paracosm
         n 1: a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a
               definite geography and language and history

English Dictionary: prosecution	by the DICT Development Group
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Parcheesi n a modern board game based on pachisi
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parchesi n an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board Synonym(s): pachisi, parchesi, parchisi
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parchisi n an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board Synonym(s): pachisi, parchesi, parchisi
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paresis n a slight or partial paralysis
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parka squirrel n large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn: Arctic ground squirrel, parka squirrel, Citellus parryi]
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Parkia javanica n tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens
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paroicous adj having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium
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paroxysm n a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" Synonym(s): paroxysm, fit, convulsion
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paroxysmal adj accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms
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paroxysmal trepidant abasia n abasia related to spasticity of the legs
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parsec n a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years Synonym(s): parsec, secpar
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Parseeism n the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India [syn: Parsiism, Parseeism]
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Parsiism n the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India [syn: Parsiism, Parseeism]
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percuss v strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"
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percussion n the act of playing a percussion instrument the act of exploding a percussion cap the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments Synonym(s): percussion section, percussion, rhythm section tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes Synonym(s): percussion, pleximetry
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percussion cap n a detonator that explodes when struck
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percussion instrument n a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another Synonym(s): percussion instrument, percussive instrument
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percussion section n the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments Synonym(s): percussion section, percussion, rhythm section
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percussionist n a musician who plays percussion instruments
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percussive adj involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments; "percussive music"
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percussive instrument n a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another Synonym(s): percussion instrument, percussive instrument
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percussor n (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes Synonym(s): plexor, plessor, percussor
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Percy Grainger n United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) Synonym(s): Grainger, Percy Grainger, Percy Aldridge Grainger, George Percy Aldridge Grainger
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Pere Jacques Marquette n French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) Synonym(s): Marquette, Jacques Marquette, Pere Jacques Marquette
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Pereskia aculeata n West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits Synonym(s): Barbados gooseberry, Barbados- gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata
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perquisite n an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" Synonym(s): fringe benefit, perquisite, perk a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" Synonym(s): prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right
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persecute v cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" Synonym(s): persecute, oppress
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persecution n the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
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persecutor n someone who torments [syn: tormentor, tormenter, persecutor]
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Perseus n (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
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persist v continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" Synonym(s): prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" Synonym(s): persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" Synonym(s): persist, remain, stay
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persist in v do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move" Synonym(s): continue, persist in
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persistence n the property of a continuous and connected period of time Synonym(s): continuity, persistence persistent determination Synonym(s): doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" Synonym(s): perseverance, persistence, perseveration
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persistency n persistent determination [syn: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity]
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persistent adj never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: persistent, relentless, unrelenting] continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy Synonym(s): haunting, persistent retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" Synonym(s): persistent, lasting Antonym(s): caducous, shed stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" Synonym(s): dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
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persistently adv in a persistent manner; "he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently..." with persistence
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persisting adj relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears" Synonym(s): dogging, persisting
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persuasible adj being susceptible to persuasion [syn: convincible, persuadable, persuasible, suasible]
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persuasion n the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action Synonym(s): persuasion, suasion Antonym(s): dissuasion a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" Synonym(s): opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
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persuasive adj intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" Antonym(s): dissuasive
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persuasively adv in a persuasive manner; "this essay argues so persuasively..."
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persuasiveness n the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" Synonym(s): persuasiveness, strength Antonym(s): unpersuasiveness
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Pharaoh's chicken n small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia Synonym(s): Egyptian vulture, Pharaoh's chicken, Neophron percnopterus
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pharisaic adj excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Synonym(s): holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
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pharisaical adj excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Synonym(s): holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
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pheresis n a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion Synonym(s): apheresis, pheresis
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phrase structure n the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn: syntax, sentence structure, phrase structure]
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Pierre Auguste Renoir n French impressionist painter (1841-1919) [syn: Renoir, Pierre Auguste Renoir]
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Pierre Joseph Proudhon n French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865) Synonym(s): Proudhon, Pierre Joseph Proudhon
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piroshki n small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried [syn: pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki]
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piroxicam n a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions Synonym(s): piroxicam, Feldene
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pirozhki n small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried [syn: pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki]
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pork sausage n sausage containing pork
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power system n a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region Synonym(s): power system, power grid, grid
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power-assisted adj supplementing or replacing manual effort; "power-assisted steering"
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power-assisted steering n automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel Synonym(s): power steering, power-assisted steering
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praxis n translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" Synonym(s): practice, praxis
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prazosin n antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress) [syn: prazosin, Minipress]
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pre-existent adj existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Synonym(s): preexistent, pre- existent, preexisting, pre-existing
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pre-existing adj existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Synonym(s): preexistent, pre- existent, preexisting, pre-existing
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pre-Socratic adj before the time of Socrates [syn: presocratic, {pre- Socratic}] n any philosopher who lived before Socrates
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precast adj of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation
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precess v move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied"
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precession n the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) Synonym(s): precession, precedence, precedency
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precession of the equinoxes n a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation
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preciosity n the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined Synonym(s): preciosity, preciousness
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precious adv extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn: precious, preciously] adj characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" Synonym(s): cherished, precious, treasured, wanted of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones" held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"; "precious memories" Synonym(s): valued, precious obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" Synonym(s): cute, precious
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precious coral n the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry Synonym(s): coral, red coral, precious coral
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precious metal n any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
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precious stone n a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry Synonym(s): jewel, gem, precious stone
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preciously adv extremely; "there is precious little time left" [syn: precious, preciously]
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preciousness n the quality possessed by something with a great price or value Synonym(s): costliness, dearness, preciousness the positive quality of being precious and beyond value Synonym(s): invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined Synonym(s): preciosity, preciousness
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precis n a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory Synonym(s): outline, synopsis, abstract, precis v make a summary (of)
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precise adj sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" Antonym(s): imprecise (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" Synonym(s): accurate, exact, precise
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precisely adv indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" Synonym(s): precisely, exactly, just in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" Synonym(s): precisely, incisively, exactly Antonym(s): imprecisely, inexactly just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" Synonym(s): precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button
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preciseness n clarity as a consequence of precision [syn: preciseness, clearcutness] the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" Synonym(s): preciseness, precision Antonym(s): impreciseness, imprecision
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precision n the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" Synonym(s): preciseness, precision Antonym(s): impreciseness, imprecision
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precision cookie n a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive
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precision rifle n an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away Synonym(s): sniper rifle, precision rifle
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precocial adj (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days Antonym(s): altricial
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precocious adj characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement" Antonym(s): retarded appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
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precocious dentition n teething at an earlier age than expected
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precociously adv in a precocious manner; "her child behaves precociously"
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precociousness n intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules Synonym(s): precociousness, precocity
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precocity n intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules Synonym(s): precociousness, precocity
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precognition n knowledge of an event before it occurs [syn: precognition, foreknowledge]
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precognitive adj foreseeing the future [syn: clairvoyant, precognitive, second-sighted]
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precook v cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice"
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precooked adj cooked partially or completely beforehand; "frozen precooked meals from the supermarket"
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preexist v exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?"
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preexistence n existing in a former state or previous to something else
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preexistent adj existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Synonym(s): preexistent, pre- existent, preexisting, pre-existing
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preexisting adj existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Synonym(s): preexistent, pre- existent, preexisting, pre-existing
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presage n a foreboding about what is about to happen a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" Synonym(s): omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy v indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]
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preseason n a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
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presocratic adj before the time of Socrates [syn: presocratic, {pre- Socratic}]
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press agency n an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically Synonym(s): news agency, press agency, wire service, press association, news organization, news organisation
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press agent n someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) Synonym(s): press agent, publicity man, public relations man, PR man
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press association n an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically Synonym(s): news agency, press agency, wire service, press association, news organization, news organisation
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price competition n intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business Synonym(s): price war, price competition
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price control n restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation)
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price cut n cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price Synonym(s): price cutting, price cut
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price cutting n cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price Synonym(s): price cutting, price cut
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price gouging n pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available
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price support n a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level
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price-controlled adj having the price regulated or controlled by government
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priggish adj exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" Synonym(s): priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
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priggishly adv in a priggish manner; "this professor acts so priggishly --like a moderator with a gavel!"
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priggishness n exaggerated and arrogant properness [syn: priggishness, primness]
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pro-choice adj advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion) Antonym(s): pro- life
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pro-choice faction n those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
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process n a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" Synonym(s): procedure, process (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" Synonym(s): process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant Synonym(s): summons, process a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" Synonym(s): process, unconscious process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" Synonym(s): process, outgrowth, appendage a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" Synonym(s): process, physical process v subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" Synonym(s): process, treat deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech" institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" Synonym(s): action, sue, litigate, process march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room" Synonym(s): march, process shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" Synonym(s): work, work on, process deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" Synonym(s): serve, process, swear out
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process cheese n made by blending several lots of cheese [syn: {process cheese}, processed cheese]
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process of monition n a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted Synonym(s): monition, process of monition
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process printing n a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates
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process-server n someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant
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processed adj subjected to a special process or treatment; "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread" freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare Synonym(s): refined, processed Antonym(s): crude, unprocessed, unrefined prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores" Antonym(s): unprocessed
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processed cheese n made by blending several lots of cheese [syn: {process cheese}, processed cheese]
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processing n preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"
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processing time n the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they increased output by decreasing processing time"
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procession n (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" Synonym(s): emanation, rise, procession the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) Synonym(s): progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion Antonym(s): retreat
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processional adj intended for use in a procession; "processional music"; "processional cross" of or relating to or characteristic of a procession; "in good processional order" n religious music used in a procession [syn: processional, prosodion]
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processional march n a march to be played for processions [syn: {processional march}, recessional march]
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processor n a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached" Synonym(s): central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe
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processus coronoideus n a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone [syn: coronoid process, processus coronoideus]
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procyclidine n drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism Synonym(s): procyclidine, Kemadrin
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progestational adj of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone) preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum
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progesterone n a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy Synonym(s): progesterone, Lipo-Lutin
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progestin n any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone Synonym(s): progestin, progestogen
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progestogen n any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone Synonym(s): progestin, progestogen
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project n any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" Synonym(s): undertaking, project, task, labor a planned undertaking Synonym(s): project, projection v communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings" extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" Synonym(s): stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen" cause to be heard; "His voice projects well" draw a projection of make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" Synonym(s): plan, project, contrive, design present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" Synonym(s): project, propose imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" Synonym(s): visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" Synonym(s): project, cast, contrive, throw throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" Synonym(s): project, send off regard as objective Synonym(s): project, externalize, externalise
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projected adj extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" Synonym(s): jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking(p), sticking out(p)
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projectile adj impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile" n a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled Synonym(s): projectile, missile any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine Synonym(s): rocket, projectile
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projecting adj extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" Synonym(s): jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking(p), sticking out(p)
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projection n a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations the projection of an image from a film onto a screen a planned undertaking Synonym(s): project, projection any structure that branches out from a central support any solid convex shape that juts out from something (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice" Synonym(s): projection, acoustic projection, sound projection the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction the act of projecting out from something Synonym(s): protrusion, projection, jut, jutting the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting Synonym(s): expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out
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projection screen n a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing Synonym(s): screen, silver screen, projection screen
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projectionist n the person who operates the projector in a movie house
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projective device n any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations Synonym(s): projective test, projective device, projective technique
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projective geometry n the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection Synonym(s): projective geometry, descriptive geometry
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projective technique n any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations Synonym(s): projective test, projective device, projective technique
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projective test n any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations Synonym(s): projective test, projective device, projective technique
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projector n an optical device for projecting a beam of light an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen
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prosaic adj not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" Synonym(s): matter-of-fact, prosaic lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" Synonym(s): pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" Synonym(s): commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous
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prosaically adv in a matter-of-fact manner; "I applied my attention prosaically to my routine" Synonym(s): prosaically, unimaginatively
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prosaicness n commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting Synonym(s): prosiness, prosaicness
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prosecute v conduct a prosecution in a court of law bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson" Antonym(s): defend, represent carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" Synonym(s): prosecute, engage, pursue
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prosecuting attorney n a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Synonym(s): prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney
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prosecuting officer n a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Synonym(s): prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney
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prosecution n the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior Synonym(s): prosecution, criminal prosecution Antonym(s): defence, defense, demurrer, denial the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant Antonym(s): defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion Synonym(s): pursuance, prosecution
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prosecutor n a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Synonym(s): prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney
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Prozac n a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain Synonym(s): fluoxetine, fluoxetine hydrocholoride, Prozac, Sarafem
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prussic acid n a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds Synonym(s): hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid
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purchasable adj capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" Synonym(s): corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale" Synonym(s): purchasable, for sale
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purchase n the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake" something acquired by purchase a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation" the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever Synonym(s): leverage, purchase v obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" Synonym(s): buy, purchase Antonym(s): sell
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purchase agreement n a contract stating the terms of a purchase [syn: {purchase contract}, purchase agreement]
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purchase contract n a contract stating the terms of a purchase [syn: {purchase contract}, purchase agreement]
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purchase order n a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" Synonym(s): order, purchase order
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purchase price n the price at which something is actually purchased
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purchaser n a person who buys [syn: buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee]
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purchasing n the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" Synonym(s): buying, purchasing
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purchasing agent n an agent who purchases goods or services for another
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purchasing department n the division of a business that is responsible for purchases
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purse seine n a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
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purse string n a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
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purse-string operation n a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies Synonym(s): Shirodkar's operation, purse-string operation
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pyrosis n a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder Synonym(s): heartburn, pyrosis
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Note: The          {common, [or] English, {pheasant} ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is             now found over most of temperate Europe, but was             introduced from Asia. The          {ring-necked pheasant} ({P. torquatus}) and the          {green pheasant} ({P. versicolor}) have been introduced into             Oregon. The          {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most             beautiful species. The          {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and             several related species from Southern Asia, are very             beautiful.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]          Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as                the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.          {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.          {Gold}, [or] {Golden}, {pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), a Chinese             pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.             The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and             the under parts are scarlet.          {Mountain pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. [Local,             U.S.]          {Pheasant coucal} (Zo[94]l.), a large Australian cuckoo             ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with             chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant             cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.                      {Pheasant duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The pintail.             (b) The hooded merganser.          {Pheasant parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a large and beautiful             Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The             male has the back black, the feathers margined with             yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing             coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the             neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.          {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)             (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the                   Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye                   Adonis}.             (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also                   {Pheasant's-eye pink}.          {Pheasant shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine univalve shell of the             genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found             in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly             colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a             pheasant.          {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}             (a), under {Partridge}.          {Sea pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), the pintail.          {Water pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sheldrake.             (b) The hooded merganser.
