Pinnatilobate Pin·nat`i·lo"bate adjective [ See
Pinnate , and
Lobate .]
(Botany) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.
Pinnatiped Pin·nat"i·ped adjective [ Latin
pinnatus feathered +
pes ,
pedis foot: confer French
pinnatipède .]
(Zoology) Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds.
Pinnatiped Pin·nat"i·ped noun (Zoology) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.
Pinner Pin"ner noun 1. One who, or that which, pins or fastens, as with pins. 2. (Costume) (a) A headdress like a cap, with long lappets. (b) An apron with a bib; a pinafore. (c) A cloth band for a gown. [ Obsolete]
With kerchief starched, and pinners clean.
Gay. 3. A pin maker.
Pinner Pin"ner noun [ See
Pin to pound.]
One who pins or impounds cattle. See Pin , transitive verb [ Obsolete]
Pinnet Pin"net noun A pinnacle. [ R.]
Sir W. Scott.
Pinniform Pin"ni·form adjective [ Latin
pinna feather, fin +
-form .]
Shaped like a fin or feather. Sir J. Hill.
Pinnigrada Pin`ni·gra"da noun plural [ New Latin , from
pinna a feather +
gradi to walk, move.]
(Zoology) Same as Pinnipedia .
Pinnigrade Pin"ni·grade noun (Zoology) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles.
Pinniped Pin"ni·ped noun [ Latin
pinna feather, fin +
pes ,
pedis , a foot: confer French
pinnipède .]
(Zoology) (a) One of the Pinnipedia; a seal. (b) One of the Pinnipedes.
Pinnipedes Pin·nip"e·des noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) Same as Steganopodes .
Pinnipedia Pin`ni·pe"di·a noun plural [ New Latin So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.]
(Zoology) A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia .
Pinnock Pin"nock noun [ Of uncertain origin.]
(Zoology) (a) The hedge sparrow. [ Prov. Eng.]
(b) The tomtit.
Pinnothere Pin"no·there noun [ Greek ... a pinna + ... an animal.]
(Zoology) A crab of the genus pinnotheres . See Oyster crab , under Oyster .
Pinnula Pin"nu·la noun ;
plural Pinnulæ . [ Latin ]
Same as Pinnule .
Pinnulate Pin"nu·late adjective [ See
Pinnule .]
(Botany) Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its pinnæ.
Pinnulated Pin"nu·la`ted adjective (Zoology) Having pinnules.
Pinnule Pin"nule noun [ Latin
pinnula , dim. of
pinna feather: confer French
pinnule .]
1. (Botany) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf , under Bipinnate . 2. (Zoology) Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid.
Pinnywinkles Pin"ny·win`kles noun plural An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs. [ Written also
pilliewinkles .] [ Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Pinocle Pin"o·cle noun See Penuchle .
Pinole Pi·nole" noun 1. An aromatic powder used in Italy in the manufacture of chocolate. 2. Parched maize, ground, and mixed with sugar, etc. Mixed with water, it makes a nutritious beverage.
Pinpatch Pin"patch` noun (Zoology) The common English periwinkle. [ Prov. Eng.]
Pint Pint noun [ Middle English
pinte , French
pinte , from Spanish
pinta spot, mark, pint, from
pintar to paint; a mark for a pint probably having been made on or in a larger measure. See
Paint .]
A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart .
Pint Pint noun (Zoology) The laughing gull. [ Prov. Eng.]
Pintado Pin·ta"do noun ;
plural Pintados . [ Spanish , painted, from
pintar to paint.]
(Zoology) Any bird of the genus Numida . Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See Guinea fowl , under Guinea .
Pintado Pin·ta"do noun A fish ( Scomberomorus regalis ) similar to, but larger than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots, common about Florida and the West Indies.
Pintail Pin"tail` noun 1. (Zoology) A northern duck ( Dafila acuta ), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck , piketail , piket-tail , spike- tail , split-tail , springtail , sea pheasant , and gray widgeon . 2. (Zoology) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ( Pediocætes phasianellus ); -- called also pintailed grouse , pintailed chicken , springtail , and sharptail .
Pintle Pin"tle noun [ A diminutive of
Pin .]
1. A little pin. 2. (Mech.) An upright pivot pin ; as:
(a) The pivot pin of a hinge. (b) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns. (c) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages. (d) A kingbolt of a wagon.
Pinto Pin"to adjective [ Spanish , painted.]
Lit., painted; hence, piebald; mottled; pied.
Pinto Pin"to noun Any pied animal; esp., a pied or "painted" horse.
Pintos Pin"tos noun plural ; sing.
Pinto [ Spanish , painted, mottled.]
(Eyhnol.) A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco. They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face irregularly spotted with white. Called also speckled Indians .
Pintsch gas Pintsch gas [ After Richard Pintsch , German inventor.] A kind of oil gas extensively used for lighting railroad cars, which carry it in compressed form.
Pinule Pin"ule noun [ Confer
Pinnule .]
(Astron.) One of the sights of an astrolabe. [ Obsolete]
Pinus Pi"nus noun [ Latin , a pine tree.]
(Botany) A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones ( pine needles ) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine .
Pinweed Pin"weed` noun (Botany) Any plant of the genus Lechea , low North American herbs with branching stems, and very small and abundant leaves and flowers.
Pinworm Pin"worm` noun (Zoology) A small nematoid worm ( Oxyurus vermicularis ), which is parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. It is most common in children and aged persons.
Pinxit Pinx"it [ Latin , perfect indicative 3d sing. of pingere to paint.] A word appended to the artist's name or initials on a painting, or engraved copy of a painting; as, Rubens pinxit , Rubens painted (this).
Pinxter Pinx"ter noun See Pinkster .
Piny Pin"y adjective Abounding with pines. [ Written also
piney .] "The
piny wood."
Longfellow.
Pioned Pi"o·ned adjective A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perhaps , "abounding in marsh marigolds." Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims.
Shak.
Pioneer Pi`o·neer" noun [ French
pionier , orig., a foot soldier, Old French
peonier , from Old French
peon a foot soldier, French
pion . See
Pawn in chess.]
1. (Mil.) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances. 2. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization; pioneers of reform.
Pioneer Pi`o·neer" transitive verb & i. [
imperfect & past participle Pioneered ;
present participle & verbal noun Pioneering .]
To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.
Pioneers' Day Pi`o·neers'" Day In Utah, a legal holiday, July 24, commemorated the arrival, in 1847, of Brigham Young and his followers at the present site of Salt Lake City.
Pioner Pi`o·ner" noun A pioneer. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Piony Pi"o·ny noun (Botany) See Peony .
Piot Pi"ot noun [ See
Piet .]
(Zoology) The magpie. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Holland.
Pious Pi"ous adjective [ Latin
pius : confer French
pieux .]
1. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. "
Pious hearts."
Milton. "
Pious poetry."
Johnson. Where was the martial brother's pious care?
Pope. 2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds. Syn. -- Godly; devout; religious; righteous.
Piously Pi"ous·ly adverb In a pious manner.
Pip Pip noun [ Middle English
pippe , Dutch
pip , or French
pépie ; from Late Latin
pipita , from Latin
pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Confer
Pituite .]
A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them.
Pip Pip noun [ Formerly
pippin ,
pepin . Confer
Pippin .]
(Botany) A seed, as of an apple or orange.
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