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   palter
         v 1: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or
               withhold information [syn: {beat around the bush},
               {equivocate}, {tergiversate}, {prevaricate}, {palter}]

English Dictionary: plethora	by the DICT Development Group
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paltering n a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear [syn: fibbing, paltering]
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paltriness n worthlessness due to insignificance [syn: paltriness, sorriness]
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paltry adj not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" Synonym(s): negligible, paltry, trifling contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" Synonym(s): measly, miserable, paltry
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Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac n English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984) Synonym(s): Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
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Pellaea atropurpurea n very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes Synonym(s): purple rock brake, Pellaea atropurpurea
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pellitory n herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers Synonym(s): pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory, pellitory, Parietaria difussa a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache Synonym(s): pellitory, pellitory-of- Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum
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pellitory-of-Spain n a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache Synonym(s): pellitory, pellitory-of- Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum
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pellitory-of-the-wall n herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers Synonym(s): pellitory-of-the-wall, wall pellitory, pellitory, Parietaria difussa
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pelter n a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker] a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"
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philter n a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it Synonym(s): philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre
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philtre n a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it Synonym(s): philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre
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Pholiota aurea n a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast Synonym(s): Pholiota aurea, golden pholiota
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pile driver n a machine that drives piling into the ground
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plaiter n someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)
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Plata River n an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay [syn: {Rio de la Plata}, La Plata, Plata River]
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plate armor n specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire Synonym(s): armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
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plate armour n specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire Synonym(s): armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
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plate iron n a plate of iron
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plate rack n a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed
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plate rail n rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates
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plater n a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)
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Platte River n a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Synonym(s): Platte, Platte River
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Platte River penstemon n erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming Synonym(s): Platte River penstemon, Penstemon cyananthus
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platter n a large shallow dish used for serving food sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove Synonym(s): phonograph record, phonograph recording, record, disk, disc, platter
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platyrhine adj of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Synonym(s): platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed Antonym(s): catarrhine, catarrhinian, leptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic
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platyrhinian adj of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Synonym(s): platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed Antonym(s): catarrhine, catarrhinian, leptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic
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platyrrhine adj of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Synonym(s): platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed Antonym(s): catarrhine, catarrhinian, leptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic n hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Synonym(s): New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
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Platyrrhini n New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin Synonym(s): Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini
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platyrrhinian adj of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Synonym(s): platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed Antonym(s): catarrhine, catarrhinian, leptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic n hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Synonym(s): New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
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platyrrhinic adj of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Synonym(s): platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed Antonym(s): catarrhine, catarrhinian, leptorhine, leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic
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play a trick on v deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Synonym(s): flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
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play therapy n form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment
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play tricks v deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Synonym(s): flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
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pleader n a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader]
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plethora n extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment]
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plethoric adj excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric, rife]
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plodder n someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner [syn: trudger, plodder, slogger] someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours Synonym(s): plodder, slogger someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" Synonym(s): plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach
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plotter n a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action [syn: schemer, plotter] a clerk who marks data on a chart Synonym(s): plotter, mapper a member of a conspiracy Synonym(s): conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures
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Plutarch n Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD)
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polder n low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
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polluter n a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment Synonym(s): polluter, defiler
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poltergeist n a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder
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poltroon adj characterized by complete cowardliness n an abject coward Synonym(s): poltroon, craven, recreant
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poltroonery n abject pusillanimity
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polyhedral adj of or relating to or resembling a polyhedron
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polyhedral angle n the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex
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polyhedron n a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
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polyhidrosis n excessive and profuse perspiration [syn: hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis]
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poulterer n a dealer in poultry and poultry products [syn: poultryman, poulterer]
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poultry n a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl Synonym(s): domestic fowl, fowl, poultry flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
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poultryman n a dealer in poultry and poultry products [syn: poultryman, poulterer]
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pull through v continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" Synonym(s): survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it Antonym(s): succumb, yield bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" Synonym(s): save, carry through, pull through, bring through
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pull-through n cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Paleotherium \[d8]Pa`leothe"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] ancient + [?] beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that of a llama. [Written also {Pal[91]otherium}.]
