pancake
         n 1: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
               [syn: {pancake}, {battercake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-
               cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake},
               {hot cake}]

English Dictionary: punch card	by the DICT Development Group
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pancake batter n batter for making pancakes
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pancake day n the last day before Lent [syn: Mardi Gras, {Shrove Tuesday}, pancake day]
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pancake turner n turner for serving or turning pancakes
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pancake turtle n voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites Synonym(s): soft- shelled turtle, pancake turtle
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pancake-like adj resembling a pancake in shape
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pancake-style adj cooked as pancakes are cooked
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pansexual n a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds
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Pensacola n a town in extreme northwest Florida
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pfannkuchen n puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce Synonym(s): pfannkuchen, german pancake
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phencyclidine n a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen Synonym(s): phencyclidine, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCP, angel dust
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phencyclidine hydrochloride n a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen Synonym(s): phencyclidine, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCP, angel dust
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phensuximide n anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal Synonym(s): phensuximide, Milontin
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phimosis n an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans
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phone jack n a jack for plugging in a telephone [syn: telephone jack, phone jack]
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phone system n a communication system that transmits sound between distant points Synonym(s): telephone system, phone system
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Pinchas Zukerman n Israeli violinist (born in 1948) [syn: Zukerman, {Pinchas Zukerman}]
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pinchgut n a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)
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Pincus n United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967) Synonym(s): Pincus, Gregory Pincus, Gregory Goodwin Pincus
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pincushion n a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
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pincushion flower n Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States Synonym(s): sweet scabious, pincushion flower, mournful widow, Scabiosa atropurpurea
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pincushion hakea n tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia Synonym(s): cushion flower, pincushion hakea, Hakea laurina
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pine siskin n small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn: pine siskin, pine finch, Spinus pinus]
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pinguecula n a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it
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Pinguicula n butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica Synonym(s): Pinguicula, genus Pinguicula
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pink cockatoo n white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage [syn: pink cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri]
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pinkish adj of a light shade of red Synonym(s): pink, pinkish
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pinkish-lavender adj of lavender tinged with pink [syn: pink-lavender, pinkish-lavender]
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pinkish-orange adj of orange tinged with pink [syn: pink-orange, {pinkish- orange}, salmon]
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pinkish-purple adj of purple tinged with pink [syn: pink-purple, {pinkish- purple}]
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pinkish-white adj of white tinged with pink
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Pinus echinata n large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature Synonym(s): shortleaf pine, short-leaf pine, shortleaf yellow pine, Pinus echinata
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Pomoxis n crappies Synonym(s): Pomoxis, genus Pomoxis
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Pomoxis annularis n a crappie that is white [syn: white crappie, {Pomoxis annularis}]
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Pomoxis nigromaculatus n a crappie that is black [syn: black crappie, {Pomoxis nigromaculatus}]
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pons asinorum n a problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person
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pumice stone n a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive Synonym(s): pumice, pumice stone
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punch card n a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes Synonym(s): punched card, punch card, Hollerith card
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Punica granatum n shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit Synonym(s): pomegranate, pomegranate tree, Punica granatum
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Punicaceae n one species: pomegranates [syn: Punicaceae, {family Punicaceae}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cottonwood \Cot"ton*wood`\ (-w[oocr]d`), n. (Bot.)       An American tree of the genus {Populus} or poplar, having the       seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the {P.       monilifera} and {P. angustifolia} of the Western United       States.
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Pancake \Pan"cake`\, n.       A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a       griddlecake; a flapjack. [bd]A pancake for Shrove       Tuesday.[b8] --Shak.
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Pansy \Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens[82]e thought, pansy,       fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See       {Pensive}.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus Viola ({V. tricolor}) and its blossom,       originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very       large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also       {heart's-ease}, {love-in-idleness}, and many other quaint       names.
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Panzoism \Pan*zo"ism\, n. [Pan- + Gr. [?] an animal.] (Biol.)       A term used to denote all of the elements or factors which       constitute vitality or vital energy. --H. Spencer.
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Panchway \Panch"way\, n. [Hind. pan[?]oi.] (Naut.)       A Bengalese four-oared boat for passengers. [Written also       {panshway} and {paunchwas}.] --Malcom.
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Pennaceous \Pen"na"ceous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Like or pertaining to a normal feather.
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Phenakistoscope \Phen`a*kis"to*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] a deceiver +       -scope.]       A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative       attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the       appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal       leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the       successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often       arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen.
