—nd, môve, når, nôt ;—tåbe, tâb, bâll ;—¿il ;—påůnd;—thin, THIS.

part of the press oy which the impression is made. || To PLEAD, plède. v. a. To defend, to discuss, PLATFORM, plåt förm. s. The sketch of any to allege in pleading or argument; to offer us thing horizontally delineated, the ichnography;

an excuse.

plè'dâ-bl. a.

a place laid out after any model; a level place||PLEADABLE, before a fortification; a scheme, a plan. Capable to be al leged in plea. PLATONICK, plå-tôn'ík. a. A Platonick lover is PLEADER, plè'dûr. s. 98. One who argues in one who professes great purity in love. a court of justice; one who speaks for or agains. PLATONIST, plåt'o-nist. s. One who adopts||PLEADING, plè'ding. s. 410. Act or form of pleading.

the sentiments of Plato.

PLATOON, plà-tôỏn'. a. A small square body PLEASANCE, plè'zânse. s. 234. Gaiety, pleas

of musketeers.

CORE.

antry. Obsolete.

Corrupted from Peloton, French.-See EN-PLEASANT, plêz'zânt. a. 234. Delightful; good humoured, cheerful; gay, lively, merry; trifling, adapted rather to mirth than use. PLEASANTLY, plêz'zânt-lè. ad. In such a man ner as to give delight; gayly, in good humour, lightly, ludicrously.

PLATTER, plåt'tår. s. 91. A large dish, generally of earth.

PLAŬDIT, plâw'dît. s. 213. Applause. PLAUSIBILITY, plåw-zè-bîl'è-tè. s. Speciousness, superficial appearance of right. PLAUSIBLE, plåw'zé-bl. a. Such as gains approbation, superficially pleasing or taking; specious, popular.

PLAUSIBLENESS, plåw'zè-bl-nês. s. Speciousness, show of right.

PLAUSIBLY, plaw'zè-blè. ad. With fair show, speciously.

PLAUSIVE, plåw'siv. a. 158, 428. Applauding; plausible. Not used in this last sense.

To PLAY, plå. v. n. 220. To sport, to frolick, to do something not as a task, but for pleasure; to toy, to act with levity; to trifle; to do something fanciful; to practise sarcastick merriment; to practise illusion; to game, to contend at some game; to touch a musical instrument; to operate, to act, used of any thing| in motion; to wanton, to move irregularly; to represent a character; to act in any certain character.

PLEAŠÁNTNESS, plêz'zánt-nês. s. Delight.
fulness, state of being pleasant; gaiety, cheer-
fulness, merriment.
PLEASANTRY, plén zắn trẻ. S.

riment; sprightly, lively talk.

Gaiety, mer

To PLEASE, plèze. v. a. 227. To delight, to gratify, to humour; to satisfy, to content; to obtain favour from; to be pleased, to like, a word of ceremony.

To PLEASE, plèze. v. n. To give pleasure; to
gain approbation; to like, to choose; to cou
descend, to comply.

PLEASINGLY, plè'zing-lè. ad. In such a man-
ner as to give delight.
PLEASURABLE, plézh'år-a-bl. a. Delightful,
full of pleasure.

PLEASURE, plêzh'ure. s. 234, 450. Delight,
gratification of the mind or senses; loose grati
fication; approbation; what the will dictates;
choice, arbitrary will.

To PLEASURE, plêzh'ůre. v. a. To please, to gratify.

er people.

PLEBEIAN, plè-bé'yân. a. Popular, consisting
of mean person's; belonging to the lower rank;
vulgar, low, common.
PLEDGE, plédje. s. A gage, any thing given
by way of warrant or security, a pawn; a sure-
ty, a bail, an hostage.

fo PLAY, plå. v. a. To put in action or motion, as, he Played his cannon; to use an instrument of musick; to act a mirthful character; to ex-||PLEBEIAN, plè-bé'yân. s. 113. One of the lowhibit dramatically, to act, to perform. PLAY, plà. s. Action not imposed, not work; amusement, sport; a drama, a comedy or tragedy, or any thing in which characters are represented by dialogue and action; game, practice of gaming, contest at a game; practice in any contest; action, employment, office; manner of acting; act of touching an instrument. In play; in jest, not in earnest; room for motion; liberty of acting, swing. PLAYBOOK, pla'book. s. Book of dramatick compositions.

