Park Ave.
         n 1: a fashionable residential street in New York City [syn:
               {Park Avenue}, {Park Ave.}]

English Dictionary: prospect	by the DICT Development Group
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Park Avenue n a fashionable residential street in New York City [syn: Park Avenue, Park Ave.]
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park bench n a bench in a public park
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Parry's penstemon n erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona Synonym(s): Parry's penstemon, Penstemon parryi
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Parry's pinyon n five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) Synonym(s): Parry's pinyon, Pinus quadrifolia, Pinus parryana
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Parus bicolor n crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States Synonym(s): tufted titmouse, Parus bicolor
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pear-shaped adj having a round shape tapered at one end (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" Synonym(s): orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped
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per capita adv per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" Synonym(s): per capita, for each person, of each person adj per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"
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per capita income n the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation
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Perca flavescens n North American perch [syn: yellow perch, {Perca flavescens}]
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Perca fluviatilis n a perch native to Europe [syn: European perch, {Perca fluviatilis}]
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perceivable adj capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing; "perceivable through the mist" capable of being apprehended or understood Synonym(s): apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable
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perceive v to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" Synonym(s): perceive, comprehend become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
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perceived adj detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat" Synonym(s): sensed, perceived detected by means of the senses; "a perceived difference in temperature"
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perceiver n a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses Synonym(s): perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder
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percept n the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Synonym(s): percept, perception, perceptual experience
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perceptibility n the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses Antonym(s): imperceptibility
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perceptible adj capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior" Antonym(s): imperceptible, unperceivable easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court" easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause" Synonym(s): detectable, perceptible
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perceptibly adv in a noticeable manner; "he changed noticeably over the years" Synonym(s): perceptibly, noticeably, observably Antonym(s): imperceptibly, unnoticeably
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perception n the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Synonym(s): percept, perception, perceptual experience a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" the process of perceiving knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" becoming aware of something via the senses Synonym(s): sensing, perception
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perceptive adj of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties" having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" Antonym(s): unperceiving, unperceptive
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perceptively adv in a perceptive manner
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perceptiveness n a feeling of understanding [syn: insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity] delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" Synonym(s): taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness perception of that which is obscure Synonym(s): discernment, perceptiveness the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding Antonym(s): unperceptiveness
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perceptivity n a feeling of understanding [syn: insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity]
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perceptual adj of or relating to the act of perceiving; "perceptual stimulus"
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perceptual constancy n (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation Synonym(s): constancy, perceptual constancy
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perceptual experience n the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Synonym(s): percept, perception, perceptual experience
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perceptually adv with regard to perception; "this task is perceptually very difficult"
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Perciformes n one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna Synonym(s): Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi
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percipient adj characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" Synonym(s): clear, percipient n a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses Synonym(s): perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder
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Percival Lowell n United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916) Synonym(s): Lowell, Percival Lowell
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Percophidae n percoid flatheads [syn: Percophidae, {family Percophidae}]
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Percy Bysshe Shelley n Englishman and romantic poet (1792-1822) [syn: Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley]
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perijove n periapsis in orbit around Jupiter Antonym(s): apojove
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periscope n an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
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perishability n unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction Synonym(s): perishability, perishableness
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perishable adj liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit" Antonym(s): imperishable n food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated [syn: perishable, spoilable]
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perishableness n unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction Synonym(s): perishability, perishableness
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perisperm n the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds
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perk up v gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor] cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" Synonym(s): stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up Antonym(s): calm, de-energise, de-energize, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
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Persea borbonia n small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood Synonym(s): laurel-tree, red bay, Persea borbonia
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Persephone n (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina Synonym(s): Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora
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Persepolis n an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
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perseverance n persistent determination [syn: 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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perseverate v psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated"
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perseveration n the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it 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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persevere v 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
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persevering adj quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" Synonym(s): diligent, persevering
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perseveringly adv with perseverance
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persiflage n light teasing
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perspective n a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" Synonym(s): position, view, perspective the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer Synonym(s): perspective, linear perspective
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Perspex n a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin [syn: Lucite, Perspex]
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perspicacious adj acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" Synonym(s): perspicacious, sagacious, sapient mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" Synonym(s): clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious
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perspicaciousness n intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) Synonym(s): shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
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perspicacity n intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) Synonym(s): shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions Synonym(s): judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity
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perspicuity n clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness]
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perspicuous adj (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" Synonym(s): limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
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perspicuously adv in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" Synonym(s): lucidly, pellucidly, limpidly, perspicuously
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perspicuousness n clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness]
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perspiration n salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" Synonym(s): perspiration, sweat, sudor the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" Synonym(s): perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis
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perspire v excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" Synonym(s): sweat, sudate, perspire
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perspirer n a person who perspires Synonym(s): perspirer, sweater
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Peyer's patch n any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon Synonym(s): Peyer's patch, Peter's gland
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phrase book n a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations
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Pieris brassicae n Old World form of cabbage butterfly [syn: large white, Pieris brassicae]
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Pieris floribunda n ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers Synonym(s): fetterbush, mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda
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Pieris japonica n broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers Synonym(s): andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica
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Pieris protodice n common North American form of cabbage butterfly [syn: southern cabbage butterfly, Pieris protodice]
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poor speller n someone who spells words [syn: speller, good speller, poor speller]
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poor-spirited adj lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful Synonym(s): pusillanimous, poor- spirited, unmanly
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porcupine n relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur Synonym(s): porcupine, hedgehog
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porcupine ball n meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce Synonym(s): porcupine ball, porcupines
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porcupine fish n spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters Synonym(s): porcupinefish, porcupine fish, Diodon hystrix
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porcupine provision n a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts Synonym(s): shark repellent, porcupine provision
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porcupinefish n spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters Synonym(s): porcupinefish, porcupine fish, Diodon hystrix
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porcupines n meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce Synonym(s): porcupine ball, porcupines
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pork barrel n a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents Synonym(s): pork barrel, pork
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pork belly n side of fresh pork
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pork butcher n a vendor of pork and products made from pork
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pork pie n small pie filled with minced seasoned pork
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pork-barreling n acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale; "keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling"
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pork-fish n black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil Synonym(s): porkfish, pork-fish, Anisotremus virginicus
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porkchop n chop cut from a hog
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porkfish n black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil Synonym(s): porkfish, pork-fish, Anisotremus virginicus
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porkpie n man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim [syn: porkpie, porkpie hat]
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porkpie hat n man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim [syn: porkpie, porkpie hat]
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power cable n cable used to distribute electricity [syn: power line, power cable]
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power couple n a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential
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power shovel n a machine for excavating [syn: power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel]
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praiseful adj full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: laudatory, praiseful, praising]
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Prajapati n Hindu god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma
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preachification n moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner
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preachify v speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" Synonym(s): sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise
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precava n receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins Synonym(s): superior vena cava, precava
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precept n rule of personal conduct Synonym(s): principle, precept a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" Synonym(s): teaching, precept, commandment
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preceptor n teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) Synonym(s): preceptor, don
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preceptorship n the position of preceptor
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precipice n a very steep cliff
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precipitance n the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonym(s): abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
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precipitancy n the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonym(s): abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
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precipitant adj done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" Synonym(s): hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous n an agent that causes a precipitate to form
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precipitate adj done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" Synonym(s): hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous n a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering v bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution" separate as a fine suspension of solid particles fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" Synonym(s): precipitate, come down, fall fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin" hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
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precipitately adv at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" Synonym(s): headlong, precipitately
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precipitateness n the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonym(s): abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
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precipitating adj bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"
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precipitation n the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation" the process of forming a chemical precipitate the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) Synonym(s): precipitation, downfall the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise" overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" Synonym(s): haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
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precipitator n removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation Synonym(s): precipitator, electrostatic precipitator, Cottrell precipitator
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precipitin n an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
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precipitous adj done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" Synonym(s): hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" Synonym(s): abrupt, precipitous, sharp
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precipitously adv very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" Synonym(s): precipitously, sharply abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"
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precipitousness n the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] Antonym(s): gentleness, gradualness the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonym(s): abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
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preoccupancy n the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment] the act of taking occupancy before someone else does Synonym(s): preoccupancy, preoccupation
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preoccupation n an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention the mental state of being preoccupied by something Synonym(s): preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment the act of taking occupancy before someone else does Synonym(s): preoccupancy, preoccupation
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preoccupied adj deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" Synonym(s): bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), preoccupied having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" Synonym(s): haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)
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preoccupy v engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
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presbyope n a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens
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presbyopia n a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 Synonym(s): presbyopia, farsightedness
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presbyopic adj able to see distant objects clearly [syn: farsighted, presbyopic] Antonym(s): myopic, nearsighted, shortsighted
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presbyter n an elder in the Presbyterian Church
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Presbyterian n a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
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Presbyterian Church n the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin
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Presbyterianism n the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism
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presbytery n building reserved for the officiating clergy
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Presbytes n langurs [syn: Presbytes, genus Presbytes, {mammal Semnopithecus}]
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Presbytes entellus n langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn: entellus, hanuman, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus]
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press box n box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)
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press of canvas n the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely Synonym(s): press of sail, press of canvas
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press of sail n the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely Synonym(s): press of sail, press of canvas
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press photographer n a photographer who works for a newspaper
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press-up n an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms Synonym(s): pushup, press-up
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Pressburg n capital and largest city of Slovakia [syn: Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, Pressburg, Pozsony]
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presuppose v take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" Synonym(s): presuppose, suppose require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones" Synonym(s): presuppose, suppose
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presupposition n the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
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price bracket n a category of merchandise based on their price
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price floor n floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor"
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price freeze n a freeze of prices at a given level
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price of admission n the fee charged for admission [syn: entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance money]
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price-fixing n control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce
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prick up v raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: prick up, prick, cock up]
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prix fixe adj (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price Synonym(s): table d'hote, prix fixe Antonym(s): a la carte n a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices
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prize fight n a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize Synonym(s): prizefight, prize fight
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prizefight n a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize Synonym(s): prizefight, prize fight v box for a prize or money
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prizefighter n a professional boxer Synonym(s): prizefighter, gladiator
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Procavia n type genus of the Procaviidae [syn: Procavia, {genus Procavia}]
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Procavia capensis n hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn: rock hyrax, {rock rabbit}, Procavia capensis]
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Procaviidae n includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea [syn: Procaviidae, family Procaviidae]
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Prociphilus n a genus of Aphididae [syn: Prociphilus, {genus Prociphilus}]
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Prociphilus tessellatus n attacks alders [syn: woolly alder aphid, {Prociphilus tessellatus}]
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Prokofiev n Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953) Synonym(s): Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
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prose poem n prose that resembles poetry
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Prosopis n genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite Synonym(s): Prosopis, genus Prosopis
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Prosopis glandulosa n thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets Synonym(s): honey mesquite, Western honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa
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Prosopis juliflora n mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela Synonym(s): algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora
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Prosopis juliiflora n mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela Synonym(s): algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora
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Prosopis pubescens n shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods Synonym(s): screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens
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Prosopium n whitefishes Synonym(s): Prosopium, genus Prosopium
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Prosopium cylindraceum n a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia Synonym(s): round whitefish, Menominee whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum
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Prosopium williamsonii n whitefish of the western United States and Canada [syn: Rocky Mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsonii]
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prosopopoeia n representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature Synonym(s): personification, prosopopoeia
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prospect n the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" Synonym(s): prospect, chance belief about (or mental picture of) the future Synonym(s): expectation, outlook, prospect someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) Synonym(s): candidate, prospect the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" Synonym(s): view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama a prediction of the course of a disease Synonym(s): prognosis, prospect, medical prognosis v search for something desirable; "prospect a job" explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
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prospective adj of or concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" Antonym(s): retrospective
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prospector n someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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prospectus n a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision" a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university Synonym(s): course catalog, course catalogue, prospectus
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prosper v make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; "The new student is thriving" Synonym(s): thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish
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Prosper Meniere n French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862) Synonym(s): Meniere, Prosper Meniere
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prospering adj very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" Synonym(s): booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
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prosperity n an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment the condition of prospering; having good fortune Synonym(s): prosperity, successfulness
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Prospero Lambertini n pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758) Synonym(s): Benedict XIV, Prospero Lambertini
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prosperous adj in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" Synonym(s): comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" Synonym(s): booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" Synonym(s): golden, halcyon, prosperous presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" Synonym(s): golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous
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prosperously adv in the manner of prosperous people
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prospicience n seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]
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prospicient adj planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" Synonym(s): farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted
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proxy fight n a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced
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Przevalski's horse n wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered Synonym(s): Przewalski's horse, Przevalski's horse, Equus caballus przewalskii, Equus caballus przevalskii
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purse-proud adj proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)
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Pyrocephalus n a genus of Tyrannidae [syn: Pyrocephalus, {genus Pyrocephalus}]
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Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus n tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage Synonym(s): vermillion flycatcher, firebird, Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
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pyroscope n a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object Synonym(s): optical pyrometer, pyroscope
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Pyrrhic victory n a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
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Parasphenoid \Par`a*sphe"noid\, a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.]       (Anat.)       Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone       situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the       skull in many animals. -- n. The parasphenoid bone.
