PROSTITUTE

PROSTITUTE, pros'ti-tut, v.t. to expose for sale for bad ends: to sell to wickedness or lewdness to devote to any improper purpose. adj. openly devoted to lewdness: sold to wickedness.-n. a female who indulges in lewdness, esp. for hire : a base hireling. [L. prostituo, -utumpro, before, statuo, to place.] PROSTITUTION, pros-ti-tu'shun, n. the act or practice of prostituting: lewdness for hire the life of a lewd woman: the being devoted to infamous purposes. PROSTITUTOR, pros'ti-tut-or, n. one who prostitutes either himself or another. PROSTRATE, pros'trāt, adj., thrown forwards on the ground: lying at length: lying at mercy: bent in adoration.-v.t. to throw forwards on the ground: to lay flat: to overthrow: to sink totally: to bow in humble reverence. [L. pro, forwards, and sterno, stratum, to throw on the ground.]

PROSTRATION, pros-tra'shun, n. act of throwing down or laying flat: act of falling down in adoration : dejection : complete loss of strength.

PROSY, prōz'i, adj. like dull prose: dull and tedious in discourse or writing.-adv. PROS'ILY.-n. PROS'INESS.

PROTEAN, prō'te-an or pro-te'an, adj. readily assuming different shapes, like Proteus, the sea-god, fabled to have the power of changing himself into an endless variety of forms.

PROTECT, pro-tekt', v.t. to cover in front: to cover over: to defend: to shelter. [L. pro, in front, and tego, tectum, akin to Gr. stego, to cover.]

PROTECTION, pro-tek'shun, n. act of protecting: state of being protected: preservation: defence: guard: refuge: security: passport.

PROTECTIONIST, pro-tek'shun-ist, n. one who favors the protection of trade by law.

PROTECTIVE, pro-tekt'iv, adj. affording protection: defensive: sheltering. PROTECTOR, pro-tekt'or, n. one who protects from injury or oppression: a guardian a regent:-fem. PROTECT'RESS, PROTECT'RIX.-N. PROTECT'ORSHIP. PROTECTORAL, pro-tekt'or-al, PROTECTORIAL, pro-tek-to'ri-al, adj. pertaining to a protector or regent. PROTECTORATE, pro-tekt'or-āt, n. government by a protector: the authority assumed by a superior. PROTÉGÉ, pro-ta-zha', n. one under the protection of another: a pupil a ward: fem. PROTÉGÉE. [Fr., pa.p. of protéger, to protect-L. protego.] PROTEIN, prō'te-in, n. the supposed common radical of the group of bodies which form the most essential articles of food, albumen, fibrine, etc. [Gr. prōtos, first, and suffix -in.]

PROTEST, pro-test', v.i. to bear witness before others: to declare openly: to give a solemn declaration of opinion.-v.t. to make a solemn declaration of: to note, as a bill of exchange, from non-acceptance or non-payment.-n. PROTEST'ER. [Fr.-L. protestor, -atus-pro, before, testor-testis, a witness.] PROTEST, pro'test, n. a solemn or formal protesting or declaration, esp. one in writing by the minority of a body, expressing dissent: the attestation by a notary-public of an unpaid or unaccepted

bill.

PROTESTANT, prot'es-tant, adj., protesting: pertaining to the faith of those who protest against the Church of Rome.-n. (orig.) one of those who, in 1529, protested against an edict of Charles V. and the Diet of Spires: one who protests against the Church of Rome.

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PROTESTANTISM, prot'es-tant-izm, n. the Protestant religion.

PROTESTATION, prot-es-ta'shun, n. the act of protesting: a solemn declaration : a declaration of dissent: a declaration in pleading.

PROTOCOL, pro'to-kol, n. the first copy of any document: the rough draught of an instrument or transaction. [Fr. protocole-Low L. protocollum-late Gr. protokollon, the first leaf glued to the rolls of papyrus and to notarial documentsGr. prōõtos, first, and kolla, glue.] PROTOMARTYR, pro'to-mär'ter, n. St. Stephen the first Christian martyr: the first who suffers in any cause. [Gr. prōtos, first, and MARTYR.] PROTOPHYTE, prō'to-fit, n. the first or lowest order of plants. [Gr. prōtos, first, and phyton, a plant-phyō, to cause to grow.]

PROTOPLASM, prō'to-plazm, n. a homogeneous, structureless substance, forming the physical basis of life, endowed with contractility, with a chemical composition allied to that of albumen. [Gr. protos, first, and plasma, form-plassō, to form.] PROTOTYPE, pro'to-tip, n. the first or original type or model after which anything is copied : an exemplar: a pattern. [Fr.-L.-Gr., from protos, first, and typos, a type.]

PROTOZOAN, pro-to-zō'an, n. one of the first or lowest class of animals. [Gr. protos, first, and zōon, an animal.] PROTOZOIC, prō-to-zō'ik, adj. pertaining to the protozoans: containing remains of the earliest life of the globe. PROTRACT, pro-trakt', v.t. to draw out or lengthen in time: to prolong: to draw to a scale. [L.-pro, forth, and traho,

to draw. PROTRACTION, pro-trak'shun, n. act of LION, protracting or prolonging: the delaying the termination of a thing: the plotting or laying down of the dimensions of anything on paper.

PROTRACTIVE, pro-trakt'iv, adj., drawing out in time: prolonging: delaying. PROTRACTOR, pro-trakt'or, n. one who or that which protracts: a mathematical instrument for laying down angles on paper, used in surveying, etc. PROTRUDE, pro-trood', v.t. to thrust or push forwards: to drive along to put out.-v.i. to be thrust forward or beyond the usual limit. [L. protrudo-pro, forPROTRUSION, pro-trōo'zhun, n. the act wards, and trudo, to thrust.] of thrusting forward or beyond the usual limit: the state of being protruded. [Protrusus, pa.p.of protrudo. [See PROTRUDE.] PROTRUSIVE, pro-trōō'siv, adj., thrusting or impelling forward. PROTUBERANCE, pro-tub'er-ans, n. a swelling forward or forth: a prominence:

a tumor.

PROTUBERANT, pro- tūb'er - ant, adj., swelling: prominent.-adv. PROTUB'ER

ANTLY.

PROTUBERATE, pro- tūb'er- at, v.i. to swell or bulge out. [L. protubero, -atus -pro, forward, tuber, a swelling. See TUBER.]

PROUD, prowd (comp. PROUD'ER; superl. PROUD'EST), adj. having excessive selfesteem arrogant: haughty: daring: grand: ostentatious. - adv. PROUD'LY. [M.E. prud-A.S. prút. Cf. PRIDE.] PROUD-FLESH, prowd'-flesh, n. a growth or excrescence of flesh in a wound. [PROUD and FLESH.]

