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   pathetic
         adj 1: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim";
                  "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her
                  as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous
                  appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a
                  pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted
                  limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: {hapless}, {miserable},
                  {misfortunate}, {pathetic}, {piteous}, {pitiable},
                  {pitiful}, {poor}, {wretched}]
         2: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were
            pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition
            of cowardice" [syn: {pathetic}, {pitiable}, {pitiful}]
         3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and
            unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in
            years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic}, {ridiculous},
            {silly}]

English Dictionary: Petitesse	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pathetic fallacy n the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pathetically adv in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically" Synonym(s): pathetically, pitiably arousing scornful pity; "they had pathetically little money"; "it was pathetically bad"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petit dejeuner n a breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or tea Synonym(s): continental breakfast, petit dejeuner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petit juror n a member of a petit jury [syn: petit juror, {petty juror}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petit jury n a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings Synonym(s): petit jury, petty jury
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phytotoxin n any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin Synonym(s): plant toxin, phytotoxin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pitot-static tube n measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed Synonym(s): Pitot-static tube, Pitot head, Pitot tube
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potato chip n a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potato salad n any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potato scab bacteria n cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue Synonym(s): potato scab bacteria, Streptomyces scabies
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potato skin n crisp fried potato peeling [syn: potato skin, {potato peel}, potato peelings]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paideutics \Pai*deu"tics\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to teach, fr. [?],[?], a boy.] The science or art of teaching.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pathetic \Pa*thet"ic\, a. [L. patheticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], to suffer: cf. F. path[82]tique. See {Pathos}.] 1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [Obs.] 2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. [bd]Pathetic action.[b8] --Macaulay. No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. --E. Porter. {Pathetic muscle} (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. {Pathetic nerve} (Anat.), the fourth cranial, or trochlear, nerve, which supplies the superior oblique, or pathetic, muscle of the eye. {The pathetic}, a style or manner adapted to arouse the tender emotions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pathetic \Pa*thet"ic\, a. [L. patheticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], to suffer: cf. F. path[82]tique. See {Pathos}.] 1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [Obs.] 2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. [bd]Pathetic action.[b8] --Macaulay. No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. --E. Porter. {Pathetic muscle} (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. {Pathetic nerve} (Anat.), the fourth cranial, or trochlear, nerve, which supplies the superior oblique, or pathetic, muscle of the eye. {The pathetic}, a style or manner adapted to arouse the tender emotions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pathetic \Pa*thet"ic\, a. [L. patheticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], to suffer: cf. F. path[82]tique. See {Pathos}.] 1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [Obs.] 2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. [bd]Pathetic action.[b8] --Macaulay. No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. --E. Porter. {Pathetic muscle} (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. {Pathetic nerve} (Anat.), the fourth cranial, or trochlear, nerve, which supplies the superior oblique, or pathetic, muscle of the eye. {The pathetic}, a style or manner adapted to arouse the tender emotions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pathetical \Pathet"ical\, a. Pathetic. [R.] -- {Pathet"ically}, adv. -- {Pathet"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pathetical \Pathet"ical\, a. Pathetic. [R.] -- {Pathet"ically}, adv. -- {Pathet"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pathetical \Pathet"ical\, a. Pathetic. [R.] -- {Pathet"ically}, adv. -- {Pathet"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pathetism \Path"e*tism\, n. [Cf. F. path[82]tisme.] See {Mesmerism}. --L. Sunderland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[?]'.] (Zo[94]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {D. [92]gyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also {gerboa}.] Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the {Pedetes Caffer}, of the Cape of Good Hope. {Jerboa kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.), small Australian kangaroo ({Bettongia penicillata}), about the size of a common hare.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petit \Pet"it\, a. [F. See {Petty}.] Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as {Petty}. [Obs., except in legal language.] By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of and recover a vanishing notion. --South. {Petit constable}, an inferior civil officer, subordinate to the high constable. {Petit jury}, a jury of twelve men, impaneled to try causes at the bar of a court; -- so called in distinction from the grand jury. {Petit larceny}, the stealing of goods of, or under, a certain specified small value; -- opposed to grand larceny. The distinction is abolished in England. {Petit ma[8c]tre}. [F., lit., little master.] A fop; a coxcomb; a ladies' man. --Goldsmith. {Petit serjeanty} (Eng. Law), the tenure of lands of the crown, by the service of rendering annually some implement of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc. {Petit treason}, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not distinguished from murder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petit \Pet"it\, a. [F. See {Petty}.] Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as {Petty}. [Obs., except in legal language.] By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of and recover a vanishing notion. --South. {Petit constable}, an inferior civil officer, subordinate to the high constable. {Petit jury}, a jury of twelve men, impaneled to try causes at the bar of a court; -- so called in distinction from the grand jury. {Petit larceny}, the stealing of goods of, or under, a certain specified small value; -- opposed to grand larceny. The distinction is abolished in England. {Petit ma[8c]tre}. [F., lit., little master.] A fop; a coxcomb; a ladies' man. --Goldsmith. {Petit serjeanty} (Eng. Law), the tenure of lands of the crown, by the service of rendering annually some implement of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc. {Petit treason}, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not distinguished from murder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeanty \Ser"geant*y\, n. [Cf. OF. sergentie, LL. sergentia. See {Sergeant}.] (Eng. Law) Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service not due to any lord, but to the king only. [Written also {serjeanty}.] {Grand sergeanty}, a particular kind of tenure by which the tenant was bound to do some special honorary service to the king in person, as to carry his banner, his sword, or the like. --Tomlins. --Cowell. --Blackstone. {Petit sergeanty}. See under {Petit}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petit \Pet"it\, a. [F. See {Petty}.] Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as {Petty}. [Obs., except in legal language.] By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of and recover a vanishing notion. --South. {Petit constable}, an inferior civil officer, subordinate to the high constable. {Petit jury}, a jury of twelve men, impaneled to try causes at the bar of a court; -- so called in distinction from the grand jury. {Petit larceny}, the stealing of goods of, or under, a certain specified small value; -- opposed to grand larceny. The distinction is abolished in England. {Petit ma[8c]tre}. [F., lit., little master.] A fop; a coxcomb; a ladies' man. --Goldsmith. {Petit serjeanty} (Eng. Law), the tenure of lands of the crown, by the service of rendering annually some implement of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc. {Petit treason}, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not distinguished from murder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pettitoes \Pet"ti*toes\, n. pl. [Petty + toes.] The toes or feet of a pig, -- often used as food; sometimes, in contempt, the human feet. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Photo-etch \Pho`to-etch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Photo-etched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Photo-etching}.] [Photo- + etch.] To engrave, or make an engraving of, by any photomechanical process involving etching of the plate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Photo-etch \Pho`to-etch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Photo-etched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Photo-etching}.] [Photo- + etch.] To engrave, or make an engraving of, by any photomechanical process involving etching of the plate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Photo-etch \Pho`to-etch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Photo-etched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Photo-etching}.] [Photo- + etch.] To engrave, or make an engraving of, by any photomechanical process involving etching of the plate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Photo-etching \Pho`to-etch"ing\, n. A photo-engraving produced by any process involving the etching of the plate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phototaxis \[d8]Pho`totax"is\, Phototaxy \Pho"totax`y\, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo- + Gr. [?] an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[94]spores of certain alg[91], etc.; also, the tendency to follow definite directions of motion or assume definite positions under such influence. If the migration is toward the source of light, it is termed {positive phototaxis}; if away from the light, {negative phototaxis}. -- {Pho`totac"tic}, a. -- {Pho`totac"tically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phototaxis \[d8]Pho`totax"is\, Phototaxy \Pho"totax`y\, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo- + Gr. [?] an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[94]spores of certain alg[91], etc.; also, the tendency to follow definite directions of motion or assume definite positions under such influence. If the migration is toward the source of light, it is termed {positive phototaxis}; if away from the light, {negative phototaxis}. -- {Pho`totac"tic}, a. -- {Pho`totac"tically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phototaxis \[d8]Pho`totax"is\, Phototaxy \Pho"totax`y\, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo- + Gr. [?] an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[94]spores of certain alg[91], etc.; also, the tendency to follow definite directions of motion or assume definite positions under such influence. If the migration is toward the source of light, it is termed {positive phototaxis}; if away from the light, {negative phototaxis}. -- {Pho`totac"tic}, a. -- {Pho`totac"tically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate}, {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and {whitebelly}. {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American widgeon. {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck. {Gray widgeon}. (a) The gadwall. (b) The pintail duck. {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard. {Pied widgeon}. (a) The poachard. (b) The goosander. {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser. {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary. {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.] {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler. {White widgeon}, the smew. {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A duck ({Glaucionetta clangula}), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called {whistler}, {garrot}, {gowdy}, {pied widgeon}, {whiteside}, {curre}, and {doucker}. Barrow's golden-eye of America ({G. Islandica}) is less common.