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Pargeboard \Parge"board`\, n.       See {Bargeboard}.
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Park \Park\, n. [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both       being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. &       Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. {Paddock} an inclosure,       {Parrock}.]       1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with             beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription,             or the king's grant. --Mozley & W.          2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or             adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game,             for walking, riding, or the like. --Chaucer.                         While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend                      my passion, and forget to fear.         --Waller.          3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and             kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London;             Central Park in New York.          4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons,             and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance             stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought             together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of             wagons; a park of artillery.          5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.             [Written also {parc}.]          {Park of artillery}. See under {Artillery}.          {Park phaeton}, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.
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Artillery \Ar*til"ler*y\, n. [OE. artilrie, OF. artillerie,       arteillerie, fr. LL. artillaria, artilleria, machines and       apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of       any kind which follow camps; F. artillerie great guns,       ordnance; OF. artillier to work artifice, to fortify, to arm,       prob. from L. ars, artis, skill in joining something, art.       See {Art}.]       1. Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows,             and arrows. [Obs.]                         And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad. --1                                                                               Sam. xx. 40.          2. Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars,             howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls,             bombs, and shot of all kinds.          Note: The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense,                including the powder, cartridges, matches, utensils,                machines of all kinds, and horses, that belong to a                train of artillery.          3. The men and officers of that branch of the army to which             the care and management of artillery are confided.          4. The science of artillery or gunnery. --Campbell.          {Artillery park}, or {Park of artillery}.             (a) A collective body of siege or field artillery,                   including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition,                   appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for                   working them.             (b) The place where the artillery is encamped or                   collected.          {Artillery train}, or {Train of artillery}, a number of             pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their             furniture, ready for marching.
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Park \Park\, n. [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both       being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. &       Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. {Paddock} an inclosure,       {Parrock}.]       1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with             beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription,             or the king's grant. --Mozley & W.          2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or             adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game,             for walking, riding, or the like. --Chaucer.                         While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend                      my passion, and forget to fear.         --Waller.          3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and             kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London;             Central Park in New York.          4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons,             and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance             stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought             together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of             wagons; a park of artillery.          5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.             [Written also {parc}.]          {Park of artillery}. See under {Artillery}.          {Park phaeton}, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.
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Paroccipital \Par`oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Pref. para- + occipital.]       (Anat.)       Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the       occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a       process of the skull in some animals.
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Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[84]ge,       OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[86]g, Icel. s[94]g, L.       secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe},       {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.]       An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood,       iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel,       with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove       successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.          Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first                part of a compound.          {Band saw}, {Crosscut saw}, etc. See under {Band},             {Crosscut}, etc.          {Circular saw}, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its             periphery, and revolved on an arbor.          {Saw bench}, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing,             especially with a circular saw which projects above the             table.          {Saw file}, a three-cornered file, such as is used for             sharpening saw teeth.          {Saw frame}, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the             saw, or gang of saws, is held.          {Saw gate}, a saw frame.          {Saw gin}, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in             which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set             of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which             is too fine for the seeds to pass.          {Saw grass} (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants             having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp             teeth, especially the {Cladium Mariscus} of Europe, and             the {Cladium effusum} of the Southern United States. Cf.             {Razor grass}, under {Razor}.          {Saw log}, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.          {Saw mandrel}, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened             for running.          {Saw pit}, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one             standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer.          {Saw sharpener} (Zo[94]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named             from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.]          {Saw whetter} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus             palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
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Pear-shaped \Pear"-shaped`\, a.       Of the form of a pear.
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Perch \Perch\ (p[etil]rch), n. [Written also {pearch}.] [OE.       perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s       dark-colored, Skr. p[rsdot][cced]ni spotted, speckled, and E.       freckle.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several             other allied genera of the family {Percid[91]}, as the             common American or yellow perch ({Perca flavescens, [or]             Americana}), and the European perch ({P. fluviatilis}).          2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes             belonging to the {Percid[91]}, {Serranid[91]}, and related             families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.          {Black perch}.             (a) The black bass.             (b) The flasher.             (c) The sea bass.          {Blue perch}, the cunner.          {Gray perch}, the fresh-water drum.          {Red perch}, the rosefish.          {Red-bellied perch}, the long-eared pondfish.          {Perch pest}, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of             the perch.          {Silver perch}, the yellowtail.          {Stone}, [or] {Striped}, {perch}, the pope.          {White perch}, the {Roccus, [or] Morone, Americanus}, a small             silvery serranoid market fish of the Atlantic coast.
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Perceivable \Per*ceiv"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being perceived; perceptible. -- {Per*ceiv"a*bly},       adv.
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Perceivable \Per*ceiv"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being perceived; perceptible. -- {Per*ceiv"a*bly},       adv.
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Perceivance \Per*ceiv"ance\, n.       Power of perceiving. [Obs.] [bd]The senses and common       perceivance.[b8] --Milton.
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Perceive \Per*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L.       percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per-}) + capere to take,       receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.]       1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive             impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take             cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by             means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to             perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. --Reid.          2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the             mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to             remark; to discern; to see; to understand.                         Jesus perceived their wickedness.      --Matt. xxii.                                                                               18.                         You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely.                                                                               --Shak.                         Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and                      perceive it by our own understandings, we are still                      in the dark.                                       --Locke.          3. To be affected of influented by. [R.]                         The upper regions of the air perceive the collection                      of the matter of tempests before the air here below.                                                                               --Bacon.          Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know;                understand.          Usage: To {Perceive}, {Discern}. To perceive a thing is to                   apprehend it as presented to the senses or the                   intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to                   see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We                   may perceive two persons afar off without being able                   to discern whether they are men or women. Hence,                   discern is often used of an act of the senses or the                   mind involving close, discriminating, analytical                   attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious;                   we discern that which requires much attention to get                   an idea of it. [bd]We perceive light, darkness,                   colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We                   discern characters, motives, the tendency and                   consequences of actions, etc.[b8] --Crabb.
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Perceive \Per*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L.       percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per-}) + capere to take,       receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.]       1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive             impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take             cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by             means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to             perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. --Reid.          2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the             mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to             remark; to discern; to see; to understand.                         Jesus perceived their wickedness.      --Matt. xxii.                                                                               18.                         You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely.                                                                               --Shak.                         Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and                      perceive it by our own understandings, we are still                      in the dark.                                       --Locke.          3. To be affected of influented by. [R.]                         The upper regions of the air perceive the collection                      of the matter of tempests before the air here below.                                                                               --Bacon.          Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know;                understand.          Usage: To {Perceive}, {Discern}. To perceive a thing is to                   apprehend it as presented to the senses or the                   intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to                   see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We                   may perceive two persons afar off without being able                   to discern whether they are men or women. Hence,                   discern is often used of an act of the senses or the                   mind involving close, discriminating, analytical                   attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious;                   we discern that which requires much attention to get                   an idea of it. [bd]We perceive light, darkness,                   colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We                   discern characters, motives, the tendency and                   consequences of actions, etc.[b8] --Crabb.
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Perceiver \Per*ceiv"er\, n.       One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).       --Milton.
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Perceive \Per*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L.       percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per-}) + capere to take,       receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.]       1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive             impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take             cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by             means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to             perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. --Reid.          2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the             mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to             remark; to discern; to see; to understand.                         Jesus perceived their wickedness.      --Matt. xxii.                                                                               18.                         You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely.                                                                               --Shak.                         Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and                      perceive it by our own understandings, we are still                      in the dark.                                       --Locke.          3. To be affected of influented by. [R.]                         The upper regions of the air perceive the collection                      of the matter of tempests before the air here below.                                                                               --Bacon.          Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know;                understand.          Usage: To {Perceive}, {Discern}. To perceive a thing is to                   apprehend it as presented to the senses or the                   intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to                   see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We                   may perceive two persons afar off without being able                   to discern whether they are men or women. Hence,                   discern is often used of an act of the senses or the                   mind involving close, discriminating, analytical                   attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious;                   we discern that which requires much attention to get                   an idea of it. [bd]We perceive light, darkness,                   colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We                   discern characters, motives, the tendency and                   consequences of actions, etc.[b8] --Crabb.
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Percept \Per"cept\, n. [From L. percipere, perceptum.]       That which is perceived. --Sir W. Hamilton.                   The modern discussion between percept and concept, the                one sensuous, the other intellectual.      --Max                                                                               M[81]ller.
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Perceptibility \Per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.       perceptibilit[82].]       1. The quality or state of being perceptible; as, the             perceptibility of light or color.          2. Perception. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf. F.       perceptible. See {Perceive}.]       Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible;       perceivable.                   With a perceptible blast of the air.      --Bacon.       -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.