PŘOVABLE, prōōv'a-bl, adj. that may be proved. - adv. PROV'ABLY.-n. PROV'

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PROVISORY

PROVE, prōōv, v.t. to try by experiment or by a test or standard: to try by suffer. ing to establish or ascertain as truth by argument or other evidence: to demonstrate to ascertain the genuineness of: to experience or suffer: (math.) to ascertain the correctness of any result.-v.i. to make trial: to turn out to be shown afterwards.-n. PROV'ER. [O. Fr. prover (Fr. prouver), which, like A.S. profian and Ger. proben, is from L. probo-probus, excellent.]

PROVEN, prov'n, (Scots law) same as PROVED, pa.p. of PROVE.

PROVENDER, prov'en-der, n. dry food for beasts, as hay or corn: esp. a mixture of meal and cut straw or hay. [M.E. provende-Fr.-L. præbenda. See PREBEND, in Late L. a daily allowance of food.] PROVERB, prov'erb, n. a short familiar sentence, forcibly expressing a wellknown truth or moral lesson: a byword-pl. a book of the Old Testament. [Fr. proverbe-L. proverbium-pro, publicly, and verbum, a word.] PROVERBIAL, pro-verb'i-al, adj, pertaining to proverbs: mentioned in or resembling a proverb : widely spoken of.—adv. PROVERBIALLY.

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PROVIDE, pro-vid', v.t. to make ready beforehand: to prepare: to supply.-v.i. to procure supplies or means of defence: to take measures: to bargain previously. -n. PROVIDER. [Lit. "to foresee," L. provideo -pro, before, video, to see. Doublet PURVEY. See VISION.] PROVIDENCE, prov'i-dens, n. timely preparation (theol.) the foresight and care of God over all his creatures: God, considered in this relation: prudence in managing one's affairs. [Fr.-L. providentia.] PROVIDENT, prov'i-dent, adj. providing for the future: cautious: prudent: economical.-adv. PROV'IDENTLY. [L. provid-ens, -entis, pr.p. of provideo. See PROVIDE. Doublet PRUDENT.] PROVIDENTIAL, prov-i-den'shal, adj., effected by or proceeding from divine providence.-adv. PROVIDEN'TIALLY. PROVINCE, prov'ins, n. a portion of an empire or state: the district over which one has jurisdiction: a region a business or duty: one's business or calling: a department of knowledge. [Fr.-L. provincia. Ety. unknown.]

PROVINCIAL, pro-vin'shal, adj. relating to a province: belonging to a division of a country: characteristic of the inhabitants of a province: rude: unpolished.-n. an inhabitant of a province or country district in the R. Cath. Church, the superintendent of the heads of the religious houses in a province. — adv. PROVINCIALLY.

PROVINCIALISM, pro-vin'shal-izm, n. mode of speech peculiar to a province or country district: a peculiarity of dialect. PROVISION, pro-vizh'un, n. act of providing that which is provided or prepared: measures taken beforehand: preparation: previous agreement: a store of food: provender.v.t. to supply with provisions or food. [Fr.-L.-provisus, pa.p. of provideo. See PROVIDE.] PROVISIONAL, pro-vizh'un-al, adj., provided for an occasion: temporary.-adv. PROVISIONALLY.

PROVISO, pro-vi'zō, n. a provision or condition in a deed or other writing: the clause containing it: any condition: -pl. PROVISOS, provi'zōz. [From the L. phrase proviso quod, it being provided that.] PROVISORY, pro-vi'zor-i, adj. containing a proviso or condition: conditional: making temporary provision: tempor ary.-adv. PROVI'SORILY.

PROVOCATION

PROVOCATION, prov-o-ka'shun, n. act of provoking: that which provokes. [Fr. -L. provocatus, pa.p. of provoco. See PROVOKE.]

PROVOCATIVE, pro-võ'ka-tiv, adj. tending to provoke or excite.-n. anything provocative.

PROVOKE, pro-võk', v.t. to call forth to excite to action: to excite with anger : to offend: (B.) to challenge.-adv. PROVOK'INGLY. [Fr. provoquer -L.-pro, forth, voco, to call. See VOCAL.] PROVOST, prov'ust, n. the dignitary set over a cathedral or collegiate church: the head of a college: (Scotland) the chief magistrate of certain classes of burghs, answering to mayor in other cities.-n. LORD PROVOST, the style of the chief magistrates of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and Aberdeen.-n. PROVOST-MARSHAL, an officer of the English army with special powers for enforcing discipline: an officer of the English navy having charge of prisoners. [Lit. one placed over others," O. Fr. provost (Fr. prévôt)-L. præpositus, pa.p. of propono -præ, over, pono, to place.] PROVOSTSHIP, prov'ust-ship, n. the office of a provost.

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PROW, prow, n. the forepart of a ship. [Fr. proue (It. prua)-L. prora-Gr.— pro, before.]

PROWESS, prow'es or pro'es, n. bravery, esp. in war: valor. [Fr. prouesse, from O. Fr. prou (Fr. preux), valiant, prob. from L. pro, for the good of. Cf. PRUDE.] PROWL, prowl, v.i. to rove in search of prey or plunder.- -n. PROWL'ER. [O. Fr., as if proieler, from Fr. proie-L. præda, prey. See PREY.]

PROXIMATE, proks'i-māt, adj., nearest or next: having the most intimate connection near and immediate.-adv. PROX'IMATELY. [L. proximus, next, superl. of obs. propis, near.]

PROXIMITY, proks-im'it-i, n. immediate nearness. [Fr.-L.]

PROXIMO, proks'i-mo, adj. (in) the next (month).

PROXY, proks'i, n. the agency of one who acts for another: one who acts for another, or the writing by which he is deputed. [Lit. "the office of procurator," from obs. E. procuracy, from PROCURATOR.]

PRUDE, prōōd, n. a woman of affected modesty. [Fr.-O. Fr. prode, fem. of prod, excellent, from L. probus, good, virtuous.]

PRUDENCE, proo'dens, n. quality of being prudent: wisdom applied to practice: caution. [Fr.-L.]

PRUDENT, prōō'dent, adj. (lit.) provident or foreseeing: cautious and wise in conduct: careful: discreet: dictated by forethought: frugal.-adv. PRU'DENTLY. [Fr. -L. prūdens, prudentis, contr. of providens, pr.p. of provideo, to foresee. See PROVIDE.

PRUDENTIAL, proō- den'shal, adj. proceeding from or dictated by prudence.adv. PRUDEN'TIALLY. PRUDERY, prōōd'er-i, n. manners of a prude.

PRUDISH, prōōd'ish, adj. like a prude: affectedly modest or reserved. - adv.

