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   patch test
         n 1: a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small
               pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin

English Dictionary: put together	by the DICT Development Group
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patched adj mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch; "patched jeans" having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow" Synonym(s): patched, spotty, spotted
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pedestal n a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: base, pedestal, stand] a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) Synonym(s): pedestal, plinth, footstall
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pedestal table n a table supported by a single central column
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pedestrian adj lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" Synonym(s): pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound n a person who travels by foot [syn: pedestrian, walker, footer]
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pedestrian bridge n a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge]
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pedestrian crossing n street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) Synonym(s): pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing
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pedestrian traffic n people coming and going on foot [syn: pedestrian traffic, foot traffic]
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Pedioecetes n sharp-tailed grouse [syn: Pedioecetes, {genus Pedioecetes}]
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Pedioecetes phasianellus n large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America Synonym(s): sharp-tailed grouse, sprigtail, sprig tail, Pedioecetes phasianellus
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pet sitter n someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home Synonym(s): pet sitter, critter sitter
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pet sitting n the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home
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Petasites n genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot Synonym(s): Petasites, genus Petasites
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Petasites fragrans n European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers [syn: winter heliotrope, sweet coltsfoot, Petasites fragrans]
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Petasites hybridus n small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Synonym(s): butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris
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Petasites sagitattus n American sweet-scented herb [syn: sweet coltsfoot, Petasites sagitattus]
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Petasites vulgaris n small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Synonym(s): butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris
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petticoat n undergarment worn under a skirt [syn: petticoat, {half- slip}, underskirt]
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petticoated adj wearing or furnished with a petticoat; "petticoated ladies"; "a petticoated table"
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photocathode n a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated
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photostat n a photocopy made on a Photostat machine a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper Synonym(s): Photostat, Photostat machine v make a copy by means of a Photostat device
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Photostat machine n a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper Synonym(s): Photostat, Photostat machine
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pietistic adj of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement" [syn: pietistic, pietistical] excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Synonym(s): holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
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pietistical adj of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement" [syn: pietistic, pietistical] excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Synonym(s): holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
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pit stop n a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car
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pitch-dark adj extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar" Synonym(s): black, pitch-black, pitch-dark
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pitched adj (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched" set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof"
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pitched battle n a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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Potos caudivolvulus n arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail Synonym(s): kinkajou, honey bear, potto, Potos flavus, Potos caudivolvulus
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Potsdam n a city in northeastern Germany; site of the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945
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Potsdam Conference n a conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World War II ended
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potshot n a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"
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Pott's disease n TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine
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potty seat n toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children Synonym(s): potty seat, potty chair
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PTSD n an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images Synonym(s): posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD
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put aside v stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks" Synonym(s): put away, put aside turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things" Synonym(s): put away, put aside
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put together v create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" Synonym(s): assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together Antonym(s): break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pad \Pad\, n. [Perh. akin to pod.] 1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. 2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper. 3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. 4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. 6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. 7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. 8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. --W. C. Russel. 9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] --Simmonds. {Pad cloth}, a saddlecloth; a housing. {Pad saddle}. See def. 3, above. {Pad tree} (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo[94]l.) A toad or frog. --Wyclif. [bd]Loathed paddocks.[b8] --Spenser {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus {Equisetum}, especially {E. limosum} and the fruiting stems of {E. arvense}; -- called also {padow pipe} and {toad pipe}. See {Equisetum}. {Paddock stone}. See {Toadstone}. {Paddock stool} (Bot.),a toadstool.
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Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo[94]l.) A toad or frog. --Wyclif. [bd]Loathed paddocks.[b8] --Spenser {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus {Equisetum}, especially {E. limosum} and the fruiting stems of {E. arvense}; -- called also {padow pipe} and {toad pipe}. See {Equisetum}. {Paddock stone}. See {Toadstone}. {Paddock stool} (Bot.),a toadstool.
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Patch \Patch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patching}.] 1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. 2. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house. 3. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches. Ladies who patched both sides of their faces. --Spectator. 4. To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches; to arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; -- generally with up; as, to patch up a truce. [bd]If you'll patch a quarrel.[b8] --Shak.