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Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf. F.       perceptible. See {Perceive}.]       Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible;       perceivable.                   With a perceptible blast of the air.      --Bacon.       -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.
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Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [L. perceptibilis: cf. F.       perceptible. See {Perceive}.]       Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible;       perceivable.                   With a perceptible blast of the air.      --Bacon.       -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.
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Perception \Per*cep"tion\, n. [L. perceptio: cf. F. perception.       See {Perceive}.]       1. The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or             intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the             mind, of what is presented to them; discernment;             apperhension; cognition.          2. (Metaph.) The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or             peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has             knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the             bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or             qualities through the senses; -- distinguished from             conception. --Sir W. Hamilton.                         Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not                      conscious of its own existence.         --Bentley.          3. The quality, state, or capability, of being affected by             something external; sensation; sensibility. [Obs.]                         This experiment discovereth perception in plants.                                                                               --Bacon.          4. An idea; a notion. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.          Note: [bd]The word perception is, in the language of                philosophers previous to Reid, used in a very extensive                signification. By Descartes, Malebranche, Locke,                Leibnitz, and others, it is employed in a sense almost                as unexclusive as consciousness, in its widest                signification. By Reid this word was limited to our                faculty acquisitive of knowledge, and to that branch of                this faculty whereby, through the senses, we obtain a                knowledge of the external world. But his limitation did                not stop here. In the act of external perception he                distinguished two elements, to which he gave the names                of perception and sensation. He ought perhaps to have                called these perception proper and sensation proper,                when employed in his special meaning.[b8] --Sir W.                Hamilton.
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Perceptive \Per*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. perceptif.]       Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having       the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.       [bd]His perceptive and reflective faculties.[b8] --Motley.
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Perceptivity \Per`cep*tiv"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being perceptive; power of       perception. --Locke.
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Perch \Perch\ (p[etil]rch), n. [Written also {pearch}.] [OE.       perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s       dark-colored, Skr. p[rsdot][cced]ni spotted, speckled, and E.       freckle.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several             other allied genera of the family {Percid[91]}, as the             common American or yellow perch ({Perca flavescens, [or]             Americana}), and the European perch ({P. fluviatilis}).          2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes             belonging to the {Percid[91]}, {Serranid[91]}, and related             families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.          {Black perch}.             (a) The black bass.             (b) The flasher.             (c) The sea bass.          {Blue perch}, the cunner.          {Gray perch}, the fresh-water drum.          {Red perch}, the rosefish.          {Red-bellied perch}, the long-eared pondfish.          {Perch pest}, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of             the perch.          {Silver perch}, the yellowtail.          {Stone}, [or] {Striped}, {perch}, the pope.          {White perch}, the {Roccus, [or] Morone, Americanus}, a small             silvery serranoid market fish of the Atlantic coast.
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Perciform \Per"ci*form\, a. [NL., & L. perca a perch + -form.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Pertaining to the Perciformes.
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Percipience \Per*cip"i*ence\, Percipiency \Per*cip"i*en*cy\, n.       The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. --Mrs.       Browning.
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Percipience \Per*cip"i*ence\, Percipiency \Per*cip"i*en*cy\, n.       The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. --Mrs.       Browning.
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Percipient \Per*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. percipiens, -entis, p. pr. of       percipere. See {Perceive}.]       Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a       percipient being. --Bentley. -- n. One who, or that which, is       percipient. --Glanvill.
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Note: The most important European species are the river, or                brown, trout ({Salmo fario}), the salmon trout, and the                sewen. The most important American species are the                brook, speckled, or red-spotted, trout ({Salvelinus                fontinalis}) of the Northern United States and Canada;                the red-spotted trout, or Dolly Varden (see {Malma});                the lake trout (see {Namaycush}); the black-spotted,                mountain, or silver, trout ({Salmo purpuratus}); the                golden, or rainbow, trout (see under {Rainbow}); the                blueback trout (see {Oquassa}); and the salmon trout                (see under {Salmon}.) The European trout has been                introduced into America.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of marine fishes             more or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits,             but not belonging to the same family, especially the             California rock trouts, the common squeteague, and the             southern, or spotted, squeteague; -- called also             {salt-water trout}, {sea trout}, {shad trout}, and {gray             trout}. See {Squeteague}, and {Rock trout} under {Rock}.          {Trout perch} (Zo[94]l.), a small fresh-water American fish             ({Percopsis guttatus}), allied to the trout, but             resembling a perch in its scales and mouth.
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Periscope \Per"i*scope\, n. [Pref. peri- + -scope.]       A general or comprehensive view. [R.]
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Periscopic \Per`i*scop"ic\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]riscopique.]       Viewing all around, or on all sides.
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{Periscopic spectacles} (Opt.), spectacles having             concavo-convex or convexo-concave lenses with a             considerable curvature corresponding to that of the eye,             to increase the distinctness of objects viewed obliquely.
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Perishability \Per`ish*a*bil"i*ty\, n.       Perishableness.
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Perishable \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p[82]rissable.]       Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death;       as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.
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Perishableness \Per"ish*a*ble*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay       or destruction. --Locke.
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Perishably \Per"ish*a*bly\, adv.       In a perishable degree or manner.
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Perisperm \Per"i*sperm\, n. [F. p[82]risperme. See {Peri-}, and       {Sperm}.] (Bot.)       The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is       formed outside of the embryo sac. -- {Per`i*sper"mic}, a.
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Perisperm \Per"i*sperm\, n. [F. p[82]risperme. See {Peri-}, and       {Sperm}.] (Bot.)       The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is       formed outside of the embryo sac. -- {Per`i*sper"mic}, a.
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Perispheric \Per`i*spher"ic\, Perispherical \Per`i*spher"ic*al\,       a.       Exactly spherical; globular.
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Perispheric \Per`i*spher"ic\, Perispherical \Per`i*spher"ic*al\,       a.       Exactly spherical; globular.
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d8Perispomenon \[d8]Per`i*spom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Perispomena}.       [NL., from Gr. [?], pr. pass. p. of [?] to draw around, to       circumflex; [?] around + [?] to draw.] (Gr. Gram.)       A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.       --Goodwin.
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Perispore \Per"i*spore\, n. (Bot.)       The outer covering of a spore.
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Persever \Per*sev"er\, v. i.       To persevere. [Obs.]
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Perseverance \Per`se*ver"ance\, n. [F. pers[82]v[82]rance, L.       perseverantia.]       1. The act of persevering; persistence in anything             undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any             business, or enterprise begun. [bd]The king-becoming             graces . . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness.[b8] --Shak.                         Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his                      cruel malice could invent.                  --Milton.          2. Discrimination. [Obs.] --Sir J. Harrington.          3. (Theol.) Continuance in a state of grace until it is             succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final             perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See             {Calvinism}.          Syn: Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness;                pertinacity.
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Perseverant \Per`se*ver"ant\, a. [L. perseverans, -antis, p.       pr.: cf. F. pers[82]v[82]rant.]       Persevering. [R.] [bd]Perseverant faith.[b8] --Whitby. --       {Per`se*ver"ant*ly}, adv. [R.]
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Perseverant \Per`se*ver"ant\, a. [L. perseverans, -antis, p.       pr.: cf. F. pers[82]v[82]rant.]       Persevering. [R.] [bd]Perseverant faith.[b8] --Whitby. --       {Per`se*ver"ant*ly}, adv. [R.]
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Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[82]v[82]rer, L.       perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus       strict, severe. See {Per-}, and {Severe}.]       To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to       pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a       purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or       discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.                   Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and                persevere upright.                                 --Milton.          Syn: To {Persevere}, {Continue}, {Persist}.          Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words.                   Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as                   one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in                   a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from                   a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue                   from a determination of will not to give up. Persist                   is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy                   in pursuing an unworthy aim.
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Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[82]v[82]rer, L.       perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus       strict, severe. See {Per-}, and {Severe}.]       To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to       pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a       purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or       discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.                   Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and                persevere upright.                                 --Milton.          Syn: To {Persevere}, {Continue}, {Persist}.          Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words.                   Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as                   one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in                   a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from                   a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue                   from a determination of will not to give up. Persist                   is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy                   in pursuing an unworthy aim.
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Persevering \Per`se*ver"ing\, a.       Characterized by perseverance; persistent. --       {Per`se*ver"ing*ly}, adv.
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Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers[82]v[82]rer, L.       perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus       strict, severe. See {Per-}, and {Severe}.]       To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to       pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a       purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or       discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.                   Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and                persevere upright.                                 --Milton.          Syn: To {Persevere}, {Continue}, {Persist}.          Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words.                   Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as                   one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in                   a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from                   a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue                   from a determination of will not to give up. Persist                   is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy                   in pursuing an unworthy aim.
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Persevering \Per`se*ver"ing\, a.       Characterized by perseverance; persistent. --       {Per`se*ver"ing*ly}, adv.
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to       look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F.       perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.]             --Bacon.          2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of             perspective.          {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the             objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of             projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which             is that on which the objects are represented as standing.             When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the             object, the perspective is called oblique perspective;             when parallel to that face, parallel perspective.          {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}.
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif:       cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.]       1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] [bd]Not a             perspective, but a mirror.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.          2. That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista.             [bd]The perspective of life.[b8] --Goldsmith.          3. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by             means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more             or less measurable distance. Hence, a[89]rial perspective,             the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in             distant objects.                         A[89]rial perspective is the expression of space by                      any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness                      of color, etc.                                    --Ruskin.          4. The art and the science of so delineating objects that             they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the             eye; -- called also {linear perspective}.          5. A drawing in linear perspective.          {Isometrical perspective}, an inaccurate term for a             mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of             the diagonal of a cube.          {Perspective glass}, a telescope which shows objects in the             right position.
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif:       cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.]       1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] [bd]Not a             perspective, but a mirror.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.          2. That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista.             [bd]The perspective of life.[b8] --Goldsmith.          3. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by             means of which the eye recognized them as being at a more             or less measurable distance. Hence, a[89]rial perspective,             the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in             distant objects.                         A[89]rial perspective is the expression of space by                      any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness                      of color, etc.                                    --Ruskin.          4. The art and the science of so delineating objects that             they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the             eye; -- called also {linear perspective}.          5. A drawing in linear perspective.          {Isometrical perspective}, an inaccurate term for a             mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of             the diagonal of a cube.          {Perspective glass}, a telescope which shows objects in the             right position.
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to       look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F.       perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.]             --Bacon.          2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of             perspective.          {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the             objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of             projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which             is that on which the objects are represented as standing.             When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the             object, the perspective is called oblique perspective;             when parallel to that face, parallel perspective.          {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}.
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.]       1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two             points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies             wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which             by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without             curvature.          2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with,             or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle,             or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of             the ecliptic, or of the equator.          3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface,             used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.          4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of             wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a             smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side             or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge             of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward,             with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as,             the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane,             etc.          {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which             the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to             be determined, is supposed to stand.          {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}.          {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points             infinitely distant are conceived as situated.          {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane.          {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}.          {Plane of projection}.             (a) The plane on which the projection is made,                   corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective;                   -- called also principal plane.             (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points                   are referred for the purpose of determining their                   relative position in space.          {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in             which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or             reflected ray.