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prōō-nel'ō, n. a strong, woollen stuff, generally black. [Prob. Latinized form of Fr. prunelle, a sloe, dim. of Fr. prune. See PRUNE, n.]

PRURIENCE, prōō'ri-ens, PRURIENCY, prōō'ri-en-si, n. state of being prurient. PRURIENT, prōō'ri-ent, adj., itching or uneasy with desire. [L. pruriens, pr.p. of prurio, to itch.]

PRY, prī, v.i. to peer or peep into that which is closed to inspect closely to try to discover with curiosity:- -pa.t. and pa.p. pried.-adv. PRY'INGLY. [M.E. piren. Doublet PEER, to look narrowly.] PSALM, säm, n. a sacred song, -THE PSALMS, one of the books of the Old Testament. [L. psalmus-Gr. psalmos (lit.) a twitching or twanging the strings of a harp, from psallo, to wang.] PSALMIST, säm'ist or sal'mist, n. a composer of psalms, applied to David and the writers of the Scriptural psalms. [L.Gr.]

PSALMODIC, sal-mod'ik, PSALMODICAL, sal-mod'ik-al, adj. pertaining to psalmody. PSALMODIST, sal'mod-ist, n. a singer of psalms.

PSALMODY, sam'o-di or sal'mo-di, n. the singing of psalms: psalms collectively. [Gr. psalmodia, singing to the harppsalmos (see PSALM), and ōdē, a song (see ODE).]

PSALTER, sawl'ter, n. the book of Psalms, esp. when separately printed in the R. Cath. Church, a series of 150 devout sentences: a rosary of 150 beads, according to the number of the psalms. [O. Fr. psaltier-L. psalterium.]

PSALTERY, sawl'ter-i, n. a stringed instrument of the Jews. [O. Fr. psalterie (Fr. psalterion) L. psalterium—Gr. psalterion. Cf. PSALM.]

PSEUDONYM, su'do-nim, n. a fictitious name assumed, as by an author.-adj. PSEUDO'NYMOUS, bearing a fictitious name. [Fr. Gr. pseud-es, false, and onoma. E. NAME.] PSHAW, shaw, int. of contempt. [Imitative.] PSYCHICAL, si'kik-al, adj. pertaining to the soul, or living principle in man. [L. psychicus-Gr. psychikos - psyche, the soul-psycho, to breathe.] PSYCHOLOGIC, si-ko-lojik, PSYCHOLOGICAL, sī-ko-loj'ik-al, adj. pertaining to psychology.adv. PSYCHOLOG'ICALLY. PSYCHOLOGIST, si-kol'o-jist, n. one who studies psychology.

PSYCHOLOGY, si-kol'o-ji, n. the science which classifies and analyzes the phenomena of the human mind. [Gr. psyche, the soul, and logos, a treatise.] PTARMIGAN, tär'mi-gan, n. a species of grouse with feathered toes inhabiting the tops of mountains. [Gael. tarmachan.]

PUBERTY, pū'ber-ti, n. the age of full development: early manhood or womanhood. [Fr. puberté-L. pubertas, -tatis -pubes, the signs of manhood, from root of PUPIL.]

PUBESCENCE, pū-bes'ens, n. state of one arrived at puberty: (bot.) the soft, short hair on plants.

PUBESCENT, pū-bes'ent, adj. arriving at puberty: (bot. and zool.) covered with soft, short hair. [L. pubescens, -entis, pr.p. of pubesco, to arrive at pubertypubes. See PUBERTY.]

PÚBLIC, pub'lik, adj. of or belonging to the people pertaining to a community or a nation general: common to all: generally known. -n. the people: the general body of mankind: the people, indefinitely.-adv. PUBLICLY. [Fr.-L. publicus-populus, the people. Cf. PEO

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PUBLICAN, pub'lik-an, n. the keeper of an inn or public-house (orig.) a farmergeneral of the Roman public revenue: a tax-collector. [L.]

PUBLICATION, pub-li-ka'shun, n. the act of publishing or making public: a proclamation: the act of printing and sending forth to the public, as a book: that which is published as a book, etc. PUBLIC-HOUSE, pub'lik-hows, n. a house open to the public: a house of public entertainment. [Eng.]

PUBLICIST, pub'li-sist, n. one who writes on, or is skilled in public law, or current political topics.

PUBLICITY, pub-lis'i-ti, n. the state of being public or open to the knowledge of all: notoriety.

PUBLIC SPIRITED, pub'lik-spirit-ed, adj.

having a spirit actuated by regard to the public interest: with a regard to the public interest.adv. PUB'LIC-SPIRITEDLY.-n. PUB'LIC-SPIR'ITEDNESS. PUBLISH, pub'lish, v.t. to make public: to divulge or reveal: to announce to proclaim to send forth to the public: to print and offer for sale: to put into circulation. [Fr.-L. publico, -atuspublicus.]

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PUBLISHER, pub'lish-er, n. one who makes public or proclaims: one who publishes books.

PUCE, pūs, adj. brownish-purple. [Lit. flea-colored; Fr. puce-L. pulex, pulicis, a flea.]

PUCK, puk, n. a goblin or mischievous sprite a celebrated fairy. [M.E. pouke -Celt., as Ir. puca, W. bug; conn. with Ice. púki. See the parallel forms PUG, BUG.]

PUCKER, puk'er, v.t. to gather into folds to wrinkle.-n. a fold or wrinkle. [Lit. "to gather into the form of a poke." See POKE, a bag, and POCK.] PUDDENING, pud'n-ing, n. (naut.) a quantity of yarns, oakum, or mats wrought round a rope, to make a stop upon it, to prevent chafing, or for other purposes. PUDDING, pood'ing, n. an intestine filled with meat, a sausage: a soft kind of food, of flour, milk, eggs, etc. [Prob. Celt., as W. poten, Ir. putog-pot, a bag; Ger. pudding, Fr. boudin, L. botulus, are prob. all related words.]

PÚDDLE, pud'l, n. a small pool of muddy water: a mixture of clay and sand.-v.t. to make muddy: to make impervious to water with clay to convert into bar or wrought iron.-v.i. to make a dirty stir. [M.E. podel (for plod-el) — Celt. plod, a pool, conn. with FLOOD and FLOW.] PUDDLER, pud'ler, n. one who turns castiron into wrought-iron by puddling. PUDDLING, puď'ling, n. the act of rendering impervious to water by means of clay: the process of converting cast into bar or wrought iron. PUERILE, pu'er-il, adj. pertaining to children childish: trifling silly.-adv. PU'ERILELY. [Fr. puéril-L. puerilis— puer, a child. Cf. FOAL.] PUERILITY, pū-er-il'i-ti, n. quality of being puerile: that which is puerile: a childish expression.