PLAYDAY, plà'dà. s. Day exempt from tasks

Debt contracted by

or work. PLAYDEBT, plà'det. s. gaming. PLAYER, pla'ûr. s. 98. One who plays; an idler, a lazy person; actor of dramatick scenes; a mimick, one who touches a musical instrument; one who acts in any certain manner, not in earnest, but in play. PLAYFELLOW, plà'fễl-15. s. Companion in

amusement.

PLAYFUL, plå'fůl. a. Sportive.

PLAYGAME, pla'game. s. Play of children. PLAYHOUSE, pla'hoise. s. House where dramatick performances are represented. PLAYSOME, plà'sâm. a. Wanton. PLAYSOMENESS, plà'sum-nès. s. Wantonness, levity.

A toy.
A maker of plays.
A maker of plays.
form of pleading;

PLAYTHING, pla'thing. s.
PLAYWRIGHT, plà'rite. s.
PLEA, plè. s. 227. The act or
thing offered or demanded in
tion; an apology, an excuse.
To PLEACH, plëtsh. v. a. 227. To bend, to in-
terweave. Not in use.

To PLEDGE, plêdje. v. a. To put in pawn, to
give as security; to secure by a pledge; to in-
vite to drink, by accepting the cup or health
after another.

PLEDGET, plêd'jft. s. 99. A small mass of lint.
PLEIADS, plè'yádz.
PLEIADES, plè'yâ-dèz.
8. A northern
constellation,

I have preferred those orthoepists who mark these words as I have done, to Mr. Sheridan, who makes the first syllable like the verb to ply. Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott and Perry, the only orthöepists from whom we can know the sound of the diphthong ei, give it as I have done; and Johnson, by placing the accent after the seems to have done the same: but the sound we invariably give to these vowels in Plebeian, is a sufficient proof of English analogy; and that pronouncing them like eye, is an affectation of adhering to the Greek, from which Pleiades is derived. See Key to the Classical Pronunciation of the Greek and Latin Proper Names, under the word.

pleading; allega-Some very respectable speakers make the vowel in the first syllable of this word, long but analogy and the best usage seem to shorten the e, as they do the a in Granary. Mr. Nares, W. Johnston, Buchanan, and Entick, adopt the second pronunciation; and Mr. Sheridan, Dr Keurick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Perry, the first: nor do I see any reason why the should not be short in this word as well as is

To PLEAD, plède. v. n. 227. To argue before a court of justice; to speak in an argumentative or persuasive way for or against, to reason with another; to be offered as a plea; to admit or deny a charge of guilt.

559.-Fate, får, fåll, fåt;-mè, mêt;-pine, pin ;

plenitude, in which all our orthoepists, except||To PLOD, plôd. v. n. To toil, to drudge, to Buchanan, pronounce the e as in plenty. travel; to travel laboriously; to study closely PLENARINÉSS, plên’a-rẻ-nềs. s Fulness, com and dully.

PLENITUDE, plên'nè-tude. s. Fulness, the contra-To PLOT, plót. v. a. To plan, to contrive ;

PLENTEOÚSLY, plên'tshè-ûs-lè. ad. Copious-||PLOUGH, plôâ. s. 313, 390. The instrument

PLUMB, plům. s. 347. A plummet, a leaden
weight let down at the end of a line.
PLUMB, plům. ad.
Diseased
Perpendicularly to the

with a pleurisy; denoting a pleurisy. PLIABLE, pll'å-bl. a. 405. Easy to be bent, flexible; flexible of disposition, easy to be persuaded.To PLIABLENESS, plå-bl-nês. s. Flexibility, easiness to be bent; flexibility of mind. PLIANCY, plan-se. s. Easiness to be bent. PLIANT, pll'ânt. a. Bending, flexile; limber; easy to take a form, easily persuaded. PLIANTNESS, pll'ant-ness. Flexibility, tough

—nỏ, mỏve, nỗr, nốt ;—tube, tảo, bull ; –8 ;piind ;—thin, THIS.