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(c) (Mach.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed                   form of many particulars or values, for ready                   reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific                   gravities, etc.; also, a series of numbers following                   some law, and expressing particular values                   corresponding to certain other numbers on which they                   depend, and by means of which they are taken out for                   use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines,                   tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity tables;                   interest tables; astronomical tables, etc.             (d) (Palmistry) The arrangement or disposition of the                   lines which appear on the inside of the hand.                               Mistress of a fairer table Hath not history for                            fable.                                          --B. Jonson.          5. An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board,             or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally             on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in             eating, writing, or working.                         We may again Give to our tables meat. --Shak.                         The nymph the table spread.               --Pope.          6. Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare;             entertainment; as, to set a good table.          7. The company assembled round a table.                         I drink the general joy of the whole table. --Shak.          8. (Anat.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of             compact bone, separated by diplo[89], in the walls of the             cranium.          9. (Arch.) A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a             band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is             required, so as to make it decorative. See {Water table}.          10. (Games)             (a) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon                   and draughts are played.             (b) One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to                   play into the right-hand table.             (c) pl. The games of backgammon and of draughts. [Obs.]                   --Chaucer.                               This is the ape of form, monsieur the nice,                            That, when he plays at tables, chides the dice.                                                                               --Shak.          11. (Glass Manuf.) A circular plate of crown glass.                         A circular plate or table of about five feet                      diameter weighs on an average nine pounds. --Ure.          12. (Jewelry) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other             precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles.          13. (Persp.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and             perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also {perspective             plane}.          14. (Mach.) The part of a machine tool on which the work             rests and is fastened.          {Bench table}, {Card table}, {Communion table}, {Lord's       table}, etc. See under {Bench}, {Card}, etc.          {Raised table} (Arch. & Sculp.), a raised or projecting             member of a flat surface, large in proportion to the             projection, and usually rectangular, -- especially             intended to receive an inscription or the like.          {Roller table} (Horology), a flat disk on the arbor of the             balance of a watch, holding the jewel which rolls in and             out of the fork at the end of the lever of the escapement.                      {Round table}. See Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.          {Table anvil}, a small anvil to be fastened to a table for             use in making slight repairs.          {Table base}. (Arch.) Same as {Water table}.          {Table bed}, a bed in the form of a table.          {Table beer}, beer for table, or for common use; small beer.                      {Table bell}, a small bell to be used at table for calling             servants.          {Table cover}, a cloth for covering a table, especially at             other than mealtimes.          {Table diamond}, a thin diamond cut with a flat upper             surface.          {Table linen}, linen tablecloth, napkins, and the like.          {Table money} (Mil. or Naut.), an allowance sometimes made to             officers over and above their pay, for table expenses.          {Table rent} (O. Eng. Law), rent paid to a bishop or             religious, reserved or appropriated to his table or             housekeeping. --Burrill.          {Table shore} (Naut.), a low, level shore.          {Table talk}, conversation at table, or at meals.          {Table talker}, one who talks at table.          {Table tipping}, {Table turning}, certain movements of             tables, etc., attributed by some to the agency of departed             spirits, and by others to the development of latent vital             or spriritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the             muscular force of persons in connection with the objects             moved, or to physical force applied otherwise.          {Tables of a girder} [or] {chord} (Engin.), the upper and             lower horizontal members.          {To lay on the table}, in parliamentary usage, to lay, as a             report, motion, etc., on the table of the presiding             officer, -- that is, to postpone the consideration of, by             a vote.          {To serve tables} (Script.), to provide for the poor, or to             distribute provisions for their wants. --Acts vi. 2.          {To turn the tables}, to change the condition or fortune of             contending parties; -- a metaphorical expression taken             from the vicissitudes of fortune in gaming.          {Twelve tables} (Rom. Antiq.), a celebrated body of Roman             laws, framed by decemvirs appointed 450 years before             Christ, on the return of deputies or commissioners who had             been sent to Greece to examine into foreign laws and             institutions. They consisted partly of laws transcribed             from the institutions of other nations, partly of such as             were altered and accommodated to the manners of the             Romans, partly of new provisions, and mainly, perhaps, of             laws and usages under their ancient kings. --Burrill.
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to       look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F.       perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.]             --Bacon.          2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of             perspective.          {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the             objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of             projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which             is that on which the objects are represented as standing.             When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the             object, the perspective is called oblique perspective;             when parallel to that face, parallel perspective.          {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}.
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Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.]       1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two             points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies             wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which             by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without             curvature.          2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with,             or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle,             or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of             the ecliptic, or of the equator.          3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface,             used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.          4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of             wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a             smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side             or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge             of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward,             with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as,             the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane,             etc.          {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which             the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to             be determined, is supposed to stand.          {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}.          {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points             infinitely distant are conceived as situated.          {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane.          {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}.          {Plane of projection}.             (a) The plane on which the projection is made,                   corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective;                   -- called also principal plane.             (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points                   are referred for the purpose of determining their                   relative position in space.          {Plane of refraction} [or] {reflection} (Opt.), the plane in             which lie both the incident ray and the refracted or             reflected ray.
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(c) (Mach.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed                   form of many particulars or values, for ready                   reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific                   gravities, etc.; also, a series of numbers following                   some law, and expressing particular values                   corresponding to certain other numbers on which they                   depend, and by means of which they are taken out for                   use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines,                   tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity tables;                   interest tables; astronomical tables, etc.             (d) (Palmistry) The arrangement or disposition of the                   lines which appear on the inside of the hand.                               Mistress of a fairer table Hath not history for                            fable.                                          --B. Jonson.          5. An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board,             or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally             on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in             eating, writing, or working.                         We may again Give to our tables meat. --Shak.                         The nymph the table spread.               --Pope.          6. Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare;             entertainment; as, to set a good table.          7. The company assembled round a table.                         I drink the general joy of the whole table. --Shak.          8. (Anat.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of             compact bone, separated by diplo[89], in the walls of the             cranium.          9. (Arch.) A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a             band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is             required, so as to make it decorative. See {Water table}.          10. (Games)             (a) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon                   and draughts are played.             (b) One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to                   play into the right-hand table.             (c) pl. The games of backgammon and of draughts. [Obs.]                   --Chaucer.                               This is the ape of form, monsieur the nice,                            That, when he plays at tables, chides the dice.                                                                               --Shak.          11. (Glass Manuf.) A circular plate of crown glass.                         A circular plate or table of about five feet                      diameter weighs on an average nine pounds. --Ure.          12. (Jewelry) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other             precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles.          13. (Persp.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and             perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also {perspective             plane}.          14. (Mach.) The part of a machine tool on which the work             rests and is fastened.          {Bench table}, {Card table}, {Communion table}, {Lord's       table}, etc. See under {Bench}, {Card}, etc.          {Raised table} (Arch. & Sculp.), a raised or projecting             member of a flat surface, large in proportion to the             projection, and usually rectangular, -- especially             intended to receive an inscription or the like.          {Roller table} (Horology), a flat disk on the arbor of the             balance of a watch, holding the jewel which rolls in and             out of the fork at the end of the lever of the escapement.                      {Round table}. See Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.          {Table anvil}, a small anvil to be fastened to a table for             use in making slight repairs.          {Table base}. (Arch.) Same as {Water table}.          {Table bed}, a bed in the form of a table.          {Table beer}, beer for table, or for common use; small beer.                      {Table bell}, a small bell to be used at table for calling             servants.          {Table cover}, a cloth for covering a table, especially at             other than mealtimes.          {Table diamond}, a thin diamond cut with a flat upper             surface.          {Table linen}, linen tablecloth, napkins, and the like.          {Table money} (Mil. or Naut.), an allowance sometimes made to             officers over and above their pay, for table expenses.          {Table rent} (O. Eng. Law), rent paid to a bishop or             religious, reserved or appropriated to his table or             housekeeping. --Burrill.          {Table shore} (Naut.), a low, level shore.          {Table talk}, conversation at table, or at meals.          {Table talker}, one who talks at table.          {Table tipping}, {Table turning}, certain movements of             tables, etc., attributed by some to the agency of departed             spirits, and by others to the development of latent vital             or spriritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the             muscular force of persons in connection with the objects             moved, or to physical force applied otherwise.          {Tables of a girder} [or] {chord} (Engin.), the upper and             lower horizontal members.          {To lay on the table}, in parliamentary usage, to lay, as a             report, motion, etc., on the table of the presiding             officer, -- that is, to postpone the consideration of, by             a vote.          {To serve tables} (Script.), to provide for the poor, or to             distribute provisions for their wants. --Acts vi. 2.          {To turn the tables}, to change the condition or fortune of             contending parties; -- a metaphorical expression taken             from the vicissitudes of fortune in gaming.          {Twelve tables} (Rom. Antiq.), a celebrated body of Roman             laws, framed by decemvirs appointed 450 years before             Christ, on the return of deputies or commissioners who had             been sent to Greece to examine into foreign laws and             institutions. They consisted partly of laws transcribed             from the institutions of other nations, partly of such as             were altered and accommodated to the manners of the             Romans, partly of new provisions, and mainly, perhaps, of             laws and usages under their ancient kings. --Burrill.
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d8Solarium \[d8]So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Solaria}. [L. See       {Solar}, n.]       1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an             apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern             times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for             convalescents.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine             spiral shells of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera.             The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep             umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also             {perspective shell}.
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to       look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F.       perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.]             --Bacon.          2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of             perspective.          {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the             objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of             projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which             is that on which the objects are represented as standing.             When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the             object, the perspective is called oblique perspective;             when parallel to that face, parallel perspective.          {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}.
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d8Solarium \[d8]So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Solaria}. [L. See       {Solar}, n.]       1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an             apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern             times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for             convalescents.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine             spiral shells of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera.             The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep             umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also             {perspective shell}.
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Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to       look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F.       perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See {Spy}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.]             --Bacon.          2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of             perspective.          {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the             objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of             projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which             is that on which the objects are represented as standing.             When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the             object, the perspective is called oblique perspective;             when parallel to that face, parallel perspective.          {Perspective shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}.
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Perspectively \Per*spec"tive*ly\, adv.       1. Optically; as through a glass. [R.]                         You see them perspectively.               --Shak.          2. According to the rules of perspective.
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Perspectograph \Per*spec"to*graph\, n. [L. perspectus (p. p. of       perspicere to look through) + -graph.]       An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to a picture,       the points and outlines of objects, so as to represent them       in their proper geometrical relations as viewed from some one       point.
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Perspectography \Per`spec*tog"ra*phy\, n.       The science or art of delineating objects according to the       laws of perspective; the theory of perspective.
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Perspicable \Per"spi*ca*ble\, a. [L. perspicabilis, fr.       perspicere.]       Discernible. [Obs.] --Herbert.
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Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr.       perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See       {Perspective}.]       1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp             of sight.          2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. --             {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n.