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Paragogic \Par`a*gog"ic\, Paragogical \Par`a*gog"ic*al\, a. [Cf.       F. paragogique.]       Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the       end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.          {Paragogic letters}, in the Semitic languages, letters which             are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express             additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.
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Paragogic \Par`a*gog"ic\, Paragogical \Par`a*gog"ic*al\, a. [Cf.       F. paragogique.]       Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the       end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.          {Paragogic letters}, in the Semitic languages, letters which             are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express             additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.
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Paragogic \Par`a*gog"ic\, Paragogical \Par`a*gog"ic*al\, a. [Cf.       F. paragogique.]       Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the       end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.          {Paragogic letters}, in the Semitic languages, letters which             are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express             additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.
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Parcase \Par*case"\, adv. [Par + case.]       Perchance; by chance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Parcheesi \Par*chee"si\, n.       See {Pachisi}.
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Pachisi \Pa*chi"si\, n. Commonly spelt Parchesi \Par*che"si\,    Parchisi \Par*chi"si\       A game adopted from the Indian game, using disks, as of       pasteboard, and dice. [U. S. & Eng.]
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d8Pachisi \[d8]Pa*chi"si\, Parchesi \Par*che"si\, n. [Hind., fr.       pachis twenty-five, the highest throw in the game.]       A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India.
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Parchesi \Par*che"si\ (p[aum]r*ch[emac]"z[icr]), n.       See {Pachisi}.
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Pachisi \Pa*chi"si\, n. Commonly spelt Parchesi \Par*che"si\,    Parchisi \Par*chi"si\       A game adopted from the Indian game, using disks, as of       pasteboard, and dice. [U. S. & Eng.]
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Pargasite \Par"gas*ite\, n. [So called from Pargas, in Finland.]       (Min.)       A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende.
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Parish \Par"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church;       parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish;       as, parish poor. --Dryden.          {Parish clerk}.       (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish.       (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists             in the service of the Church of England.          {Parish court}, in Louisiana, a court in each parish.
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Parish \Par"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church;       parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish;       as, parish poor. --Dryden.          {Parish clerk}.       (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish.       (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists             in the service of the Church of England.          {Parish court}, in Louisiana, a court in each parish.
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Parkesine \Parkes"ine\, n. [So called from Mr. Parkes, the       inventor.]       A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil,       but later from different materials, and used as a substitute       for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also       {xylotile}.
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Paroxysm \Par"ox*ysm\, n. [F. paroxysme, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       sharpen, irritate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to sharpen, from       [?] sharp.]       1. (Med.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that             occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or             intermissions. --Arbuthnot.          2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or             action; a convulsion; a fit.                         The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair.                                                                               --South.
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Paroxysmal \Par`ox*ys"mal\, a.       Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by       paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. --       {Par`ox*ys"mal*ly}, adv.
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Paroxysmal \Par`ox*ys"mal\, a.       Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by       paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. --       {Par`ox*ys"mal*ly}, adv.
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Parseeism \Par"see*ism\, n.       The religion and customs of the Parsees.
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Pear \Pear\ (p[acir]r), n. [OE. pere, AS. peru, L. pirum: cf. F.       poire. Cf. {Perry}.] (Bot.)       The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus       communis}), cultivated in many varieties in temperate       climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See {Pear       family}, below.          {Pear blight}.       (a) (Bot.) A name of two distinct diseases of pear trees,             both causing a destruction of the branches, viz., that             caused by a minute insect ({Xyleborus pyri}), and that             caused by the freezing of the sap in winter. --A. J.             Downing.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A very small beetle ({Xyleborus pyri}) whose             larv[91] bore in the twigs of pear trees and cause them             to wither.          {Pear family} (Bot.), a suborder of rosaceous plants             ({Pome[91]}), characterized by the calyx tube becoming             fleshy in fruit, and, combined with the ovaries, forming a             pome. It includes the apple, pear, quince, service berry,             and hawthorn.          {Pear gauge} (Physics), a kind of gauge for measuring the             exhaustion of an air-pump receiver; -- so called because             consisting in part of a pear-shaped glass vessel.          {Pear shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine gastropod shell of the             genus {Pyrula}, native of tropical seas; -- so called from             the shape.          {Pear slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a sawfly which is very             injurious to the foliage of the pear tree.
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Percase \Per*case"\, adv. [OE. per cas. See {Parcase}.]       Perhaps; perchance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percussed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per       + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.]       To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss       the chest in medical examination.                   Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.   --Bacon.
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Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. i. (Med.)       To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See       {Percussion}, 3. --Quain.
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Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percussed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per       + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.]       To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss       the chest in medical examination.                   Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.   --Bacon.
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Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percussed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per       + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.]       To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss       the chest in medical examination.                   Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.   --Bacon.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Fuze \Fuze\, n.       A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a       shell, etc. See {Fuse}, n.          {Chemical fuze}, a fuze in which substances separated until             required for action are then brought into contact, and             uniting chemically, produce explosion.          {Concussion fuze}, a fuze ignited by the striking of the             projectile.          {Electric fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark             produced by an electric current.          {Friction fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved             by friction.          {Percussion fuze}, a fuze in which the ignition is produced             by a blow on some fulminating compound.          {Time fuze}, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the             character of its composition, to burn a certain time             before producing an explosion.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.       See {Percuss}.]       1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against             another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or             report. --Sir I. Newton.          2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;             impression of sound on the ear.                         The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.          3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the             body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath             by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the             fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is             directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as             a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.          {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.          {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is             exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.          {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing             fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to             explode gunpowder.          {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.          {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by             percussion upon fulminating powder.          {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.          {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by             slight percussion; fulminating powder.          {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting             ores by agitation in running water.
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Percussive \Per*cuss"ive\, a.       Striking against; percutient; as, percussive force.
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Gooseberry \Goose"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted       for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F.       groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere,       kr[84]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie       (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie,       fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb[84]r (fr. krus, krusing, crisp).       The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf.       {Grossular}, a.]       1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus {Ribes}; also, the             edible berries of such shrub. There are several species,             of which {Ribes Grossularia} is the one commonly             cultivated.          2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith.          {Barbadoes gooseberry}, a climbing prickly shrub ({Pereskia             aculeata}) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries             resembling gooseberries.          {Coromandel gooseberry}. See {Carambola}.          {Gooseberry fool}. See lst {Fool}.          {Gooseberry worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a small moth             ({Dakruma convolutella}). It destroys the gooseberry by             eating the interior.
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Pericystitis \Per`i*cys*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Peri-}, and       {Cystitis}.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bladder.
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Perigastric \Per`i*gas"tric\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Surrounding the stomach; -- applied to the body cavity of       Bryozoa and various other Invertebrata.
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Perisystole \Per`i*sys"to*le\, n. [Pref. peri- + systole: cf. F.       p[82]risystole.] (Physiol.)       The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart.       It is perceptible only in the dying.
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Perquisite \Per"qui*site\, n. [L. perquisitum, fr. perquisitus,       p. p. of perquirere to ask for diligently; per + quaerere to       seek. See {Per-}, and {Quest}.]       1. Something gained from a place or employment over and above             the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered;             especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a             specific service.                         The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded                      as the perquisite of the soldiers.      --Prescott.                         The best perquisites of a place are the advantages                      it gaves a man of doing good.            --Addison.          2. pl. (Law) Things gotten by a man's own industry, or             purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which             come to him by descent. --Mozley & W.
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Perquisited \Per"qui*sit*ed\, a.       Supplied with perquisites. [Obs.] [bd]Perquisited varlets       frequent stand.[b8] --Savage.
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Perquisition \Per`qui*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perquisition.]       A thorough inquiry of search. [R.] --Berkeley.
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Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE.       red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d,       OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan.       & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth.       r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber,       rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus.       [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby},       {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.]       Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of       the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar       spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh       flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer.                   Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.                                                                               --Shak.          Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades                or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,                and the like.          Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,                red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,                red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.          {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa             Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front             wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva             feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and             {nettle butterfly}.          {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests             houses.       (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of             Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making             species.          {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}       (b), under {Kermes}.          {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}),             smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.             --Cray.          {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish}       (d) .          {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the             heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United             States.          {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona             prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,             U.S.]          {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra})             having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored             wood. --Gray.          {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}.          {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in             the service of the state. [Eng.]          {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are             registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam             in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.          {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and             three of zinc.          {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and             produces great irritation by its bites.       (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris},             especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is             bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.       (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}.          {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree             ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored             heartwood.       (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having             fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in             India.
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d8Avocado \[d8]Av`o*ca"do\, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican       ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat[82], avocat, G.       avogadobaum.]       The pulpy fruit of {Persea gratissima}, a tree of tropical       America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; --       called also {avocado pear}, {alligator pear}, {midshipman's       butter}.
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Persecot \Per"se*cot\, n.       See {Persicot}.
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Persecute \Per"se*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persecuted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Persecuting}.] [F. pers[82]cueter, L. persequi,       persecutus, to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow,       pursue. See {Per-}, and {Second}.]       1. To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to             beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to             afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to             a particular religious creed or mode of worship.                         Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them                      which despitefully use you, and persecute you.                                                                               --Matt. v. 44.          2. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent             solicitations; to annoy. --Johnson.          Syn: To oppress; harass; distress; worry; annoy.
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Persecute \Per"se*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persecuted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Persecuting}.] [F. pers[82]cueter, L. persequi,       persecutus, to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow,       pursue. See {Per-}, and {Second}.]       1. To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to             beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to             afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to             a particular religious creed or mode of worship.                         Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them                      which despitefully use you, and persecute you.                                                                               --Matt. v. 44.          2. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent             solicitations; to annoy. --Johnson.          Syn: To oppress; harass; distress; worry; annoy.
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Persecute \Per"se*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persecuted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Persecuting}.] [F. pers[82]cueter, L. persequi,       persecutus, to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow,       pursue. See {Per-}, and {Second}.]       1. To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to             beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to             afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to             a particular religious creed or mode of worship.                         Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them                      which despitefully use you, and persecute you.                                                                               --Matt. v. 44.          2. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent             solicitations; to annoy. --Johnson.          Syn: To oppress; harass; distress; worry; annoy.
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Persecution \Per`se*cu"tion\, n. [F. pers[82]cution, L.       persecutio.]       1. The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the             infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a             particular creed or mode of worship.                         Persecution produces no sincere conviction. --Paley.          2. The state or condition of being persecuted. --Locke.          3. A carrying on; prosecution. [Obs.]
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Persecutor \Per"se*cu`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. pers[82]cuteur.]       One who persecutes, or harasses. --Shak.
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Persecutrix \Per"se*cu`trix\, n. [L.]       A woman who persecutes.
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Perseus \Per"se*us\, n. [L., from Gr. [?].]       1. (Class. Myth.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter             and Dana[89], who slew the Gorgon Medusa.          2. (Astron.) A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near             Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible             to the naked eye as a nebula.
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Persic \Per"sic\, a. [L. Persicus. Cf. {Persian}.]       Of or relating to Persia. -- n. The Persian language.
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Persico \Per"si*co\, n.       = {Persicot}.
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Persicot \Per"si*cot\, n. [F. See {Peach}.]       A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc.,       with refined spirit.
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Persis \Per"sis\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       A kind of coloring matter obtained from lichens.
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Persism \Per"sism\, n.       Ancient Persian religion, esp. as represented by the Magi.                   This system we shall call 'Persism', in order to free                ourselves of the popular associations still connected                with such terms as magism, Parseeism, and so forth;                meaning by 'Persism' the teaching of Zarathustra as it                affected the Greek and Latin world.         --E. Vernon                                                                               Arnold.
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Persism \Per"sism\, n.       A Persian idiom.
