Postpaid Post"paid` adjective Having the postage prepaid, as a letter.
Postpalatine Post·pal"a·tine adjective [ Prefix
post- +
palatine .]
(Anat.) Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones.
Postpliocene Post·pli"o·cene adjective (Geol.) [ Prefix
post- +
pliocene .]
Of or pertaining to the period immediately following the Pliocene; Pleistocene. Also used as a noun. See Quaternary .
Postpone Post·pone" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Postponed ;
present participle & verbal noun Postponing .] [ Latin
postponere ,
postpositum ;
post after +
ponere to place, put. See
Post- , and
Position .]
1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely. His praise postponed , and never to be paid.
Cowper. 2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance. All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this.
Locke. Syn. -- To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
Postponement Post·pone"ment noun The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay. Macaulay.
Postponence Post·pon"ence noun [ From Latin
postponens , present participle]
The act of postponing, in sense 2. [ Obsolete]
Johnson.
Postponer Post·pon"er noun One who postpones.
Postpose Post·pose" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Postposed ;
present participle & verbal noun Postposing .] [ French
postposer . See
Post- , and
Pose ,
transitive verb ]
To postpone. [ Obsolete]
Fuller.
Postposit Post·pos"it transitive verb [ Latin
postpositus , past participle See
Postpone .]
To postpone. [ Obsolete]
Feltham.
Postposition Post`po·si"tion noun [ Confer French
postposition . See
Postpone .]
1. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. "The
postposition of the nominative case to the verb."
Mede. 2. A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another word; -- distinguished from preposition .
Postpositional Post`po·si"tion·al adjective Of or pertaining to postposition.
Postpositive Post·pos"i·tive adjective [ See
Postpone .]
Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a postpositive letter. - -
Post*pos"i*tive*ly ,
adverb
Postprandial Post·pran"di·al adjective [ Prefix
post- +
prandial .]
Happening, or done, after dinner; after- dinner; as, postprandial speeches.
Postremogeniture Pos·tre`mo·gen"i·ture noun [ Latin
postremus last +
genitura birth, geniture.]
The right of the youngest born. Mozley & W.
Postremote Post`re·mote" adjective [ Prefix
post- +
remote .]
More remote in subsequent time or order.
Postrider Post"rid`er noun One who rides over a post road to carry the mails. Bancroft.
Postscapula Post·scap"u·la noun [ New Latin See
Post- , and
Scapula .]
(Anat.) The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula.
Postscapular Post·scap"u·lar adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous.
Postscenium Post·sce"ni·um noun [ Latin , from
post + scena a scene.]
The part of a theater behind the scenes; the back part of the stage of a theater.
Postscribe Post·scribe" transitive verb [ Latin
postscribere . See
Postscript .]
To make a postscript. [ R.]
T. Adams.
Postscript Post"script noun [ Latin
postscriptus , (assumed) past participle of
postscribere to write after;
post after +
scribere to write: confer French
postscriptum . See
Post- , and
Scribe .]
A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer. [ Abbrev. P. S.]
Postscripted Post"script·ed adjective Having a postscript; added in a postscript. [ R.]
J. Q. Adams.
Postscutellum Post`scu·tel"lum noun [ New Latin See
Post- , and
Scutellum .]
(Zoology) The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.
Postsphenoid Post·sphe"noid adjective [ Prefix
post- +
sphenoid .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the posterior part of the sphenoid bone.
Posttertiary Post·ter"ti·a·ry adjective [ Prefix
post- +
tertiary .]
(Geol.) Following, or more recent than, the Tertiary; Quaternary.
Postulant Pos"tu·lant noun [ French, from Latin
postulans , present participle of
postulare . See
Postulate .]
One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.
Postulate Pos"tu·late noun [ Latin
postulatum a demand, request, propast participle p. of
postulare to demand, probably a dim. of
poscere to demand, probably for
porcscere ; akin to German
forschen to search, investigate, Sanskrit
prach to ask, and Latin
precari to pray: confer French
postulat . See
Pray .]
1. Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence. 2. (Geom.) The enunciation of a self- evident problem, in distinction from an axiom , which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem. The distinction between a postulate and an axiom lies in this, -- that the latter is admitted to be self-evident, while the former may be agreed upon between two reasoners, and admitted by both, but not as proposition which it would be impossible to deny.
Eng. Cyc.
Postulate Pos"tu·late adjective Postulated. [ Obsolete]
Hudibras.
Postulate Pos"tu·late transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Postulated ;
present participle & verbal noun Postulating .]
1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. 2. To take without express consent; to assume. The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation.
W. Tooke. 3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Burnet.
Postulated Pos"tu·la`ted adjective Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference. Sir T. Browne.
