b8] --Thackeray.                   Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the                worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Stitch \Stitch\, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to       stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.]       1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of             the thread thus made.          2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a             link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a             stitch; to take up a stitch.          3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce.             Cf. {Stock}.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a             single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space             passed over; distance.                         You have gone a good stitch.               --Bunyan.                         In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their                      plow, and take no deep stitch in making their                      furrows.                                             --Holland.          4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a             needle; as, a stitch in the side.                         He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which                      was, indeed, a pleurisy.                     --Bp. Burnet.          5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.]                         If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again,                      I shall be angry.                              --Marston.          6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every             stitch of clothes. [Colloq.]          7. A furrow. --Chapman.          {Chain stitch}, {Lock stitch}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Pearl}, [or] {Purl stitch}. See 2nd {Purl}, 2.
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Purl \Purl\, n.       1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often             of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a             band.                         A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet,                      enriched withpurl and pearl.               --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          2. An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the             work a ribbed or waved appearance.          {Purl stitch}. Same as {Purl}, n., 2.
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Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Pyro- + electric.]       (Physics)       Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving       electric polarity when heated.
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Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, n. (Physics)       A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated,       exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two       separate parts, especially the two extremities.
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Pyroelectricity \Pyr`o*e`lec*tric"i*ty\, n. (Physics)       Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which       treats of electricity thus developed.
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Sebacic \Se*bac"ic\, a. [L. sebum tallow: cf. F. s[82]bacique.]       (Chem.)       Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat;       specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also       {sebic}, and {pyroleic}, acid), obtained by the distillation       or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white       crystalline substance.
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Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a.       [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in       the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure       acetic acid.
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Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.       witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir.       & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]       1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;             -- frequently used in the plural.                         Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky                      wood.                                                --Shak.          2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous             substance which composes the body of a tree and its             branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To             worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8]             --Milton.          3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater             part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby             plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.             It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of             various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands             called silver grain.          Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose                and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.          4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.          {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid             obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing             large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,             acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.          {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})             of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.             of {Anemone}.          {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which             lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.          {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.                      {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill.          {Wood betony}. (Bot.)             (a) Same as {Betony}.             (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis                   Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or                   purplish flowers.          {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring                   beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,                   buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},                   under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.             (b) The larva of any one of various species of                   lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing                   moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),                   and of the goat moths.             (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the                   tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.             (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,                   as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.             (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the                   {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura                   terebrans}).          {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces             of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.             --Knight.          {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell             usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the             principal constituent of woody fiber.          {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.             [Poetic] --Coleridge.          {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.          {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket             ({Nemobius sylvestris}).          {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon.          {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an             engraving.          {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove.          {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.          {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The                   male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with                   green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its                   nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal                   duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.             (b) The hooded merganser.             (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).          {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.          {Wood engraver}.             (a) An engraver on wood.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles                   whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and                   excavate furrows in the wood often more or less                   resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus                   xylographus}.          {Wood engraving}.             (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.             (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from                   such an engraving.          {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.          {Wood fiber}.             (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.             (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty                   mass.          {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the             bark, of trees.          {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana             sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except             during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,             with a black stripe on each side of the head.          {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.          {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.          {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.          {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The capercailzie.             (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged                   rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and                   allied species.             (b) The American woodcock.          {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied             genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but             have a curved beak, and a longer tail.          {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus             {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily             covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus             loculator}) is common in Florida.          {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda             arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes             while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on             trees.          {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne             Laureola}).          {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera             [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy             larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other             fruit trees.          {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.          {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and             sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the             pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.          {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod                   Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and                   related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill                   bug}, under {Pill}.             (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,                   pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]},                   which live in the crevices of walls and among old                   books and papers. Some of the species are called also                   {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.          {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of             the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in             woods, on tree trunks and stones.          {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)             (a) Formerly, the forest court.             (b) The court of attachment.          {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.          {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.          {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.          {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled             goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked             with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The                   larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species,                   as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves                   of the grapevine.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely                   colored South American humming birds belonging to the                   genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or                   green and blue.          {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.                         We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.                                                                               x. 34.          {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East             Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having             properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes             substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See             {Gurjun}.          {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having             some resemblance to wood.          {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},             below.          {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher             ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but             is smaller.          {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker,             especially the European great spotted woodpecker.          {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons                   belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the                   family {Columbid[91]}.             (b) The ringdove.          {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse.          {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the             poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion             with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into             sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.                      {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East             Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied             genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the             male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red             hairlike feathers.          {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American             wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern             United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood             rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.          {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})             growing in moist woods.          {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]          {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},             differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}             chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.          {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of             the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and             usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.          {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser.          {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.          {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},             {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in             India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,             but feed upon both insects and berries.          {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The American woodcock.             (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).          {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.          {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.          {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis             Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of             {Shamrock}.          {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.                      {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,             for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.          {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American humming birds belonging to the genus             {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,             purple, and other colors.          {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle.          {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old             World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and             allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common             in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and             habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they             resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white             beneath.          {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker.          {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.          {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the                   sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.             (b) The missel thrush.          {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.          {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.          {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest.          {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See             under {Sculptured}.          {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.          {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.          {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of                   the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.             (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --                   called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow                   wren}.          {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood             borer.          {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The wood warbler.             (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a.       [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in       the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure       acetic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrolignite \Py`ro*lig"nite\, n.       A crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a       metal or basic compound; as, pyrolignite of iron (iron       liquor).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrolignous \Pyr`o*lig"nous\, a.       Same as {Pyroligneous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrologist \Py*rol"o*gist\, n.       One who is versed in, or makes a study of, pyrology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrology \Py*rol"o*gy\, n. [Pyro- + -logy: cf. F. pyrologie.]       That branch of physical science which treats of the       properties, phenomena, or effects of heat; also, a treatise       on heat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrolusite \Pyr`o*lu"site\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. [?] to loose, or [?]       a loosing.] (Min.)       Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark       steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft.       Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is       extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of       glass (whence its name).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pearl City, HI (CDP, FIPS 62600)       Location: 21.40467 N, 157.96906 W       Population (1990): 30993 (8999 housing units)       Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 96782    Pearl City, IL (village, FIPS 58369)       Location: 42.26767 N, 89.82554 W       Population (1990): 670 (271 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61062
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Peerless, MT       Zip code(s): 59253
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Peerless Park, MO (village, FIPS 56792)       Location: 38.54240 N, 90.50105 W       Population (1990): 33 (7 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Parallaxis          A {procedural} programming language developed by       Thomas Braeunl at the {University of       Stuttgart}.   It is based on {Modula-2}, but extended for {data       parallel} ({SIMD}) programming.   The main approach for machine       independent parallel programming is to include a description       of the virtual parallel machine with each parallel       {algorithm}.          There is a simulator and {X Window System}-based profiler for       {workstations}, {Macintosh}, and {IBM PC}.          Version 2.0 runs on {MP-1}, {CM-2}, {Sun-3}, {Sun-4},       {DECstation}, {HP 700}, {RS/6000}.          {Home (http://www.ee.uwa.edu.au/~braunl/parallaxis/)}.          ["User Manual for Parallaxis Version 2.0", T. Braunl, U       Stuttgart].          (2000-05-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Parlog          Clark & Gregory, Imperial College 1983.   An {AND-parallel}       {Prolog}, with {guards} and {committed choice nondeterminism}       ({don't care nondeterminism}).   {Shallow backtracking} only.          Implementations: MacParlog and PC-Parlog from Parallel Logic       Programming Ltd., Box 49 Twickenham TW2 5PH, UK.          See also {SPM}.          {(ftp://ftp.inria.fr/lang/Parlog.tar.Z)}.   E-mail:       .          ["Parlog: A Parallel Logic Programming Language", K.L. Clark       and S. Gregory, Imperial College, London, May 1983].       ("Parlog83", in which the ouput mechanism was assignment).          ["Parallel Logic Programming in PARLOG, The Language and Its       Implementation", S. Gregory, A-W 1987].   ("Parlog86", in which       the output mechanism was unification, as in {GHC}).   (See       {Strand}).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Parlog++          An object-oriented extension to MacParlog.   It combines       object-oriented and parallel logic programming, giving the       benefits of both paradigms within a single coherent       development environment.          Andrew Davison , then Imperial College now U       Melbourne.   Object orientation plus parallel logic, built on       top of MacParlog.          "Parlog++: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", A. Davison,       Parlog Group, Imperial College 1988.   Sold by PLP Ltd.       E-mail: .