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Paleothere \Pa"leothere\, n. [F. pal[82]oth[8a]re.] (Paleon.) Any species of Paleotherium.
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Paleotherian \Pa`leothe"ri*an\, a. [F. pal[82]oth[82]rien.] (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to Paleotherium.
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Paleotheroid \Pa`leothe"roid\, [Paleothere + -oid.] (Paleon.) Resembling Paleotherium. -- n. An animal resembling, or allied to, the paleothere.
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Palliatory \Pal"liato*ry\, a. Palliative; extenuating.
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Palter \Pal"ter\, v. t. To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things. [Obs.] [bd]Palter out your time in the penal statutes.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palter \Pal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. --Shak. Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power. --Tennyson. 3. To babble; to chatter. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palter \Pal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. --Shak. Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power. --Tennyson. 3. To babble; to chatter. [Obs.]
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Palterer \Pal"ter*er\, n. One who palters. --Johnson.
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Palter \Pal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. --Shak. Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power. --Tennyson. 3. To babble; to chatter. [Obs.]
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Palterly \Pal"ter*ly\, a. & adv. Paltry; shabby; shabbily; paltrily. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [bd]In palterly clothes.[b8] --Pepys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paltry \Pal"try\, a. [Compar. {Paltrier}; superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper. The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron. Syn: See {Contemptible}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paltry \Pal"try\, a. [Compar. {Paltrier}; superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper. The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron. Syn: See {Contemptible}.
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Paltrily \Pal"tri*ly\, adv. In a paltry manner.
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Paltriness \Pal"tri*ness\, n. The state or quality of being paltry.
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Paltry \Pal"try\, a. [Compar. {Paltrier}; superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper. The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron. Syn: See {Contemptible}.
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Pauldron \Paul"dron\, n. [See {Powldron}.] (Mil. Antiq.) A piece of armor covering the shoulder at the junction of the body piece and arm piece.
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Pellitory \Pel"litory\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also {bertram}, and {pellitory of Spain}. (b) The feverfew ({Chrysanthemum Parthenium}); -- so called because it resembles the above.
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Pellitory \Pel"litory\, n. [OE. paritorie, OF. paritoire, F. pari[82]taire; (cf. It. & Sp. parietaria), L. parietaria the parietary, or pellitory, the wall plant, fr. parietarus belonging to the walls, fr. paries, parietis a wall. Cf. {Parietary}.] (Bot.) The common name of the several species of the genus {Parietaria}, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; -- also called {wall pellitory}, and {lichwort}. Note: {Parietaria officinalis} is common on old walls in Europe; {P. pennsylvanica} is found in the United States; and six or seven more species are found near the Mediterranean, or in the Orient.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pellitory \Pel"litory\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See {Bertram}.] (Bot.) (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also {bertram}, and {pellitory of Spain}. (b) The feverfew ({Chrysanthemum Parthenium}); -- so called because it resembles the above.
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Pelt \Pelt\, n. [Cf. G. pelz a pelt, fur, fr. OF. pelice, F. pelisse (see {Pelisse}); or perh. shortened fr. peltry.] 1. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th {Fell}. --Sir T. Browne. Raw pelts clapped about them for their clothes. --Fuller. 2. The human skin. [Jocose] --Dryden. 3. (Falconry) The body of any quarry killed by the hawk. {Pelt rot}, a disease affecting the hair or wool of a beast.
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Pelter \Pel"ter\, n. A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint. [Obs.] [bd]Let such pelters prate.[b8] --Gascoigne.
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Pelter \Pelt"er\, n. One who pelts.
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Peltier effect \Pel`tier" ef*fect"\ [After Jean C. A. Peltier, French physicist, the discoverer.] (Elec.) The production or absorption of heat at the junction of two metals on the passage of a current. Heat generated by the passage of the current in one direction will be absorbed if the current is reversed.
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Peltier's cross \Pel`tier's" cross\ (Elec.) A cross formed of two strips of different metals, to illustrate the Peltier effect.
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Peltry \Pelt"ry\, n. [F. pelleterie peltry, furriery, fr. pelletier a furrier, fr. OF. pel skin, F. peau, L. pelis. See {Pelt} a skin, {Pell}, n., {Fell} a skin.] Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.
