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   Para River
         n 1: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins
               River flows [syn: {Para}, {Para River}]

English Dictionary: prairie berry by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Para rubber
n
  1. a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Para rubber tree
n
  1. deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber
    Synonym(s): Para rubber tree, caoutchouc tree, Hevea brasiliensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie berry
n
  1. weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
    Synonym(s): trompillo, white horse nettle, prairie berry, purple nightshade, silverleaf nightshade, silver-leaved nightshade, silver-leaved nettle, Solanum elaeagnifolium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie bird's-foot trefoil
n
  1. North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
    Synonym(s): prairie bird's-foot trefoil, compass plant, prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie fire
n
  1. an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area [syn: grassfire, prairie fire]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie fowl
n
  1. brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
    Synonym(s): prairie chicken, prairie grouse, prairie fowl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie fox
n
  1. small grey fox of the plains of western North America [syn: kit fox, prairie fox, Vulpes velox]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie vole
n
  1. typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
    Synonym(s): prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prayer beads
n
  1. a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
    Synonym(s): rosary, prayer beads
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prayer book
n
  1. a book containing prayers [syn: prayer book, prayerbook]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children
n
  1. an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prayerbook
n
  1. a book containing prayers [syn: prayer book, prayerbook]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prayerful
adj
  1. disposed to pray or appearing to pray
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pre-Raphaelite
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of the Pre- Raphaelites; "the Pre-Raphaelite painters"
n
  1. a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Para0 rubber \Par[a0] rubber\
      The caoutchouc obtained from the South American
      euphorbiaceous tree {Hevea brasiliensis}, hence called the
      Par[a0] rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport
      named Par[a0]; also, the similar product of other species of
      {Hevea}. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a
      chief variety of commercial India rubber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
      LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
      1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
            trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
            characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
            throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
            and the Rocky mountains.
  
                     From the forests and the prairies, From the great
                     lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.
  
      2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
            natural meadow.
  
      {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the
            genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
            {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
            United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
      {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
            {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
            dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
            the prairies of the United States.
  
      {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
            terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
            flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
            Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
            plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
            the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
            that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
  
      {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
  
      {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
            ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
           
  
      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of
            Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
            are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
            under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
      {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
           
  
      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
            intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
            Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
            {winter itch}.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
  
      {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
            argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the
            upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
  
      {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.
  
      {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake
            ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
            with brown above.
  
      {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel
            of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
            called also {gopher}.
  
      {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
            root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
            Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
            {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
  
      {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American
            warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
            with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
            parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
            sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
            three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
      {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria
            glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly
            eaten by pigeons and other birds.
  
      {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The
                  adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with
                  black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked
                  with brown. The tail is banded.
            (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox,
                  [or] fuscus}).
  
      {Pigeon hole}.
            (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house.
            (b) See {Pigeonhole}.
            (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled
                  through little arches. --Halliwell.
  
      {Pigeon house}, a dovecote.
  
      {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of
            pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the
            plant itself.
  
      {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African
            species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C.
            luteus}).
  
      {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}.
  
      {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood
            of several very different kinds of trees, species of
            {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}.
  
      {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The upland plover.
            (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
      LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
      1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
            trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
            characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
            throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
            and the Rocky mountains.
  
                     From the forests and the prairies, From the great
                     lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.
  
      2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
            natural meadow.
  
      {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the
            genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
            {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
            United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
      {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
            {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
            dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
            the prairies of the United States.
  
      {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
            terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
            flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
            Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
            plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
            the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
            that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
  
      {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
  
      {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
            ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
           
  
      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of
            Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
            are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
            under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
      {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
           
  
      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
            intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
            Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
            {winter itch}.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
  
      {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
            argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the
            upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
  
      {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.
  
      {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake
            ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
            with brown above.
  
      {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel
            of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
            called also {gopher}.
  
      {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
            root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
            Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
            {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
  
      {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American
            warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
            with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
            parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
            sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
            three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
      {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Upland \Up"land\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
            situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
  
                     Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets
                     will invite.                                       --Milton.
  
      2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
            neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]
            [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.
  
      {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.
  
      {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large
            American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as
            a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
            and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},
            {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},
            {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie
            plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},
            {quaily}, and {uplander}.
  
      {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
            Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria
            glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly
            eaten by pigeons and other birds.
  
      {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The
                  adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with
                  black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked
                  with brown. The tail is banded.
            (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox,
                  [or] fuscus}).
  
      {Pigeon hole}.
            (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house.
            (b) See {Pigeonhole}.
            (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled
                  through little arches. --Halliwell.
  
      {Pigeon house}, a dovecote.
  
      {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of
            pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the
            plant itself.
  
      {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African
            species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C.
            luteus}).
  
      {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}.
  
      {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood
            of several very different kinds of trees, species of
            {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}.
  
      {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The upland plover.
            (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
      LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
      1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
            trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
            characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
            throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
            and the Rocky mountains.
  