PUERPERAL, pū-er'per-al, adj. relating to childbirth. [L. puerpera, bearing children-puer, a child, and pario, to bear. Cf. FOAL and PARENT.] PUFF, puf, v.i. to blow in puffs or whiffs: to swell or fill with air: to breathe with vehemence to blow at, in contempt: to bustle about.-v.t. to drive with a puff: to swell with a wind: to praise in exaggerated terms.-n. a sudden, forcible breath a sudden blast of wind: a gust or whiff: a fungous ball containing dust: anything light and porous, or swollen

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and light a kind of light pastry: an exaggerated expression of praise.-n. PUFFER.—Puff up (B.) to inflate. [Imitative; cog. with Ger. puff-en, etc.]

PUFFERY, puf'er-i, n., puffing or extravagant praise. PUFFIN, puf'in, n. a water-fowl having à short, thick, projecting beak like that of a parrot. [Named either from its swelling beak or its round belly. See PUFF.] PUFFY, puf'i, adj., puffed out with air or any soft matter: tumid: bombastic.adv. PUFF'ILY.-n. PUFF'INESS. PUG, pug, n. a monkey: a small kind of dog any small animal (in familiarity or contempt). [Lit. "an imp;" a corr. of PUCK.]

PUGH, pōō, int. of contempt or disdain. [Imitative.]

PUGILISM, pū'jil-izm, n. the art of boxing or fighting with the fists.-adj. PUGILISTIC. [From L. pugil, a boxer-root pug, whence L. pugnus, E. FIST.] PUGILIST, pū'jil-ist, n. one who fights with his fists.

PUGNACIOUS, pug-na'shus, adj. fond of fighting: combative: quarrelsome.-adv. PUGNACIOUSLY.-n. PUGNACITY. [L. pugnax, pugnacis-pugno, to fight-pugnus, E. FIST.]

PUISNE, pu'ni, adj. (law) inferior in rank, applied to certain judges in England. [Lit. "born after," O. Fr. (Fr. puiné), from puis-L. post, after, and né, pa.p. of naître-L. nascor, natus, to be born. Doublet of PUNY.]

PUISSANT, pū'is-ant or pū-is'ant, adj., potent or powerful: strong: forcible.-adv. PU'ISSANTLY.-n. PU'ISSANCE. [Fr. (It. possente), from L. potens, powerful, modified by the influence of L. posse, to be able. Cf. POTENT and POSSIBLE.] PUKE, pūk, v.i. to spew: vomit. [A form of SPEW.]

ULE, pul, v.i. to pipe or chirp: to cry, whimper, or whine, like a child.- -n. PUL ER. [From Fr. piauler, like It. pigolare, L. pipilo, and pipo, to pipe, formed from the sound.]

PULL, pool, v.t. to draw or try to draw: to draw forcibly to tear: to pluck.-v.i. to give a pull: to draw.-n. the act of pulling a struggle or contest. [A.S. pullian, conn. with Low Ger. pulen, to pluck.]

PULLET, pool'et, n. a young hen. [Fr. poulette, dim. of poule, a hen-Low L. pulla, a hen, fem. of L. pullus, a young animal, cog. with FOAL. POULT is a doublet.]

PULLEY, pool'i, n. a wheel turning about an axis, and having a groove in which a cord runs, used for raising weights :-pl. PULL'EYS. [M. E. poleyn, from A.S. pullian; acc. to others, from Fr. poulainLow L. pullanus-pullus (E. FOAL); acc. to Diez from Fr. poulie, which is from E. PULL.] PULMONARY, pul'mon-ar-i, adj. pertaining to or affecting the lungs. [L. pulmonarius-pulmo, pulmonis, a lung-Gr. pleumon, pneumon, lung-root pnu, to breathe.]

PULMONIC, pul-mon'ik, adj. pertaining to or affecting the lungs.-n. a medicine for disease of the lungs: one affected by disease of the lungs. PULP, pulp, n. the soft fleshy part of bodies: marrow: the soft part of plants, esp. of fruits: any soft mass.-v.f. to reduce to pulp: to deprive of pulp to separate the pulp. [Fr. pulpe-L. pulpa, perh. conn. with root of PALPABLE.] PULPIT, pool'pit, n. a platform for speaking from: an elevated or inclosed place in a church where the sermon is deliv

ered a desk. adj. belonging to the pul- | PUNCHEON, punsh'un, n. a steel tool with pit. [Fr.-L. pulpitum, a stage. Ety. unknown.]

PULPOUS, pulp'us, adj. consisting of or resembling pulp: soft.-n. PULP'OUSNESS. PULPY, pulp'i, adj. like pulp: soft.-n. PULP'INESS.

PULSATE, pul'sāt, v.i. to throb. [L. pulso, pulsatus, to beat, freq. of pello, pulsus, to drive.]

PULSATILE, pul'sat-il, adj. that may be beaten played by beating: acting by pulsation.

PULSATION, pul-sa'shun, n. a beating or throbbing a motion of the pulse: any measured beat: a vibration. [L. pulsatio.]

PULSATIVE, pul'sa-tiv, PULSATORY, pul'sa-tor-i, adj., beating or throbbing. PULSE, puls, n. a beating: a throb a vibration: the beating of the heart and the arteries. [Fr. pouls-L. pulsuspello, pulsus. See PULSATE.]

PULSE, puls, n. grain or seed of beans, pease, etc. [L. puls, porridge (Gr. poltos). Cf. POULTICE.]

PULSELESS, puls'les, adj. having no pulsation.

PULVERABLE, pul'ver-a-bl, PULVERIZABLE, pul'ver-iz-a-bl, adj. that may be reduced to fine powder. [L. pulvis, pulveris, powder.]

one end for stamping or perforating metal plates. [O. Fr. poinson, a bodkin, a puncheon-L. punctio, -onis, a pricking -pungo, punctus, to prick.] PUNCHEON, punsh'un, n. a cask: a liquid measure of 84 gallons. [O. Fr. poinson, a cask; perh. from the above, so called from the brand stamped on it. Cf. HOGSHEAD.]