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Persist \Per*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand       or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See       {Per-}, and {Stand}.]       To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue       steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of       conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes       conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or       obstinacy.                   If they persist in pointing their batteries against                particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making                reprisals.                                             --Addison.                   Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once                wrong, will needs be always so.               --Pope.                   That face persists. It floats up; it turns over in my                mind.                                                      --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.          Syn: See {Persevere}, and {Insist}.
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Persist \Per*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand       or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See       {Per-}, and {Stand}.]       To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue       steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of       conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes       conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or       obstinacy.                   If they persist in pointing their batteries against                particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making                reprisals.                                             --Addison.                   Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once                wrong, will needs be always so.               --Pope.                   That face persists. It floats up; it turns over in my                mind.                                                      --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.          Syn: See {Persevere}, and {Insist}.
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Persistence \Per*sist"ence\, Persistency \Per*sist"en*cy\, n.       [See {Persistent}.]       1. The quality or state of being persistent; staying or             continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense,             doggedness; obstinacy.          2. The continuance of an effect after the cause which first             gave rise to it is removed; as:             (a) (Physics) The persistence of motion.             (b) (Physiol.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the                   visual impression; auditory persistence, etc.
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Persistence \Per*sist"ence\, Persistency \Per*sist"en*cy\, n.       [See {Persistent}.]       1. The quality or state of being persistent; staying or             continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense,             doggedness; obstinacy.          2. The continuance of an effect after the cause which first             gave rise to it is removed; as:             (a) (Physics) The persistence of motion.             (b) (Physiol.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the                   visual impression; auditory persistence, etc.
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Persistent \Per*sist"ent\, a. [L. persistens, -entis, p. pr. of       persistere. See {Persist}.]       1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious             of position or purpose.          2. (Biol.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same             kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as,             persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed             to {deciduous}, and {caducous}.
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Persistently \Per*sist"ent*ly\, adv.       In a persistent manner.
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Persist \Per*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand       or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See       {Per-}, and {Stand}.]       To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue       steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of       conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes       conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or       obstinacy.                   If they persist in pointing their batteries against                particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making                reprisals.                                             --Addison.                   Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once                wrong, will needs be always so.               --Pope.                   That face persists. It floats up; it turns over in my                mind.                                                      --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.          Syn: See {Persevere}, and {Insist}.
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Persisting \Per*sist"ing\, a.       Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent. --       {Per*sist"ing*ly}, adv.
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Persisting \Per*sist"ing\, a.       Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent. --       {Per*sist"ing*ly}, adv.
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Persistive \Per*sist"ive\, a.       See {Persistent}. --Shak.
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Persuasibility \Per*sua`si*bil"i*ty\, n.       Capability of being persuaded. --Hawthorne.
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Persuasible \Per*sua"si*ble\, a. [Cf. L. persuasibilis       persuasive, F. persuasible persuasible.]       1. Capable of being persuaded; persuadable.          2. Persuasive. [Obs.] --Bale. -- {Per*sua"si*ble*ness}, n. --             {Per*sua"si*bly}, adv.
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Persuasible \Per*sua"si*ble\, a. [Cf. L. persuasibilis       persuasive, F. persuasible persuasible.]       1. Capable of being persuaded; persuadable.          2. Persuasive. [Obs.] --Bale. -- {Per*sua"si*ble*ness}, n. --             {Per*sua"si*bly}, adv.
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Persuasible \Per*sua"si*ble\, a. [Cf. L. persuasibilis       persuasive, F. persuasible persuasible.]       1. Capable of being persuaded; persuadable.          2. Persuasive. [Obs.] --Bale. -- {Per*sua"si*ble*ness}, n. --             {Per*sua"si*bly}, adv.
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Persuasion \Per*sua"sion\, n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.]       1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by             arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves             the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a             determination.                         For thou hast all the arts of fine persuasion.                                                                               --Otway.          2. The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion             or conviction, which has been induced.                         If the general persuasion of all men does so account                      it.                                                   --Hooker.                         My firm persuasion is, at least sometimes, That                      Heaven will weigh man's virtues and his crimes With                      nice attention.                                 --Cowper.          3. A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain             creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion;             all persuasions are agreed.                         Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or                      political.                                          --Jefferson.          4. The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness.                         Is 't possible that my deserts to you Can lack                      persuasion?                                       --Shak.          5. That which persuades; a persuasive. [R.]          Syn: See {Conviction}.
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Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, a. [Cf. F. persuasif.]       Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as,       persuasive eloquence. [bd]Persuasive words.[b8] --Milton.
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Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.       That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an       exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --       {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
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Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.       That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an       exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --       {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
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Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.       That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an       exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --       {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.
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Persuasory \Per*sua"so*ry\, a.       Persuasive. --Sir T. Browne.
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Pharaoh \Pha"raoh\, n. [Heb. par[d3]h; of Egyptian origin: cf.       L. pharao, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Faro}.]       1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were             designated.          2. See {Faro}.          {Pharaoh's chicken} (Zo[94]l.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian             vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian             monuments. It is nearly white in color.          {Pharaoh's rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common ichneumon.
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Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[acr]r`[icr]*s[amac]"[icr]k),    Pharisaical \Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L.       Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa[8b]que. See       {Pharisee}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the             Pharisees. [bd]The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.[b8]             --Cudworth.          2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a             show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial;             formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. [bd]Excess of             outward and pharisaical holiness.[b8] --Bacon.             [bd]Pharisaical ostentation.[b8] --Macaulay. --             {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[acr]r`[icr]*s[amac]"[icr]k),    Pharisaical \Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L.       Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa[8b]que. See       {Pharisee}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the             Pharisees. [bd]The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.[b8]             --Cudworth.          2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a             show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial;             formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. [bd]Excess of             outward and pharisaical holiness.[b8] --Bacon.             [bd]Pharisaical ostentation.[b8] --Macaulay. --             {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[acr]r`[icr]*s[amac]"[icr]k),    Pharisaical \Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L.       Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa[8b]que. See       {Pharisee}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the             Pharisees. [bd]The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.[b8]             --Cudworth.          2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a             show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial;             formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. [bd]Excess of             outward and pharisaical holiness.[b8] --Bacon.             [bd]Pharisaical ostentation.[b8] --Macaulay. --             {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[acr]r`[icr]*s[amac]"[icr]k),    Pharisaical \Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L.       Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa[8b]que. See       {Pharisee}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the             Pharisees. [bd]The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.[b8]             --Cudworth.          2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a             show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial;             formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. [bd]Excess of             outward and pharisaical holiness.[b8] --Bacon.             [bd]Pharisaical ostentation.[b8] --Macaulay. --             {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Pharisaism \Phar`i*sa"ism\, n. [Cf. F. pharisaisme.]       1. The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a             sect. --Sharp.          2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without             genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious,             self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.             [bd]A piece of pharisaism.[b8] --Hammond.
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Phariseeism \Phar"i*see*ism\, n.       See {Pharisaism}.
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Phraseogram \Phra"se*o*gram\, n. [Gr. [?] a phrase + -gram.]       (Phonography)       A symbol for a phrase.
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Piracy \Pi"ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Piracies}. [Cf. LL. piratia, Gr.       [?]. See {Pirate}.]       1. The act or crime of a pirate.          2. (Common Law) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of             property from others on the open sea by open violence;             without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a             crime answering to robbery on land.
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Porgy \Por"gy\, n.; pl. {Porgies}. [See {Paugie}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The scup.       (b) The sailor's choice, or pinfish.       (c) The margate fish.       (d) The spadefish.       (e) Any one of several species of embiotocoids, or surf             fishes, of the Pacific coast. The name is also given             locally to several other fishes, as the bur fish.             [Written also {porgee}, {porgie}, and {paugy}.]
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Porraceous \Por*ra"ceous\, a. [L. porraceus, from porrum,       porrus, a leek.]       Resembling the leek in color; greenish. [R.] [bd]Porraceous       vomiting.[b8] --Wiseman.
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Pr91cocial \Pr[91]*co"cial\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Pr[91]coces.
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Praxis \Prax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to do. See       {Practice}.]       1. Use; practice; especially, exercise or discipline for a             specific purpose or object. [bd]The praxis and theory of             music.[b8] --Wood.          2. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such             examples, for practice.
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Pre89xist \Pre`[89]x*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[89]xisted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[89]xisting}.]       To exist previously; to exist before something else.
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Pre89xist \Pre`[89]x*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[89]xisted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[89]xisting}.]       To exist previously; to exist before something else.
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Pre89xistence \Pre`[89]x*ist"ence\, n.       1. Existence in a former state, or previous to something             else.                         Wisdom declares her antiquity and pre[89]xistence to                      all the works of this earth.               --T. Burnet.          2. Existence of the soul before its union with the body; -- a             doctrine held by certain philosophers. --Addison.
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Pre89xistency \Pre`[89]x*ist"en*cy\, n.       Pre[89]xistence. [Obs.]
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Pre89xistent \Pre`[89]x*ist"ent\, a.       Existing previously; preceding existence; as, a       pre[89]xistent state. --Pope.
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Pre89xistentism \Pre`[89]x*ist"ent*ism\, n. (Philos.)       The theory of a pre[89]xistence of souls before their       association with human bodies. --Emerson.
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Pre89xistimation \Pre`[89]x*is`ti*ma"tion\, n.       Previous esteem or estimation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Pre89xist \Pre`[89]x*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[89]xisted};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[89]xisting}.]       To exist previously; to exist before something else.
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Preaccusation \Pre*ac`cu*sa"tion\, n.       Previous accusation.
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Precession \Pre*ces"sion\, n. [L. praecedere, praecessum, to go       before: cf. F. pr[82]cession. See {Precede}.]       The act of going before, or forward.          {Lunisolar precession}. (Astron.) See under {Lunisolar}.          {Planetary precession}, that part of the precession of the             equinoxes which depends on the action of the planets             alone.          {Precession of the equinoxes} (Astron.), the slow backward             motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, at             the rate of 50.2[sec] annually, caused by the action of             the sun, moon, and planets, upon the protuberant matter             about the earth's equator, in connection with its diurnal             rotation; -- so called because either equinox, owing to             its westerly motion, comes to the meridian sooner each day             than the point it would have occupied without the motion             of precession, and thus precedes that point continually             with reference to the time of transit and motion.
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Precession \Pre*ces"sion\, n. [L. praecedere, praecessum, to go       before: cf. F. pr[82]cession. See {Precede}.]       The act of going before, or forward.          {Lunisolar precession}. (Astron.) See under {Lunisolar}.          {Planetary precession}, that part of the precession of the             equinoxes which depends on the action of the planets             alone.          {Precession of the equinoxes} (Astron.), the slow backward             motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, at             the rate of 50.2[sec] annually, caused by the action of             the sun, moon, and planets, upon the protuberant matter             about the earth's equator, in connection with its diurnal             rotation; -- so called because either equinox, owing to             its westerly motion, comes to the meridian sooner each day             than the point it would have occupied without the motion             of precession, and thus precedes that point continually             with reference to the time of transit and motion.
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Precessional \Pre*ces"sion*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement       of the equinoxes.
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Precessor \Pre*ces"sor\, n. [L. praecessor.]       A predecessor. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Preciosity \Pre`ci*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [F.       pr[82]ciosit[82], OF. also precieuset[82].]       Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the       affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the       French pr[82]cieuses of the 17th century.                   He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of                archaisms, of your true decadent.            --L. Douglas.
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Preciosity \Pre`ci*os"i*ty\, n.       Preciousness; something precious. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Precious \Pre"cious\, a.       Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf.       {Pr[82]cieuse}, {Preciosity}.                   Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.                   Elaborate embroidery of precious language.                                                                               --Saintsbury.
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Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.       pr[82]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.       See {Price}.]       1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. [bd]The             precious bane.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;             dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.                         She is more precious than rules.         --Prov. iii.                                                                               15.                         Many things which are most precious are neglected                      only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.          Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.          3. Particular; fastidious; overnice. [Obs.]                         Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.          {Precious metals}, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,             esp. gold and silver.          {Precious stones}, gems; jewels.
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Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.       pr[82]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.       See {Price}.]       1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. [bd]The             precious bane.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;             dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.                         She is more precious than rules.         --Prov. iii.                                                                               15.                         Many things which are most precious are neglected                      only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.          Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.          3. Particular; fastidious; overnice. [Obs.]                         Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.          {Precious metals}, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,             esp. gold and silver.          {Precious stones}, gems; jewels.
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Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.       pr[82]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.       See {Price}.]       1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. [bd]The             precious bane.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;             dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.                         She is more precious than rules.         --Prov. iii.                                                                               15.                         Many things which are most precious are neglected                      only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.          Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.          3. Particular; fastidious; overnice. [Obs.]                         Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.          {Precious metals}, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,             esp. gold and silver.          {Precious stones}, gems; jewels.
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Preciously \Pre"cious*ly\, adv.       In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also       used ironically.
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Preciousness \Pre"cious*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.
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Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,       p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae       before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr[82]cis. Cf. {Concise}.]       1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined             or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;             as, precise rules of morality.                         The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.                         For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or             exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;             ceremonious. --Addison.                         He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.          Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;                punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.                -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cise"ness}, n.
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Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,       p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae       before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr[82]cis. Cf. {Concise}.]       1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined             or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;             as, precise rules of morality.                         The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.                         For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or             exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;             ceremonious. --Addison.                         He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.          Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;                punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.                -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cise"ness}, n.
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Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,       p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae       before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr[82]cis. Cf. {Concise}.]       1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined             or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;             as, precise rules of morality.                         The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.                         For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or             exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;             ceremonious. --Addison.                         He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.          Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;                punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.                -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cise"ness}, n.