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Parlog          Clark & Gregory, Imperial College 1983.   An {AND-parallel}       {Prolog}, with {guards} and {committed choice nondeterminism}       ({don't care nondeterminism}).   {Shallow backtracking} only.          Implementations: MacParlog and PC-Parlog from Parallel Logic       Programming Ltd., Box 49 Twickenham TW2 5PH, UK.          See also {SPM}.          {(ftp://ftp.inria.fr/lang/Parlog.tar.Z)}.   E-mail:       .          ["Parlog: A Parallel Logic Programming Language", K.L. Clark       and S. Gregory, Imperial College, London, May 1983].       ("Parlog83", in which the ouput mechanism was assignment).          ["Parallel Logic Programming in PARLOG, The Language and Its       Implementation", S. Gregory, A-W 1987].   ("Parlog86", in which       the output mechanism was unification, as in {GHC}).   (See       {Strand}).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Parlog++          An object-oriented extension to MacParlog.   It combines       object-oriented and parallel logic programming, giving the       benefits of both paradigms within a single coherent       development environment.          Andrew Davison , then Imperial College now U       Melbourne.   Object orientation plus parallel logic, built on       top of MacParlog.          "Parlog++: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", A. Davison,       Parlog Group, Imperial College 1988.   Sold by PLP Ltd.       E-mail: .
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
P-Prolog          A parallel {logic language}.          ["P-Prolog: A Parallel Logic Language Based on Exclusive       Relation", R. Yang et al, Third Intl Conf on Logic Prog, 1986,       pp. 255-269].          (1994-11-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog          Programming in Logic or (French) Programmation       en Logique.   The first of the huge family of {logic       programming} languages.          Prolog was invented by Alain Colmerauer and Phillipe Roussel       at the University of Aix-Marseille in 1971.   It was first       implemented 1972 in {ALGOL-W}.   It was designed originally for       {natural-language processing} but has become one of the most       widely used languages for {artificial intelligence}.          It is based on {LUSH} (or {SLD}) {resolution} {theorem       proving} and {unification}.   The first versions had no       user-defined functions and no control structure other than the       built-in {depth-first search} with {backtracking}.   Early       collaboration between Marseille and Robert Kowalski at       {University of Edinburgh} continued until about 1975.          Early implementations included {C-Prolog}, {ESLPDPRO},       {Frolic}, {LM-Prolog}, {Open Prolog}, {SB-Prolog}, {UPMAIL       Tricia Prolog}.   In 1998, the most common Prologs in use are       {Quintus Prolog}, {SICSTUS Prolog}, {LPA Prolog}, {SWI       Prolog}, {AMZI Prolog}, {SNI Prolog}.          {ISO} draft standard at {Darmstadt, Germany       (ftp://ftp.th-darmstadt.de/pub/programming/languages/prolog/standard/)}.       or {UGA, USA (ftp://ai.uga.edu/ai.prolog.standard)}.          See also {negation by failure}, {Kamin's interpreters},       {Paradigms of AI Programming}, {Aditi}.          A Prolog {interpreter} in {Scheme}.       {(ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1)}.          {A Prolog package       (ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1/prolog11.tar.Z)} from       the {University of Calgary} features {delayed goals} and       {interval arithmetic}.   It requires {Scheme} with       {continuations}.          ["Programming in Prolog", W.F. Clocksin & C.S. Mellish,       Springer, 1985].          (2001-04-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog++          (After {C++}) {Prolog} with {object-oriented} features added       by Phil Vasey of {Logic Programming Associates}.   Prolog++ is       available for {MS-DOS} and the {X Window System}.   It is       distributed by {AI International} Ltd. in England and by       {Quintus}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog          Programming in Logic or (French) Programmation       en Logique.   The first of the huge family of {logic       programming} languages.          