Pedicular Pe·dic"u·lar adjective [ Latin
pedicularis , from
pediculus a louse: confer French
pédiculaire .]
Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy. Southey.
Pediculate Pe·dic"u·late adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Pediculati.
Pediculati Pe·dic`u·la"ti noun plural [ New Latin See
Pedicle .]
(Zoology) An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of Angler and Batfish .
Pediculation Pe·dic`u·la"tion noun (Medicine) Phthiriasis.
Pedicule Ped"i·cule noun [ See
Pedicle .]
A pedicel.
Pediculina Pe·dic`u·li"na noun plural [ New Latin See
Pediculus .]
(Zoology) A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. See Illust. in Appendix.
Pediculous Pe·dic"u·lous adjective [ Latin
pediculosus .]
Pedicular.
Pediculus Pe·dic"u·lus noun ;
plural Pediculi . [ Latin , a louse.]
(Zoology) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse .
Pedicure Ped"i·cure noun [
Pedi- + Latin
cura care.]
1. The care of the feet and nails. 2. One who cares for the feet and nails; a chiropodist. --
Ped"i*cure ,
transitive verb --
Ped"i*cur*ism noun --
Ped"i*cur*ist noun
Pediform Ped"i·form adjective [
Pedi- +
- form .]
Shaped like a foot.
Pedigerous Pe·dig"er·ous adjective [
Pedi- +
-gerous .]
(Zoology) Bearing or having feet or legs.
Pedigree Ped"i·gree noun [ Of unknown origin; possibly from French
par degrés by degrees, -- for a pedigree is properly a genealogical table which records the relationship of families
by degrees ; or, perhaps , from French
pied de grue crane's foot, from the shape of the heraldic genealogical trees.]
1. A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors. Alterations of surnames . . . have obscured the truth of our pedigrees .
Camden. His vanity labored to contrive us a pedigree .
Milton. I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees .
Sir P. Sidney. The Jews preserved the pedigrees of their tribes.
Atterbury. 2. (Stock Breeding) A record of the lineage or strain of an animal, as of a horse.
Pedigree clause Ped"i·gree clause A clause sometimes inserted in contracts or specifications, requiring that a material of construction, as cement, must be of a brand that has stood the test of a specified number of years' use in an important public work. [ Cant, U. S.]
Pediluvy Ped"i·lu`vy noun [
Pedi- + Latin
luere to wash: confer Italian & Spanish
pediluvio , French
pédiluve .]
The bathing of the feet, a bath for the feet. [ Obsolete]
Pedimana Pe·dim"a·na noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
pes ,
pedis , foot +
manus hand.]
(Zoology) A division of marsupials, including the opossums.
Pedimane Ped"i·mane noun [ Confer French
pédimane .]
(Zoology) A pedimanous marsupial; an opossum.
Pedimanous Pe·dim"a·nous adjective [ See
Pedimana .]
(Zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as the opossums and monkeys.
Pediment Ped"i·ment noun [ Latin
pes ,
pedis , a foot. See
Foot .]
(Architecture) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple .
Pedimental Ped`i·men"tal adjective Of or pertaining to a pediment.
Pedipalp Ped"i·palp noun [ Confer French
pédipalpe .]
(Zoology) One of the Pedipalpi.
Pedipalpi Ped`i·pal"pi n plural [ New Latin See
Pedipalpus .]
(Zoology) A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions ( Thelyphonus ) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider sense to include also the true scorpions.
Pedipalpous Ped`i·pal"pous adjective (Zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the pedipalps.
Pedipalpus Ped`i·pal"pus noun ;
plural Pedipalpi . [ New Latin See
Pes , and
Palpus .]
(Zoology) One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In some they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they terminate in a claw.
Pedireme Ped"i·reme noun [
Pedi- + Latin
remus oar.]
(Zoology) A crustacean, some of whose feet serve as oars.
Pedlar, Pedler Ped"lar, Ped"ler noun See Peddler .
Pedobaptism Pe`do·bap"tism noun [ Greek ..., ..., a child + English
baptism .]