PLUMIPEDE, plù'mè-pède. s. A fowl that has feathers on the foot.-See MILLEPEDes. PLUMMET, plâm'mît. s. 99. A weight of lead hung at a string by which depths are sounded, and perpendicularity is discerned. PLUMOSITY, plù-mos'sè-tè. The state of having feathers.

PLUMOUS, plù'mås. a. 314. Feathery, reserabling feathers.

PLUMP, plåmp. a. Somewhat fat, sleek, full and smooth.

PLUMP, plump. s. A knot, a tuft, a cluster, a number joined in one mass. Little used.

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mon,

G and k before n are always silent, as in gno knave, &c. B is not heard in bdellium, nor p in psalm, ptisan, &c. and till some good reasons are offered for pronouncing it in the words in question, I must join with Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Perry, who have sunk it as I have done.

PNEUMATICKS, nù-mât'tîks. s. That branch of philosophy which treats of the mechanical pro perties of air; in the schools, the doctrine of spi ritual substances, as, God, angels, and the souls

of men.

PNEUMATOLOGY, nù-mâ-tól’lò-jè. 8. The doctrine of spiritual existence.

To POACH, pótsh. v. a. 352. To boil slightly to plunder by stealth.

This word, says Mr. Mason, is now corrupted to Clump, and is one of those words that the ulgar continue to speak right, and for which hey are laughed at by politer corrupters of lan-To POACH, potsh. v. n. To steal game, to carry guage.

o PLUMP, plump. v. a. To fatten, to swell,
to make large.

fo PLUMP, plump. v. n. To fåll like a stone
into the water; to be swollen.
PLUMP, plump. ad. With a sudden fall.-See
PLUMB.

PLUMPER, plamp'år. s. 98. Something worn
in the mouth to swell out the cheeks.
PLUMPNESS, plump'nés. s. Fulness, dispo-

sition towards fulness.

PLUMPORRIDGE, plům-pôr'ridje. s. Porridge with plums.

PLUMPUDDING, plåm-påd'ding. s. 410. Pud-
ding made with plums.

PLUMPY, plump'è. a. Plump, fat.
PLUMY, plù'mè. a. Feathered, covered with

feathers.

To PLUNDER, plân'dår. v. a. 98. To pillage, to rob in a hostile way, to rob as a thief. PLUNDER, plân'dår. s. Pillage, spoils gotten

in war.

PLUNDERER, plân'dår-år. s. Hostile pillager, spoiler; a thief, a robber.

off game privately in a bag.

POACHER, pòtsh år. s. 98. One who steals game.
POCK, pôk. s. A pustule raised by the small pox.
POCKET, pók'kit. s. 88. The small bag insert-
ed into clothes.

To POCKET, pók'kit. v. a. To put in the pocket.
To pocket up; a proverbial form that denotes
the doing or taking any thing clandestinely; to
pass by an affront so as to say nothing of it.
POCKET-BOOK, pôk'kit-book. s.
S. A
A paper book
carried in the pocket for hasty notes.
POCKET-GLASS, pók'kit-glás. s. Portable
looking-glass.
POCKHOLE, pôk'hỏle, g Pit or scar made by
the small pox.

POCKINESS, pók’kè-nês. s. The state of being
pocky.

POCKY, pôk/kẻ. a. Infected with the pox.
POCULENT, pôk'ku-l2nt. a. Fit for drink.
POD, pôd. s. The capsule of legumes, the case
of seeds.

PODAGRICAL, pò-dâg'grè-kål. 2. Afflicted
with the gout; gouty, relating to the gout.
PODGE, podje. s. A puddle, a plash.

trical composition.

To PLUNGE, planje. v. a. 74. To put sud-POEM, po'êm. s. 99. The work of a poet, a me denly under water, or under any thing supposed liquid; to put into any state suddenly; to hurry into any distress; to force in suddenly. To PLUNGE, plånje. v. n. To sink suddenly into water, to dive; to fall or rush into any hazard or distress.