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Precisian \Pre*ci"sian\, n.       1. One who limits, or restrains. [Obs.]          2. An overprecise person; one rigidly or ceremoniously exact             in the observance of rules; a formalist; -- formerly             applied to the English Puritans.                         The most dissolute cavaliers stood aghast at the                      dissoluteness of the emancipated precisian.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Precisianism \Pre*ci"sian*ism\, n.       The quality or state of being a precisian; the practice of a       precisian. --Milton.
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Precisianist \Pre*ci"sian*ist\, n.       A precisian.
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Precision \Pre*ci"sion\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]cision, L. praecisio a       cutting off. See {Precise}.]       The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation;       exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a       standard; definiteness.                   I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions.                                                                               --Locke.          Syn: Preciseness; exactness; accuracy; nicety.          Usage: {Precision}, {Preciseness}. Precision is always used                   in a good sense; as, precision of thought or language;                   precision in military evolutions. Preciseness is                   sometimes applied to persons or their conduct in a                   disparaging sense, and precise is often used in the                   same way.
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Precisive \Pre*ci"sive\, a.       Cutting off; (Logic) exactly limiting by cutting off all that       is not absolutely relative to the purpose; as, precisive       censure; precisive abstraction. --I. Watts.
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Precoce \Pre*coce"\, a. [F. pr[82]coce.]       Precocious. [Obs.]
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Precocious \Pre*co"cious\, a. [L. praecox, -ocis, and       praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae       before + coquere to cook. See 3d {Cook}, and cf. {Apricot}.]       1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or             prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [R.]             --Sir T. Browne.          2. Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age;             exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too             forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a             precocious child; precocious talents.
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Precociously \Pre*co"cious*ly\, adv.       In a precocious manner.
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Precociousness \Pre*co"cious*ness\, Precocity \Pre*coc"i*ty\, n.       [Cf. F. pr[82]cocit[82].]       The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness;       premature development, especially of the mental powers;       forwardness.                   Saucy precociousness in learning.            --Bp.                                                                               Mannyngham.                   That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon                genius.                                                   --Wirt.
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Precociousness \Pre*co"cious*ness\, Precocity \Pre*coc"i*ty\, n.       [Cf. F. pr[82]cocit[82].]       The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness;       premature development, especially of the mental powers;       forwardness.                   Saucy precociousness in learning.            --Bp.                                                                               Mannyngham.                   That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon                genius.                                                   --Wirt.
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Precogitate \Pre*cog"i*tate\, v. t. [L. praecogitatus, p. p. of       praecogitare. See {Pre-}, and {Cogitate}.]       To cogitate beforehand. [R.] --Sherwood.
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Precogitation \Pre*cog`i*ta/tion\, n. [L. praecogitatio.]       Previous cogitation. [R.] --Bailey.
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Precognition \Pre`cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. praecognitio, fr.       praecognoscere to foreknow. See {Pre-}, and {Cognition}.]       1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby.          2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case             with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.
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Precognizable \Pre*cog"ni*za*ble\, a.       Cognizable beforehand.
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Precognosce \Pre*cog"nosce\, v. t. [L. praecognoscere to       foreknow.] (Scots Law)       To examine beforehand, as witnesses or evidence.                   A committee of nine precognoscing the chances.                                                                               --Masson.
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Pregage \Pre*gage"\, v. t.       To pre[89]ngage. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Pregustant \Pre*gus"tant\, a. [L. praegustans, p. pr. of       praegustare to taste beforehand; prae before + gustare to       taste.]       Tasting beforehand; having a foretaste. [R.] --Ed. Rev.
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Pregustation \Pre`gus*ta"tion\, n.       The act of tasting beforehand; foretaste. [R.] --Dr. Walker       (1678).
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Presage \Pre*sage"\, v. i.       To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of.       --Dryden.
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Presage \Pre"sage\, n. [F. pr[82]sage, L. praesagium, from       praesagire. See {Presage}, v. t. ]       1. Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a             prognostic; an omen; an augury. [bd]Joy and shout --             presage of victory.[b8] --Milton.          2. Power to look the future, or the exercise of that power;             foreknowledge; presentiment.                         If there be aught of presage in the mind. --Milton.          Syn: Prognostic; omen; token; sign; presentiment.
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Presage \Pre*sage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged}       (-s[amac]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F.       pr[82]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive       acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.]       1. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to             foreknow.          2. To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate.                         My dreams presage some joyful news at hand. --Shak.
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Presage \Pre*sage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged}       (-s[amac]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F.       pr[82]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive       acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.]       1. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to             foreknow.          2. To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate.                         My dreams presage some joyful news at hand. --Shak.
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Presageful \Pre*sage"ful\, a.       Full of presages; ominous.                   Dark in the glass of some presageful mood. --Tennyson.
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Presagement \Pre*sage"ment\, n.       1. The act or art of presaging; a foreboding. [R.] --Sir T.             Browne.          2. That which is presaged, or foretold. [R.] [bd]Ominous             presagement before his end. [b8] --Sir H. Wotton.
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Presager \Pre*sa"ger\, n.       One who, or that which, presages; a foreteller; a foreboder.       --Shak.
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Presage \Pre*sage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged}       (-s[amac]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F.       pr[82]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive       acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.]       1. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to             foreknow.          2. To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate.                         My dreams presage some joyful news at hand. --Shak.
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Presagious \Pre*sa"gious\, a.       Foreboding; ominous. [Obs.]
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Presignification \Pre*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [[?].       praesignificatio. See {Presignify}.]       The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
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Presignify \Pre*sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presignified};       imp. & p. p. {Presignifying}.] [L. praesignificare; prae       before + significare to signify.]       To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
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Presignify \Pre*sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presignified};       imp. & p. p. {Presignifying}.] [L. praesignificare; prae       before + significare to signify.]       To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
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Presignify \Pre*sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presignified};       imp. & p. p. {Presignifying}.] [L. praesignificare; prae       before + significare to signify.]       To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
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Press cake \Press cake\       A cake of compressed substance, as: in gunpowder manufacture,       the cake resulting from compressing the meal powder; in the       treatment of coal tar, the pressed product at various stages       of the process; or, in beet-sugar manufacture, the vegetable       residue after the sugar juice has been expressed.
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Presystolic \Pre`sys*tol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)       Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; as, the       presystolic friction sound.
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d8Prezygapophysis \[d8]Pre*zyg`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl.       {Prezygapophyses}. [NL. See {Pre-}, and {Zygapophysis}.]       (Anat.)       An anterior zygapophysis.
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Pricasour \Pric"a*sour\, n.       A hard rider. [Obs.]
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Price \Price\, n. [OE. pris, OF. pris, F. prix, L. pretium; cf.       Gr. [?] I sell [?] to buy, Skr. pa[?] to buy, OI. renim I       sell. Cf. {Appreciate}, {Depreciate}, {Interpret}, {Praise},       n. & v., {Precious}, {Prize}.]       1. The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or             the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that             for which something is bought or sold, or offered for             sale; equivalent in money or other means of exchange;             current value or rate paid or demanded in market or in             barter; cost. [bd]Buy wine and milk without money and             without price.[b8] --Isa. lv. 1.                         We can afford no more at such a price. --Shak.          2. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.                         Her price is far above rubies.            --Prov. xxxi.                                                                               10.                         New treasures still, of countless price. --Keble.          3. Reward; recompense; as, the price of industry.                         'T is the price of toil, The knave deserves it when                      he tills the soil.                              --Pope.          {Price current}, [or] {Price list}, a statement or list of             the prevailing prices of merchandise, stocks, specie,             bills of exchange, etc., published statedly or             occasionally.
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Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.       Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- {Prig"gish*ly}, adv.       -- {Prig"gish-ness}, n.
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Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.       Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- {Prig"gish*ly}, adv.       -- {Prig"gish-ness}, n.
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Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.       Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- {Prig"gish*ly}, adv.       -- {Prig"gish-ness}, n.
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Priggism \Prig"gism\, n.       1. The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a             prig. --Ed. Rev.          2. Roguery; thievery. [Obs.] --Fielding.
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Prisage \Pris"age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. prisage a praising, valuing,       taxing; cf. LL. prisagium prisage; or from F. prise a taking,       capture, prize. See {Prize}.] (O. Eng. Law)       (a) A right belonging to the crown of England, of taking two             tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or             more, -- one before and one behind the mast. By charter             of Edward I. butlerage was substituted for this.             --Blackstone.       (b) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea             which belongs to the king or admiral.
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Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p.       p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some       senses, as 2       (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See             {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.]          1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a             thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.                         I will depart my pris, or may prey, by deliberation.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. Hence, specifically;             (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the                   rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in                   virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.                   --Brande & C.             (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive                   contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an                   inducement to, or reward of, effort.                               I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.                               I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.                                                                               --Dryden.             (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.          3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or             in prospect.                         I press toward the mark for the prize of the high                      calling of God in Christ Jesus.         --Phil. iii.                                                                               14.          4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.          5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also             {prise}.]          {Prize court}, a court having jurisdiction of all captures             made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.          {Prize fight}, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,             for a stake or wager.          {Prize fighter}, one who fights publicly for a reward; --             applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.          {Prize fighting}, fighting, especially boxing, in public for             a reward or wager.          {Prize master}, an officer put in charge or command of a             captured vessel.          {Prize medal}, a medal given as a prize.          {Prize money}, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured             vessel, etc., paid to the captors.          {Prize ring}, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the             system and practice of prize fighting.          {To make prize of}, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Procacious \Pro*ca"cious\, a. [L. procax, -acis, fr. procare to       ask, demand.]       Pert; petulant; forward; saucy. [R.] --Barrow.
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Procacity \Pro*cac"i*ty\, n. [L. procacitas.]       Forwardness; pertness; petulance. [R.] --Burton.
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Service \Serv"ice\, n. [OE. servise, OF. servise, service, F.       service, from L. servitium. See {Serve}.]       1. The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the             performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at             another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired             helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or             the like; also, spiritual obedience and love. [bd]O God .             . . whose service is perfect freedom.[b8] --Bk. of Com.             Prayer.                         Madam, I entreat true peace of you, Which I will                      purchase with my duteous service.      --Shak.                         God requires no man's service upon hard and                      unreasonable terms.                           --Tillotson.          2. The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another;             duty done or required; office.                         I have served him from the hour of my nativity, . .                      . and have nothing at his hands for my service but                      blows.                                                --Shak.                         This poem was the last piece of service I did for my                      master, King Charles.                        --Dryden.                         To go on the forlorn hope is a service of peril; who                      will understake it if it be not also a service of                      honor?                                                --Macaulay.          3. Office of devotion; official religious duty performed;             religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial;             as, a burial service.                         The outward service of ancient religion, the rites,                      ceremonies, and ceremonial vestments of the old law.                                                                               --Coleridge.          4. Hence, a musical composition for use in churches.          5. Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or             charge; official function; hence, specifically, military             or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier.                         When he cometh to experience of service abroad . . .                      ne maketh a worthy soldier.               --Spenser.          6. Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes             interest or happiness; benefit; avail.                         The stork's plea, when taken in a net, was the                      service she did in picking up venomous creatures.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          7. Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.             [bd]Pray, do my service to his majesty.[b8] --Shak.          8. The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat             it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of             vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was             tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass.                         There was no extraordinary service seen on the                      board.                                                --Hakewill.          9. (Law) The act of bringing to notice, either actually or             constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law;             as, the service of a subp[oe]na or an attachment.          10. (Naut.) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as             spun yarn, small lines, etc.          11. (Tennis) The act of serving the ball.          12. Act of serving or covering. See {Serve}, v. t., 13.          {Service book}, a prayer book or missal.          {Service line} (Tennis), a line parallel to the net, and at a             distance of 21 feet from it.          {Service of a writ}, {process}, etc. (Law), personal delivery             or communication of the writ or process, etc., to the             party to be affected by it, so as to subject him to its             operation; the reading of it to the person to whom notice             is intended to be given, or the leaving of an attested             copy with the person or his attorney, or at his usual             place of abode.          {Service of an attachment} (Law), the seizing of the person             or goods according to the direction.          {Service of an execution} (Law), the levying of it upon the             goods, estate, or person of the defendant.          {Service pipe}, a pipe connecting mains with a dwelling, as             in gas pipes, and the like. --Tomlinson.          {To accept service}. (Law) See under {Accept}.          {To see service} (Mil.), to do duty in the presence of the             enemy, or in actual war.
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Process \Proc"ess\, n. [F. proc[8a]s, L. processus. See       {Proceed}.]       1. The act of proceeding; continued forward movement;             procedure; progress; advance. [bd]Long process of             time.[b8] --Milton.                         The thoughts of men are widened with the process of                      the suns.                                          --Tennyson.