Prolog was invented by Alain Colmerauer and Phillipe Roussel       at the University of Aix-Marseille in 1971.   It was first       implemented 1972 in {ALGOL-W}.   It was designed originally for       {natural-language processing} but has become one of the most       widely used languages for {artificial intelligence}.          It is based on {LUSH} (or {SLD}) {resolution} {theorem       proving} and {unification}.   The first versions had no       user-defined functions and no control structure other than the       built-in {depth-first search} with {backtracking}.   Early       collaboration between Marseille and Robert Kowalski at       {University of Edinburgh} continued until about 1975.          Early implementations included {C-Prolog}, {ESLPDPRO},       {Frolic}, {LM-Prolog}, {Open Prolog}, {SB-Prolog}, {UPMAIL       Tricia Prolog}.   In 1998, the most common Prologs in use are       {Quintus Prolog}, {SICSTUS Prolog}, {LPA Prolog}, {SWI       Prolog}, {AMZI Prolog}, {SNI Prolog}.          {ISO} draft standard at {Darmstadt, Germany       (ftp://ftp.th-darmstadt.de/pub/programming/languages/prolog/standard/)}.       or {UGA, USA (ftp://ai.uga.edu/ai.prolog.standard)}.          See also {negation by failure}, {Kamin's interpreters},       {Paradigms of AI Programming}, {Aditi}.          A Prolog {interpreter} in {Scheme}.       {(ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1)}.          {A Prolog package       (ftp://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/pub/prolog1.1/prolog11.tar.Z)} from       the {University of Calgary} features {delayed goals} and       {interval arithmetic}.   It requires {Scheme} with       {continuations}.          ["Programming in Prolog", W.F. Clocksin & C.S. Mellish,       Springer, 1985].          (2001-04-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog++          (After {C++}) {Prolog} with {object-oriented} features added       by Phil Vasey of {Logic Programming Associates}.   Prolog++ is       available for {MS-DOS} and the {X Window System}.   It is       distributed by {AI International} Ltd. in England and by       {Quintus}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog-2          An implementation of Edinburgh Prolog by Nick Henfrey, {ESL}.          ["An Advanced Logic Programming Language", Anthony Dodd].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog-D-Linda          Embeds the {Linda} parallel paradigm into {SISCtus Prolog}.          {(ftp://ftp.cs.uwa.au/)}.   E-mail: .
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog-II          Prolog with two new predicates: "dif" for coroutines and       "freeze" for delayed evaluation.          Available from ExperIntelligence, Santa Barbara CA.          ["Prolog II Reference Manual and Theoretical Model",       A. Colmerauer, Internal Report, GroupeIA, U Aix-Marseille (Oct       1982)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog-III          A. Colmerauer, U Aix-Marseille, ca 1984.   Marseille Prolog,       with unification replaced by constraint resolution.   [deferred       goals too?]   (Not to be confused with Prolog 3, a commercial       product?)          Version 1.2 for MS-DOS.          ["Opening the Prolog-III Universe", BYTE 12(9):177-182 (Aug       1987)].          ["An Introduction to Prolog III", A. Colmerauer, CACM       33(7):69-90 (1990)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog-Linda          1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism.   Proc 4th       Australian Conf on Artif Intell.          {(ftp://bison.cs.uwa.oz.au/)}.          2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989.   Another Prolog extended       with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prolog/Mali          (PM) {Lambda-Prolog} for the {MALI}-V06 abstract       memory system, developed by Pascal Brisset at IRISA, France.       There is a compiler which compiles to {C}, a linker,       libraries, {run-time system}, and documentation.   It runs       under {Unix}.          {(ftp://ftp.irisa.fr/pm/)}.          Mailing list: prolog-mali-request@irisa.fr.   E-mail:       .          (1992-07-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pure Lisp          A {purely functional language} derived from {Lisp} by       excluding any feature which causes {side-effect}s.