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Phenic \Phe"nic\, a. (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or       phenol.          {Phenic acid} (Chem.), a phenol. [Obsoles.]
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Phenol \Phe"nol\, n. [Gr. [?] to show + -ol: cf. F. ph[82]nol.]       (Chem.)       1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, {C6H5OH},             produced by the destructive distillation of many organic             bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy             oil from coal tar.          Note: It has a peculiar odor, somewhat resembling creosote,                which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is                of the type of alcohols, and is called also {phenyl                alcohol}, but has acid properties, and hence is                popularly called {carbolic acid}, and was formerly                called {phenic acid}. It is a powerful caustic poison,                and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic.          2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which             phenol proper is the type.          {Glacial phenol} (Chem.), pure crystallized phenol or             carbolic acid.          {Phenol acid} (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds which             are at once derivatives of both phenol and some member of             the fatty acid series; thus, salicylic acid is a phenol             acid.
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Phenic \Phe"nic\, a. (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or       phenol.          {Phenic acid} (Chem.), a phenol. [Obsoles.]
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Phenol \Phe"nol\, n. [Gr. [?] to show + -ol: cf. F. ph[82]nol.]       (Chem.)       1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, {C6H5OH},             produced by the destructive distillation of many organic             bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy             oil from coal tar.          Note: It has a peculiar odor, somewhat resembling creosote,                which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is                of the type of alcohols, and is called also {phenyl                alcohol}, but has acid properties, and hence is                popularly called {carbolic acid}, and was formerly                called {phenic acid}. It is a powerful caustic poison,                and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic.          2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which             phenol proper is the type.          {Glacial phenol} (Chem.), pure crystallized phenol or             carbolic acid.          {Phenol acid} (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds which             are at once derivatives of both phenol and some member of             the fatty acid series; thus, salicylic acid is a phenol             acid.
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Phenicious \Phe*ni"cious\, a. [L. phoeniceus, Gr. foini`keos,       from [?] purple red.]       Of a red color with a slight mixture of gray. --Dana.
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Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. {Phenixes}. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.]       [Written also {ph[d2]nix}.]       1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed             by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes.             Hence, an emblem of immortality.          2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.          3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer.
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d8Pinax \[d8]Pi"nax\, n.; pl. {Pinaces}. [L., fr. Gr. [?]       tablet.]       A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a       tablet. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Pinchcock \Pinch"cock`\, n.       A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid       through the pipe.
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Pincushion \Pin"cush`ion\, n.       A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use.
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Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D.       sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[?].] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small green and yellow European finch ({Spinus spinus},             or {Carduelis spinus}); -- called also {aberdevine}.       (b) The American pinefinch ({S. pinus}); -- called also {pine             siskin}. See {Pinefinch}.          Note: The name is applied also to several other related                species found in Asia and South America.          {Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in             the mineral torbernite.
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Pinefinch \Pine"finch`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small American bird ({Spinus, [or] Chrysomitris,             spinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}, and {American             siskin}.       (b) The pine grosbeak.
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Sugar \Sug"ar\, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp.       az[a3]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [87]arkar[be]       sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.]       1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,             of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by             crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as             the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It             is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food             and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the             Note below.          Note: The term sugar includes several commercial grades, as                the white or refined, granulated, loaf or lump, and the                raw brown or muscovado. In a more general sense, it                includes several distinct chemical compounds, as the                glucoses, or grape sugars (including glucose proper,                dextrose, and levulose), and the sucroses, or true                sugars (as cane sugar). All sugars are carbohydrates.                See {Carbohydrate}. The glucoses, or grape sugars, are                ketone alcohols of the formula {C6H12O6}, and they turn                the plane of polarization to the right or the left.                They are produced from the amyloses and sucroses, as by                the action of heat and acids of ferments, and are                themselves decomposed by fermentation into alcohol and                carbon dioxide. The only sugar (called acrose) as yet                produced artificially belongs to this class. The                sucroses, or cane sugars, are doubled glucose                anhydrides of the formula {C12H22O11}. They are usually                not fermentable as such (cf. {Sucrose}), and they act                on polarized light.          