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Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr.       perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See       {Perspective}.]       1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp             of sight.          2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. --             {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n.
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Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr.       perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See       {Perspective}.]       1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp             of sight.          2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. --             {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n.
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Perspicacity \Per`spi*cac"i*ty\, n. [L. perspicacitas: cf. F.       perspicacit[82]. See {Perspicacious}.]       The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of       intelligence; acute discernment. --Sir T. Browne.
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Perspicacy \Per"spi*ca*cy\, n.       Perspicacity. [Obs.]
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Perspicience \Per*spi"cience\, n. [L. perspicientia, fr.       perspiciens, p. p. of perspicere. See {Perspective}.]       The act of looking sharply. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Perspicil \Per"spi*cil\, n. [LL. perspicilla, fr. L. perspicere       to look through.]       An optical glass; a telescope. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
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Perspicuity \Per`spi*cu"i*ty\, n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F.       perspicuit[82].]       1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent.             [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.          2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding;             clearness of expression or thought.          3. Sagacity; perspicacity.          Syn: Clearness; perspicuousness; plainness; distinctness;                lucidity; transparency. See {Clearness}.
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Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere       to look through. See {Perspective}.]       1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not             opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham.          2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly             understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure             or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous             statements. [bd]The purpose is perspicuous.[b8] --Shak. --             {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.
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Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere       to look through. See {Perspective}.]       1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not             opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham.          2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly             understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure             or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous             statements. [bd]The purpose is perspicuous.[b8] --Shak. --             {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.
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Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere       to look through. See {Perspective}.]       1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not             opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham.          2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly             understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure             or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous             statements. [bd]The purpose is perspicuous.[b8] --Shak. --             {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.
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Perspirability \Per*spir`a*bil"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being perspirable.
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Perspirable \Per*spir"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. perspirable.]       1. Capable of being perspired. --Sir T. Browne.          2. Emitting perspiration; perspiring. [R.] --Bacon.
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Perspiration \Per`spi*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perspiration.]       1. The act or process of perspiring.          2. That which is excreted through the skin; sweat.          Note: A man of average weight throws off through the skin                during 24 hours about 18 ounces of water, 300 grains of                solid matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid gas.                Ordinarily, this constant exhalation is not apparent,                and the excretion is then termed insensible                perspiration.
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Perspirative \Per*spir"a*tive\, a.       Performing the act of perspiration; perspiratory.
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Perspiratory \Per*spir"a*to*ry\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or producing, perspiration; as, the       perspiratory ducts.
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. t.       To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat;       to excrete through pores.                   Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine.                                                                               --Smollett.
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per       + spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.]       1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to             excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.          2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the             pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per       + spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.]       1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to             excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.          2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the             pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
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Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per       + spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.]       1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to             excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.          2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the             pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
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Peyer's glands \Pey"er's glands`\ [So called from J. K. Peyer,       who described them in 1677.] (Anat.)       Patches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small       intestiness; agminated glands; -- called also {Peyer's       patches}. In typhoid fever they become the seat of ulcers       which are regarded as the characteristic organic lesion of       that disease.
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Phrase \Phrase\, n. [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology,       Gr. [?], fr. [?] to speak.]       1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually             two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or             being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase.                         [bd]Convey[b8] the wise it call. [bd]Steal![b8] foh!                      a fico for the phrase.                        --Shak.          2. A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often             employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to             err is human.          3. A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any             one expreses himself; diction; expression. [bd]Phrases of             the hearth.[b8] --Tennyson.                         Thou speak'st In better phrase and matter than thou                      didst.                                                --Shak.          4. (Mus.) A short clause or portion of a period.          Note: A composition consists first of sentences, or periods;                these are subdivided into sections, and these into                phrases.          {Phrase book}, a book of idiomatic phrases. --J. S. Blackie.
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Pierceable \Pierce"a*ble\, a.       That may be pierced.
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Poor-spirited \Poor"-spir`it*ed\, a.       Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- {Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness},       n.
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Poor-spirited \Poor"-spir`it*ed\, a.       Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- {Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness},       n.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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d8Echidna \[d8]E*chid"na\, n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. [?].]       1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia,             Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered             with spines; -- called also {porcupine ant-eater}, and             {Australian ant-eater}.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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d8Echidna \[d8]E*chid"na\, n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. [?].]       1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia,             Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered             with spines; -- called also {porcupine ant-eater}, and             {Australian ant-eater}.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Globefish \Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and       allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and       distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also       {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Globefish \Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and       allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and       distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also       {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}.
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Diodon \Di"o*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?], [?], a       tooth: cf. F. diodon.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having             the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.             They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or             water, and, hence, are called {globefishes},             {swellfishes}, etc. Called also {porcupine fishes}, and             {sea hedgehogs}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of whales.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Poursuivant \Pour"sui*vant\, n.       See {Pursuivant}.
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Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre.       See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also       {poursuivant}.]       1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a             herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also             {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also             used figuratively.                         The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the                      pursuivant of Hope.                           --Longfellow.          2. The king's messenger; a state messenger.                         One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant                      there was murdered.                           --Macaulay.
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Poursuivant \Pour"sui*vant\, n.       See {Pursuivant}.
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Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre.       See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also       {poursuivant}.]       1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a             herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also             {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also             used figuratively.                         The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the                      pursuivant of Hope.                           --Longfellow.          2. The king's messenger; a state messenger.                         One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant                      there was murdered.                           --Macaulay.
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d8Pr91cava \[d8]Pr[91]"ca`va\, n. [NL. See {Pre-}, and 1st       {Cave}.] (Anat.)       The superior vena cava. -- {Pr[91]"ca`val}, a. --B. G.       Wilder.
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Pr91cipe \Pr[91]c"i*pe\, n. [L., imperative of praecipere to       give rules or precepts. See {Precept}.] (Law)       (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a             reason for neglecting it.       (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in             the office out of which the writ is to be issued.             --Wharton.
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Pr91oral \Pr[91]*o"ral\, n., Pr91pubis \Pr[91]*pu"bis\, n.,    Pr91scapula \Pr[91]*scap"u*la\, n., Pr91scutum \Pr[91]*scu"tum\,       n., Pr91sternum \Pr[91]*ster"num\, n.       Same as {Preoral}, {Prepubis}, {Prescapula}, etc.
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Praisable \Prais"a*ble\, a.       Fit to be praised; praise-worthy; laudable; commendable.       --Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 15).
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Praisably \Prais"a*bly\, adv.       In a praisable manner.
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Praiseful \Praise"ful\, a.       Praiseworthy. [Obs.]
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Praiseful \Praise"ful\, a.       Praiseworthy. [Obs.]
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Pre89xpectation \Pre*[89]x`pec*ta"tion\, n.       Previous expectation.
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Preachify \Preach"i*fy\, v. i. [Preach + -fy.]       To discourse in the manner of a preacher. [Colloq.]       --Thackeray.
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Precept \Pre"cept\, v. t.       To teach by precepts. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Preceptial \Pre*cep"tial\, a.       Preceptive. [Obs.]                   [Passion] would give preceptial medicine to rage.                                                                               --Shak.
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Preception \Pre*cep"tion\, n. [L. praeceptio.]       A precept. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Preceptive \Pre*cep"tive\, a. [L. praeceptivus.]       Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts;       didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.                   The lesson given us here is preceptive to us.                                                                               --L'Estrange.
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Preceptor \Pre*cep"tor\, n. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to       teach: cf. F. pr[82]cepteur. See {Precept}.]       1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the             master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.          2. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. --Sir             W. Scott.
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Preceptorial \Pre`cep*to"ri*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a preceptor.
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL.       praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L.       praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator,       administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.]       A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the       temple or principal house of the order in London. See       {Commandery}, n., 2.
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\ (?; 277), a.       Preceptive. [bd]A law preceptory.[b8] --Anderson (1573).
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL.       praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L.       praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator,       administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.]       A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the       temple or principal house of the order in London. See       {Commandery}, n., 2.
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Commandery \Com*mand"er*y\, n.; pl. {Commanderies}. [F.       commanderie.]       1. The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.]          2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements             appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an             order of knights who was called a commander; -- called             also a {preceptory}.          3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among             the Freemasons. [U. S.]          4. A district under the administration of a military             commander or governor. [R.] --Brougham.
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\ (?; 277), a.       Preceptive. [bd]A law preceptory.[b8] --Anderson (1573).
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Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL.       praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L.       praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator,       administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.]       A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the       temple or principal house of the order in London. See       {Commandery}, n., 2.
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Commandery \Com*mand"er*y\, n.; pl. {Commanderies}. [F.       commanderie.]       1. The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.]          2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements             appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an             order of knights who was called a commander; -- called             also a {preceptory}.          3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among             the Freemasons. [U. S.]          4. A district under the administration of a military             commander or governor. [R.] --Brougham.
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Preceptress \Pre*cep"tress\, n.       A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.
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Precipe \Prec"i*pe\, n. (Law)       See {Pr[91]cipe}, and {Precept}.
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Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr[82]cipice, L. praecipitium,       fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput,       capitis, the head. See {Pre-}, and {Chief}.]       1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller.          2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or             overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.                         Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Precipient \Pre*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. praecipiens, p. pr. See       {Precept}.]       Commanding; directing.
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Precipitability \Pre*cip`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being precipitable.
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Precipitable \Pre*cip"i*ta*ble\, a.       Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a       substance in solution. See {Precipitate}, n. (Chem.)
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Precipitance \Pre*cip"i*tance\, Precipitancy \Pre*cip"i*tan*cy\,       n. [From {Precipitant}.]       The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate;       headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming       an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the       precipitancy of youth. [bd]Precipitance of judgment.[b8] --I.       Watts.
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Precipitance \Pre*cip"i*tance\, Precipitancy \Pre*cip"i*tan*cy\,       n. [From {Precipitant}.]       The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate;       headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming       an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the       precipitancy of youth. [bd]Precipitance of judgment.[b8] --I.       Watts.
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Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.)       Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a       precipitate.
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Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p.       pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. pr[82]cipitant. See       {Precipitate}.]       1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently,             or recklessly; moving precipitately.                         They leave their little lives Above the clouds,                      precipitant to earth.                        --J. Philips.                         Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold,                      Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. --Pope.          2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly             hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --Jer. Taylor.             [bd]Precipitant rebellion.[b8] --Eikon Basilike.
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Precipitantly \Pre*cip"i*tant*ly\, adv.       With rash or foolish haste; in headlong manner. --Milton.
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Precipitantness \Pre*cip"i*tant*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being precipitant; precipitation.