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Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Pedestal \Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi[82]destal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and {Stall}, and {Footstall}.] 1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}. Build him a pedestal, and say, [bd]Stand there![b8] --Cowper. 2. (a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box. (b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing. (c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier. {Pedestal coil} (steam Heating), a group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, -- used in a radiator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedestal \Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi[82]destal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and {Stall}, and {Footstall}.] 1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}. Build him a pedestal, and say, [bd]Stand there![b8] --Cowper. 2. (a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box. (b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing. (c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier. {Pedestal coil} (steam Heating), a group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, -- used in a radiator.
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Pedestaled \Ped"es*taled\, a. Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted. --Hawthorne. Pedestaled haply in a palace court. --Keats.
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Pedestrial \Pedes"trial\, a. [L. pedester, -esteris, fr. pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p[82]destere. See {Pedal}.] Of or pertaining to the feet; employing the foot or feet.
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Pedestrially \Pedes"trial*ly\, adv. In a pedestrial manner.
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Pedestrian \Pedes"trian\, a. Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian journey.
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Pedestrian \Pedes"trian\, n. A walker; one who journeys on foot; a foot traveler; specif., a professional walker or runner.
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Pedestrianism \Pedes"trian*ism\, n. The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.
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Pedestrianize \Pedes"trian*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pedestrianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pedestrianizing}.] To practice walking; to travel on foot.
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Pedestrianize \Pedes"trian*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pedestrianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pedestrianizing}.] To practice walking; to travel on foot.
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Pedestrianize \Pedes"trian*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pedestrianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pedestrianizing}.] To practice walking; to travel on foot.
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Pedestrious \Pedes"trious\, a. Going on foot; not winged. [Obs.] [bd]Pedestrious animals.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}.
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Grouse \Grouse\, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegri[8a]che shrike.] (Zo[94]l.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family {Tetraonid[91]}, and subfamily {Tetraonin[91]}, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans ({Lagopus}), having feathered feet. Note: Among the European species are the red grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) and the hazel grouse ({Bonasa betulina}). See {Capercaidzie}, {Ptarmigan}, and {Heath grouse}. Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse, or New England partridge ({Bonasa umbellus}); the sharp-tailed grouse ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine grouse ({Dendragapus obscurus}) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge ({D. Canadensis}). See also {Prairie hen}, and {Sage cock}. The Old World sand grouse ({Pterocles}, etc.) belong to a very different family. See {Pterocletes}, and {Sand grouse}.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te, OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr, s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.] 1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges. 2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. The breath of these flowers is sweet to me. --Longfellow. 3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer. To make his English sweet upon his tongue. --Chaucer. A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne. 4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. 5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon. 6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish. 7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners. Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades? --Job xxxviii. 31. Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold. Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured, sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc. {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}. {Sweet apple}. (Bot.) (a) Any apple of sweet flavor. (b) See {Sweet-top}. {Sweet bay}. (Bot.) (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}). (b) Swamp sassafras. {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora} ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple. {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.) (a) Either of the North American plants of the umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray. (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing in England. {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet flag}, below. {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum}) from which the gum ladanum is obtained. {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}. {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites sagittata}) found in Western North America. {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste. See the Note under {Corn}. {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves. {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus}) having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and America. See {Calamus}, 2. {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}. {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass. {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}. {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary purposes. {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William. {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}. {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}. {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten. {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea Ageratum}) allied to milfoil. {Sweet oil}, olive oil. {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}. {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}. {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag. {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous ether}, under {Spirit}. {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); -- called also {sultan flower}. {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for sweetmeats. [Colloq.] {Sweet William}. (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many varieties. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler. (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.] {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale. {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}. {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or special interest in, as a young man for a young woman. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See {Pestilent}.] 1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. The pestilence That walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci. 6. 2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak. {Pestilence weed} (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot ({Petasites vulgaris}), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. --Dr. Prior.
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Butterbur \But"ter*bur`\, n. (Bot.) A broad-leaved plant ({Petasites vulgaris}) of the Composite family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up pats of butter.