2. By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or             appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous             white crystalline substance having a sweet taste.          3. Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render             acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.             [Colloq.]          {Acorn sugar}. See {Quercite}.          {Cane sugar}, sugar made from the sugar cane; sucrose, or an             isomeric sugar. See {Sucrose}.          {Diabetes}, [or] {Diabetic}, {sugar} (Med. Chem.), a variety             of sugar (probably grape sugar or dextrose) excreted in             the urine in diabetes mellitus.          {Fruit sugar}. See under {Fruit}, and {Fructose}.          {Grape sugar}, a sirupy or white crystalline sugar (dextrose             or glucose) found as a characteristic ingredient of ripe             grapes, and also produced from many other sources. See             {Dextrose}, and {Glucose}.          {Invert sugar}. See under {Invert}.          {Malt sugar}, a variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, found             in malt. See {Maltose}.          {Manna sugar}, a substance found in manna, resembling, but             distinct from, the sugars. See {Mannite}.          {Milk sugar}, a variety of sugar characteristic of fresh             milk, and isomeric with sucrose. See {Lactose}.          {Muscle sugar}, a sweet white crystalline substance isomeric             with, and formerly regarded to, the glucoses. It is found             in the tissue of muscle, the heart, liver, etc. Called             also {heart sugar}. See {Inosite}.          {Pine sugar}. See {Pinite}.          {Starch sugar} (Com. Chem.), a variety of dextrose made by             the action of heat and acids on starch from corn,             potatoes, etc.; -- called also {potato sugar}, {corn             sugar}, and, inaccurately, {invert sugar}. See {Dextrose},             and {Glucose}.          {Sugar barek}, one who refines sugar.          {Sugar beet} (Bot.), a variety of beet ({Beta vulgaris}) with             very large white roots, extensively grown, esp. in Europe,             for the sugar obtained from them.          {Sugar berry} (Bot.), the hackberry.          {Sugar bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American singing birds of the genera {C[d2]reba},             {Dacnis}, and allied genera belonging to the family             {C[d2]rebid[91]}. They are allied to the honey eaters.          {Sugar bush}. See {Sugar orchard}.          {Sugar camp}, a place in or near a sugar orchard, where maple             sugar is made.          {Sugar candian}, sugar candy. [Obs.]          {Sugar candy}, sugar clarified and concreted or crystallized;             candy made from sugar.          {Sugar cane} (Bot.), a tall perennial grass ({Saccharum             officinarium}), with thick short-jointed stems. It has             been cultivated for ages as the principal source of sugar.                      {Sugar loaf}.             (a) A loaf or mass of refined sugar, usually in the form                   of a truncated cone.             (b) A hat shaped like a sugar loaf.                               Why, do not or know you, grannam, and that sugar                            loaf?                                          --J. Webster.          {Sugar maple} (Bot.), the rock maple ({Acer saccharinum}).             See {Maple}.          {Sugar mill}, a machine for pressing out the juice of the             sugar cane, usually consisting of three or more rollers,             between which the cane is passed.          {Sugar mite}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small mite ({Tyroglyphus sacchari}), often found in                   great numbers in unrefined sugar.             (b) The lepisma.          {Sugar of lead}. See {Sugar}, 2, above.          {Sugar of milk}. See under {Milk}.          {Sugar orchard}, a collection of maple trees selected and             preserved for purpose of obtaining sugar from them; --             called also, sometimes, {sugar bush}. [U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Sugar pine} (Bot.), an immense coniferous tree ({Pinus             Lambertiana}) of California and Oregon, furnishing a soft             and easily worked timber. The resinous exudation from the             stumps, etc., has a sweetish taste, and has been used as a             substitute for sugar.          {Sugar squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian flying phalanger             ({Belideus sciureus}), having a long bushy tail and a             large parachute. It resembles a flying squirrel. See             Illust. under {Phlanger}.          {Sugar tongs}, small tongs, as of silver, used at table for             taking lumps of sugar from a sugar bowl.          {Sugar tree}. (Bot.) See {Sugar maple}, above.
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Pinguicula \Pin*guic"u*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat       fat, fattish.] (Bot.)       See {Butterwort}.
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Butterwort \But"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A genus of low herbs ({Pinguicula}) having simple leaves       which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid       fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin       infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The       species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.
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Pink \Pink\, a.       Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink       (see 6th {Pink}, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons.          {Pink eye} (Med.), a popular name for an epidemic variety of             ophthalmia, associated with early and marked redness of             the eyeball.          {Pink salt} (Chem. & Dyeing), the double chlorides of             (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a             mordant for madder and cochineal.          {Pink saucer}, a small saucer, the inner surface of which is             covered with a pink pigment.
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Pinkish \Pink"ish\, a.       Somewhat pink.
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Pomaceous \Po*ma"ceous\, a. [LL. ponum an apple.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) Like an apple or pear; producing pomes.             (b) Of or pertaining to a suborder ({Pome[91]}) of                   rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees,                   the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as                   well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc.          2. Like pomace.