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, a. [L. praecipitatus, p. p. of       praecipitare to precipitate, fr. praeceps headlong. See       {Precipice}.]       1. Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in             declaring war. --Clarendon.          2. Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done             before the time; as, a precipitate measure. [bd]The             rapidity of our too precipitate course.[b8] --Landor.          3. Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent;             headlong.                         Precipitate the furious torrent flows. --Prior.          4. Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a             precipitate case of disease. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F.       pr[82]cipit[82].]       1. (Chem.) An insoluble substance separated from a solution             in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to             the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The             precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may             be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near             the surface.          {Red precipitate} (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide ({HgO}) a heavy             red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric             nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the             latter manner, it was the {precipitate per se} of the             alchemists.          {White precipitate} (Old Chem.)             (a) A heavy white amorphous powder ({NH2.HgCl}) obtained                   by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride                   or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also                   {infusible white precipitate}, and now {amido-mercuric                   chloride}.             (b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a                   solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal                   ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also                   {fusible white precipitate}.
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. i.       1. To dash or fall headlong. [R.]                         So many fathom down precipitating.      --Shak.          2. To hasten without preparation. [R.]          3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See             {Precipitate}, n.
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.]       1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or             height.                         She and her horse had been precipitated to the                      pebbled region of the river.               --W. Irving.          2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause             to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as,             precipitate a journey, or a conflict.                         Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover.                         If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs,                      and prove dangerous.                           --Bacon.          3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in             the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor             when in solution with alcohol.                         The light vapor of the preceding evening had been                      precipitated by the cold.                  --W. Irving.
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F.       pr[82]cipit[82].]       1. (Chem.) An insoluble substance separated from a solution             in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to             the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The             precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may             be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near             the surface.          {Red precipitate} (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide ({HgO}) a heavy             red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric             nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the             latter manner, it was the {precipitate per se} of the             alchemists.          {White precipitate} (Old Chem.)             (a) A heavy white amorphous powder ({NH2.HgCl}) obtained                   by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride                   or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also                   {infusible white precipitate}, and now {amido-mercuric                   chloride}.             (b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a                   solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal                   ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also                   {fusible white precipitate}.
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.]       1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or             height.                         She and her horse had been precipitated to the                      pebbled region of the river.               --W. Irving.          2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause             to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as,             precipitate a journey, or a conflict.                         Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover.                         If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs,                      and prove dangerous.                           --Bacon.          3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in             the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor             when in solution with alcohol.                         The light vapor of the preceding evening had been                      precipitated by the cold.                  --W. Irving.
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Precipitately \Pre*cip"i*tate*ly\, adv.       In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly. --Swift.
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Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.]       1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or             height.                         She and her horse had been precipitated to the                      pebbled region of the river.               --W. Irving.          2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause             to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as,             precipitate a journey, or a conflict.                         Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover.                         If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs,                      and prove dangerous.                           --Bacon.          3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in             the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor             when in solution with alcohol.                         The light vapor of the preceding evening had been                      precipitated by the cold.                  --W. Irving.
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Precipitation \Pre*cip`i*ta"tion\, n. (Meteor.)       A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow;       also, the quantity of water deposited.          Note: Deposits of dew, fog, and frost are not regarded by the                United States Weather Bureau as precipitation. Sleet                and snow are melted, and the record of precipitation                shows the depth of the horizontal layers of water in                hundredths of an inch or in millimeters.
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Precipitation \Pre*cip`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F.       pr[82]cipitation.]       1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being             precipitated, or thrown headlong.                         In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian.                                                                               --Shak.          2. A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and             rapidity.                         The hurry, precipitation, and rapid motion of the                      water, returning . . . towards the sea. --Woodward.          3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. [bd]The             precipitation of inexperience.[b8] --Rambler.          4. (Chem.) The act or process of precipitating from a             solution.
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Precipitator \Pre*cip"i*ta`tor\, n. [L. praecipitator an       overthrower.]       One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness.       --Hammond.
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Precipitious \Prec`i*pi"tious\, a.       Precipitous. [Obs.] -- {Prec`i*pi"tious*ly}, adv. [Obs.]       --Dr. H. More.
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Precipitious \Prec`i*pi"tious\, a.       Precipitous. [Obs.] -- {Prec`i*pi"tious*ly}, adv. [Obs.]       --Dr. H. More.
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Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF.       precipiteux. See {Precipice}.]       1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or             mountain.          2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall.          3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous             attempts. --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Marian's low, precipitous             [bf]Hush!'[b8] --Mrs. Browning. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly},             adv. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n.
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Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF.       precipiteux. See {Precipice}.]       1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or             mountain.          2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall.          3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous             attempts. --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Marian's low, precipitous             [bf]Hush!'[b8] --Mrs. Browning. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly},             adv. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n.
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Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF.       precipiteux. See {Precipice}.]       1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or             mountain.          2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall.          3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous             attempts. --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Marian's low, precipitous             [bf]Hush!'[b8] --Mrs. Browning. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly},             adv. -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n.
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Preoccupancy \Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy\, n. [See {Preoccupate}.]       The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the       preoccupancy of wild land.
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Preoccupate \Pre*oc"cu*pate\, v. t. [L. praeoccupatus, p. p. of       praeoccupare to preoccupy. See {Preoccupy}.]       1. To anticipate; to take before. [Obs.] [bd]Fear             preoccupateth it [death].[b8] --Bacon.          2. To prepossess; to prejudice. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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Preoccupation \Pre*oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. praeoccupatio: cf. F.       pr[82]occupation.]       1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of             beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.          2. Anticipation of objections. [R.] --South.
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Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied}       (-p[c6]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F.       pr[82]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.]       1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a             country not before held.          2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention             of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.                         I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave                      something to reflections than to preoccupy his                      judgment.                                          --Arbuthnot.
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Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied}       (-p[c6]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F.       pr[82]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.]       1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a             country not before held.          2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention             of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.                         I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave                      something to reflections than to preoccupy his                      judgment.                                          --Arbuthnot.
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Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied}       (-p[c6]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F.       pr[82]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.]       1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a             country not before held.          2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention             of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.                         I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave                      something to reflections than to preoccupy his                      judgment.                                          --Arbuthnot.
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Presbyope \Pres"by*ope\, n. (Med.)       One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.
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Presbyopic \Pres`by*op"ic\, a.       Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia;       farsighted.
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Presbyopy \Pres"by*o`py\, n. [Cf. F. presbyopie.]       See {Presbyopia}.
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Presbyte \Pres"byte\, n. [Gr. [?] an old man.]       Same as {Presbyope}.
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Presbyter \Pres"by*ter\, n. [L. an elder, fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Priest}.]       1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation             under {Bishop}, n., 1.          2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One ordained to the second             order in the ministry; -- called also {priest}.                         I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest.                                                                               --Hooker.                         New presbyter is but old priest writ large.                                                                               --Milton.          3. (Presbyterian Ch.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or             clerical.          4. A Presbyterian. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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Presbyteral \Pres*byt"er*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.
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Presbyterate \Pres*byt"er*ate\, n. [L. presbyteratus: cf. F.       presbyt[82]rat.]       A presbytery; also, presbytership. --Heber.
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Presbyteress \Pres"by*ter*ess\, n.       A female presbyter. --Bale.
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Presbyterial \Pres`by*te"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. presbyt[82]ral.]       Presbyterian. [bd]Presbyterial government.[b8] --Milton.
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Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F. presbyt[82]rien.]       Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical       government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church       government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline,       and worship of a communion so governed.
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Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. presbyt[82]rien.]       One who maintains the validity of ordination and government       by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.          {Reformed Presbyterians}. See {Cameronian}.
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Presbyterianism \Pres`by*te"ri*an*ism\, n. [Cf. F.       presbyt[82]rianisme.]       That form of church government which invests presbyters with       all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also,       the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken       collectively.
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Presbytery \Pres"by*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L.       presbyterium, Gr. [?]. See {Presbyter}, and cf.       {Presbyterium}.]       1. A body of elders in the early Christian church.          2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the             ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who             is a ruling elder, from each parish or church,             commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with             the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the             churches under its care, and next below the provincial             synod in authority.          3. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] --Tatler.          4.             (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the                   officiating priest.             (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. --Gwilt.
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Presbytership \Pres"by*ter*ship\, n.       The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.
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Presbytery \Pres"by*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L.       presbyterium, Gr. [?]. See {Presbyter}, and cf.       {Presbyterium}.]       1. A body of elders in the early Christian church.          2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the             ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who             is a ruling elder, from each parish or church,             commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with             the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the             churches under its care, and next below the provincial             synod in authority.          3. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] --Tatler.          4.             (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the                   officiating priest.             (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. --Gwilt.
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d8Presbyopia \[d8]Pres`by*o"pi*a\[NL., from Gr. [?] old, n., an       old man + [?], [?], the eye.] (Med.)       A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due       to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces       difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point       of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen       distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also       {presbytia}.
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Presbytic \Pres*byt"ic\, a. (Med.)       Same as {Presbyopic}.
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Presbytism \Pres"byt*ism\, n.       Presbyopia.
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Prescapular \Pre*scap"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous.
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Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, a. (Anat.)       Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to       the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the       presphenoid bone).          {Presphenoid bone} (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of             the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is             usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes             a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
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Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.)       The presphenoid bone.
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Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, a. (Anat.)       Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to       the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the       presphenoid bone).          {Presphenoid bone} (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of             the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is             usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes             a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
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Presphenoidal \Pre`sphe*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone; presphenoid.
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Prespinal \Pre*spi"nal\, a. (Anat.)       Prevertebral.
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4. An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of             articles; as, a clothes press. --Shak.          5. The act of pressing or thronging forward.                         In their throng and press to that last hold. --Shak.          6. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a             press of engagements.          7. A multitude of individuals crowded together; [?] crowd of             single things; a throng.                         They could not come nigh unto him for the press.                                                                               --Mark ii. 4.          {Cylinder press}, a printing press in which the impression is             produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form             passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is             curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat             bed.          {Hydrostatic press}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {Liberty of the press}, the free right of publishing books,             pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or             censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous,             seditious, or morally pernicious matters.          {Press bed}, a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a             press or closet. --Boswell.          {Press of sail}, (Naut.), as much sail as the state of the             wind will permit.
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4. An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of             articles; as, a clothes press. --Shak.          5. The act of pressing or thronging forward.                         In their throng and press to that last hold. --Shak.          6. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a             press of engagements.          7. A multitude of individuals crowded together; [?] crowd of             single things; a throng.                         They could not come nigh unto him for the press.                                                                               --Mark ii. 4.          {Cylinder press}, a printing press in which the impression is             produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form             passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is             curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat             bed.          {Hydrostatic press}. See under {Hydrostatic}.          {Liberty of the press}, the free right of publishing books,             pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or             censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous,             seditious, or morally pernicious matters.          {Press bed}, a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a             press or closet. --Boswell.          {Press of sail}, (Naut.), as much sail as the state of the             wind will permit.
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Press proof \Press proof\ (Print.)       (a) The last proof for correction before sending to press.       (b) A proof taken on a press, esp. to show impression,             margins, color, etc.
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Pressboard \Press"board`\, n.       A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes       containing a small admixture of wood pulp; -- so called       because used originally, as now, in presses for pressing and       finishing knit underwear.
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Pressive \Pres"sive\, a.       Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive; as, pressive taxation.       [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Presspack \Press"pack`\, v. t.       To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press.