                     From the forests and the prairies, From the great
                     lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.
  
      2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
            natural meadow.
  
      {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the
            genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly
            {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central
            United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
      {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
            {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in
            dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
            the prairies of the United States.
  
      {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
            terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
            flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
            Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
            plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
            the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
            that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.
  
      {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
  
      {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
            ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.
           
  
      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of
            Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts
            are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
            under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
      {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.
           
  
      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
            intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
            Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},
            {winter itch}.
  
      {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.
  
      {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
            argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
  
      {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the
            upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.
  
      {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.
  
      {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake
            ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged
            with brown above.
  
      {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel
            of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --
            called also {gopher}.
  
      {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
            root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the
            Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
            {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.
  
      {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American
            warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,
            with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
            parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
            sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
            three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
      {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Upland \Up"land\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
            situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
  
                     Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets
                     will invite.                                       --Milton.
  
      2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
            neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]
            [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.
  
      {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.
  
      {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large
            American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as
            a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
            and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},
            {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},
            {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie
            plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},
            {quaily}, and {uplander}.
  
      {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
            Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Upland \Up"land\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
            situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
  
                     Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets
                     will invite.                                       --Milton.
  
      2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
            neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.]
            [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman.
  
      {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}.
  
      {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large
            American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as
            a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
            and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},
            {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},
            {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie
            plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},
            {quaily}, and {uplander}.
  
      {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
            Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prayer \Prayer\ ([?]; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F.
      pri[8a]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari
      to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.]
      1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request
            or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a
            court or a legislative body. [bd]Their meek preyere.[b8]
            --Chaucer
  
      2. The act of addressing supplication to a divinity,
            especially to the true God; the offering of adoration,
            confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme
            Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.
  
                     As he is famed for mildness, peace, and prayer.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. The form of words used in praying; a formula of
            supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a
            supplication addressed to God; as, a written or
            extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.
  
                     He made those excellent prayers which were published
                     immediately after his death.               --Bp. Fell.
  
      {Prayer book}, a book containing devotional prayers.
  
      {Prayer meeting}, a meeting or gathering for prayer to God.
  
      Syn: Petition; orison; supplication; entreaty; suit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prayerful \Prayer"ful\, a.
      Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. [bd]The
      prayerful man.[b8] --J. S. Blackie. -- {Prayer"ful*ly}, adv.
      -- {Prayer"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prayerful \Prayer"ful\, a.
      Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. [bd]The
      prayerful man.[b8] --J. S. Blackie. -- {Prayer"ful*ly}, adv.
      -- {Prayer"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prayerful \Prayer"ful\, a.
      Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. [bd]The
      prayerful man.[b8] --J. S. Blackie. -- {Prayer"ful*ly}, adv.
      -- {Prayer"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preorbital \Pre*or"bit*al\, a. (Anat.)
      Situated in front or the orbit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preraphaelism \Pre*raph"a*el*ism\, Preraphaelitism
   \Pre*raph"a*el*i`tism\, n. (Fine Arts)
      The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who
      profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its
      adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and
      minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate
      conception of the subject.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pre-Raphaelite \Pre-Raph"a*el*ite\, n.
      Popularly, any modern artist thought to be a would-be
      restorer of early ideas or methods, as one of the German
      painters often called {Nazarenes}, or one who paints and
      draws with extreme minuteness of detail.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a
      preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape. --Ruskin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, n.
      One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one
      who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pre-Raphaelite \Pre-Raph"a*el*ite\, n.
      Popularly, any modern artist thought to be a would-be
      restorer of early ideas or methods, as one of the German
      painters often called {Nazarenes}, or one who paints and
      draws with extreme minuteness of detail.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a
      preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape. --Ruskin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, n.
      One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one
      who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Preraphaelism \Pre*raph"a*el*ism\, Preraphaelitism
   \Pre*raph"a*el*i`tism\, n. (Fine Arts)
      The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who
      profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its
      adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and
      minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate
      conception of the subject.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proreption \Pro*rep"tion\, n. [L. prorepere, proreptum, to creep
      forth; pro + repere.]
      A creeping on.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Proruption \Pro*rup"tion\, n. [L. proruptio, fr. prorumpere,
      proruptum, to break forth; pro forth + rumpere to break.]
      The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out. [R.]
      --Sir T. Browne.

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   Prairie Farm, WI (village, FIPS 65150)
      Location: 45.23760 N, 91.98076 W
      Population (1990): 494 (207 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54762

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   Prairie View, IL
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   Prairie View, KS (city, FIPS 57525)
      Location: 39.83173 N, 99.57294 W
      Population (1990): 111 (78 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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      Location: 30.08319 N, 95.98912 W
      Population (1990): 4004 (698 housing units)
      Area: 18.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Prairie Village, KS (city, FIPS 57575)
      Location: 38.98670 N, 94.63590 W
      Population (1990): 23186 (10031 housing units)
      Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66208

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      Location: 42.23783 N, 91.42598 W
      Population (1990): 213 (85 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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