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F. vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio, -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate}, {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and {whitebelly}. {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American widgeon. {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck. {Gray widgeon}. (a) The gadwall. (b) The pintail duck. {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard. {Pied widgeon}. (a) The poachard. (b) The goosander. {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser. {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary. {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.] {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler. {White widgeon}, the smew. {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A duck ({Glaucionetta clangula}), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called {whistler}, {garrot}, {gowdy}, {pied widgeon}, {whiteside}, {curre}, and {doucker}. Barrow's golden-eye of America ({G. Islandica}) is less common.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pitot's tube \Pi*tot's" tube`\ (Hydraul.) A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid rises in the tube; a kind of current meter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pituitous \Pitu"itous\, a. [L. pituitosus: cf. F. pituiteux.] Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus; full of mucus; discharging mucus. {Pituitous fever} (Med.), typhoid fever; enteric fever.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pituitous \Pitu"itous\, a. [L. pituitosus: cf. F. pituiteux.] Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus; full of mucus; discharging mucus. {Pituitous fever} (Med.), typhoid fever; enteric fever.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Podotheca \[d8]Pod`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Podothec[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + [?] case.] (Zo[94]l.) The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.
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Alligator \Al"li*ga`tor\, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See {Lizard}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America. 2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b) (Mining) a rock breaker; (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also {alligator press}. {Alligator apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the {Anona palustris}, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. --Loudon. {Alligator fish} (Zo[94]l.), a marine fish of northwestern America ({Podothecus acipenserinus}). {Alligator gar} (Zo[94]l.), one of the gar pikes ({Lepidosteus spatula}) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. {Alligator pear} (Bot.), a corruption of {Avocado pear}. See {Avocado}. {Alligator snapper}, {Alligator tortoise}, {Alligator turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large and voracious turtle ({Macrochelys lacertina}) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of {Trionyx}. {Alligator wood}, the timber of a tree of the West Indies ({Guarea Swartzii}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chip \Chip\, n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. 2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece. 3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets. 4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously. 5. One of the counters used in poker and other games. 6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. {Buffalo chips}. See under {Buffalo}. {Chip ax}, a small ax for chipping timber into shape. {Chip bonnet}, {Chip hat}, a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See {Chip}, n., 3. {A chip off the old block}, a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] --Milton. {Potato chips}, {Saratoga chips}, thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See {Colorado beetle}. (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}. {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas}) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States. {Wild potato}. (Bot.) (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See {Colorado beetle}. (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}. {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas}) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States. {Wild potato}. (Bot.) (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird ({Ruticilla ph[d2]nicurus}), allied to the nightingale; -- called also {redtail}, {brantail}, {fireflirt}, {firetail}. The black redstart is {P.tithys}. The name is also applied to several other species of {Ruticilla} amnd allied genera, native of India. (b) An American fly-catching warbler ({Setophaga ruticilla}). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
padded cell n. Where you put {luser}s so they can't hurt anything. A program that limits a luser to a carefully restricted subset of the capabilities of the host system (for example, the `rsh(1)' utility on USG Unix). Note that this is different from an {iron box} because it is overt and not aimed at enforcing security so much as protecting others (and the luser) from the consequences of the luser's boundless naivete (see {naive}). Also `padded cell environment'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
padded cell Where you put {lusers} so they can't hurt anything. A program that limits a luser to a carefully restricted subset of the capabilities of the host system (for example, the "{rsh}" utility on {USG Unix}). Note that this is different from an {iron box} because it is overt and not aimed at enforcing security so much as protecting others (and the {luser}) from the consequences of the luser's boundless naivet'e (see {naive}). Also "padded cell environment". [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-30)