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Presupposal \Pre`sup*pos"al\, n.       Presupposition. [R.] [bd]Presupposal of knowledge.[b8]       --Hooker.
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Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.       F. pr[82]supposer.]       To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for       granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.                   Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary                things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.                                                                               --Hooker.
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Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.       F. pr[82]supposer.]       To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for       granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.                   Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary                things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.                                                                               --Hooker.
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Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.       F. pr[82]supposer.]       To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for       granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.                   Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary                things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.                                                                               --Hooker.
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Presupposition \Pre*sup`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- +       supposition: cf. F. pr[82]supposition.]       1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication;             presumption.          2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or             surmise.
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Prickpunch \Prick"punch`\, n.       A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal.
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Prickshaft \Prick"shaft`\, n.       An arrow. [Obs.]
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Prizable \Priz"a*ble\, a.       Valuable. --H. Taylor.
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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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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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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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Dzeren \Dze"ren\, Dzeron \Dze"ron\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The Chinese yellow antelope ({Procapra gutturosa}), a       remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of       Central Asia, Thibet, and China.
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Goa \Go"a\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A species of antelope ({Procapra picticauda}), inhabiting       Thibet.
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Procephalic \Pro`ce*phal"ic\, a. [Pref. pro- + cephalic.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Pertaining to, or forming, the front of the head.          {Procephalic lobe} (Zo[94]l.), that part of the head of an             invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth.
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Procephalic \Pro`ce*phal"ic\, a. [Pref. pro- + cephalic.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Pertaining to, or forming, the front of the head.          {Procephalic lobe} (Zo[94]l.), that part of the head of an             invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth.
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Proception \Pro*cep"tion\, n. [Pref. pro- + L. capere to take.]       Preoccupation. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilik[?].
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Prosiphon \Pro*si"phon\, n. [Pref. pro- for + siphon.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, and not       connected with the true siphon.
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Prosobranch \Pros"o*branch\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Prosobranchiata.
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d8Algaroba \[d8]Al`ga*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar.       al-kharr[?]bah. Cf. {Carob}.] (Bot.)       (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region;             also, its edible beans or pods, called {St. John's             bread}.       (b) The Honey mesquite ({Prosopis juliflora}), a small tree             found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet,             pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is             collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.
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Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\, Mesquit \Mes*quit"\, n. [Sp. mezquite;       said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.)       A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North       America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.          {Honey mesquite}. See {Algaroba}       (b) .          {Screw-pod mesquite}, a smaller tree ({Prosopis pubescens}),             having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by             the Indians.          {Mesquite grass}, a rich native grass in Western Texas             ({Bouteloua oligostachya}, and other species); -- so             called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;             -- called also {muskit grass}, {grama grass}.
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
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d8Scaphopda \[d8]Sca*phop"*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ska`fh a       boat + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.)       A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell       open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing,       and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It       includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar       shells. Called also {Prosopocephala}, and {Solenoconcha}.
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Prosopolepsy \Pros`o*po*lep"sy\, n. [Gr. [?]; pro`swpon a face,       a person + [?] a taking, receiving, [?] to take.]       Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or       prejudice against a person, formed from his external       appearance. [R.] --Addison.
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, n. [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere,       prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere,       spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See {Spy}, v., and       cf. {Prospectus}.]       1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which             the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.                         His eye discovers unaware The goodly prospect of                      some foreign land.                              --Milton.          2. Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a             landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.                         I went to Putney . . . to take prospects in crayon.                                                                               --Evelyn.          3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout. [R.]                         Him God beholding from his prospect high. --Milton.          4. Relative position of the front of a building or other             structure; face; relative aspect.                         And their prospect was toward the south. --Ezek. xl.                                                                               44.          5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a             prospect of the future state. --Locke.                         Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that                      lays designs only for a day, without any prospect                      to, or provision for, the remaining part of life ?                                                                               --Tillotson.          6. That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation;             expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success.             [bd]To brighter prospects born.[b8] --Cowper.                         These swell their prospectsd exalt their pride, When                      offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd. --Pope.
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prospecting}.]       To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to       prospect a district for gold.
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. i.       To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the       like; as, to prospect for gold.
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prospecting}.]       To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to       prospect a district for gold.
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Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prospecting}.]       To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to       prospect a district for gold.
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Prospection \Pro*spec"tion\, n.       The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants;       foresight.
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Prospective \Pro*spec"tive\, n.       1. The scene before or around, in time or in space; view;             prospect. --Sir H. Wotton.          2. A perspective glass. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Beau. & Fl.
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Prospective \Pro*spec"tive\, a. [L. prospectivus: cf. F.       prospectif. See {Prospect}, n.]       1. Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect;             perspective. [Obs.]                         Time's long and dark prospective glass. --Milton.          2. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight; -- opposed             to {retrospective}.                         The French king of Sweden are circumspect,                      industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Child.          3. Being within view or consideration, as a future event or             contingency; relating to the future: expected; as, a             prospective benefit.                         Points on which the promises, at the time of                      ordination, had no prospective bearing. --W. Jay.
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Prospectively \Pro*spec"tive*ly\, adv.       In a prospective manner.
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Prospectiveness \Pro*spec"tive*ness\, n.       Quality of being prospective.
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Prospectless \Pros"pect*less\, a.       Having no prospect.
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Prospector \Pros"pect*or\, n. [L., one who looks out.]       One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for       minerals and precious metals.
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Prospectus \Pro*spec"tus\, n. [L., a prospect, sight, view: cf.       F. prospectus. See {Prospect}.]       A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a       prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the       scheme of an unpublished literary work.
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. i.       1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or             prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.                         They, in their earthly Canaan placed, Long time                      shall dwell and prosper.                     --Milton.          2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.]                         Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable                      timber.                                             --Evelyn.
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L.       prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or       prosperus. See {Prosperous}.]       To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our       handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer.                   All things concur toprosper our design.   --Dryden.
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L.       prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or       prosperus. See {Prosperous}.]       To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our       handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer.                   All things concur toprosper our design.   --Dryden.
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Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp[82]rer v. i., or L.       prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or       prosperus. See {Prosperous}.]       To favor; to render successful. [bd]Prosper thou our       handiwork.[b8] --Bk. of Common Prayer.                   All things concur toprosper our design.   --Dryden.
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Prosperity \Pros*per"i*ty\, n. [F. prosp[82]rit[82], L.       prosperitas. See {Prosperous}.]       The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything       good or desirable; successful progress in any business or       enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune;       success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity.                   Now prosperity begins to mellow.            --Shak.                   Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not                at all to lose them.                              -- Jer.                                                                               Taylor.          Syn: Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being;                happiness.
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Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper,       originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of       sperare to hope. See {Despair}.]       1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.                         A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.          2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything             desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful;             as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a             prosperous man or nation.                         By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or                      adverse.                                             --Milton.          Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable;                auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. --                {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n.
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Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper,       originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of       sperare to hope. See {Despair}.]       1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.                         A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.          2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything             desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful;             as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a             prosperous man or nation.                         By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or                      adverse.                                             --Milton.          Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable;                auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. --                {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n.
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Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper,       originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of       sperare to hope. See {Despair}.]       1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.                         A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.          2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything             desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful;             as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a             prosperous man or nation.                         By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or                      adverse.                                             --Milton.          Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable;                auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}. --                {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n.
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Prospicience \Pro*spi"cience\, n. [L. prospicientia, fr.       prospiciens, p. pr. of prospicere. See {Prospect}.]       The act of looking forward.
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d8Puerco \[d8]Pu*er"co\, n. [Sp.]       A hog.          {Puerco beds} (Geol.), a name given to certain strata             belonging to the earliest Eocene. They are developed in             Northwestern New Mexico, along the Rio Puerco, and are             characterized by their mammalian remains.