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Service \Serv"ice\, n. [OE. servise, OF. servise, service, F.       service, from L. servitium. See {Serve}.]       1. The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the             performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at             another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired             helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or             the like; also, spiritual obedience and love. [bd]O God .             . . whose service is perfect freedom.[b8] --Bk. of Com.             Prayer.                         Madam, I entreat true peace of you, Which I will                      purchase with my duteous service.      --Shak.                         God requires no man's service upon hard and                      unreasonable terms.                           --Tillotson.          2. The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another;             duty done or required; office.                         I have served him from the hour of my nativity, . .                      . and have nothing at his hands for my service but                      blows.                                                --Shak.                         This poem was the last piece of service I did for my                      master, King Charles.                        --Dryden.                         To go on the forlorn hope is a service of peril; who                      will understake it if it be not also a service of                      honor?                                                --Macaulay.          3. Office of devotion; official religious duty performed;             religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial;             as, a burial service.                         The outward service of ancient religion, the rites,                      ceremonies, and ceremonial vestments of the old law.                                                                               --Coleridge.          4. Hence, a musical composition for use in churches.          5. Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or             charge; official function; hence, specifically, military             or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier.                         When he cometh to experience of service abroad . . .                      ne maketh a worthy soldier.               --Spenser.          6. Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes             interest or happiness; benefit; avail.                         The stork's plea, when taken in a net, was the                      service she did in picking up venomous creatures.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          7. Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.             [bd]Pray, do my service to his majesty.[b8] --Shak.          8. The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat             it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of             vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was             tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass.                         There was no extraordinary service seen on the                      board.                                                --Hakewill.          9. (Law) The act of bringing to notice, either actually or             constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law;             as, the service of a subp[oe]na or an attachment.          10. (Naut.) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as             spun yarn, small lines, etc.          11. (Tennis) The act of serving the ball.          12. Act of serving or covering. See {Serve}, v. t., 13.          {Service book}, a prayer book or missal.          {Service line} (Tennis), a line parallel to the net, and at a             distance of 21 feet from it.          {Service of a writ}, {process}, etc. (Law), personal delivery             or communication of the writ or process, etc., to the             party to be affected by it, so as to subject him to its             operation; the reading of it to the person to whom notice             is intended to be given, or the leaving of an attested             copy with the person or his attorney, or at his usual             place of abode.          {Service of an attachment} (Law), the seizing of the person             or goods according to the direction.          {Service of an execution} (Law), the levying of it upon the             goods, estate, or person of the defendant.          {Service pipe}, a pipe connecting mains with a dwelling, as             in gas pipes, and the like. --Tomlinson.          {To accept service}. (Law) See under {Accept}.          {To see service} (Mil.), to do duty in the presence of the             enemy, or in actual war.
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Process \Proc"ess\, n. [F. proc[8a]s, L. processus. See       {Proceed}.]       1. The act of proceeding; continued forward movement;             procedure; progress; advance. [bd]Long process of             time.[b8] --Milton.                         The thoughts of men are widened with the process of                      the suns.                                          --Tennyson.
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2. A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive             act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual             course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process             of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process;             processes of nature.                         Tell her the process of Antonio's end. --Shak.          3. A statement of events; a narrative. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          4. (Anat. & Zo[94]l.) Any marked prominence or projecting             part, especially of a bone; anapophysis.          5. (Law) The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or             personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end             of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the             defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic             term for writs of the class called judicial.          {Deacon's process} [from H. Deacon, who introduced it]             (Chem.), a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing             hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been             previously saturated with a solution of some metallic             salt, as sulphate of copper.          {Final process} (Practice), a writ of execution in an action             at law. --Burrill.          {In process}, in the condition of advance, accomplishment,             transaction, or the like; begun, and not completed.          {Jury process} (Law), the process by which a jury is summoned             in a cause, and by which their attendance is enforced.             --Burrill.          {Leblanc's process} (Chem.), the process of manufacturing             soda by treating salt with sulphuric acid, reducing the             sodium sulphate so formed to sodium sulphide by roasting             with charcoal, and converting the sodium sulphide to             sodium carbonate by roasting with lime.          {Mesne process}. See under {Mesne}.          {Process milling}, the process of high milling for grinding             flour. See under {Milling}.          {Reversible process} (Thermodynamics), any process consisting             of a cycle of operations such that the different             operations of the cycle can be performed in reverse order             with a reversal of their effects.
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Trustee \Trus*tee"\, n. (Law)       A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to       be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals,       or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for       the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the       effects of another are attached in a trustee process.          {Trustee process} (Law), a process by which a creditor may             attach his debtor's goods, effects, and credits, in the             hands of a third person; -- called, in some States, the             {process of foreign attachment}, {garnishment}, or             {factorizing process}. [U. S.]
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Process plate \Proc"ess plate\       (a) A plate prepared by a mechanical process, esp. a             photomechanical process.       (b) A very slow photographic plate, giving good contrasts             between high lights and shadows, used esp. for making             lantern slides.
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Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, v. t. (Law)       To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as       lands. [Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).] [bd]To       procession the lands of such persons as desire it.[b8]       --Burrill.
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Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, v. i.       To march in procession. [R.]
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Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. processio. See       {Proceed}.]       1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing;             regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous             course. --Bp. Pearson.                         That the procession of their life might be                         More equable, majestic, pure, and free. --Trench.          2. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or             solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a             ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of             mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.                         Here comes the townsmen on procession. --Shak.          3. (Eccl.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons,             either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir             around the church, within or without. --Shipley.          4. pl. (Eccl.) An old term for litanies which were said in             procession and not kneeling. --Shipley.          {Procession of the Holy Ghost}, a theological term applied to             the relation of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son,             the Eastern Church affirming that the Spirit proceeds from             the Father only, and the Western Church that the Spirit             proceeds from the Father and the Son. --Shipley.          {Procession week}, a name for Rogation week, when processions             were made; Cross-week. --Shipley.
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Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, v. i.       To honor with a procession. [R.]
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Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. processio. See       {Proceed}.]       1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing;             regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous             course. --Bp. Pearson.                         That the procession of their life might be                         More equable, majestic, pure, and free. --Trench.          2. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or             solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a             ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of             mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.                         Here comes the townsmen on procession. --Shak.          3. (Eccl.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons,             either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir             around the church, within or without. --Shipley.          4. pl. (Eccl.) An old term for litanies which were said in             procession and not kneeling. --Shipley.          {Procession of the Holy Ghost}, a theological term applied to             the relation of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son,             the Eastern Church affirming that the Spirit proceeds from             the Father only, and the Western Church that the Spirit             proceeds from the Father and the Son. --Shipley.          {Procession week}, a name for Rogation week, when processions             were made; Cross-week. --Shipley.
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Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. processio. See       {Proceed}.]       1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing;             regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous             course. --Bp. Pearson.                         That the procession of their life might be                         More equable, majestic, pure, and free. --Trench.          2. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or             solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a             ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of             mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.                         Here comes the townsmen on procession. --Shak.          3. (Eccl.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons,             either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir             around the church, within or without. --Shipley.          4. pl. (Eccl.) An old term for litanies which were said in             procession and not kneeling. --Shipley.          {Procession of the Holy Ghost}, a theological term applied to             the relation of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son,             the Eastern Church affirming that the Spirit proceeds from             the Father only, and the Western Church that the Spirit             proceeds from the Father and the Son. --Shipley.          {Procession week}, a name for Rogation week, when processions             were made; Cross-week. --Shipley.
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Processional \Pro*ces"sion*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a procession; consisting in a procession.                   The processional services became more frequent.                                                                               --Milman.
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Processional \Pro*ces"sion*al\, n. [F. processionnal, LL.       processionale.]       1. (R. C. Ch.) A service book relating to ecclesiastical             processions. --J. Gregory.          2. A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church             procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn.
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Processionalist \Pro*ces"sion*al*ist\, n.       One who goes or marches in a procession. [R.]
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Processionary \Pro*ces"sion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. processionarius,       F. processionnaire.]       Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as,       processionary service.          {Processionary moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus             {Cnethocampa}, especially {C. processionea} of Europe,             whose larv[91] make large webs on oak trees, and go out to             feed in regular order. They are covered with stinging             hairs.
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Processionary \Pro*ces"sion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. processionarius,       F. processionnaire.]       Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as,       processionary service.          {Processionary moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus             {Cnethocampa}, especially {C. processionea} of Europe,             whose larv[91] make large webs on oak trees, and go out to             feed in regular order. They are covered with stinging             hairs.
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Processioner \Pro*ces"sion*er\, n.       1. One who takes part in a procession.          2. A manual of processions; a processional. --Fuller.          3. An officer appointed to procession lands. [Local, U. S.             (North Carolina and Tennessee).] --Burrill.
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Processioning \Pro*ces"sion*ing\, n.       A proceeding prescribed by statute for ascertaining and       fixing the boundaries of land. See 2d {Procession}. [ Local,       U. S.] --Bouvier.
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Processive \Pro*ces"sive\, a.       Proceeding; advancing.                   Because it is language, -- ergo, processive.                                                                               --Coleridge.
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Project \Pro*ject"\, v. i.       1. To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be             prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches             project from the tree.          2. To form a project; to scheme. [R.] --Fuller.
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Project \Proj"ect\ (?; 277), n. [OF. project, F. projet, fr. L.       projectus, p. p. of projicere to project; pro forward +       jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf.       {Projet}.]       1. The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.             [Obs.] --Holland.          2. That which is projected or designed; something intended or             devised; a scheme; a design; a plan.                         Vented much policy, and projects deep. --Milton.                         Projects of happiness devised by human reason.                                                                               --Rogers.                         He entered into the project with his customary                      ardor.                                                --Prescott.          3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given             to projects.          Syn: Design; scheme; plan; purpose.          Usage: {Project}, {Design}. A project is something of a                   practical nature thrown out for consideration as to                   its being done. A design is a project when matured and                   settled, as a thing to be accomplished. An ingenious                   man has many projects, but, if governed by sound                   sense, will be slow in forming them into designs. See                   also {Scheme}.
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Project \Pro*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Projected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Projecting}.] [Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.]       1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.                         Before his feet herself she did project. --Spenser.                         Behold! th' ascending villas on my side Project long                      shadows o'er the crystal tide.            --Pope.          2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to             devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.                         What sit then projecting peace and war? --Milton.          3. (Persp.) To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to             delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and             the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to             project a line or point upon a plane. See {Projection}, 4.
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Project \Pro*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Projected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Projecting}.] [Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.]       1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.                         Before his feet herself she did project. --Spenser.                         Behold! th' ascending villas on my side Project long                      shadows o'er the crystal tide.            --Pope.          2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to             devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.                         What sit then projecting peace and war? --Milton.          3. (Persp.) To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to             delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and             the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to             project a line or point upon a plane. See {Projection}, 4.
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Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, a. [Cf. F. projectile.]       1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.          2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled             forward; as, projectile motion. --Arbuthnot.
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Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, n. [Cf. F. projectile.]       1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force;             especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.          2. pl. (Mech.) A part of mechanics which treats of the             motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or             driven through the air by an impelling force.
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Project \Pro*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Projected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Projecting}.] [Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.]       1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.                         Before his feet herself she did project. --Spenser.                         Behold! th' ascending villas on my side Project long                      shadows o'er the crystal tide.            --Pope.          2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to             devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.                         What sit then projecting peace and war? --Milton.          3. (Persp.) To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to             delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and             the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to             project a line or point upon a plane. See {Projection}, 4.
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Orthographic \Or`tho*graph"ic\, Orthographical    \Or`tho*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. orthographique, L.       orthographus, Gr. [?].]       1. Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also,             correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter             was orthographic.          2. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to right lines or angles.          {Orthographic [or] Orthogonal}, {projection}, that projection             which is made by drawing lines, from every point to be             projected, perpendicular to the plane of projection. Such             a projection of the sphere represents its circles as seen             in perspective by an eye supposed to be placed at an             infinite distance, the plane of projection passing through             the center of the sphere perpendicularly to the line of             sight.
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Projection \Pro*jec"tion\, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.]       1. The act of throwing or shooting forward.          2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building;             an extension beyond something else.          3. The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is             planned; contrivance; design; plan. --Davenant.          4. (Persp.) The representation of something; delineation;             plan; especially, the representation of any object on a             perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result             were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon             the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through             it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the             projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection             differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane             of projection in each.          5. (Geog.) Any method of representing the surface of the             earth upon a plane.          {Conical projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the             spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a             cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at             the center of the sphere.          {Cylindric projection}, a mode of representing the sphere,             the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of             a cylinder touching the sphere, the point of sight being             at the center of the sphere.          {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, {Orthographic}, {projection},etc. See             under {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, etc.          {Mercator's projection}, a mode of representing the sphere in             which the meridians are drawn parallel to each other, and             the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose             distance from each other increases with their distance             from the equator, so that at all places the degrees of             latitude and longitude have to each other the same ratio             as on the sphere itself.          {Oblique projection}, a projection made by parallel lines             drawn from every point of a figure and meeting the plane             of projection obliquely.          {Polar projection}, a projection of the sphere in which the             point of sight is at the center, and the plane of             projection passes through one of the polar circles.          {Powder of projection} (Alchemy.), a certain powder cast into             a crucible or other vessel containing prepared metal or             other matter which is to be thereby transmuted into gold.                      {Projection of a point on a plane} (Descriptive Geom.), the             foot of a perpendicular to the plane drawn through the             point.          {Projection of a straight line of a plane}, the straight line             of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let             fall from the extremities of the given line.          Syn: See {Protuberance}.
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Orthographic \Or`tho*graph"ic\, Orthographical    \Or`tho*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. orthographique, L.       orthographus, Gr. [?].]       1. Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also,             correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter             was orthographic.          2. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to right lines or angles.          {Orthographic [or] Orthogonal}, {projection}, that projection             which is made by drawing lines, from every point to be             projected, perpendicular to the plane of projection. Such             a projection of the sphere represents its circles as seen             in perspective by an eye supposed to be placed at an             infinite distance, the plane of projection passing through             the center of the sphere perpendicularly to the line of             sight.