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3. A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the             liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college             or university; as, a bachelor of arts.          4. A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under             the standard of another in the field; often, a young             knight.          5. In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted             to wear the livery; a junior member. [Obs.]          6. (Zo[94]l.) A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish             ({Pomoxys annularis}) of the southern United States.
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Calico \Cal"i*co\, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first       imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.]       1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives             distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super             calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc.             [Eng.]                         The importation of printed or stained colicoes                      appears to have been coeval with the establishment                      of the East India Company.                  --Beck                                                                               (Draper's                                                                               Dict. ).          2. Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern.          Note: In the United States the term calico is applied only to                the printed fabric.          {Calico bass} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, fresh-water fish             ({Pomoxys sparaides}) of the rivers and lake of the             Western United States (esp. of the Misissippi valley.),             allied to the sunfishes, and so called from its variegated             colors; -- called also {calicoback}, {grass bass},             {strawberry bass}, {barfish}, and {bitterhead}.          {Calico printing}, the art or process of impressing the             figured patterns on calico.
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Poncho \Pon"cho\, n.; pl. {Ponchos}. [Sp.]       1. A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the             form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head             to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or             painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United             States service.          2. A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
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Pony \Po"ny\, n.; pl. {Ponies}. [Written also {poney}.] [Gael.       ponaidh.]       1. A small horse.          2. Twenty-five pounds sterling. [Slang, Eng.]          3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting             lessons; a crib. [College Cant]          4. A small glass of beer. [Slang]          {Pony chaise}, a light, low chaise, drawn by a pony or a pair             of ponies.          {Pony engine}, a small locomotive for switching cars from one             track to another. [U.S.]          {Pony truck} (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two             wheels.          {Pony truss} (Bridge Building), a truss which has so little             height that overhead bracing can not be used.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soap \Soap\, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[be]pe; akin to D. zeep, G.       seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[be]pa, Sw. s[?]pa, Dan. s[?]be,       and perhaps to AS. s[c6]pan to drip, MHG. s[c6]fen, and L.       sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.]       A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather,       and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by       combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths,       usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium,       potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic,       palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf.       {Saponification}. By extension, any compound of similar       composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent       or not.          Note: In general, soaps are of two classes, hard and soft.                Calcium, magnesium, lead, etc., form soaps, but they                are insoluble and useless.                            The purifying action of soap depends upon the                         fact that it is decomposed by a large quantity of                         water into free alkali and an insoluble acid                         salt. The first of these takes away the fatty                         dirt on washing, and the latter forms the soap                         lather which envelops the greasy matter and thus                         tends to remove it.                        --Roscoe &                                                                               Schorlemmer.          {Castile soap}, a fine-grained hard soap, white or mottled,             made of olive oil and soda; -- called also {Marseilles,             [or] Venetian, soap}.          {Hard soap}, any one of a great variety of soaps, of             different ingredients and color, which are hard and             compact. All solid soaps are of this class.          {Lead soap}, an insoluble, white, pliable soap made by             saponifying an oil (olive oil) with lead oxide; -- used             externally in medicine. Called also {lead plaster},             {diachylon}, etc.          {Marine soap}. See under {Marine}.          {Pills of soap} (Med.), pills containing soap and opium.          {Potash soap}, any soap made with potash, esp. the soft             soaps, and a hard soap made from potash and castor oil.          {Pumice soap}, any hard soap charged with a gritty powder, as             silica, alumina, powdered pumice, etc., which assists             mechanically in the removal of dirt.          {Resin soap}, a yellow soap containing resin, -- used in             bleaching.          {Silicated soap}, a cheap soap containing water glass (sodium             silicate).          {Soap bark}. (Bot.) See {Quillaia bark}.          {Soap bubble}, a hollow iridescent globe, formed by blowing a             film of soap suds from a pipe; figuratively, something             attractive, but extremely unsubstantial.                         This soap bubble of the metaphysicians. --J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Soap cerate}, a cerate formed of soap, olive oil, white wax,             and the subacetate of lead, sometimes used as an             application to allay inflammation.          {Soap fat}, the refuse fat of kitchens, slaughter houses,             etc., used in making soap.          {Soap liniment} (Med.), a liniment containing soap, camphor,             and alcohol.          {Soap nut}, the hard kernel or seed of the fruit of the             soapberry tree, -- used for making beads, buttons, etc.          {Soap plant} (Bot.), one of several plants used in the place             of soap, as the {Chlorogalum pomeridianum}, a California             plant, the bulb of which, when stripped of its husk and             rubbed on wet clothes, makes a thick lather, and smells             not unlike new brown soap. It is called also {soap apple},             {soap bulb}, and {soap weed}.          {Soap tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Soapberry tree}.          {Soda soap}, a soap containing a sodium salt. The soda soaps             are all hard soaps.          {Soft soap}, a soap of a gray or brownish yellow color, and             of a slimy, jellylike consistence, made from potash or the             lye from wood ashes. It is strongly alkaline and often             contains glycerin, and is used in scouring wood, in             cleansing linen, in dyehouses, etc. Figuratively,             flattery; wheedling; blarney. [Colloq.]          {Toilet soap}, hard soap for the toilet, usually colored and             perfumed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumice \Pum"ice\, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma       foam: cf. AS. pumic-st[be]n. Cf. {Pounce} a powder, {Spume}.]       (Min.)       A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color,       the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a       fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the       disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava.       It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing       and polishing. Called also {pumice stone}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumice stone \Pum"ice stone`\       Same as {Pumice}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumice \Pum"ice\, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma       foam: cf. AS. pumic-st[be]n. Cf. {Pounce} a powder, {Spume}.]       (Min.)       A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color,       the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a       fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the       disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava.       It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing       and polishing. Called also {pumice stone}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumice stone \Pum"ice stone`\       Same as {Pumice}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumiceous \Pu*mi`ceous\, a. [L. pumiceus.]       Of or pertaining to pumice; resembling pumice.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pomegranate \Pome"gran`ate\ (?; 277), n. [OE. pomgarnet, OF.       pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus       grained, having many grains or seeds. See {Pome}, and       {Garnet}, {Grain}.]       1. (Bot.) The fruit of the tree {Punica Granatum}; also, the             tree itself (see {Balaustine}), which is native in the             Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm             countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The             fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind             containing many rather large seeds, each one separately             covered with crimson, acid pulp.          2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.             --Ex. xxviii. 33.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balaustine \Ba*laus"tine\, n. [L. balaustium, Gr. [?].] (Bot.)       The pomegranate tree ({Punica granatum}). The bark of the       root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used       medicinally.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pomegranate \Pome"gran`ate\ (?; 277), n. [OE. pomgarnet, OF.       pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus       grained, having many grains or seeds. See {Pome}, and       {Garnet}, {Grain}.]       1. (Bot.) The fruit of the tree {Punica Granatum}; also, the             tree itself (see {Balaustine}), which is native in the             Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm             countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The             fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind             containing many rather large seeds, each one separately             covered with crimson, acid pulp.          2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.             --Ex. xxviii. 33.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balaustine \Ba*laus"tine\, n. [L. balaustium, Gr. [?].] (Bot.)       The pomegranate tree ({Punica granatum}). The bark of the       root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used       medicinally.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puniceous \Pu*ni"ceous\, Punicial \Pu*ni"cial\, a. [L. puniceus,       fr. Punicus Punic.]       Of a bright red or purple color. [R.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pence Springs, WV       Zip code(s): 24962
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pennsauken, NJ (CDP, FIPS 57690)       Location: 39.96365 N, 75.05617 W       Population (1990): 34733 (12713 housing units)       Area: 27.3 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pensacola, FL (city, FIPS 55925)       Location: 30.44474 N, 87.18954 W       Population (1990): 58165 (26366 housing units)       Area: 58.6 sq km (land), 43.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32501, 32503, 32504, 32505, 32506, 32507, 32508, 32514, 32526, 32534    Pensacola, OK (town, FIPS 58050)       Location: 36.45537 N, 95.12858 W       Population (1990): 69 (31 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pine Castle, FL (CDP, FIPS 56500)       Location: 28.46555 N, 81.37305 W       Population (1990): 8276 (3323 housing units)       Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32809
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ponca City, OK (city, FIPS 59850)       Location: 36.72364 N, 97.06881 W       Population (1990): 26359 (12294 housing units)       Area: 45.0 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74601, 74604
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ponce zona, PR (urbana, FIPS 63820)       Location: 17.98715 N, 66.60906 W       Population (1990): 159151 (51742 housing units)       Area: 76.6 sq km (land), 39.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Poncha Springs, CO (town, FIPS 60600)       Location: 38.51415 N, 106.07409 W       Population (1990): 244 (138 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
punch card          {punched card}