PUNCHINELLO, punsh-i-nel'o, PUNCH, punsh, n. the short, humpbacked figure of a puppet-show: a buffoon. [A corr. of It. pulcinello, dim. of pulcino, a young chicken, a child-L. pullus, a young animal. See PULLET and FOAL.] PUNCTATE, pungk'tāt, PUNCTATED, pungk'tat-ed, adj., pointed: (bot.) punctured: full of small holes. [Formed from L. punctum, a point-pungo, punctus, to prick.] PÛNCTÍLIO, pungk-til'yo, n. a nice point in behavior or ceremony: nicety in forms. [Lit. "a little point," Sp. puntillo, dim. of punto, point-L. punctum, point.] PUNCTILIOUS, pungk-til'yus, adj. attending to little points or matters: very nice or exact in behavior or ceremony: exact or punctual to excess.-adv. PUNCTIL'IOUSLY.-n. PUNCTIL'IOUSNESS. PUNCTUAL, pungk'tu-al, adj. observant of nice points, punctilious: exact in keeping time and appointments: done at the exact time. n. PUNCTUALIST. — adv. PUNCTUALLY. [Fr. ponctuel-L. punctum, a point.]

PUNCTUATION, pungk-tu-a'shun, n. the act or art of dividing sentences by points or marks.

PULVERIZE, pul'ver-iz, v.t. to reduce to dust or fine powder.-n. PULVERIZA'TION. [Fr.-Late L. pulverizo-pulvis.] PULVEROUS, pul'ver-us, adj. consisting of or like dust or powder. [L. pulvereus.] PUNCTUALITY,pungk-tu-al'i-ti,n. quality PUMA, pū'ma, n. a carnivorous animal, of or state of being punctual: the keeping the cat kind, of a reddish-brown color the exact time of an appointment. without spots, called also the American PUNCTUATE, pungk'tü-at, v.t. to mark lion. [Peruvian puma.] with points to divide sentences by PUMICE, pu'mis, n. a hard, light, spongy, certain marks. volcanic mineral.-adj. PUMI'CEOUS, of or like pumice. [A.S. pumic(-stan), pumice(-stone)-L. pumex, pumicis, for spumex -spuma, foam-spuo. See SPUME, and POUNCE, a fine powder.] PUMMEL. Same as POMMEL. PUMP, pump, n. a machine for raising water and other fluids. -v.t. to raise with a pump: to draw out information by artful questions.v.i. to work a pump to raise water by pumping.-n. PUMPER. [Fr. pompe-Ger. pumpe (for plumpe), from the sound of splashing in water. See PLUMP.]

PUMP, pump, n. a thin-soled shoe used in dancing. [Fr. pompe. So called from being used on showy occasions. POMP.]

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PUMPKIN, pump'kin, PUMPION, pump'yun, n. a plant of the gourd family and its fruit. A corr. of Fr. pompon-L. pepo, onis- Gr. pepōn, ripe, so called because not eaten until ripe.]

PUN, pun, v.t. to play upon words similar in sound but different in meaning:-pr.p. punn'ing; pa.t. and pa.p. punned.—n. a play upon words. [Lit. "to hammer or torture words," an old form of POUND, to beat, from A.S. punian.] PUNCH, contr. of PUNCHINELLO. [Through the influence of prov. E. punch, thick, fat.]

PUNCH, punsh, n. a beverage of five ingredients, spirit, water, sugar, lemonjuice, and spice. [Hindi_panch, fiveSans. panchan, cog. with E. FIVE.] PUNCH, punsh, v.t. to prick or pierce with something sharp: to perforate with a steel tool. -n. a tool for stamping or perforating, a kind of awl. [A curtailed form of PUNCHEON, a tool.] PUNCH, punsh, v.t. to strike or hit, esp. on the head.-n. a stroke or blow. [Prob. a corr. of PUNISH.]

PUNCTURE, pungk'tür, n. a pricking: a small hole made with a sharp point.--v.t. to prick to pierce with a pointed instrument. [L. punctura-pungo.] PUNDIT, pun'dit, n. a learned man. [Sans. pandita-pand, to pile up.] PUNGENT, pun'jent, adj. pricking or acrid to taste or smell: keen: sarcastic.-adv. PUN'GENTLY.-n. PUN'GENCY. [L. pungens, -entis, pr.p. of pungo. See POIGNANT.]

PUNISH, pun'ish, v.t. to exact a penalty: to cause loss or pain for a fault or crime: to chasten.-n. PUN'ISHER. [Fr. punir, punissant — L. punire-pœna, penalty. See PAIN.] PUNISHABLE, pun'ish-a-bl, adj. that may be punished.

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PUNISHMENT, pun'ish-ment, n. loss or pain inflicted for a crime or fault. PUNITIVE, pūn'i-tiv, adj. pertaining to punishment.

PUNKAH, pung'ka, n. a large fan consisting of a light framework covered with cloth and suspended from the ceiling of a room. [Hind. pankhá, a fan.] PUNSTER, pun'ster, n. one who puns or is skilled in punning.

PUNT, punt, n. a ferry-boat: a flat-bottomed boat.-v.t. to propel, as a boat, by pushing with a pole against the bottom of a river. [A.S.-L. ponto, a punt, a pontoon-pons, pontis. See PONTAGE and PONTOON.]

PUNY, pu'ni, adj. (comp. PU'NIER, superl. PU'NIEST), Small: feeble: inferior in size or strength. [Lit. "born after or late." Doublet of PUISNE.]

PUP, pup, v.t. to bring forth puppies, as a bitch-pr.p. pupp'ing; pa.t. and pa.p. pupped. [Short for PUPPY.]

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PUPA, pū'pa, PUPE, pūp or pû'pē, n. an insect inclosed in a case before its full development: a chrysalis :-pl. PUPA, pūpē, PUPES, pū'pēs. [L. pupa, a girl, a doll, fem. of pupus, a boy, a child.] PUPIL, pū'pil, n. a little boy or girl: one under the care of a tutor: a scholar a ward (law) one under puberty. [Fr. pupille-L. pupillus, pupilla, dims. of pupus, boy, pupa, girl.] PUPIL, pu'pil, n. the apple of the eye, so called from the baby-like figures seen on it. [Same as above word.] PUPILAGE, pū'pil-āj, n. state of being a pupil.

PUPILLARY, PUPILARY, pū'pil-ar-i, ad. pertaining to a pupil or ward, or to the pupil of the eye.

PUPPET, pup'et, n. a small doll or image moved by wires in a show: one entirely under the control of another.-n. PUPP'ET-SHOW, a mock show or drama performed by puppets. [O. Fr. poupette, dim. from L. pupa.] PUPPY, pup'i, n. a doll: a conceited young man: a whelp..-n. PUPP'YISM, conceit in men. [Fr. poupée, a doll or puppet-L. рира. Cf. PUPA.] PUR. See PURR.