PLUNGE, plånje. s. Act of putting or sinking under water; difficulty, strait, distress. PLUNGER, plan'jûr. s. 93. One that plunges, a diver.

PLURAL, plu'rål. a. Implying more than one. PLURALÍŠT, plù'räl-ist. s. One that holds more ecclesiastical benefices than one with cure of souls.

POESY, pò'è-sè. s. The art of writing poems poem, metrical compositions, poetry; a shor conceit engraved on a ring or other thing, pronounced as two words.

POET, po'êt. s. 99. An inventor, an author of fiction, a writer of poems, one who writes in

measure.

POETASTER, pò-è̟-tâs'târ. s. A vile, petty poet.
POETESS, po'êt-tês. s. A she poet.
POETICAL, ro-êt'tè-kâl.
POETICK, po-êt'tik. 509. } a. Expressed in

poetry, pertaining to poetry, suitable to poetry. POETICALLY, po-êt'tè-kâl-lé. ad. With the qualities of poetry, by the fiction of poetry. Metrical composition, the art or practice of writing poems; poems, poetical pieces.

PLURALITY, plù-râl'è-tè. s. The state of being
or having a greater number; a number more|POETRY, po'è-trẻ. ́ s.
than one; inore cure of souls than one; the
greater number, the majority.
PLURALLY, plù'râl-è. ad. In a sense implying

more than one.

PLUSH, plåsh. s. A kind of villous or shaggy
cloth, shag.
PLUVIAL, plù'vè-âl
PLUVIOUS, phá vẻ đẹ

rain.

}

a. Rainy, relating to

To PLY, pll. v. a. To work on any thing closely
and importunately; to employ with diligence,
to keep busy, to set on work; to practise dili-
gently; to solicit importunely.

To PLY, pll. v. n. To work, to offer service; to
go in haste; to busy one's self; to bend.
PLY, pll. s. Bend, turn, bias; plait, fold.
PLYERS, pll'årz. s. 98. See PLIERS.
PNEUMATICAL, nu-mât'tè-kål.
PNEUMATICK, nù-mát'tik. 509.
by wind, relative to wind; consisting of spirit
or wind.

POIGNANCY, pôè'nân-sẻ. s. 387. The power of stimulating the palate, sharpness; the power of irritation, asperity.

POIGNANT, poé nånt. a. 387. Sharp, stimulating the palate, severe, piercing, painful; irritating, satirical, keen.

POINT, påînt. s. 299. The sharp end of any instrument; a string with a tag; headland, promontory; a sting of an epigram; an indivisible part of space, an indivisible part of time, a moment; a small space; space; punctilio, nicety; part required of time or space, critical moment, exact place; degree, state; note of distinction in writing, a stop; a spot, a part of a surface divided by spots, division by marks into which any thing is distinguished in a circle or other plane, as at tables the ace or sise Point; one of the degrees into which the circumference of the horizon and the mariner's compass is divided particular place to which any thing is directed; respect, regard; an aim; the act of a dog in marking out the game; the part

559-Fate, får, fåll, fât;-mè, mêt ;-pine, pin ;

cular thing required; particular instance, ex-
ample; a single position, a single assertion, a
single part of a complicated question, a single
part of any whole; a note, a tune. Pointblank;
directly, as, an arrow is shot to the pointblank,
or white mark. A Point of war; a certain
measure beat on the drum. ·

fo POINT, point. v. a. To sharpen, to forge or,
grind to a point; to direct towards an object
by way of forcing it on the notice; to show as
by directing the finger; to direct towards a
place; to distinguish by stops or points.
to POINT, point. v. n. To note with the finger;
to force upon the notice by directing the finger
towards it; to distinguish words or sentences
by points; to indicate as dogs do to sportsmen ;||

to show.

POINTED, point'êd. a. Sharp, having a sharp
point or pick; epigrammatical, abounding in
conceits.

POINTEDLY, point'êd-lè. ad. In a pointed

manner.

POINTEDNESS, pôînt'êd-nës. s. Sharpness,
pickedness with asperity; epigrammatical

smartness.

by which navigators compute their northern latitude, cynosure, lodestar; any guide or di

rector.