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Projection \Pro*jec"tion\, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.]       1. The act of throwing or shooting forward.          2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building;             an extension beyond something else.          3. The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is             planned; contrivance; design; plan. --Davenant.          4. (Persp.) The representation of something; delineation;             plan; especially, the representation of any object on a             perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result             were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon             the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through             it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the             projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection             differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane             of projection in each.          5. (Geog.) Any method of representing the surface of the             earth upon a plane.          {Conical projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the             spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a             cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at             the center of the sphere.          {Cylindric projection}, a mode of representing the sphere,             the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of             a cylinder touching the sphere, the point of sight being             at the center of the sphere.          {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, {Orthographic}, {projection},etc. See             under {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, etc.          {Mercator's projection}, a mode of representing the sphere in             which the meridians are drawn parallel to each other, and             the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose             distance from each other increases with their distance             from the equator, so that at all places the degrees of             latitude and longitude have to each other the same ratio             as on the sphere itself.          {Oblique projection}, a projection made by parallel lines             drawn from every point of a figure and meeting the plane             of projection obliquely.          {Polar projection}, a projection of the sphere in which the             point of sight is at the center, and the plane of             projection passes through one of the polar circles.          {Powder of projection} (Alchemy.), a certain powder cast into             a crucible or other vessel containing prepared metal or             other matter which is to be thereby transmuted into gold.                      {Projection of a point on a plane} (Descriptive Geom.), the             foot of a perpendicular to the plane drawn through the             point.          {Projection of a straight line of a plane}, the straight line             of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let             fall from the extremities of the given line.          Syn: See {Protuberance}.
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Orthographic \Or`tho*graph"ic\, Orthographical    \Or`tho*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. orthographique, L.       orthographus, Gr. [?].]       1. Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also,             correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter             was orthographic.          2. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to right lines or angles.          {Orthographic [or] Orthogonal}, {projection}, that projection             which is made by drawing lines, from every point to be             projected, perpendicular to the plane of projection. Such             a projection of the sphere represents its circles as seen             in perspective by an eye supposed to be placed at an             infinite distance, the plane of projection passing through             the center of the sphere perpendicularly to the line of             sight.
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Projection \Pro*jec"tion\, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.]       1. The act of throwing or shooting forward.          2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building;             an extension beyond something else.          3. The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is             planned; contrivance; design; plan. --Davenant.          4. (Persp.) The representation of something; delineation;             plan; especially, the representation of any object on a             perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result             were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon             the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through             it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the             projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection             differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane             of projection in each.          5. (Geog.) Any method of representing the surface of the             earth upon a plane.          {Conical projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the             spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a             cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at             the center of the sphere.          {Cylindric projection}, a mode of representing the sphere,             the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of             a cylinder touching the sphere, the point of sight being             at the center of the sphere.          {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, {Orthographic}, {projection},etc. See             under {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, etc.          {Mercator's projection}, a mode of representing the sphere in             which the meridians are drawn parallel to each other, and             the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose             distance from each other increases with their distance             from the equator, so that at all places the degrees of             latitude and longitude have to each other the same ratio             as on the sphere itself.          {Oblique projection}, a projection made by parallel lines             drawn from every point of a figure and meeting the plane             of projection obliquely.          {Polar projection}, a projection of the sphere in which the             point of sight is at the center, and the plane of             projection passes through one of the polar circles.          {Powder of projection} (Alchemy.), a certain powder cast into             a crucible or other vessel containing prepared metal or             other matter which is to be thereby transmuted into gold.                      {Projection of a point on a plane} (Descriptive Geom.), the             foot of a perpendicular to the plane drawn through the             point.          {Projection of a straight line of a plane}, the straight line             of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let             fall from the extremities of the given line.          Syn: See {Protuberance}.
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Projection \Pro*jec"tion\, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.]       1. The act of throwing or shooting forward.          2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building;             an extension beyond something else.          3. The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is             planned; contrivance; design; plan. --Davenant.          4. (Persp.) The representation of something; delineation;             plan; especially, the representation of any object on a             perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result             were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon             the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through             it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the             projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection             differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane             of projection in each.          5. (Geog.) Any method of representing the surface of the             earth upon a plane.          {Conical projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the             spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a             cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at             the center of the sphere.          {Cylindric projection}, a mode of representing the sphere,             the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of             a cylinder touching the sphere, the point of sight being             at the center of the sphere.          {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, {Orthographic}, {projection},etc. See             under {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, etc.          {Mercator's projection}, a mode of representing the sphere in             which the meridians are drawn parallel to each other, and             the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose             distance from each other increases with their distance             from the equator, so that at all places the degrees of             latitude and longitude have to each other the same ratio             as on the sphere itself.          {Oblique projection}, a projection made by parallel lines             drawn from every point of a figure and meeting the plane             of projection obliquely.          {Polar projection}, a projection of the sphere in which the             point of sight is at the center, and the plane of             projection passes through one of the polar circles.          {Powder of projection} (Alchemy.), a certain powder cast into             a crucible or other vessel containing prepared metal or             other matter which is to be thereby transmuted into gold.                      {Projection of a point on a plane} (Descriptive Geom.), the             foot of a perpendicular to the plane drawn through the             point.          {Projection of a straight line of a plane}, the straight line             of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let             fall from the extremities of the given line.          Syn: See {Protuberance}.
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Projection \Pro*jec"tion\, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.]       1. The act of throwing or shooting forward.          2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building;             an extension beyond something else.          3. The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is             planned; contrivance; design; plan. --Davenant.          4. (Persp.) The representation of something; delineation;             plan; especially, the representation of any object on a             perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result             were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon             the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through             it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the             projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection             differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane             of projection in each.          5. (Geog.) Any method of representing the surface of the             earth upon a plane.          {Conical projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the             spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a             cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at             the center of the sphere.          {Cylindric projection}, a mode of representing the sphere,             the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of             a cylinder touching the sphere, the point of sight being             at the center of the sphere.          {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, {Orthographic}, {projection},etc. See             under {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, etc.          {Mercator's projection}, a mode of representing the sphere in             which the meridians are drawn parallel to each other, and             the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose             distance from each other increases with their distance             from the equator, so that at all places the degrees of             latitude and longitude have to each other the same ratio             as on the sphere itself.          {Oblique projection}, a projection made by parallel lines             drawn from every point of a figure and meeting the plane             of projection obliquely.          {Polar projection}, a projection of the sphere in which the             point of sight is at the center, and the plane of             projection passes through one of the polar circles.          {Powder of projection} (Alchemy.), a certain powder cast into             a crucible or other vessel containing prepared metal or             other matter which is to be thereby transmuted into gold.                      {Projection of a point on a plane} (Descriptive Geom.), the             foot of a perpendicular to the plane drawn through the             point.          {Projection of a straight line of a plane}, the straight line             of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let             fall from the extremities of the given line.          Syn: See {Protuberance}.
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Projectment \Pro*ject"ment\, n.       Design; contrivance; projection. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
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Projector \Pro*jec"tor\, n.       An optical instrument for projecting a picture upon a screen,       as by a magic lantern or by an instrument for projecting (by       reflection instead of transmission of light) a picture of an       opaque object, as photographs, picture post-cards, insects,       etc., in the colors of the object itself. In this latter form       the projection is accomplished by means of a combination of       lenses with a prism and a mirror or reflector. Specific       instruments have been called by different names, such as       {radiopticon}, {mirrorscope}, {balopticon}, etc.
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Projector \Pro*ject"or\, n. [Cf. F. projeteur.]       One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms       fanciful or chimerical schemes. --L'Estrange.
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Projecture \Pro*jec"ture\, n. [L. projectura: cf. F.       projecture.]       A jutting out beyond a surface.
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Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,       from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa[8b]que. See {Prose}.]       1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form             of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a             prosaic composition. --Cudworth.          2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;             as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly},             adv. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,       from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa[8b]que. See {Prose}.]       1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form             of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a             prosaic composition. --Cudworth.          2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;             as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly},             adv. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,       from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa[8b]que. See {Prose}.]       1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form             of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a             prosaic composition. --Cudworth.          2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;             as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly},             adv. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,       from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa[8b]que. See {Prose}.]       1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form             of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a             prosaic composition. --Cudworth.          2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;             as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly},             adv. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Prosaicism \Pro*sa"i*cism\, n.       The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or       style. [R.] --Poe.
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Prosaism \Pro"sa*ism\, n.       That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner.       --Coleridge.
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Prosaist \Pro"sa*ist\ (?; 277), n.       A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. [bd]An estimable       prosaist.[b8] --I. Taylor.
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Prosector \Pro*sec"tor\, n. [L., an anatomist, from prosecare to       cut up; pro before + secare to cut.]       One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration;       usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist.
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Prosecutable \Pros"e*cu`ta*ble\, a.       Capable of being prosecuted; liable to prosecution.
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Prosecute \Pros"e*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prosecuted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Prosecuting}.] [L. prosecutus, p. p. of       prosequi to follow, pursue. See {Pursue}.]       1. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or             accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry             on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or             claim.                         I am beloved Hermia; Why should not I, then,                      prosecute my right ?                           --Shak.          2. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a             right or a claim in a court of law.          3. (Law) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse             of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress             or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against             judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a             riot.                         To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes.                                                                               --Milton.
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Prosecute \Pros"e*cute\, v. i.       1. To follow after. [Obs.] --Latimer.          2. (Law) To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as,             to prosecute for public offenses. --Blackstone.
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Prosecute \Pros"e*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prosecuted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Prosecuting}.] [L. prosecutus, p. p. of       prosequi to follow, pursue. See {Pursue}.]       1. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or             accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry             on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or             claim.                         I am beloved Hermia; Why should not I, then,                      prosecute my right ?                           --Shak.          2. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a             right or a claim in a court of law.          3. (Law) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse             of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress             or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against             judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a             riot.                         To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes.                                                                               --Milton.