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Peltryware \Pelt"ry*ware`\, n. Peltry. [Obs.]
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Phelloderm \Phel"lo*derm\, n. [Gr. [?] cork + -derm.] (Bot.) A layer of green parenchimatous cells formed on the inner side of the phellogen.
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Philatory \Phil"atory\, n. [OF. filatiere, philatiere. See {Phylactery}.] (Eccl.) A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top.
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Republican \Repub"lican\ (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n. 1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government. 2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the Republican party. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together. (b) A South African weaver bird ({Philet[91]rus socius}). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw. {Red republican}. See under {Red}.
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Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.] 1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer. In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison. 2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip. --Beaconsfield. 3. (Mach.) (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread. (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft. 4. (Naut.) (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant} (a) 5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in. 6. (Eng. Politics) (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed. (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to be taken. {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste. {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane having a small drum from which the load is suspended, turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on the same axle. {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}. {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence, advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a person. --Dryden. {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under {Ray}. {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a loom, on which the warp threads rest. {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera. They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long, slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the body, instead of a sting. {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of slender snakes. Specifically: (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}. (b) The coachwhip snake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philter \Phil"ter\, n. [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to love, [?] dear, loving.] A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love. [Written also {philtre}.] --Addison.
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Philter \Phil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Philtered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Philtering}.] 1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught. 2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion. --Gov. of Tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philter \Phil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Philtered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Philtering}.] 1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught. 2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion. --Gov. of Tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philter \Phil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Philtered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Philtering}.] 1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught. 2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion. --Gov. of Tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philter \Phil"ter\, n. [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to love, [?] dear, loving.] A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love. [Written also {philtre}.] --Addison.
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Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages. 2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below. 3. The cabbage palmetto. See below. {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage. {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state, on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage and other cruciferous plants. {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P. oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. See {Cabbage worm}, below. {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state, on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to the crop. {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull. {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto}) found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida. {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia}) having large and heavy blossoms. {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto} of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies. {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}. {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.) (a) Sea kale (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been derived by cultivation. {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.
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Flea-beetle \Flea"-bee`tle\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small beetle of the family {Halticid[91]}, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle ({Phyllotreta vittata}) and that of the grapevine ({Graptodera chalybea}) are common injurious species.
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Pilotism \Pi"lotism\, Pilotry \Pi"lotry\, n. Pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot. [R.]
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Plaiter \Plait"er\, n. One who, or that which, plaits.
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Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. [?]. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate. 2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton. 3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. 4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold. 5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. 6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver money. [Obs.] [bd]Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd from his pocket.[b8] --Shak. 7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate. 8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates. 9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. 10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters. 11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. 12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. 13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest. Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases of obvious signification; as, plate basket or plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack. {Home plate}. (Baseball) See {Home base}, under {Home}. {Plate armor}. (a) See {Plate}, n., 2. (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like. {Plate bone}, the shoulder blade, or scapula. {Plate girder}, a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together. {Plate glass}. See under {Glass}. {Plate iron}, wrought iron plates. {Plate layer}, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties. {Plate mark}, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion. {Plate paper}, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. --Fairholt. {Plate press}, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, -- used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates. {Plate printer}, one who prints from engraved plates. {Plate printing}, the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates. {Plate tracery}. (Arch.) See under {Tracery}. {Plate wheel} (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes.
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Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. [?]. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate. 2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton. 3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. 4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold. 5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. 6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver money. [Obs.] [bd]Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd from his pocket.[b8] --Shak. 7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate. 8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates. 9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. 10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters. 11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. 12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. 13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest. Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases of obvious signification; as, plate basket or plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack. {Home plate}. (Baseball) See {Home base}, under {Home}. {Plate armor}. (a) See {Plate}, n., 2. (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like. {Plate bone}, the shoulder blade, or scapula. {Plate girder}, a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together. {Plate glass}. See under {Glass}. {Plate iron}, wrought iron plates. {Plate layer}, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties. {Plate mark}, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion. {Plate paper}, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. --Fairholt. {Plate press}, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, -- used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates. {Plate printer}, one who prints from engraved plates. {Plate printing}, the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates. {Plate tracery}. (Arch.) See under {Tracery}. {Plate wheel} (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes.