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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]:
Purseful \Purse"ful\, n.; pl. {Pursefuls}.       All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill       a purse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purseful \Purse"ful\, n.; pl. {Pursefuls}.       All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill       a purse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purse-proud \Purse"-proud`\, a.       Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of       riches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursive \Pur"sive\, a.       Pursy. [Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursiveness \Pur"sive*ness\, n.       Pursiness. [Obs. & R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursuable \Pur*su"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being, or fit to be, pursued, followed, or       prosecuted. --Sherwood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre.       See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also       {poursuivant}.]       1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a             herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also             {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also             used figuratively.                         The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the                      pursuivant of Hope.                           --Longfellow.          2. The king's messenger; a state messenger.                         One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant                      there was murdered.                           --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, v. t.       To pursue. [Obs. & R.]                   Their navy was pursuivanted after with a horrible                tempest.                                                --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre.       See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also       {poursuivant}.]       1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a             herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also             {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also             used figuratively.                         The herald Hope, forerunning Fear, And Fear, the                      pursuivant of Hope.                           --Longfellow.          2. The king's messenger; a state messenger.                         One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant                      there was murdered.                           --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tyrant \Tyr"ant\, n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran,       tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F.       tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. [?], originally, an absolute       sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel ruler.]       1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or             constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.          Note: Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old                hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained                absolute power in a state were called ty\rannoi,                tyrants, or rather despots; -- for the term rather                regards the irregular way in which the power was                gained, whether force or fraud, than the way in which                it was exercised, being applied to the mild                Pisistratus, but not to the despotic kings of Persia.                However, the word soon came to imply reproach, and was                then used like our tyrant. --Liddell & Scott.          2. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who             uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises             unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful             manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel             punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services,             imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control,             which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the             purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an             oppressor. [bd]This false tyrant, this Nero.[b8]             --Chaucer.                         Love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a                      resisting, is a tyrant.                     --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of American             clamatorial birds belonging to the family {Tyrannid[91]};             -- called also {tyrant bird}.          Note: These birds are noted for their irritability and                pugnacity, and for the courage with which they attack                rapacious birds far exceeding them in size and                strength. They are mostly plain-colored birds, but                often have a bright-colored crown patch. A few species,                as the scissorstail, are handsomely colored. The                kingbird and pewee are familiar examples.          {Tyrant flycatcher} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species             of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the             tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The             Acadian flycatcher ({Empidonax Acadicus}) and the             vermilion flycatcher ({Pyrocephalus rubineus}) are             examples.          {Tyrant shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             American tyrants of the genus {Tyrannus} having a strong             toothed bill and resembling the strikes in habits. The             kingbird is an example.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flycatcher \Fly"catch`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects,       which they take on the wing.          Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and                belong to the family {Muscicapid[91]}, as the spotted                flycatcher ({Muscicapa grisola}). The American                flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and                belong to the family {Tyrannid[91]}, as the kingbird,                pewee, crested flycatcher ({Myiarchus crinitus}), and                the vermilion flycatcher or churinche ({Pyrocephalus                rubineus}). Certain American flycatching warblers of                the family {Sylvicolid[91]} are also called                flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher ({Sylvania                Canadensis}), and the hooded flycatcher ({S. mitrata}).                See {Tyrant flycatcher}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyroscope \Pyr"o*scope\, n. [Pyro- + -scope: cf. F. pyroscope.]       (Physics)       An instrument for measuring the intensity of heat radiating       from a fire, or the cooling influence of bodies. It is a       differential thermometer, having one bulb coated with gold or       silver leaf. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.       krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and       perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are             mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body,             covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is             small and curled up beneath the body.          Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to                certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was                sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species                are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being                one of the most esteemed. The large European edible                crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue                crabs that have recently cast their shells. See                {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit                crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.                etc.          2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.          3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its             harsh taste.                         When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly                      sings the staring owl.                        --Shak.          4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.             [Obs.] --Garrick.          5. (Mech.)             (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,                   used with derricks, etc.             (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling                   ships into dock, etc.             (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.             (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.          {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.          {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,             the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple             ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple             ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).                      {Crab grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); --                   called also {finger grass}.             (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); --                   called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.          {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius             pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body.          {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas             ardeola}).          {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous             matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either             side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and             formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid             purposes; the gastroliths.          {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders             ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run             backwards or sideways like a crab.          {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.          {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which             takes a high polish. --McElrath.          {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:             (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;             (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a                   stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quince \Quince\, n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin,       cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj.,       Cydonian, Gr. [?] Cydonian, [?] [?] a quince, fr. [?]       Cydonia, a city in Crete, [?] the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.]       1. The fruit of a shrub ({Cydonia vulgaris}) belonging to the             same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple,             but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has             hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely             used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.          2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub.          {Japan quince} (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia},             formerly {Pyrus, Japonica}) and its very fragrant but             inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually             red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for             ornament.          {Quince curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a small gray and yellow             curculio ({Conotrachelus crat[91]gi}) whose larva lives in             quinces.          {Quince tree} (Bot.), the small tree ({Cydonia vulgaris})             which produces the quince.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parishville, NY       Zip code(s): 13672
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Park Falls, WI (city, FIPS 61200)       Location: 45.93341 N, 90.44592 W       Population (1990): 3104 (1308 housing units)       Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54552
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Park Fletcher, IN       Zip code(s): 46241
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Park Forest, IL (village, FIPS 57732)       Location: 41.48227 N, 87.68699 W       Population (1990): 24656 (9442 housing units)       Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Park Forest Village, PA (CDP, FIPS 58036)       Location: 40.80100 N, 77.90970 W       Population (1990): 6703 (2656 housing units)       Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Park Valley, UT       Zip code(s): 84329
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Park View, IA (CDP, FIPS 61725)       Location: 41.68953 N, 90.54077 W       Population (1990): 2192 (740 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parkfield, CA       Zip code(s): 93451
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parksville, KY       Zip code(s): 40464    Parksville, NY       Zip code(s): 12768    Parksville, SC (town, FIPS 54700)       Location: 33.78616 N, 82.21792 W       Population (1990): 193 (106 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parkville, MD (CDP, FIPS 60275)       Location: 39.38403 N, 76.55182 W       Population (1990): 31617 (13351 housing units)       Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 21234    Parkville, MN       Zip code(s): 55773    Parkville, MO (city, FIPS 56288)       Location: 39.19510 N, 94.67414 W       Population (1990): 2402 (1000 housing units)       Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64152    Parkville, PA (CDP, FIPS 58240)       Location: 39.78291 N, 76.96749 W       Population (1990): 6014 (2454 housing units)       Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parkway Village, KY (city, FIPS 59322)       Location: 38.21133 N, 85.73844 W       Population (1990): 707 (309 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parsippany, NJ       Zip code(s): 07054
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ (CDP, FIPS 56475)       Location: 40.85940 N, 74.42388 W       Population (1990): 48478 (18960 housing units)       Area: 61.9 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pearisburg, VA (town, FIPS 61208)       Location: 37.32658 N, 80.72751 W       Population (1990): 2064 (925 housing units)       Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 24134
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Percival, IA       Zip code(s): 51648
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perrysburg, NY (village, FIPS 57287)       Location: 42.45949 N, 79.00150 W       Population (1990): 404 (143 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14129    Perrysburg, OH (city, FIPS 62148)       Location: 41.55305 N, 83.62383 W       Population (1990): 12551 (5044 housing units)       Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43551
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perrysville, IN (town, FIPS 59238)       Location: 40.05351 N, 87.43581 W       Population (1990): 443 (205 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47974    Perrysville, OH (village, FIPS 62190)       Location: 40.65671 N, 82.31241 W       Population (1990): 691 (285 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44864
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Piercefield, NY       Zip code(s): 12973
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pierceville, KS       Zip code(s): 67868
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Porcupine, SD (CDP, FIPS 51340)       Location: 43.27197 N, 102.33289 W       Population (1990): 783 (175 housing units)       Area: 24.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57772
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Powersville, GA       Zip code(s): 31008    Powersville, MO (village, FIPS 59420)       Location: 40.54991 N, 93.30076 W       Population (1990): 38 (29 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64672
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Priceville, AL (town, FIPS 62472)       Location: 34.52422 N, 86.88558 W       Population (1990): 1323 (486 housing units)       Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prospect, CT       Zip code(s): 06712    Prospect, KY (city, FIPS 63264)       Location: 38.34777 N, 85.60931 W       Population (1990): 2788 (1089 housing units)       Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 40059    Prospect, NY (village, FIPS 59883)       Location: 43.30424 N, 75.15284 W       Population (1990): 312 (124 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Prospect, OH (village, FIPS 64780)       Location: 40.45242 N, 83.18571 W       Population (1990): 1148 (447 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43342    Prospect, OR       Zip code(s): 97536    Prospect, PA (borough, FIPS 62752)       Location: 40.90074 N, 80.04958 W       Population (1990): 1122 (461 housing units)       Area: 12.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16052    Prospect, TN       Zip code(s): 38477    Prospect, VA       Zip code(s): 23960
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prospect Harbor, ME       Zip code(s): 04669
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prospect Heights, CO (town, FIPS 61480)       Location: 38.42592 N, 105.23575 W       Population (1990): 19 (10 housing units)       Area: 0.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Prospect Heights, IL (city, FIPS 62016)       Location: 42.10240 N, 87.92475 W       Population (1990): 15239 (6270 housing units)       Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60070
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prospect Hill, NC       Zip code(s): 27314
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Prospect Park, NJ (borough, FIPS 61170)       Location: 40.93710 N, 74.17255 W       Population (1990): 5053 (1883 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Prospect Park, PA (borough, FIPS 62792)       Location: 39.88560 N, 75.30754 W       Population (1990): 6764 (2712 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 19076
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prosper, ND       Zip code(s): 58042    Prosper, TX (town, FIPS 59696)       Location: 33.24023 N, 96.78589 W       Population (1990): 1018 (368 housing units)       Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75078
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prosperity, PA       Zip code(s): 15329    Prosperity, SC (town, FIPS 58705)       Location: 34.21033 N, 81.53430 W       Population (1990): 1116 (441 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29127    Prosperity, WV (CDP, FIPS 65836)       Location: 37.83525 N, 81.20318 W       Population (1990): 1322 (560 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ParaSoft Corp          Distributors of the {message passing} system {Express}.          {(ftp://ftp.parasoft.com/)}.   Telephone: +1 (818) 792-9941.       E-mail: .          (1994-10-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ParcPlace Systems          A company spun-off from {Xerox PARC} that developed       the original version of {VisualWorks}.          (2002-04-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Perceptional Adaptive Subband Coding          (PASC) A version of {MPEG-1 Layer 1} used       for the {Philips} {Digital Compact Cassette DCC}.          (2001-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
perceptron          1. A single {McCulloch-Pitts neuron}.          2. A network of {neuron}s in which the output(s) of some       neurons are connected through weighted connections to the       input(s) of other neurons.   A {multilayer perceptron} is a       specific instance of this.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
perspective          In computer games, the {virtual} position from which       the human player views the playing area.   There are three       different perspectives: first person, second person, and third       person.          First person perspective: Viewing the world through the eyes       of the primary character in three dimensions.   e.g. Doom,       Quake.          Second person perspective: Viewing the game through a       spectator's eyes, in two or three dimensions.   Depending on       the game, the main character is always in view. e.g. Super       Mario Bros., Tomb Raider.          Third person perspective: a point of view which is independent       of where characters or playing units are.   The gaming world is       viewed much as a satellite would view a battlefield.       E.g. Warcraft, Command & Conquer.          (1997-06-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
power save mode          A feature of a component or subsystem designed       to actively reduce its power consumption when not in use.       Almost any electronic device might benefit from having a power       save mode but the most common application is for portable       computers which attempt to conserve battery life by       incorporating power saving modes in the {CPU}, display, disks,       printer, or other units.          (1995-10-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Powersoft Corporation          A leading vendor of {client/server} application       development tools.          In February 1994, {Watcom} became a wholly-owned subsidiary of       Powersoft Corporation which merged with {Sybase} on 13       February 1995.   In April 1995, the new company is the fastest       growing top-ten software company and the seventh largest       software company in the world.          {Home (http://www.powersoft.com/)}.          Headquarters: Concord, Massachusetts, USA.          (1995-12-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROSPER          ["PROSPER: A Language for Specification by Prototyping", J.       Leszczylowski, Comp Langs 14(3):165-180 (1989)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Prospero          A tool for organising {Internet} resources.   Prospero allows       each user to organise the contents of remote file servers into       his own virtual file system with his own hierarchical name       space consisting of links to remote objects.   Remote indexing       services are made available by treating the results as a       virtual directory.   A "union link" allows the contents of the       link's target directory to appear as part of the directory       containing the link.   Arbitrary filters can be associated with       links to modify the representation of the target directory as       desired.   Prospero directories can be shared between users.       The Prospero protocol is used for communication between       clients and servers in the archie system.          A prototype of Prospero has been available since December       1990.   It interfaces with Sun {NFS}, the {Andrew File System}       and {FTP} (with local caching) and {Archie}.   Support for       {World-Wide Web} and {WAIS} is planned (1992).          E-mail: .       {(ftp://prospero.isi.edu/pub/prospero)}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Perseverance of the saints       their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified       and regenerated, the believer can neither totally nor finally       fall away from grace, but will certainly persevere therein and       attain everlasting life.                This doctrine is clearly taught in these passages, John 10:28,       29; Rom. 11:29; Phil. 1:6; 1 Pet. 1:5. It, moreover, follows       from a consideration of (1) the immutability of the divine       decrees (Jer. 31:3; Matt. 24:22-24; Acts 13:48; Rom. 8:30); (2)       the provisions of the covenant of grace (Jer. 32:40; John 10:29;       17:2-6); (3) the atonement and intercession of Christ (Isa.       53:6, 11; Matt. 20:28; 1 Pet. 2:24; John 11:42; 17:11, 15, 20;       Rom. 8:34); and (4) the indwelling of the Holy Ghost (John       14:16; 2 Cor. 1:21, 22; 5:5; Eph. 1:14; 1 John 3:9).                This doctrine is not inconsistent with the truth that the       believer may nevertheless fall into grievous sin, and continue       therein for some time. (See {BACKSLIDE}.)