PURBLIND, pur'blind, adj. nearly blind : near-sighted. adv. PUR'BLINDLY. PUR BLINDNESS. [For pure-blind, i.e. wholly blind; the meaning has been modified, prob. through some confusion with the verb to pore.] PURCHASABLE, pur'chas-a-bl, adj. that may be purchased. PURCHASE, pur'chas, v.t. (lit.) to chase

or seek for to acquire: to obtain by paying to obtain by labor, danger, etc.: (law) to sue out or procure.-n. act of purchasing that which is purchased: any mechanical power or advantage in raising or moving bodies. - n. PURCHASER. [Fr. pourchasser, to seek eagerly, pursue pour (L. pro), for, chasser, to chase. See CHASE.]

PURE, pūr, adj. (comp. PUR'ER, superl. PUR'EST), clean, unsoiled: unmixed: not adulterated: real: free from guilt or defilement chaste: modest mere: that and that only.-adv. PURE'LY.—n. PURE'NESS. [Fr. pur-L. purus-root pu, to make clean; conn. with E. FIRE, L. puto, and its derivatives.]

PURGATION, pur-ga'shun, n. a purging: (law) the clearing from imputation of guilt. [Fr.-L. purgatio.] PURGATIVE, pur'ga-tiv, adj., cleansing: having the power of evacuating the intestines.-n. a medicine that evacuates. [L. purgativus.] PURGATORIAL, pur-ga-to'ri-al, adj. per- | taining to purgatory. PURGATORY, pur'ga-tor-i, adj., purging or cleansing: expiatory.- -n. according to R. Catholic and some eastern religions, a place or state in which souls are after death purified from venial sins. [Fr. purgatoire-L. purgatorius. See PURGE.] PURGE, purj, v.t. to make pure: to carry off whatever is impure or superfluous: to clear from guilt: to evacuate, as the| bowels to clarify, as liquors.-v.i. to become pure by clarifying: to have frequent evacuations. [Fr. purger — L. purgo (for pur-igo)-purus, pure, and ago, to do or make.] PURGING, purj'ing, n. act of cleansing or clearing.

PURIFICATION, pūr-i-fi-kā'shun, n. act of purifying: (B.) the act of cleansing ceremonially by removing defilement. [Fr. -L. purificatio.] PURIFICATORY, pūr-if'i-ka-tor-i, adj.tending to purify or cleanse. PURIFY, pür'i-fi, v.t. to make pure: to free

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from guilt or uncleanness: to free from improprieties or barbarisms, as language. -.i. to become pure:-pa.t. and pa.p. pür'ified.- -n. PURIFIER. [Fr. purifier— L. purifico-purus, pure, facio, to make.] PURISM, pūr'izm, n., pure or immaculate conduct or style: the doctrine of a purist. PURIST, pur'ist, n. one who is excessively pure or nice in the choice of words. PÚRITAN, pūr'i-tan, n. one professing great purity in religious life: one of a religious party in the time of Elizabeth and the Stuarts marked by rigid purity in doctrine and practice.-adj. pertaining to the Puritans.

PURITANIC, pūr-i-tan'ik, PURITANICAL, pur-i-tan'ik-al, adj. like a Puritan: rigid: exact.

PURITANISM, pūr'i-tan-izm, n. the notions or practice of Puritans. PURITY, pūr'i-ti, n. condition of being pure.

PÜRL, purl, v.i. to flow with a murmuring sound: to ripple.-n. a soft murmuring sound, as of a stream among stones: an eddy or ripple. [Prob. freq. of PURR; cf. Sw. porla, Ger. perlen, to bubble.] PURL, purl, v.t. to fringe with a waved edging, as lace: (knitting) to invert stitches. [Contr. of purfle-Fr. pourfiler -pour (L. pro), and filer, to twist threads, from fil, a thread. Cf. FILE, a line, etc.] PURL, purl, n. ale warmed and spiced. [Prob. from Fr. perle, a pearl, from the small pearl-like bubbles rising on its surface. See PEARL.]

PURLIEU, pur'lu, n. the borders or environs of any place: (orig.) the grounds on the borders of a forest. [Acc. to Skeat, a corr. of O. Fr. puralee (à mere translation of L. perambulatio), land severed from a royal forest by perambulationO. Fr. pur (L. pro), and allee, a going. | See ALLEY.]

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PURLOIN, pur-loin', v.t. to steal: to plagiarize.n. PURLOIN'ER. [Lit. to carry away to a long distance;" M.E. purlongen-O. Fr. purloignier-L. prolongo. See PROLONG.]

PURPLE, purʼpl, n. a very dark-red color: a purple dress or robe, orig. worn only by royalty: a robe of honor.-adj. red tinged with blue: blood-red: bloody.v.t. to dye purple: to clothe with purple. [M.E. purpre O. Fr. porpre (Fr. pourpre)-L. purpura · -Gr. porphyra. See PORPHYRY.]

PURPORT, pur'port, n. design: signification.-v.i. to mean. [Lit. "that which is carried or conveyed," O.Fr. pur (Fr. pour)—L. pro, for, and Fr. porter-L. porto, to carry.]

PURPOSE, pur pos, n. that which a person sets before himself as an end: aim: intention effect.-v.t. to intend.-v.i. to have an intention. [O. Fr. purposer, form of proposer (see PROPOSE), influenced by Fr. propos (L. ponere), to place.] PURPOSELESS, pur'pos-les, adj. without purpose or effect: aimless.

PURPOSELY, pur'pos-li, adv. with purpose or design intentionally. PURR, PUR, pur, v.i. to utter a murmuring sound, as a cat.-n. (also PURR'ING), the low, murmuring sound of a cat. [From the sound.]

PURSE, purs, n. a small bag for money, orig. made of skin: a sum of money: a treasury.-v.t. to put into a purse: to contract as the mouth of a purse: to contract into folds. [O. Fr. borse (Fr. bourse) -Low L. bursa--Gr. byrsd, a skin, a hide.] PURSE-PROUD, purs'-prowd, adj., proud of one's purse or wealth: insolent from wealth.-n. PURSE'-PRIDE. PURSER, purs'er, n. an officer who has charge of the provisions, clothing, and

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accounts of a ship, now termed a "paymaster."-n. PURS'ERSHIP. PURSLANE, PURSLAIN, purs'lan, n. an annual plant, frequently used in salads. [It. porcellana, from L. portulaca.] PURSUANCE, pur-sū'ans, n. the act of pursuing or following out: process: con

sequence.

PURSUANT, pur-su'ant, adj. done pursu ing or seeking any purpose: hence, agreeable.

PURSUE, pur-su', v.t. to follow onwards in order to overtake: to chase: to prosecute to seek to imitate: to continue. -n. PURSU'ER, one who pursues: (Scots law) a plaintiff. [O. Fr. porsuir (Fr. poursuivre)-L. prosequor, -secutus-pro, onwards, sequor, to follow.]

PURSUIT, pur-sut', n. the act of pursuing, following, or going after: endeavor to attain: occupation.