POLICE, pò-lèèse'. s. 112. The regulation and
government of a city or country, so far as re-
gards the inhabitants,

POLICED, po-lèèst'. a. 359. Regulated, formed
into a regular course of administration.
POLICY, pôl'lè-sẻ. s. The art of government,
chiefly with respect to foreign powers, art.
prudence, management of affairs, stratagem
a warrant for money in the publick funds.
To POLISH, pôl'lish. v. a. To smooth, to bright-
en by attrition, to gloss; to make elegant of

manners.

To POLISH, pôl'lish. v. n. To answer to the act
of polishing, to receive a gloss.
POLISH, polish. s. 544. Artificial gloss,
brightness given by attrition; elegance of man-
Capable of be

ners.

POLISHABLE, pôl'lish-â-bl. a.
ing polished.
POLISHER, pôl'lish-år. s. 98.
instrument that gives a gloss.

The person or

POLITE, pô-lite'. a. 170. Glossy, smooth. In this case only technically used; elegant of man

POINTEL, point'êl. s. Any thing on a point.
POINTER, point'år. s. 98. Any thing that
points; a dog that points out game to sports-POLITELY, pò-lite'lè. ad. With elegance of

men.

POINTINGSTOCK, pointing-stôk. S. Some-
thing made the object of ridicule.
POINTLESS, point'lês. a. Blunt, not sharp,

obtuse.

POISON, pôè'z’n. s. 170, 299.

ners.

manners, genteelly.

POLITENESS, pò-llte'nês. s. Elegance of man-
ners, gentility, good breeding.
POLITESSE, po-lè-tés'. s. French. Used lu
dicrously for politeness. Mason.
POLITICAL, po-lit'tè-kâl. a. 170. Relating to
politicks, relating to the administration of pub-
lick affairs; cunning, skilful.

That which destroys or injures life by a small quantity, and by means not obvious to the senses, venom. To POISON, påè'z'n. v. a. To infect with poi-POLITICALLY, po-t'tè-kâl-è. ad. With relason; to attack, injure, or kill by poison given; to corrupt, to taint. POISON-TREE, pôè'z'n-trèè s. A piant. POISONER, poé'z'n-ûr. s. 98. One who poisons; a corrupter.

POISE, pôèze. s. 299. Balance, equipoise, equi-||POLITY, pôl'lè-tè. s. A form of government, librium; a regulating power.

To POISÉ, pôèze. v. a. To balance, to hold or
place in equiponderance; to be equiponder-
ant to; to weigh; to oppress with weight.
POKE, poke. s. A pocket, a small bag.
To POKE, pòke. v. a. To feel in the dark, to
search any thing with a long instrument.
POKEK, poʻkår. s. 98. The iron bar with which
men stir the fire.

civil constitution.

POLL, poll. s. 406. The head; a catalogue or list of voters at an election; a register of heads; a fish called generally a chub; a chevin. To POLL, póll. v. n. To lop the tops of trees; to pull off hair from the head, to clip short, to shear; to mow, to crop; to plunder, to strip, to nill; to take a list or register of persons; to insert into a number as a voter. ly-||POLLARD, pôl ́lärd. s. 88. A tree lopped; the chub fish.

POLAR, pò'lår. a. 88. Found near the pole,
ing near the pole, issuing from the pole.
POLARITY, po-lâr'è-tè. s. Tendency to the pole. ||
POLARY, po'iår-è. a. Tending to the pole, having
a direction towards the pole.

POLLEN, pollin. s. 99. A fine powder commonly understood by the word farina, as also a sort of fine bran.

POLE, pôle. s. The extremity of the axis of the|| POLLER, pól lår. s. 98. Robber, pillager, plun-
earth, either of the points on which the world derer; he who votes or polls.
turns; a long staff; a tail piece of timber POLLEVIL, pól-lè'v'l. s. Pollevil is a large
erected; a measure of length containing five swelling, inflammation, or imposthume in the
yards and a half; an instrument of measuring. horse's poll or nape of the neck.
To POLE, pole. v. a. To furnish with poles. POLLOCK, pôl'låk. s. 166. A kind of fish.
POLEAXE, pole'âks. s. An axe fixed to a long||To POLLUTE, pôl-lùte'. v. a. To make unclean,
pole.

in a religious sense; to defile; to taint with guilt; to corrupt by mixtures of ill POLLÚTEDNESS, pôl-lú'têd-nês. s. Defilement, the state of being polluted. POLLUTER, pôl-lu'tår. s. 98. Defiler, corrupter. POLLUTION, pôl-là'shûn. s. The act of defiling, the state of being defiled; defilement. POLTRON, pôl-trôôn'. s. A coward, a scoundrel.