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Coltsfoot \Colts"foot`\, n. (Bot.) A perennial herb ({Tussilago Farfara}), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine. {Butterbur coltsfoot} (Bot.), a European plant ({Petasites vulgaris}).
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Petticoat \Pet"ti*coat\, n. (Zo[94]l.) [Petty + coat.] A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist. {Petticoat government}, government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.] {Petticoat pipe} (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize the draft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petticoat \Pet"ti*coat\, n. (Zo[94]l.) [Petty + coat.] A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist. {Petticoat government}, government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.] {Petticoat pipe} (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize the draft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petticoat \Pet"ti*coat\, n. (Zo[94]l.) [Petty + coat.] A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist. {Petticoat government}, government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.] {Petticoat pipe} (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize the draft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petty \Pet"ty\, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. --Denham. Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all. --Milton. {Petty averages}. See under {Average}. {Petty cash}, money expended or received in small items or amounts. {Petty officer}, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc., corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army. Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason, See {Petit}. Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
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Petzite \Petz"ite\, n. [From Petz, who analyzed it.] (Min.) A telluride of silver and gold, related to hessite.
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Fanfoot \Fan"foot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A species of gecko having the toes expanded into large lobes for adhesion. The Egyptian fanfoot ({Phyodactylus gecko}) is believed, by the natives, to have venomous toes. (b) Any moth of the genus {Polypogon}.
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Wagtail \Wag"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to {Motacilla} and several allied genera of the family {Motacillid[91]}. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name. {Field wagtail}, any one of several species of wagtails of the genus {Budytes} having the tail shorter, the legs longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow beneath. Called also {yellow wagtail}. {Garden wagtail}, the Indian black-breasted wagtail ({Nemoricola Indica}). {Pied wagtail}, the common European water wagtail ({Motacilla lugubris}). It is variegated with black and white. The name is applied also to other allied species having similar colors. Called also {pied dishwasher}. {Wagtail flycatcher}, a true flycatcher ({Sauloprocta motacilloides}) common in Southern Australia, where it is very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often builds its nest about houses; -- called also {black fantail}. {Water wagtail}. (a) Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted genus {Motacilla}. They live chiefly on the shores of ponds and streams. (b) The American water thrush. See {Water thrush}. {Wood wagtail}, an Asiatic wagtail; ({Calobates sulphurea}) having a slender bill and short legs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piedstall \Pied"stall\, n. See {Pedestal}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pietist \Pi"e*tist\, n. [Cf. G. pietist, F. pi[82]tiste. See {Piety}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pietistic \Pi`etis"tic\, Pietistical \Pi`etis"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pietistic \Pi`etis"tic\, Pietistical \Pi`etis"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pitch-dark \Pitch"-dark`\, a. Dark as a pitch; pitch-black.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pitch \Pitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitching}.] [See {Pitch}, n.] 1. To cover over or smear with pitch. --Gen. vi. 14. 2. Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure. The welkin pitched with sullen could. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pitch \Pitch\, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles; hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish; to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp. 3. To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. --Knight. 4. To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune. 5. To set or fix, as a price or value. [Obs.] --Shak. {Pitched battle}, a general battle; a battle in which the hostile forces have fixed positions; -- in distinction from a skirmish. {To pitch into}, to attack; to assault; to abuse. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Battle \Bat"tle\, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel}, and see {Batter}, v. t. ] 1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat. 2. A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life. The whole intellectual battle that had at its center the best poem of the best poet of that day. --H. Morley. 3. A division of an army; a battalion. [Obs.] The king divided his army into three battles. --Bacon. The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every action. --Robertson. 