PURSUIVANT, pur'swi-vant, n. a pursuer or follower in Great Britain, a state messenger; an attendant on the heralds; one of four junior officers in the Heralds' College. [Fr. poursuivant.]

PURSY, purs'i, adj., pushed out: puffy: fat and short: short-breathed.—n. PURS'INESS. [O. Fr. pourcif (Fr. poussif), orig. poulsif, broken-winded-O. Fr. pourcer (Fr. pousser), to push. See PUSH.] PURTENANCE, pur'ten-ans, n. that which pertains or belongs to: (B.) the intestines of an animal. [Short for APPURTENANCE.]

PURULENCE, pū'roo-lens, PURULENCY, pū'roo-len-si, n. the forming of pus or matter: pus.

PURULENT, pū'roo-lent, adj. consisting of, full of, or resembling pus or matter. -adv. PU'RULENTLY.

PURVEY, pur-va', v.t. to provide, esp. with conveniences: to procure.- i. to provide to buy in provisions. [O. Fr. porvoir (Fr. pouvoir)-L. provideo. See PROVIDE.]

PURVEYANCE, pur-va'ans, n. the act of purveying: procuring of victuals: in England, the royal prerogative of preemption, now abolished. PURVEYOR, pur-va'or, n. one who provides victuals: in England, an officer who formerly exacted provisions for the use of the king's household: a procurer. PUS, pus, n. that which has become putrid: white matter of a sore. [L. pus, puris, matter; akin to Gr. pyon, and Sans. root puy, to become putrid.] PUSEYISM, pū'zi-izm, n. a name given collectively to the principles of Dr. Pusey and other Oxford divines, as put forth in a series of pamphlets, called "Tracts for the Times. -n. PU'SEYITE, one supposed to hold certain views attributed to Dr. Pusey.

PUSH, poosh, v.t. to thrust or beat against: to drive by pressure: to press forward: to urge.-v.i. to make a thrust: to make an effort: to press against: to burst out. -n. a thrust: an impulse: assault: effort: exigence. [Fr. pousser-L. pulso, freq. of pello, pulsum, to beat.] PUSHING, poosh'ing, adj.,pressing forward in business enterprising: vigorous. PUSILLANIMOUS, pū-sil-an'i-mus, adj. having a little mind: mean-spirited: cowardly.-adv. PUSILLAN'IMOUSLY.—NS. PUSILLAN'IMOUSNESS, PUSILLANIM'ITY. [L. pusillanimis-pusillus, very little (-pusus, dim. of puer, a boy), and animus, the mind.]

PUSS, poos, n. a familiar name for a cat: a hare, in sportsmen's language. [Dut. poes, puss; Ir. and Gael. pus, a cat: prob. imitative of a cat's spitting.] PUSSY, poos'i, n. a dim. of Puss.

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PUSTULAR, pus'tū-lar, PUSTULOUS, | pus'tu-lus, adj. covered with pustules. PUSTULATE, pus'tū-lāt, v.t. to form into pustules.

PUSTULE, pus'tul, n. a small pimple containing pus. [Fr.-L. pustula—pus.] PUT, poot, v.t. to push or thrust to drive into action to throw suddenly, as a word: to set, lay, or deposit: to bring into any state: to offer: to propose: to apply to oblige: to incite: to add.v.i. to place: to turn:-pr.p. putting (poot'-); pa.t. and pa.p. put. [A.S. potian; prob. from the Celt., as Gael. put, W. putio.]

PUTATIVE, pu'ta-tiv, adj., supposed: reputed. [Fr.-L. putativus-puto, putatus, to suppose.]

PUTREFACTION, pū-tre-fak'shun, n. the act or process of putrefying: rottenness: corruption.

PUTREFACTIVE, pū-tre-fak'tiv, adj. pertaining to or causing putrefaction.-n.

PUTREFACTIVENESS.

PUTREFY, pū'tre-fi, v.t. to make putrid or rotten to corrupt.-v.i. to become putrid to rot:-pa.t. and pa.p. pu'trefied. [PUTRID, and L. facio, factum, to make.

PUTRESCENT, pu-tres'ent, adj., becoming putrid pertaining to putrefaction.-n. PUTRES CENCE.

PUTRID, pū'trid, adj., stinking: rotten: corrupt.-ns. PUTRID'ITY, PUTRIDNESS. [Fr. putride-L. putridus-puter, putris, rotten-puteo, akin to Gr. puthō, Sans. puy, to stink. See Pus.] PUTTY, put'i, n. an oxide of tin, or of lead

and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.: a cement, of whiting and linseed-oil, used in glazing windows.-v.t. to fix or fill up with putty-pa.t. and pa.p. putt'ied. [O. Fr. potée, properly that which is contained in a pot (Fr. pot).]

PUZZLE, puz'l, n. perplexity: something to try the ingenuity, as a toy or riddle.v.t. to pose: to perplex.-v.i. to be bewildered. -n. PUZZ'LER. [From M. E. opposaile (E. opposal), an objection or question put by an examiner-Fr.opposer. See OPPOSE.]

PUZZLING, puz'ling, adj., posing: perplexing.

PYEBALD. See PIEBALD.

PYGARG, pî'gärg, n. a kind of antelope.

[Lit. "the white-rumped animal," Gr. pygargos-pyge, rump, argos, white.] PYGMEAN, pig-me'an, PYGMY, pig'mi,

adj. pertaining to or like a pygmy: dwarfish: diminutive.

PYGMY, pig'mi, n. one of a fabulous dwarfish race of antiquity: a dwarf: any diminutive thing. [Fr. pygmé-L. Pygmæi-Gr. Pygmaioi, the Pygmies, fabled to be of the length of a (Gr.) pygme 13 inches (measured from the elbow to the knuckles)—pygmě, fist, L. pugnus.]

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PYLORUS, pi-lo'rus, n. the lower opening of the stomach leading to the intestines. -adj. PYLOR'IC. [Lit. 'gate-keeper, L.-Gr. pyloros-pyle, an entrance, and ouros, a guardian. PYRAMID, pir'a-mid, n. a solid figure on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, with triangular sides meeting in a point: -pl. "the pyramids or great monuments of Egypt: a game played on a billiard table. [L.-Gr. pyramis, pyramidos. Ety. unknown; prob. Egyptian.] PYRAMIDAL, pi-ram'i-dal, PYRAMIDIC, pir-a-mid'ik, PYRAMIDICAL, pir-a-midik-al, adj. having the form of a pyramid. -advs. PYRAMIDALLY, PYRAMID'ICALLY. PYRE, pir, n. a pile of wood, etc., to be set on fire at a funeral. [L. pyra-Gr. pyra -pyr, E. FIRE.]