This is one of those half French, half English words that shows at once our desire to imitate

as

—nỏ, mỏve, nor, not;...tube, tâb, bill ;–ởil ; pound ;—thin, THIS.

the nasal vowel, and our incapacity to do it|| To POMMEL, pôm'mil. v. a. To beat black and properly. See ENCORE. POLY, po'iè. s. An herb.

POLYACOUSTICK, pò-lè-á-köů'stik, s. Any thing that multiplies or magnifies sounds.

The reason why the o, though under the secondary accent, in the first syllable of this and the three following words, is long, is because two vowels succeed it in the following syllables. See Principles, No. 534.

POLYANTHOS, pó-lè-ân'thas. s. A plant bearing many flowers.

POLYEDRON, pó-lè̟-è'drôn. s. A solid figure with many sides.

POLYEDRICAL, pôl-è-êd'drè-kâl.

} FOLYEDROUS, pô-lè-è'drâs. 314. a. Hav

ing many sides.

POLYGAMIST, pò-lig'gå-mist. s. One who holds the lawfulness of more wives than one at a time. POLYGAMY, pò-lig'gå-mè. s. 518. Plurality of wives.

POLYGLOT, pôl'lè-glôt. a. Having many lan

guages.

POLYGON, pôl'lè-gôn. s. 166. A figure of many angles.

POLYGONAL, pò-ggi-nấm. a Having many
angles.

POLYGRAM, pôl'lè-grâm. s. A figure consist-
ing of a great number of lines.
POLYGRAPHY, pò-lig'grå-fè. s. The art of
writing in several unusual manners or cyphers.
POLYHEDRON, pôl-è-hè'dron. s. Any thing
with many sides.

POLYLOGY, pò-lîl'lò-jè. s. 518. Talkativeness.
POLYMATHY, pò-lim'mâ-thè. s. 518. The
knowledge of many arts and sciences, also an
acquaintance with many different subjects.
POLYPETALOUS, pôl-Ïè-pêt'tâl-ás. a. Having||
many petals.

POLYPHONISM, pò-lif'fò-nizm. s. Multiplici

ty of sound.

blue, to bruise, to punch.

POMP, pômp. s. Splendour, pride; a procession
of splendour and ostentation.
POMPHOLYX, pôm'fò-liks. s. Pompholyx is a
white, light, and very friable substance, found
in crusts adhering to the domes of the furnaces
and of the covers of the large crucibles.
POMPION, pâm'pè-ân. s. 165. A pumpkin.
POMPOSITY, pom-pôs'è-tè. s. An affectation
of pompousness.

IF Though this word is not to be found in John-
son or Sheridan, it has been adopted by some
of our other Lexicographers, and so frequent-
ly occurs in conversation as to deserve a place
in the language.

POMPOUS, pôm'půs. a. 314. Splendid, inagnifi cent, grand.

POMPOUSLY, pôm'půs-lè. ad. Magnificently,
splendidly.

POMPOUSNESS, pôm'pås-nês. ș. Magnificence,
splendour, showiness, ostentatiousness.
POND, pond. s. A small pool or lake of water,
a basin, water not running or emitting any

stream.

To PONDER, pôn'dår. v. a. 98. To weigh mentally, to consider, to attend.

To PONDER, pôn'dår. v. n. To think, to muse PONDERABLE, pôn'dår-å-bl. a. Capable to be weighed, mensurable by scales. PONDERAL, pôn'dür-ål. a. Estimated by weight distinguished from numeral.

PONDERATION, pôn-dår-à ́shân. s. The act of
weighing.

