Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913, 100,000 entries)Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the box at the right to search all of Enyclo. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Webster > Letter P > Page 65 of 206. « Previous ¦57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 ¦ Next » Pestilent Pes"ti·lent adjective [ Latin pestilens , -entis , from pestis pest: confer French pestilent .] Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. "Corrupt and pestilent ." Milton. "What a pestilent knave is this same!" Shak.
Pestilential Pes`ti·len"tial adjective [ Confer French pestilentiel .] So pestilential , so infectious a thing is sin.Jer. Taylor. Pestilentially Pes`ti·len"tial·ly adverb Pestilently.
Pestilentious Pes`ti·len"tious adjective Pestilential. [ Obsolete]
Pestilently Pes"ti·lent·ly adverb In a pestilent manner; mischievously; destructively. "Above all measure pestilently noisome." Dr. H. More.
Pestilentness Pes"ti·lent·ness noun The quality of being pestilent.
Pestillation Pes`til·la"tion noun [ Late Latin pestillum , Latin pistillum . See Pestle .] The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar. Sir T. Browne.
Pestle Pes"tle (pĕs"'l; 277) noun [ Middle English pestel , Old French pestel , Late Latin pestellum , Latin pistillum , pistillus , a pounder, pestle, from pisere , pinsere , to pound, crush, akin to Greek ..., Sanskrit pish . Confer Pistil .] Pestle Pes"tle transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Pestled ; present participle & verbal noun Pestling .] To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.
Pet Pet noun [ Formerly peat , perhaps from Ir. peat , akin to Gael. peata .] The love of cronies, pets , and favorites.Tatler. Pet Pet adjective Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory. Some young lady's pet curate.F. Harrison. Pet cock . [ Perh. for petty cock .] (Machinery) Pet Pet transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Petted ; present participle & verbal noun Petting .] To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled.
Pet Pet intransitive verb To be a pet. Feltham.
Petal Pet"al noun [ Greek ... a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, from ... outspread, broad, flat: confer French pétale . See Fathom .] Petaled Pet"aled adjective (Botany) Having petals; as, a petaled flower; -- opposed to apetalous , and much used in compounds; as, one- petaled , three- petaled , etc.
Petaliferous Pet`al·if"er·ous adjective [ Petal + -ferous .] Bearing petals.
Petaliform Pe·tal"i·form adjective (Botany) Having the form of a petal; petaloid; petal-shaped.
Petaline Pet"al·ine adjective [ Confer French pétalin .] (Botany) Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal.
Petalism Pet"al·ism noun [ Greek ..., from ... a leaf: confer French pétalisme .] (Gr. Antiq.) A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans by which they banished for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of shells for ballots.
Petalite Pet"al·ite noun [ Confer French pétalite .] (Min.) A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia.
Petalody Pe·tal"o·dy noun [ Petal + Greek ... form.] (Botany) The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals.
Petaloid Pet"al·oid adjective [ Petal + - oid : confer French pétaloïde .] (Botany) Petaline.
Petaloideous Pet`al·oid"e·ous adjective (Botany) Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. Petaloideous division , Petalosticha Pet`a·los"ti·cha noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a leaf + ... a row.] (Zoology) An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as the spatangoids. See Spatangoid .
Petalous Pet"al·ous adjective Having petals; petaled; -- opposed to apetalous .
Petalum Pet"a·lum noun ; plural Petar Pe·tar" noun See Petard . [ Obsolete] "Hoist with his own petar ." Shak.
Petard Pe·tard" noun [ French pétard , from péter to break wind, to crack, to explode, Latin pedere , peditum .] (Mil.) A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.
Petardeer, Petardier Pet`ar·deer", Pet`ar·dier" noun [ French pétardier .] (Mil.) One who managed a petard.
Petasus Pet"a·sus noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans.
Petaurist Pe·tau"rist noun [ Latin petaurista a ropedancer, Greek ..., from ... to dance on a rope, from ... a pole, a stage for ropedancers: confer French pétauriste .] (Zoology) Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus , Phalangista , Acrobata , and allied genera. See Flying mouse , under Flying , and Phalangister .
Petechial Pe·tech"i·al adjective [ Confer French pétéchial , Late Latin petecchialis .] (Medicine) Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechiæ; spotted. Petechial fever , Petechiæ Pe·tech"i·æ noun plural ; sing. Peter Pe"ter noun A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, Peter boat , Peter Pet"er intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Petered ; present participle & verbal noun Petering .] [ Etymol. uncertain.] To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out ; as, that mine has petered out. [ Slang, U.S.]
Peterel Pet"er·el noun (Zoology) See Petrel .
Peterero Pet`e·re"ro noun (Mil.) See Pederero .
Peterman Pe"ter·man noun ; plural Petersham Pe"ter·sham noun [ Named after Lord Petersham .] A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material.
Peterwort Pe"ter·wort` noun (Botany) See Saint Peter's-wort , under Saint .
Petiolar, Petiolary Pet"i·o·lar, Pet"i·o·la·ry adjective [ Confer French pétiolarie .] (Botany) Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a petiole; as, a petiolar gland; a petiolar bud.
Petiolate, Petiolated Pet"i·o·late, Pet"i·o·la`ted adjective (Bot. & Zoology) Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera.
Petiole Pet"i·ole noun [ French pétiole , from Latin petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; confer pes , pedis , a foot.] Petioled Pet"i·oled adjective Petiolate.
Petiolulate Pet`i·ol"u·late adjective (Botany) Supported by its own petiolule. Gray.
Petiolule Pet"i·o·lule noun [ Confer French pétiolule .] (Botany) A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet.
Petit Pet"it adjective [ French See Petty .] Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as Petty . [ Obsolete, except in legal language.] By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of and recover a vanishing notion.South. Petit constable , Petit mal Pe·tit" mal" [ French, lit., little sickness.] (Medicine) The mildest form of epilepsy, with momentary faintness or unconsciousness, but without convulsions; -- opposed to grand mal .
Petite Pe·tite" adjective [ French, fem. of petit .] Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.
Petition Pe·ti"tion noun [ French pétition , Latin petitio , from petere , petitum , to beg, ask, seek; perhaps akin to English feather , or find .] A house of prayer and petition for thy people.1 Macc. vii. 37. This last petition heard of all her prayer.Dryden.
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