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Prosecute \Pros"e*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prosecuted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Prosecuting}.] [L. prosecutus, p. p. of       prosequi to follow, pursue. See {Pursue}.]       1. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or             accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry             on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or             claim.                         I am beloved Hermia; Why should not I, then,                      prosecute my right ?                           --Shak.          2. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a             right or a claim in a court of law.          3. (Law) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse             of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress             or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against             judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a             riot.                         To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes.                                                                               --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosecution \Pros`e*cu"tion\, n. [L. prosecutio a following.]       1. The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to             gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body             or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or             undertaking; the prosecution of war.                         Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics . . . in                      prosecution of their various duties.   --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. (Law)             (a) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court                   of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress                   and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial                   proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as                   distinguished from defense.             (b) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a                   criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal                   charges against an offender before a legal tribunal,                   and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the                   state or government, as by indictment or information.             (c) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted.                   --Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosecutor \Pros"e*cu`tor\, n. [Cf. L. prosecutor an attendant.]       1. One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or             business.          2. (Law) The person who institutes and carries on a criminal             suit against another in the name of the government.             --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosecutrix \Pros"e*cu`trix\, n. [NL.]       A female prosecutor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosy \Pros"y\, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.]       1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose.          2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosocd2le \Pros"o*c[d2]le\, n. [Gr. [?] forward + [?] hollow.]       (Anat.)       The entire cavity of the prosencephalon. --B. G. Wilder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Prosocd2lia \[d8]Pros`o*c[d2]"li*a\, n.; pl. {Prosoc[d2]lle},       [NL.] (Anat.)       Same as {Prosoc[d2]le}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proxy \Prox"y\, n.; pl. {Proxies}. [Contr. from procuracy. Cf.       {Proctor}.]       1. The agency for another who acts through the agent;             authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a             legislative or corporate capacity.                         I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.                                                                               --Burke.          2. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote             for another.                         Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament                      his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.                                                                               --Blackstone.          3. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote             in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.          4. (Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits             in the ecclesiastical courts. --Burrill.          5. (Eccl.) See {Procuration}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proxyship \Prox"y*ship\, n.       The office or agency of a proxy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prussic \Prus"sic\, a. [Cf. F. prussique.] (Old Chem.)       designating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but       formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is       derived from it or its compounds. See {Hydrocyanic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hydrocyanic \Hy`dro*cy*an"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F.       hydrocyanique.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen       and cyanogen.          {Hydrocyanic acid} (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile             liquid, {HCN}, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor.             It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the             action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium             (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles             hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also {prussic             acid}, {hydrogen cyanide}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchasable \Pur"chas*a*ble\, a.       Capable of being bought, purchased, or obtained for a       consideration; hence, venal; corrupt.                   Money being the counterbalance to all things                purchasable by it, as much as you take off from the                value of money, so much you add to the price of things                exchanged.                                             --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purchased};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Purchasing}.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF.       porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F.       pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to       pursue, to chase. See {Chase}.]       1. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain,             obtain, or acquire. --Chaucer.                         That loves the thing he can not purchase. --Spenser.                         Your accent is Something finer than you could                      purchase in so removed a dwelling.      --Shak.                         His faults . . . hereditary Rather than purchased.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a             price; as, to purchase land, or a house.                         The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of                      Heth.                                                --Gen. xxv.                                                                               10.          3. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or             sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.                         One poor retiring minute . . . Would purchase thee a                      thousand thousand friends.                  --Shak.                         A world who would not purchase with a bruise?                                                                               --Milton.          4. To expiate by a fine or forfeit. [Obs.]                         Not tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses.                                                                               --Shak.          5. (Law)             (a) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.                   --Blackstone.             (b) To buy for a price.          6. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical             advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to;             as, to purchase a cannon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchase \Pur"chase\, v. i.       1. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to             exert one's self. [Obs.]                         Duke John of Brabant purchased greatly that the Earl                      of Flanders should have his daughter in marriage.                                                                               --Ld. Berners.          2. To acquire wealth or property. [Obs.]                         Sure our lawyers Would not purchase half so fast.                                                                               --J. Webster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager       pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.]       1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.]                         I'll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in                      the purchase.                                    --Beau. & Fl.          2. The act of seeking and acquiring property.          3. The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for             a price; buying for money or its equivalent.                         It is foolish to lay out money in the purchase of                      repentance.                                       --Franklin.          4. That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner,             honestly or dishonestly; property; possession;             acquisition. --Chaucer. B. Jonson.                         We met with little purchase upon this coast, except                      two small vessels of Golconda.            --De Foe.                         A beauty-waning and distressed widow . . . Made                      prize and purchase of his lustful eye. --Shak.          5. That which is obtained for a price in money or its             equivalent. [bd]The scrip was complete evidence of his             right in the purchase.[b8] --Wheaton.          6. Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising             or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle,             capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or             device by which the advantage is gained.                         A politician, to do great things, looks for a power                      -- what our workmen call a purchase.   --Burke.          7. (Law) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means             than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or             agreement. --Blackstone.          {Purchase criminal}, robbery. [Obs.] --Spenser.          {Purchase money}, the money paid, or contracted to be paid,             for anything bought. --Berkeley.          {Worth, [or] At}, {[so many] years' purchase}, a phrase by             which the value or cost of a thing is expressed in the             length of time required for the income to amount to the             purchasing price; as, he bought the estate at a twenty             years' purchase. To say one's life is not worth a day's             purchase in the same as saying one will not live a day, or             is in imminent peril.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager       pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.]       1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.]                         I'll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in                      the purchase.                                    --Beau. & Fl.          2. The act of seeking and acquiring property.          3. The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for             a price; buying for money or its equivalent.                         It is foolish to lay out money in the purchase of                      repentance.                                       --Franklin.          4. That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner,             honestly or dishonestly; property; possession;             acquisition. --Chaucer. B. Jonson.                         We met with little purchase upon this coast, except                      two small vessels of Golconda.            --De Foe.                         A beauty-waning and distressed widow . . . Made                      prize and purchase of his lustful eye. --Shak.          5. That which is obtained for a price in money or its             equivalent. [bd]The scrip was complete evidence of his             right in the purchase.[b8] --Wheaton.          6. Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising             or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle,             capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or             device by which the advantage is gained.                         A politician, to do great things, looks for a power                      -- what our workmen call a purchase.   --Burke.          7. (Law) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means             than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or             agreement. --Blackstone.          {Purchase criminal}, robbery. [Obs.] --Spenser.          {Purchase money}, the money paid, or contracted to be paid,             for anything bought. --Berkeley.          {Worth, [or] At}, {[so many] years' purchase}, a phrase by             which the value or cost of a thing is expressed in the             length of time required for the income to amount to the             purchasing price; as, he bought the estate at a twenty             years' purchase. To say one's life is not worth a day's             purchase in the same as saying one will not live a day, or             is in imminent peril.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager       pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.]       1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.]                         I'll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in                      the purchase.                                    --Beau. & Fl.          2. The act of seeking and acquiring property.          3. The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for             a price; buying for money or its equivalent.                         It is foolish to lay out money in the purchase of                      repentance.                                       --Franklin.          4. That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner,             honestly or dishonestly; property; possession;             acquisition. --Chaucer. B. Jonson.                         We met with little purchase upon this coast, except                      two small vessels of Golconda.            --De Foe.                         A beauty-waning and distressed widow . . . Made                      prize and purchase of his lustful eye. --Shak.          5. That which is obtained for a price in money or its             equivalent. [bd]The scrip was complete evidence of his             right in the purchase.[b8] --Wheaton.          6. Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising             or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle,             capstan, and the like; also, the apparatus, tackle, or             device by which the advantage is gained.                         A politician, to do great things, looks for a power                      -- what our workmen call a purchase.   --Burke.          7. (Law) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means             than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or             agreement. --Blackstone.          {Purchase criminal}, robbery. [Obs.] --Spenser.          {Purchase money}, the money paid, or contracted to be paid,             for anything bought. --Berkeley.          {Worth, [or] At}, {[so many] years' purchase}, a phrase by             which the value or cost of a thing is expressed in the             length of time required for the income to amount to the             purchasing price; as, he bought the estate at a twenty             years' purchase. To say one's life is not worth a day's             purchase in the same as saying one will not live a day, or             is in imminent peril.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purchased};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Purchasing}.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF.       porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F.       pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to       pursue, to chase. See {Chase}.]       1. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain,             obtain, or acquire. --Chaucer.                         That loves the thing he can not purchase. --Spenser.                         Your accent is Something finer than you could                      purchase in so removed a dwelling.      --Shak.                         His faults . . . hereditary Rather than purchased.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a             price; as, to purchase land, or a house.                         The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of                      Heth.                                                --Gen. xxv.                                                                               10.          3. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or             sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.                         One poor retiring minute . . . Would purchase thee a                      thousand thousand friends.                  --Shak.                         A world who would not purchase with a bruise?                                                                               --Milton.          4. To expiate by a fine or forfeit. [Obs.]                         Not tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses.                                                                               --Shak.          5. (Law)             (a) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.                   --Blackstone.             (b) To buy for a price.          6. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical             advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to;             as, to purchase a cannon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchaser \Pur"chas*er\, n.       1. One who purchases; one who acquires property for a             consideration, generally of money; a buyer; a vendee.          2. (Law) One who acquires an estate in lands by his own act             or agreement, or who takes or obtains an estate by any             means other than by descent or inheritance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purchased};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Purchasing}.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF.       porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F.       pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to       pursue, to chase. See {Chase}.]       1. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain,             obtain, or acquire. --Chaucer.                         That loves the thing he can not purchase. --Spenser.                         Your accent is Something finer than you could                      purchase in so removed a dwelling.      --Shak.                         His faults . . . hereditary Rather than purchased.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a             price; as, to purchase land, or a house.                         The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of                      Heth.                                                --Gen. xxv.                                                                               10.          3. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or             sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.                         One poor retiring minute . . . Would purchase thee a                      thousand thousand friends.                  --Shak.                         A world who would not purchase with a bruise?                                                                               --Milton.          4. To expiate by a fine or forfeit. [Obs.]                         Not tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses.                                                                               --Shak.          5. (Law)             (a) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.                   --Blackstone.             (b) To buy for a price.          6. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical             advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to;             as, to purchase a cannon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purse \Purse\, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F.       bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. [?] hide, skin, leather. Cf.       {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.]       1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw             together closely, used to carry money in; by extension,             any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet;             a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer.                         Who steals my purse steals trash.      --Shak.          2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.          3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a             present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.          4. A specific sum of money; as:             (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.             (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.          {Light purse}, [or] {Empty purse}, poverty or want of             resources.          {Long purse}, [or] {Heavy purse}, wealth; riches.          {Purse crab} (Zo[94]l.), any land crab of the genus {Birgus},             allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty             pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack             cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the             tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living             in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also {palm crab}.                      {Purse net}, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed             or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer.          {Purse pride}, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the             possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall.          {Purse rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket gopher}, under {Pocket}.                      {Sword and purse}, the military power and financial resources             of a nation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrexial \Py*rex"i*al\, Pyrexical \Py*rex"ic*al\, a. (Med.)       Of or pertaining to fever; feverish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrrhicist \Pyr"rhi*cist\, n. (Gr. Antiq.)       One two danced the pyrrhic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r[94]nn, Dan. r[94]nne, Icel.       reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.)       A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but       with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers       followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan       tree}, and {mountain ash}. The name is also applied to two       American trees of similar habit ({Pyrus Americana}, and {P.       sambucifolia}).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parke County, IN (county, FIPS 121)       Location: 39.77504 N, 87.20730 W       Population (1990): 15410 (7189 housing units)       Area: 1152.1 sq km (land), 13.7 sq km (water)
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Parkesburg, PA (borough, FIPS 58032)       Location: 39.95868 N, 75.91671 W       Population (1990): 2981 (1155 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 19365
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Parkway Center, PA       Zip code(s): 15220
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Parkway-South Sacramento, CA (CDP, FIPS 55837)       Location: 38.50855 N, 121.45195 W       Population (1990): 31903 (11575 housing units)       Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Parris Island, SC (CDP, FIPS 54857)       Location: 32.32875 N, 80.69479 W       Population (1990): 7172 (333 housing units)       Area: 31.5 sq km (land), 19.3 sq km (water)