PONDERER, pôn'dår-år. s. He who ponders.
PONDEROSITY, pôn-dûr-ôs'sè-tè. s. Weight,
gravity, heaviness.
PONDEROUS, pôn'dûr-ûs. 314. Heavy,
weighty; important, momentous; forcible,
strongly impulsive.
PONDĚŘOUSLY, pôn'dûr-ås-lè. ad. With
great weight.
PONDEROUSNESS, pôn'dûr-ús-nês. s. Heavi-
ness, weight, gravity.
PONDWEED, pond'wèèd. s. A plant.
PONENT, po'nent. a.

short stabbing weapon.

To PONIARD, pôn'yård. v. a. To stab with a poniard.

PONTAGE, pôn'tídje. s. 90. Duty paid for the reparation of bridges.

POLYPODY, pò-lip'ò-dě. s. A plant. POLYPOUS, pôl'lè-půs. a. 314. ́ Having the nature of a Polypus, having feet or roots. POLYPUS, pol❜lè-pås. s. Polypus signifies any thing in general with many roots or feet, as a Western.-See LEVANT. swelling in the nostrils; but it is likewise ap-PONIARD, pōn'yård. s. 113, 272. A dagger, a plied to a tough concretion of grumous blood in the heart and arteries; an animal with many feet; a creature considered by some naturalists as a link between the animal and vegetable creation, as partaking of both their natures. POLYSCOPE, pollè-shope. S. A multiplying|| glass. POLYSPERMOUS, pôl-lè-spêr'mås. a. Those plants are thus called, which have more than four seeds succeeding each flower, and this without any certain order or number. POLYSYLLABICAL, pôl-lè-3îl-lâb'bè-kâl. Having many svilables. POLYSYLLABLE, pollè-sil-lâ-bl. s. A word of many syllables.

a.

POLYTHEISM, pôl'lè-thè-izm. s. The doctrine of plurality of gods.

POLYTHEIST, pôl'lè-the-ist. s. One that holds plurality of gods.

POMACEOUS, pò-má'shûs. a. 357. Consisting
of apples.

POMADE, pò-måde'. s. A fragrant ointment.
POMANDER, pò-mån'dår. s. 98. A sweet ball,
a perfumed ball of powder.
POMATUM, pb-mà tầm. s. An ointment.
POMEGRANATE, påm-grân'nât. s. 91. The
tree; the fruit.

POMEROY, pẫm rôẻ.
POMEROYAL, pâm-rôè'âl.
s. A sort of apple.
POMIFEROUS, pó-mit'ïêr-ås. a. A term appli-
ed to plants which have the largest fruit, and
are covered with a thick hard rind.
POMMEL, pin'imil. s. 99. A round ball or
knob; the knot that balances the blade of the
sword; the protuberant part of the saddle before.

PONTIFF, pôn'tiff. s. A priest, a high priest, the Pope.

PONTIFICAL, pôn-tif'fè-kål. a. Belonging to a high priest; pópish; splendid, magnificent; bridge-building: in this sense it is used by Mil

ton only.

PONTIFICAL, pôn-tîf'fè-kål. s. A book contain
ing rites and ceremonies ecclesiastical.
PONTIFICALLY, pôn-tif'fè-kâl-è, ad. In a pon-
tifical manner
PONTIFICATE, pôn-tỉf'fè-kât. 3 91. Papacy,
PONTIFICE, pôn'tè-fls. s. 142. Bridge-work,
popedom.
edifice of a bridge. Little used.
PONTIFICIAL, pôn-tè-fish'al. a. Relating to
Pontiffs or Popes. Mason.
PONTON, phn-tôn’. s. A floating bridge, or
invention to pass over water.-See POLTRON
and ENCORE.

PONY, po'nè. s. A small horse.

POOL, pol. s. 306. A lake of standing water.
POOP, pôôp. s. 306. The hindermost part of the
ship.
POOR, poor.

306.

Indigent, oppressed with want; trifling, narrow paltry, mean ; unhappy, uneasy; depressed, low; a word of tenderness, dear; a word of slight contempt wretched; not good, not fit for any purpose. The Poor; those who are in the lowest rank of the community, those who cannot subsist but by