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Plater \Plat"er\, n. (Horse Racing) A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate, races; hence, an inferior race horse.
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Plater \Plat"er\, n. One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater. 2. A machine for calendering paper.
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Plateresque \Plat`er*esque"\, a. [Sp. resco, from plata silver.] (Arch.) Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.
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Platter \Plat"ter\, n. [From {Plat} to braid.] One who plats or braids.
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Platter \Plat"ter\, n. [Probably fr. OF. platel, F. plateau. See {Plateau}.] A large plate or shallow dish on which meat or other food is brought to the table. The attendants . . . speedly brought in several large, smoking platters, filled with huge pieces of beef. --Sir W. Scott.
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Platter-faced \Plat"ter-faced`\, a. Having a broad, flat face.
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Platyrhine \Plat"y*rhine\, a. [Platy + Gr. [?], [?], nose.] (Anat.) Having the nose broad; -- opposed to {leptorhine}. -- n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Platyrhini.
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw.
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d8Platyrhini \[d8]Plat`y*rhi"ni\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] broad + [?], [?], nose.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See {Monkey}. [Written also {Platyrrhini}.]
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Pleader \Plead"er\, n. [F. plaideur.] 1. One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. So fair a pleader any cause may gain. --Dryden. 2. (Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader.
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Plethora \Pleth"ora\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to be or become full. Cf. {Pleonasm}.] 1. Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in quantity; hyper[91]mia; -- opposed to an[91]mia. 2. State of being overfull; excess; superabundance. He labors under a plethora* of wit and imagination. --Jeffrey.
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Plethoretic \Pleth`o*ret"ic\, a. Plethoric. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Plethoric \Plethor"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; cf. F. pl[82]thorique.] Haeving a full habit of body; characterized by plethora* or excess of blood; as, a plethoric constitution; -- used also metaphorically. [bd]Plethoric phrases.[b8] --Sydney Smith. [bd]Plethoric fullness of thought.[b8] --De Quincey.
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Plethorical \Plethor"ical\, a. Plethoric. [R.] -- {Plethor"ical*ly}, adv. --Burke.
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Plethorical \Plethor"ical\, a. Plethoric. [R.] -- {Plethor"ical*ly}, adv. --Burke.
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Plethory \Pleth"o*ry\, n. Plethora. --Jer. Taylor.
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d8Plethron \[d8]Pleth"ron\, d8Plethrum \[d8]Pleth"rum\, n.; pl. {Plethra}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Gr. Antiq.) A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.
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Plodder \Plod"der\, n. One who plods; a drudge.
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Plouter \Plout"er\, v. i. [Also {plowter}, {plotter}.] [Perh. imitative.] To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] I did not want to plowter about any more. --Kipling.
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Plotter \Plot"ter\, n. One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer. --Dryden.
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Plouter \Plout"er\, v. i. [Also {plowter}, {plotter}.] [Perh. imitative.] To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] I did not want to plowter about any more. --Kipling.
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Plotter \Plot"ter\, n. One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer. --Dryden.
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Plouter \Plout"er\, v. i. [Also {plowter}, {plotter}.] [Perh. imitative.] To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] I did not want to plowter about any more. --Kipling.
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Plouter \Plout"er\, n. [Also plowter.] Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing. [Scot. & Dial.Eng.]
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Plouter \Plout"er\, v. i. [Also {plowter}, {plotter}.] [Perh. imitative.] To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] I did not want to plowter about any more. --Kipling.
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Plutarchy \Plu"tar*chy\, n. [Gr. [?] wealth + -archy.] Plutocracy; the rule of wealth. [R.]
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Polder \Pol"der\, n. [D.] A tract of low land reclaimed from the sea by of high embankments. [Holland & Belgium]
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Polite \Po*lite"\, a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. --Pope. 3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. --Macaulay. Syn: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.
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Politure \Pol"i*ture\, n. [L. politura, fr. polire to polish. See {Polish}, v.] Polish; gloss. [Obs.] Donne.
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Polluter \Pol*lut"er\, n. One who pollutes. --Dryden.