4. The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia. [Obs.] --Hayward. Note: Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a self-explaining compound; as, battle brand, a [bd]brand[b8] or sword used in battle; battle cry; battlefield; battle ground; battlearray; battle song. {Battle piece}, a painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle. {Battle royal}. (a) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that stands longest is the victor. --Grose. (b) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two are engaged; a m[88]l[82]e. --Thackeray. {Drawn battle}, one in which neither party gains the victory. {To give battle}, to attack an enemy. {To join battle}, to meet the attack; to engage in battle. {Pitched battle}, one in which the armies are previously drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the forces. {Wager of battle}. See under {Wager}, n. Syn: Conflict; encounter; contest; action. Usage: {Battle}, {Combat}, {Fight}, {Engagement}. These words agree in denoting a close encounter between contending parties. Fight is a word of less dignity than the others. Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied to the encounter of a few individuals, and more commonly an accidental one; as, a street fight. A combat is a close encounter, whether between few or many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or intermingled in the conflict.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pithecoid \Pith"e*coid\, a. [Gr. [?] an ape + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Of or pertaining to the genus {Pithecia}, or subfamily {Pithecin[91]}, which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South American monkeys. 2. Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes in particular, or to the higher apes of the Old World, collectively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pithy \Pith"y\, a. [Compar. {Pithier}; superl. {Pithiest}.] 1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit. 2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent. This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed. --Dryden. In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy. --Addison. {Pithy gall} (Zo[94]l.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly ({Diastrophus nebulosus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Podesta \Po*des"ta\, n. [It. podest[85], fr. L. potestas power, magistracy. See {Potent}.] 1. One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages. --Brande & C. 2. A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pterobranchia \[d8]Pter`obran"chia\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a wing + [?] [?].] (Zo[94]l.) An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called also {Podostomata}. See {Rhabdopleura}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poetaster \Po"et*as`ter\, n. An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic art. The talk of forgotten poetasters. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poetastry \Po"et*as`try\, n. The works of a poetaster. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poetize \Po"et*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Poetized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poetizing}.] [Cf. F. po[82]tiser.] To write as a poet; to compose verse; to idealize. I versify the truth, not poetize. --Donne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pot shot \Pot shot\ Lit., a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot fired at an animal or person when at rest or within easy range, or fired simply to kill, without reference to the rules of sport; a shot needling no special skill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potestate \Po"tes*tate\, n. A chief ruler; a potentate. [Obs.] Wyclif. [bd]An irous potestate.[b8] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potestative \Potes"tative\, a. [L. potestativus, fr. potestas power: cf. F. potestatif. See {Potent}.] Authoritative. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potsdam group \Pots"dam group`\ (Geol.) A subdivision of the Primordial or Cambrian period in American geology; -- so named from the sandstone of Potsdam, New York. See Chart of {Geology}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steatite \Ste"a*tite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], fat, tallow: cf. F. st[82]atite.] (Min.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also {potstone}, {lard stone}, and {soapstone}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potstone \Pot"stone`\, n. (Min.) A variety of steatite sometimes manufactured into culinary vessels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steatite \Ste"a*tite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], fat, tallow: cf. F. st[82]atite.] (Min.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also {potstone}, {lard stone}, and {soapstone}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potstone \Pot"stone`\, n. (Min.) A variety of steatite sometimes manufactured into culinary vessels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pott's disease \Pott's" dis*ease"\ (Med.) Caries of the vertebr[91], frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon. {Pott's fracture}, a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pudicity \Pudic"ity\, n. [Cf. F. pudicit[82], L. pudicitia.] Modesty; chastity. --Howell.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pawtucket, RI (city, FIPS 54640) Location: 41.87330 N, 71.37432 W Population (1990): 72644 (31615 housing units) Area: 22.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02860, 02861
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pittston, PA (city, FIPS 61048) Location: 41.32613 N, 75.78788 W Population (1990): 9389 (4029 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18640
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pittstown, NJ Zip code(s): 08867
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Potsdam, NY (village, FIPS 59564) Location: 44.66807 N, 74.98556 W Population (1990): 10251 (2743 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13676 Potsdam, OH (village, FIPS 64430) Location: 39.96546 N, 84.41206 W Population (1990): 250 (90 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pottstown, PA (borough, FIPS 62416) Location: 40.25025 N, 75.64405 W Population (1990): 21831 (9700 housing units) Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
photo CD A {standard} for storing photographic images on {CD-ROM}, produced by {Kodak}. {Kodak Photo CD page (http://www.kodak.com/digitalImaging/aboutPhotoCD/aboutPCD.shtml)}. (1995-12-12)