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Perkasie, PA (borough, FIPS 59384)       Location: 40.37100 N, 75.29242 W       Population (1990): 7878 (3089 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18944
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Pierce City, MO (city, FIPS 57494)       Location: 36.94694 N, 94.00222 W       Population (1990): 1382 (606 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65723
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Pierce County, GA (county, FIPS 229)       Location: 31.35624 N, 82.21519 W       Population (1990): 13328 (5271 housing units)       Area: 888.4 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)    Pierce County, ND (county, FIPS 69)       Location: 48.24946 N, 99.97866 W       Population (1990): 5052 (2355 housing units)       Area: 2636.4 sq km (land), 166.7 sq km (water)    Pierce County, NE (county, FIPS 139)       Location: 42.27134 N, 97.61061 W       Population (1990): 7827 (3177 housing units)       Area: 1486.6 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)    Pierce County, WA (county, FIPS 53)       Location: 47.04830 N, 122.11323 W       Population (1990): 586203 (228842 housing units)       Area: 4339.7 sq km (land), 339.6 sq km (water)    Pierce County, WI (county, FIPS 93)       Location: 44.71593 N, 92.42320 W       Population (1990): 32765 (11536 housing units)       Area: 1493.2 sq km (land), 39.1 sq km (water)
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Presque Isle, ME (city, FIPS 60825)       Location: 46.68604 N, 67.98730 W       Population (1990): 10550 (4411 housing units)       Area: 196.2 sq km (land), 4.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04769    Presque Isle, PA       Zip code(s): 16505
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Presque Isle County, MI (county, FIPS 141)       Location: 45.32161 N, 83.45860 W       Population (1990): 13743 (8917 housing units)       Area: 1709.5 sq km (land), 4955.1 sq km (water)
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Price County, WI (county, FIPS 99)       Location: 45.68028 N, 90.36148 W       Population (1990): 15600 (9052 housing units)       Area: 3244.5 sq km (land), 67.0 sq km (water)
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Purchase, NY       Zip code(s): 10577
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
power cycle vt.   (also, `cycle power' or just `cycle') To power    off a machine and then power it on immediately, with the intention    of clearing some kind of {hung} or {gronk}ed state.   Syn. {120    reset}; see also {Big Red Switch}.   Compare {Vulcan nerve pinch},    {bounce} (sense 4), and {boot}, and see the "{Some AI Koans}" (in    Appendix A) about Tom Knight and the novice.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
progasm /proh'gaz-m/ n.   [University of Wisconsin] The euphoria    experienced upon the completion of a program or other    computer-related project.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PARSEC          Extensible language with PL/I-like syntax, derived from       PROTEUS.   "PARSEC User's Manual", Bolt Beranek & Newman (Dec       1972).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
percussive maintenance          The fine art of whacking a device to get it working,       possibly using a {fine adjuster}.          (1999-01-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
persistence          1. A property of a programming language where       created objects and variables continue to exist and retain       their values between runs of the program.          2. The length of time a phosphor dot on the screen       of a {cathode ray tube} will remain illuminated after it has       been energised by the electron beam.   Long-persistence       phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that       linger on screen for a fraction of a second.          (1994-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
persistent          {persistence}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Persistent Functional Language          (PFL) A {functional database}       language developed by Carol Small at Birkbeck College, London,       UK and Alexandra Poulovassilis (now at {King's College       London}).          In PFL, functions are defined equationally and bulk data is       stored using a special class of functions called selectors.       PFL is a {lazy} language, supports {higher-order functions},       has a strong {polymorphic} {type inference} system, and allows       new user-defined data types and values.   All functions, types       and values persist in a {database}.   Functions can be written       which update all aspects of the database: by adding data to       selectors, by defining new equations, and by introducing new       data types and values.          PFL is "semi-{referentially transparent}", in the sense that       whilst updates are referentially opaque and are executed       {destructive}ly, all evaluation is referentially transparent.       Similarly, {type checking} is "semi-static" in the sense that       whilst updates are dynamically type checked at run time,       expressions are type checked before they are evaluated and no       type errors can occur during their evaluation.          ["{A Functional Approach to Database Updates       (http://web.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/CS/Research/DBPL/papers/INFSYS93.abs.html)}",       C. Small, Information Systems 18(8), 1993, pp. 581-95].          (1995-04-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
persistent memory          {non-volatile storage}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
power cycle          (Or "cycle power", "cycle") To turn a machine's power off and       on, with the intention of clearing some kind of {hung} or       {gronk}ed state.   Synonym {120 reset}; see also {Big Red       Switch}.   Compare {Vulcan nerve pinch}, {bounce} and {boot},       and see the {AI Koan} about Tom Knight and the novice.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Praxis Critical Systems          The company that supplies {SPARK}.          (2001-07-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
precision          The number of decimal places to which a number       is computed.          Compare {accuracy}.          (1998-04-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
process          1. The sequence of states of an       executing {program}.   A process consists of the program {code}       (which may be shared with other processes which are executing       the same program), private data, and the state of the       {processor}, particularly the values in its {registers}.   It       may have other associated resources such as a {process       identifier}, open files, {CPU time} limits, {shared memory},       {child processes}, and {signal handlers}.          One process may, on some {platforms}, consist of many       {threads}.   A {multitasking} {operating system} can run       multiple processes {concurrently} or in {parallel}, and allows       a process to spawn "child" processes.          (2001-06-16)          2. The sequence of activities, people, and systems       involved in carrying out some business or achieving some       desired result.   E.g. software development process, project       management process, configuration management process.          (2001-06-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Process and Experiment Automation Real-Time Language          (PEARL) A {real-time} language for programming       {process control} systems, widely used in Europe.   Size and       complexity exceeds {Ada}.   Defined in {DIN} 66253 Teil 2.          ["Programmiersprache PEARL", Beuth-Verlag, Nov 1980].          (2000-08-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Process Design Language 2          (PDL2) A language developed for the {Texas       Instruments} {ASC} computer.          ["Texas Instruments Process Design Methodology - Design       Specification: Process Design Language", Volume I (Sep 1976)].          [Mentioned in "An Overview of Ada" J.G.P. Barnes, Soft Prac &       Exp 10:851-887 (1980)].          (1995-08-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
process ID          {process identifier}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
process identifier          (PID) An integer used by the {Unix}       {kernel} to uniquely identify a process.   PIDs are returned by       the {fork} {system call} and can be passed to wait() or       kill() to perform actions on the given process.          (1996-12-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
process scheduling          {multitasking}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
process table          A table containing all of the       information that must be saved when the {CPU} switches from       running one {process} to another in a {multitasking} system.          The information in the process table allows the suspended       process to be restarted at a later time as if it had never       been stopped.   Every process has an entry in the table.   These       entries are known as {process control blocks} and contain the       following information:          process state - information needed so that the process can be       loaded into memory and run, such as the {program counter}, the       {stack pointer}, and the values of {registers}.          memory state - details of the memory allocation such as       pointers to the various memory areas used by the program          resource state - information regarding the status of files       being used by the process such as {user ID}.          Accounting and scheduling information.          An example of a UNIX process table is shown below.             SLOT   ST   PID   PGRP   UID   PRI   CPU   EVENT   NAME   FLAGS          0      s      0      0      0   95   0   runout   sched load sys          1      s      1      0      0   66   1      u      init   load          2      s      2      0      0   95   0   10bbdc   vhand load sys          SLOT is the entry number of the process.          ST shows whether the process is paused or sleeping (s), ready       to run (r), or running on a {CPU} (o).          PID is the {process ID}.          PGRP is the {process Group}.          UID is the {user ID}.          PRI is the priority of the process from 127 (highest) to 0       (lowest).          EVENT is the {event} on which a process is paused or       sleeping.          NAME is the name of the process.          FLAGS are the process {flags}.          A process that has died but still has an entry in the process       table is called a {zombie process}.          (1998-04-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
processing          Performing some       predefined sequence of operations on an input to produce an       output or change of internal state; activity specifically       involving the computer's {CPU}.          The term is often qualified: "{data processing}" treats       {digital} data, "{signal processing}" treats {analog} data       (possibly in digital form), "{word processing}" takes in typed       human language input and produces digital documents, {image       processing} transforms digital {images}.          (2003-10-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
processor          {central processing unit}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Processor Direct Slot          (PDS) {Apple Computer}'s name for a {local bus}       connection.   Most {Macintosh}es have only one PDS connector.       Different Apple computers have different PDS specifications.          (1995-05-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
processor farm          A {parallel processor} where tasks are       distributed, or "farmed out", by one "farmer" processor to       several "worker" processors, and results are sent back to the       farmer.   This arrangement is suitable for {applications} which       can be partitioned into many separate, independent tasks, the       canonical examples being {ray tracing} and the {Mandelbrot       set}.   In order to be efficient, the extra time spent on       communications must be small compared to the time spent       processing each task.          (2001-05-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
processor time          The amount of time a {process} takes to run, given       that it has exclusive and uninterrupted use of the {CPU}.       Note that in a modern computer, this would be very unusual,       and so the processor time calculation for most processes       involves adding up all the small amounts of time the CPU       actually spends on the process.          Some systems break processor time down into {user time} and       {system time}.          Compare {wall clock time}.          (1998-03-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROJECT          Subsystem of ICES.   Sammet 1969, p.616.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
project assurance          The process of specifying the support system: techniques,       internal standards, measurements, tools, and training for a       project; counselling the project team in the application of       these elements and monitoring the adherence to the standards.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Project Athena          A {distributed system} project for support of       educational and research computing at {MIT}.   Much of the       software developed is now in wider use, especially the {X       Window System}.          (2000-02-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Project Guardian          A project which grew out of the {ARPA}       support for {Multics} and the sale of Multics systems to the       US Air Force.   The USAF wanted a system that could be used to       handle more than one security classification of data at a       time.   They contracted with {Honeywell} and {MITRE       Corporation} to figure out how to do this.   Project Guardian       led to the creation of the {Access Isolation Mechanism}, the       forerunner of the {B2} labeling and star property support in       Multics.   The {DoD Orange Book} was influenced by the       experience in building secure systems gained in Project       Guardian.          (1997-01-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Project MAC          A project suggested by J C R Licklider; its founding       director was {MIT} Prof. Robert M Fano.   MAC stood for       Multiple Access Computers on the 5th floor of Tech Square, and       Man and Computer on the 9th floor.   The major efforts were       Corbato's {Multics} development and {Marvin Minsky}'s       {Artificial Intelligence} Laboratory.   In 1963 Project MAC       hosted a summer study, which brought many well-known computer       scientists to Cambridge to use {CTSS} and to discuss the       future of computing.          Funding for Project MAC was provided by the Information       Processing Techniques Office of the {Advanced Research       Projects Agency} (ARPA) of the US Department of Defense.          See also {Early PL/I}, {MacLisp}, {MACSYMA}, {MDL},       {Multipop-68}, {OCAL}.          (1997-01-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
project management          The process of planning, organising, staffing,       directing and controlling the production of a system.       Software tools are available to help with this, e.g. {PERT}       chart editors.          (1998-12-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
project planning          {project management}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
projection          In domain theory, a {function}, f, which is (a)       {idempotent}, i.e.   f(f(x))=f(x) and (b) whose result is no       more defined than its argument.   E.g. F(x)=bottom or F(x)=x.          In {reduction} systems, a function which returns some       {component} of its argument.   E.g. head, tail, \ (x,y) . x.       In a {graph reduction} system the function can just return a       pointer to part of its argument and does not need to build any       new graph.          (1997-01-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
projective plane          The space of {equivalence classes} of {vectors}       under non-zero {scalar} multiplication.   Elements are sets of       the form          {kv: k != 0, k scalar, v != O, v a vector}          where O is the origin.   v is a representative member of this       equivalence class.          The projective plane of a {vector space} is the collection of       its 1-dimensional {subspaces}.   The properties of the vector       space induce a {topology} and notions of {smoothness} on the       projective plane.          A projective plane is in no meaningful sense a plane and would       therefore be (but isn't) better described as a "projective       space".          (1996-09-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
proxy gateway          A computer and associated software which will       pass on a request for a {URL} from a {World-Wide Web}       {browser} such as {Mosaic} to an outside server and return the       results.   This provides clients that are sealed off from the       {Internet} a trusted agent that can access the Internet on       their behalf.   Once the client is properly configured, its       user should not be aware of the proxy gateway.          A proxy gateway often runs on a {firewall machine}.   Its main       purpose is to act as a barrier to the threat of {crackers}.       It may also be used to hide the {IP addresses} of the       computers inside the firewall from the {Internet} if they do       not use official registered {network numbers}.          Browsers such as {Mosaic} and {Netscape} can be configured to       use a different proxy or no proxy for each URL {access method}       (or "{scheme}") - {FTP}, {Gopher}, {WAIS}, {news}, and {HTTP}.          {Mosaic and proxy gateways       (http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/Docs/proxy-gateways.html)}.          Compare {proxy server}.          (1997-06-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Proxy Server          {Microsoft}'s {proxy server} and {proxy       gateway}, designed to provide extensible {firewall} and network       security.   Proxy Server is part of {BackOffice}.          (1999-09-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
proxy server          A process providing a {cache} of       items available on other {servers} which are presumably slower       or more expensive to access.          This term is used particularly for a {World-Wide Web} server       which accepts {URL}s with a special prefix.   When it receives       a request for such a URL, it strips off the prefix and looks       for the resulting URL in its local {cache}.   If found, it       returns the document immediately, otherwise it fetches it from       the remote server, saves a copy in the cache and returns it to       the requester.   The cache will usually have an expiry       {algorithm} which flushes documents according to their age,       size, and access history.          Compare {proxy gateway}.          (1995-02-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Proxy Server          {Microsoft}'s {proxy server} and {proxy       gateway}, designed to provide extensible {firewall} and network       security.   Proxy Server is part of {BackOffice}.          (1999-09-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
proxy server          A process providing a {cache} of       items available on other {servers} which are presumably slower       or more expensive to access.          This term is used particularly for a {World-Wide Web} server       which accepts {URL}s with a special prefix.   When it receives       a request for such a URL, it strips off the prefix and looks       for the resulting URL in its local {cache}.   If found, it       returns the document immediately, otherwise it fetches it from       the remote server, saves a copy in the cache and returns it to       the requester.   The cache will usually have an expiry       {algorithm} which flushes documents according to their age,       size, and access history.          Compare {proxy gateway}.          (1995-02-14)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Perez-uzzah       the breach of Uzzah, a place where God "burst forth upon Uzzah,       so that he died," when he rashly "took hold" of the ark (2 Sam.       6:6-8). It was not far from Kirjath-jearim (q.v.).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Persecution       The first great persecution for religious opinion of which we       have any record was that which broke out against the worshippers       of God among the Jews in the days of Ahab, when that king, at       the instigation of his wife Jezebel, "a woman in whom, with the       reckless and licentious habits of an Oriental queen, were united       the fiercest and sternest qualities inherent in the old Semitic       race", sought in the most relentless manner to extirpate the       worship of Jehovah and substitute in its place the worship of       Ashtoreth and Baal. Ahab's example in this respect was followed       by Manasseh, who "shed innocent blood very much, till he had       filled Jerusalem from one end to another" (2 Kings 21:16; comp.       24:4). In all ages, in one form or another, the people of God       have had to suffer persecution. In its earliest history the       Christian church passed through many bloody persecutions. Of       subsequent centuries in our own and in other lands the same sad       record may be made.                Christians are forbidden to seek the propagation of the gospel       by force (Matt. 7:1; Luke 9:54-56; Rom. 14:4; James 4:11, 12).       The words of Ps. 7:13, "He ordaineth his arrows against the       persecutors," ought rather to be, as in the Revised Version, "He       maketh his arrows fiery [shafts]."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Persis       a female Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:12). She       is spoken of as "beloved," and as having "laboured much in the       Lord."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pharisees       separatists (Heb. persahin, from parash, "to separate"). They       were probably the successors of the Assideans (i.e., the       "pious"), a party that originated in the time of Antiochus       Epiphanes in revolt against his heathenizing policy. The first       mention of them is in a description by Josephus of the three       sects or schools into which the Jews were divided (B.C. 145).       The other two sects were the Essenes and the Sadducees. In the       time of our Lord they were the popular party (John 7:48). They       were extremely accurate and minute in all matters appertaining       to the law of Moses (Matt. 9:14; 23:15; Luke 11:39; 18:12).       Paul, when brought before the council of Jerusalem, professed       himself a Pharisee (Acts 23:6-8; 26:4, 5).                There was much that was sound in their creed, yet their system       of religion was a form and nothing more. Theirs was a very lax       morality (Matt. 5:20; 15:4, 8; 23:3, 14, 23, 25; John 8:7). On       the first notice of them in the New Testament (Matt. 3:7), they       are ranked by our Lord with the Sadducees as a "generation of       vipers." They were noted for their self-righteousness and their       pride (Matt. 9:11; Luke 7:39; 18:11, 12). They were frequently       rebuked by our Lord (Matt. 12:39; 16:1-4).                From the very beginning of his ministry the Pharisees showed       themselves bitter and persistent enemies of our Lord. They could       not bear his doctrines, and they sought by every means to       destroy his influence among the people.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Porch, Solomon's       a colonnade on the east of the temple, so called from a       tradition that it was a relic of Solomon's temple left standing       after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. (Comp. 1       Kings 7:6.) The word "porch" is in the New Testament the       rendering of three different Greek words:                (1.) Stoa, meaning a portico or veranda (John 5:2; 10:23; Acts       3:11; 5:12).                (2.) Pulon, a gateway (Matt. 26:71).                (3.) Proaulion, the entrance to the inner court (Mark 14:68).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Porcius Festus       See {FESTUS}.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Perez-Uzza, division of Uzza, or of strength
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Persis, same as Persia
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Pharisees, set apart