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Poltroon \Pol*troon"\, n. [F. poltron, from It. poltrone an idle fellow, sluggard, coward, poltro idle, lazy, also, bed, fr. OHG. polstar, bolstar, cushion, G. polster, akin to E. bolster. See {Bolster}.] An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch. --Shak.
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Poltroon \Pol*troon"\, a. Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
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Poltroonery \Poltroon"ery\, n. [F. poltronnerie; cf. It. poltroneria.] Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
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Poltroonish \Pol*troon"ish\, a. Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
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Polyedron \Pol`y*e"dron\, n. See {Polyhedron}.
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Polyedrous \Pol`y*e"drous\, a. See {Polyhedral}.
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Polyhedron \Pol`y*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Polyhedrons}., L. {Polyhedra}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] with many seats or sides; poly`s many + [?] a seat or side: cf. F. poly[8a]dre.] 1. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes. 2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
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Polyhedral \Pol`yhe"dral\, Polyhedrical \Pol`yhed"ric*al\, a. [See {Polyhedron}.] (Geom.) Having many sides, as a solid body. {Polyhedral angle}, an angle bounded by three or more plane angles having a common vertex.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyhedral \Pol`yhe"dral\, Polyhedrical \Pol`yhed"ric*al\, a. [See {Polyhedron}.] (Geom.) Having many sides, as a solid body. {Polyhedral angle}, an angle bounded by three or more plane angles having a common vertex.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyhedral \Pol`yhe"dral\, Polyhedrical \Pol`yhed"ric*al\, a. [See {Polyhedron}.] (Geom.) Having many sides, as a solid body. {Polyhedral angle}, an angle bounded by three or more plane angles having a common vertex.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyhedron \Pol`y*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Polyhedrons}., L. {Polyhedra}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] with many seats or sides; poly`s many + [?] a seat or side: cf. F. poly[8a]dre.] 1. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes. 2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyhedron \Pol`y*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Polyhedrons}., L. {Polyhedra}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] with many seats or sides; poly`s many + [?] a seat or side: cf. F. poly[8a]dre.] 1. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes. 2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polyhedrous \Pol`y*he"drous\, a. Polyhedral.
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Poulder \Poul"der\, n. & v. Powder. [Obs.]
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Pouldron \Poul"dron\, n. See {Pauldron}.
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Poulter \Poul"ter\, n. [OE. pulter. See Poult.] A poulterer. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Poulterer \Poul"ter*er\, n. One who deals in poultry.
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Poultry \Poul"try\, n. [From {Poult}.] Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Powldron \Powl"dron\, n. [OF. espauleron, from espaule shoulder, F. [82]paule.] Same as {Pauldron}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pilot Rock, OR (city, FIPS 57650) Location: 45.48150 N, 118.83220 W Population (1990): 1478 (574 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97868
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
pilot error n. [Sun: from aviation] A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently buglike results (compare {UBD}). "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers." "That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His `sendmail.cf' is hosed."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pilot error ({Sun}, from aviation) A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently {bug}-like results. E.g. "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers." "That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His "sendmail.cf" is hosed." Compare {UBD}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pilot European Image Processing Archive (PEIPA) An archive devoted to {image processing}, {computer vision}, and {computer graphics}. It includes software, images, reference material, and miscellaneous goodies. The archive is funded by the {British Machine Vision Association} (BMVA) and the {University of Essex} and is closely associated with the {Pixel} {mailing list} and Technical Committee 5 (Benchmarking and Software) of the {IAPR}. {(http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/)}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
plotter A device that uses one or more pens that can be raised, lowered and moved over the printing media to draw graphics or text. The heart of the plotter is the printer head assembly, consisting of a horizontal bar and, attached to it, the head assembly holding the pen in use. The pen can be positioned horizontally by moving the pen assembly along the bar. Vertical positioning is achieved by either moving the bar (stationary page plotter) or the paper (rolling page plotter). Combinations of horizontal and vertical movement are used to draw arbitrary lines and curves in a single action, in contrast to {printers} which usually scan horizontally across the page. Colour plots can be made by using more than one pen. Older plotters required a separate pen for each colour and the pens had to be changed by hand. Modern colour plotters usually use only four pens (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, see {CMYK}) and need no human intervention to change them. Monochromatic plotters have been largely phased out by {laser printers} except when large paper size is needed, e.g. in {CAD}. (1996-01-10)