The baptism of infants or of small children. [ Written also
pædobaptism .]
Pedobaptist Pe`do·bap"tist noun One who advocates or practices infant baptism. [ Written also
pædobaptist .]
Pedograph Ped"o·graph noun [ Greek ... ground +
-graph .]
An instrument carried by a pedestrian for automatically making a topographical record of the ground covered during a journey.
Pedology Pe·dol"o·gy noun [ Greek ..., ..., child +
-logy .]
(Medicine) Pediatrics.
Pedomancy Ped"o·man`cy noun [
Pedi- +
-mancy .]
Divination by examining the soles of the feet.
Pedometer Pe·dom"e·ter noun [
Pedi- ,
pedo- +
-meter : confer French
pédomètre .]
(Mech.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step.
Pedometric, Pedometrical Ped`o·met"ric, Ped`o·met"ric·al adjective Pertaining to, or measured by, a pedometer.
Pedomotive Ped`o·mo"tive adjective [
Pedi- ,
pedo- +
-motive .]
Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.
Pedotrophy Pe·dot"ro·phy noun [ Greek ..., from ..., ..., a child + ... to nourish: confer French
pédotrophie .]
The art of nourishing children properly.
Pedrail Ped"rail` noun [ See
Pedi- ;
Rail .]
(Machinery) (a) A device intended to replace the wheel of a self-propelled vehicle for use on rough roads and to approximate to the smoothness in running of a wheel on a metal track. The tread consists of a number of rubber shod feet which are connected by ball-and-socket joints to the ends of sliding spokes. Each spoke has attached to it a small roller which in its turn runs under a short pivoted rail controlled by a powerful set of springs. This arrangement permits the feet to accomodate themselves to obstacles even such as steps or stairs. The pedrail was invented by one B. J. Diplock of London, Eng. (b) A vehicle, as a traction engine, having such pedrails.
Pedregal Pe`dre·gal" noun [ Spanish , a stony place, from
piedra stone.]
A lava field. [ Mexico & Western U.S.]
Pedro Pe"dro noun [ From Spanish
Pedro Peter, Latin
Petrus , Greek ....]
(Card Playing) (a) The five of trumps in certain varieties of auction pitch. (b) A variety of auction pitch in which the five of trumps counts five.
Peduncle Pe·dun"cle noun [ Formed from (assumed) Latin
pedunculus , dim. of
pes ,
pedis , a foot: confer French
pédoncule .]
1. (Botany) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. » The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are called
pedicels . In the case of a solitary flower, the stalk would be called a
peduncle if the flower is large, and a
pedicel if it is small or delicate.
2. (Zoology) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle . 3. (Anat.) A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.
Peduncled Pe·dun"cled adjective Having a peduncle; supported on a peduncle; pedunculate.
Peduncular Pe·dun"cu·lar adjective [ Confer French
pédonculaire .]
Of or pertaining to a peduncle; growing from a peduncle; as, a peduncular tendril.
Pedunculata Pe·dun`cu·la"ta noun plural [ New Latin See
Peduncle .]
(Zoology) A division of Cirripedia, including the stalked or goose barnacles.
Pedunculate, Pedunculated Pe·dun"cu·late, Pe·dun"cu·la`ted adjective (Biol.) Having a peduncle; growing on a peduncle; as, a pedunculate flower; a pedunculate eye, as in a lobster.
Pee Pee noun See 1st Pea .
Pee Pee noun (Nautical) Bill of an anchor. See Peak , 3 (c) .
Peece Peece noun & v. [ Obsolete]
See Piece .
Peechi Pee"chi noun (Zoology) The dauw.
Peek Peek intransitive verb [ Middle English
piken : confer French
piquer to pierce, prick, English
pique . Confer
Peak .]
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. [ Colloq.]
Peekaboo Peek"a·boo noun A child's game; bopeep.
Peel Peel noun [ Middle English
pel . Confer
Pile a heap.]
A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep. [ Scot.]
Peel Peel noun [ French
pelle , Latin
pala .]
A spadelike implement, variously used, as for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven; also, a T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry. Also, the blade of an oar.
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