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PYRITES, pir-i'tēz, n. a native compound of sulphur with other metals, so called because it strikes fire when struck against steel.-adjs. PYRIT'IC, PYRIT'ICAL. [L. -Gr. pyr, E. FIRE.] PYROGENOUS, pir-oj'en-us, adj., produced by fire. [Gr. pyrogenes-pyr, fire, and gen, root of gignomai, to produce.] PYROMETER, pir-om'e-ter, n. an instrument for measuring the temperature of bodies under fierce heat.-adjs. PYROMETRIC, PYROMETRICAL. [Gr. pyr, fire, and metron, a measure.] PYROTECHNIC, pir-o-tek'nik, PYROTECHNICAL, pir-o-tek'nik-al, adj. pertaining to fireworks. PYROTECHNICS, pir-o-tek'niks, PYROTECHNY, pir'o-tek-ni, n. the art of making fireworks. [Gr. pyr, fire, and technikos, artistic-techne, art.] PYROTECHNIST, pir'o-tek-nist, n. one skilled in pyrotechny. PYRRHONIST, pir'ro-nist,n. one who holds the tenets of Pyrrho, who taught universal scepticism: a sceptic.-n. PYRRHONISM, Scepticism.

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PYTHAGOREAN, pi-thag-o-re'an, adj. pertaining to Pythagoras, a celebrated Greek philosopher, or to his philosophy. -n. a follower of Pythagoras. PYTHAG'ORISM, his doctrines. PYTHIAN, pith'i-an, adj. pertaining to the Pythoness: noting one of the four national festivals of ancient Greece, in honor of Apollo.

PYTHON, pi'thon, n. a genus of large serpents, family Boida, nearly allied to the boa, from which they differ in having the plates on the under surface of the tail double. They are natives of the Old World, and are found in the East Indies, South Africa, and elsewhere. They sometimes attain a length of 30 feet. They are not venomous, but kill their prey by compression. [Gr. pythōn, a great serpent slain near Delphi by Apollo.]

PYTHONESS, pith'on-es, n. the priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Pytho, the oldest name of Delphi, in Greece: a witch.

PYTHONIC, pi-thon'ik, adj. pretending to foretell future events like the Pythoness. PYTHONISM, pith'on-izm, n. the art of predicting events by divination. PYTHONIST.

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PYX, piks, n. in the R. Cath. Church, the sacred box in which the host is kept after consecration: at the British Mint, the box containing sample coins. —v.t. to test the weight and fineness of, as the coin deposited in the pyx.-TRIAL OF THE PYX, final trial by weight and assay of the gold and silver coins of Great Britain, prior to their issue from the Mint. [L. pyxis, a box-Gr. pyxis―pyxos (L. buxus), the box-tree, box-wood-pyk-nos, dense-root, pak, to bind. Cf. Box, a tree, etc., and PACT.]

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QUACK, kwak, v.i. to cry like a duck: to boast to practice as a quack.-v.t. to doctor by quackery.-n. the cry of a duck: a boastful pretender to skill which he does not possess, esp. medical skill: a mountebank.-adj. pertaining to quackery used by quacks. [An imitative [An imitative word, seen also in Ger. quaken, Dut. kwaken, Gr. koax, a croak.] QUACKERY, kwak'er-i, n. the pretensions or practice of a quack, esp. in medicine. QUACKSALVER, kwak'sal-ver, n. a quack

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who deals in salves, ointments, etc.: a quack generally.

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Lent, or the forty days of fast before Easter. [L.-quadragesimus, fortiethquadraginta, forty-quatuor, four. See FOUR.] QUADRAGESIMAL, kwod-ra-jes'i - mal, adj. belonging to or used in Lent. QUADRANGLE, kwod'rang-gl, n. a square surrounded by buildings: (geom.) a plane figure having four equal sides and angles. [Fr.-L. quadrangulum-quatuor, four, and angulus, an angle.] QUADRANGULAR, kwod-rang'gu-lar, adj. of the form of a quadrangle.-adv. QUADRANG'ULARLY.

QUADRANT, kwod'rant, n. (geom.) the fourth part of a circle, or an arc of 90°: an instrument consisting of the quadrant of a circle graduated in degrees, used for taking altitudes. [L. quadrans, from quatuor, four.]

QUADRANTAL, kwod-rant'al, adj. pertaining to, equal to, or included in a quadrant.

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QUADRATE, kwod'rāt, adj., squared: having four equal sides and four right angles: divisible into four equal parts: (fig.) balanced: exact: suited.-n. square or quadrate figure.-v.i. to square or agree with: to correspond. [L. quadratus, pa.p. of quadro, to square, from quatuor, four.]

QUADRATIC, kwod-rat'ik, adj. pertaining to, containing or denoting a square. QUADRATURE, kwod'ra-tur, n. a squaring: (geom.) the finding, exactly or approximately, of a square that shall be equal to a given figure of some other shape the position of a heavenly body when 90° distant from another. QUADRENNIAL, kwod-ren'yal, adj. comprising four years: once in four years. -adv. QUADRENN'IALLY. [L. quadrennis-quatuor, four, annus, a year.] QUADRILATERAL, kwod-ri-lat'er-al, adj. having four sides.-n. (geom.) a plane figure having four sides. [L. quadrilaterus- quatuor, four, and latus, lateris, a side.

QUADRILITERAL, kwod-ri-lit'er-al, adj. of four letters. [L. quatuor, four, and litera, a letter.]

QUADRILLE, ka-dril' or kwa-dril', n. a game at cards played by four: a dance made up of sets of dancers containing four couples each. [Fr.; from It. quadriglia-L. quadra, a square-quatuor, four.]

QUADRILLION, kwod-ril'yun, n. a million raised to the fourth power, represented by a unit with 24 ciphers, according to the English notation, but according to the French notation, in common use on the Continent and in the U. S., represented by a unit with 15 ciphers. [Coined from L. quater, four times, on the model of MILLION.]

QUADRINOMIAL, kwod-ri-nō'mi-al, adj. (math.) consisting of four divisions or terms.-n. an expression of four terms. [From L. quatuor, four, and Gr. nomē, à division-nemo, to distribute.] QUADROON, kwod-rōōn', n. the offspring of a mulatto and a white person. [Fr. quarteron-L. quatuor, four; so called because their blood is one-fourth black.] QUADRUPED, kwod'roo-ped, n. a fourfooted animal. [L. quatuor, four, and pes, pedis, a foot.] QUADRUPEDAL, kwod-roo'pe-dal, adj. having four feet. QUADRUPLE, kwod'roo-pl, adj., fourfold. -n. four times the quantity or number. -v.t. to increase fourfold. [Fr.-L. quadruplus—quatuor, four.]