paddle box
         n 1: a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn:
               {paddle box}, {paddle-box}]

English Dictionary: patelliform	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paddle-box n a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn: paddle box, paddle-box]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paddlefish n primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout Synonym(s): paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Patella vulgata n marine limpet Synonym(s): common limpet, Patella vulgata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patelliform adj shaped like a dish or pan [syn: dished, dish-shaped, patelliform]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pedal point n a sustained bass note Synonym(s): pedal point, pedal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pedal pusher n snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls Synonym(s): pedal pusher, toreador pants
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phytelephas n small genus of South American feather palms [syn: phytelephas, genus Phytelephas]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phytelephas macrocarpa n a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts Synonym(s): ivory palm, ivory-nut palm, ivory plant, Phytelephas macrocarpa
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pad elephant \Pad elephant\       An elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens       instead of with a howdah for carrying passengers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.]       1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a             fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.          2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;             hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a             paddle.                         Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.                                                                               xxiii. 13.          3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference             of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.          4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off             water; -- also called {clough}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.          6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.          7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]             See {Paddle staff} (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle beam} (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers             supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam             vessel.          {Paddle board}. See {Paddle}, n., 3.          {Paddle box}, the structure inclosing the upper part of the             paddle wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle shaft}, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle             wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle staff}.             (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole                   catchers. [Prov. Eng.]             (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --                   called also {plow staff}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,             in distinction from a screw propeller.          {Paddle wheel}, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,             having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and             revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's             length.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.]       1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a             fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.          2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;             hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a             paddle.                         Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.                                                                               xxiii. 13.          3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference             of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.          4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off             water; -- also called {clough}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.          6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.          7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]             See {Paddle staff} (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle beam} (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers             supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam             vessel.          {Paddle board}. See {Paddle}, n., 3.          {Paddle box}, the structure inclosing the upper part of the             paddle wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle shaft}, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle             wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle staff}.             (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole                   catchers. [Prov. Eng.]             (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --                   called also {plow staff}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,             in distinction from a screw propeller.          {Paddle wheel}, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,             having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and             revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's             length.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.]       1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a             fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.          2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;             hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a             paddle.                         Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.                                                                               xxiii. 13.          3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference             of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.          4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off             water; -- also called {clough}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.          6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.          7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]             See {Paddle staff} (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle beam} (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers             supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam             vessel.          {Paddle board}. See {Paddle}, n., 3.          {Paddle box}, the structure inclosing the upper part of the             paddle wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle shaft}, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle             wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle staff}.             (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole                   catchers. [Prov. Eng.]             (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --                   called also {plow staff}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,             in distinction from a screw propeller.          {Paddle wheel}, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,             having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and             revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's             length.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l)       A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers       of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped       snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill       sturgeon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many             species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened             cone. The common European limpet ({Patella vulgata}) is             largely used for food.          4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is             orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a             part of the thallus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patelliform \Pa*tel"li*form\, a. [Patella + form: cf. F.       pattelliforme.]       1. Having the form of a patella.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pediluvy \Ped"i*lu`vy\, n. [Pedi- + L. luere to wash: cf. It. &       Sp. pediluvio, F. p[82]diluve.]       The bathing of the feet, a bath for the feet. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petaliferous \Pet`al*if"er*ous\, a. [Petal + -ferous.]       Bearing petals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petaliform \Pe*tal"i*form\, a. (Bot.)       Having the form of a petal; petaloid; petal-shaped.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pittle-pattle \Pit"tle-pat`tle\, v. i.       To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle. [R.] --Latimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pot-walloper \Pot"-wal`lop*er\, n.       1. A voter in certain boroughs of England, where, before the             passage of the reform bill of 1832, the qualification for             suffrage was to have boiled (walloped) his own pot in the             parish for six months.          2. One who cleans pots; a scullion. [Slang, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptilop91dic \Ptil`o*p[91]d"ic\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having nearly the whole surface of the skin covered with       down; dasyp[91]dic; -- said of the young of certain birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddle \Pud"dle\, n. [OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod       pool.]       1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a             small pool. --Spenser.          2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked,             when wet, to render it impervious to water.          {Puddle poet}, a low or worthless poet. [R.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddle-ball \Pud"dle-ball`\, n.       The lump of pasty wrought iron as taken from the puddling       furnace to be hammered or rolled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddle-bar \Pud"dle-bar"\, n.       An iron bar made at a single heat from a puddle-ball       hammering and rolling.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Potala Pastillo, PR (comunidad, FIPS 64127)       Location: 17.99346 N, 66.49694 W       Population (1990): 4129 (1212 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)