Postulation Pos`tu·la"tion noun [ Latin
postulatio : confer French
postulation .]
The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.
Postulatory Pos"tu·la·to·ry adjective [ Latin
postulatorius .]
Of the nature of a postulate. Sir T. Browne.
Postulatum Pos`tu·la"tum noun ;
plural Postulata . [ Latin See
Postulate ,
noun ]
A postulate. Addison.
Postumous Pos"tu·mous adjective See Posthumous . [ R.]
Postural Pos"tur·al adjective Of or pertaining to posture.
Posture Pos"ture noun [ French, from Latin
positura , from
ponere ,
positum , to place. See
Position .]
1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts) , the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude. Atalanta, the posture of whose limbs was so lively expressed . . . one would have sworn the very picture had run.
Sir P. Sidney. In most strange postures
We have seen him set himself.
Shak. The posture of a poetic figure is a description of his heroes in the performance of such or such an action.
Dryden. 2. Place; position; situation. [ Obsolete]
Milton. His [ man's] noblest posture and station in this world.
Sir M. Hale. 3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs. The several postures of his devout soul.
Atterbury. Syn. -- Attitude; position. See
Attitude .
Posture Pos"ture transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Postured ;
present participle & verbal noun Posturing .]
To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model. Howell.
Posture Pos"ture intransitive verb 1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose. 2. Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
Posturer Pos`tur·er noun One who postures.
Postzygapophysis Post·zyg`a·poph"y·sis noun ;
plural Postzygapophyses . [ New Latin See
Post- , and
Zygapophysis .]
(Anat.) A posterior zygapophysis.
Posy Po"sy noun ;
plural Posies . [ Contr. from
poesy .]
1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. "The
posy of a ring."
Shak. 2. [ Probably so called from the use of flowers as having an enigmatical significance.
Wedgwood .]
A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. "Bridegroom's
posies ."
Spenser. We make a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us, and wearing them for posies .
Swift.
Pot Pot noun [ Akin to LG.
pott , Dutch
pot , Danish
potte , Swedish
potta , Icelandic
pottr , French
pot ; of unknown origin.]
1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot ; a flower pot ; a bean pot . 2. An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug. 3. The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale. "Give her a
pot and a cake."
De Foe. 4. A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot. 5. A crucible; as, a graphite pot ; a melting pot . 6. A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc. 7. A perforated cask for draining sugar. Knight. 8. A size of paper. See Pott . Jack pot .
See under 2d Jack . --
Pot cheese ,
cottage cheese. See under Cottage . --
Pot companion ,
a companion in drinking. --
Pot hanger ,
a pothook. --
Pot herb ,
any plant, the leaves or stems of which are boiled for food, as spinach, lamb's-quarters, purslane, and many others. --
Pot hunter ,
one who kills anything and everything that will help to fill has bag; also, a hunter who shoots game for the table or for the market. --
Pot metal .
(a) The metal from which iron pots are made, different from common pig iron .
(b) An alloy of copper with lead used for making large vessels for various purposes in the arts .
Ure. (c) A kind of stained glass, the colors of which are incorporated with the melted glass in the pot. Knight. --
Pot plant (Botany) ,
either of the trees which bear the monkey-pot. --
Pot wheel (Hydraul.) ,
a noria. --
To go to pot ,
to go to destruction; to come to an end of usefulness; to become refuse. [ Colloq.]
Dryden. J. G. Saxe.
Pot Pot transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Potted ;
present participle & verbal noun Potting .]
To place or inclose in pots ; as:
(a) To preserve seasoned in pots. "
Potted fowl and fish."
Dryden. (b) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs. (c) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off. B. Edwards. (d) (Billiards) To pocket.
Pot Pot intransitive verb To tipple; to drink. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
It is less labor to plow than to pot it.
Feltham.
Pot Pot transitive verb 1. To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed. When hunted, it [ the jaguar] takes refuge in trees, and this habit is well known to hunters, who pursue it with dogs and pot it when treed.
Encyc. of Sport. 2. To secure; gain; win; bag. [ Colloq.]
Pot Pot intransitive verb To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.
Pot Pot noun 1. The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool; also
(Racing, Eng.) a horse heavily backed; a favorite. [ Slang]
2. (Armor) A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also pot helmet . 3. (Card Playing) The total of the bets at one time; the pool.
Pot lace Pot lace Lace whose pattern includes one or more representations of baskets or bowls from which flowers spring.
Pot lead Pot lead Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to diminish friction.
Pot shot Pot shot Lit., a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot fired at an animal or person when at rest or within easy range, or fired simply to kill, without reference to the rules of sport; a shot needling no special skill.
Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the search box at the right to search all of Enyclo.
