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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Păl'pi-tāte, v. i. p. 942To beat rapidly and excitedly, or more strongly than is usual, as the heart; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; to go pit-a-pat; — often applied to a…Păl'pi-tā'tion, n. p. 942A beating of the heart; especially, a violent, irregular, and unnatural beating or pulsation excited by violent action of the body, by fear, fright, or disease.Păl'pus, n. p. 942(Entom.) A palp or feeler.Pal'grave, n. p. 942A count or earl who has the superintendence of the king’s palace; a count palatine.Pals'gra-vīne', n. p. 942The consort or widow of a palsgrave.Păl'si-cal, a. p. 942Affected with palsy; paralytic.Păl'sied, p. a. p. 942Affected with palsy.Păl'ster, n. p. 942A pilgrim's staff. Halliwell.Păl'sy, n. p. 942(Med.) A weakening, suspension, or destruction of functions, especially those of sensation and voluntary motion; hence, a like suspension of the functions of the intellect, susceptibility, and will…Păl'sy, v. t. p. 942To destroy a function of; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.Păl'ter, v. i. p. 942To act in an insincere or false manner; to shift; to dodge; to trifle; to haggle. Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. Shak. Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Or paltered…Pal'ter, v. t. p. 942To trifle with; to treat unworthily; to squander paltrily. [Obs.] “Palter out your time.” Beau. & Fl.Păl'ter-er, n. p. 942One who palters, fails, or falls short.Păl'ter-ly, a. p. 942Paltry; mean. [Obs.] “In palterly clothes.” Pepys.Păl'tri-ly, adv. p. 942Despicably; meanly.Păl'tri-ness, n. p. 942The state of being paltry, vile, or worthless.Păl'try, a. p. 942Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; as, a paltry boy; a paltry slave; a paltry trifle. The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. By᷉ron. Syn.—Contemptible; despicable; pitiful; worthless; mean; vile.…Pa-lū'dal, a. p. 942Pertaining to marshes; marshy.Pa-lū'da-ment, n. p. 942(Rom. Antiq.) A military cloak worn by the general and principal officers. Immediately came sweeping by, in gorgeous paludaments, Paulus or Marius, girt round by a company of centurions. De Quincey.Păl'ū-dī'nă, n. p. 942(Zool.) A genus of fresh-water snails. Mantell.Păl'ū-dīne, a. p. 942Of, or pertaining to, a marsh. Buckland.Pa-lū'di-noŭs, a. p. 942Pertaining to the paludina. 2. Pertaining to a marsh.Păl'y, a. p. 942Pale; wanting color. [Poet.] Shak. Gay. Whittier. 2. [See PALE, n., 4.] (Her.) Divided into four or more equal parts by perpendicular lines, and of two different tinctures disposed alternately.Păm, n. p. 942The knave of clubs. Pope.Păm'pas, n. pl. p. 942Vast plains in the southern part of Buenos Ayres, in South America.Păm'per, v. t. p. 942To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to gratify unduly or inordinately; to glut; as, to pamper the body or the appetite. We are proud of a body fattening for worms and pampered for corruption…Pām'pered-ness, n. p. 942The state of being pampered.Pām'per-er, n. p. 942One who pampers.Pām'per-ize, v. t. p. 942To feed or treat luxuriously; to pamper. [Rare.]Pam-pē'ro, n. p. 942A violent wind which sweeps over the pampas of South America, often doing immense damage. Parish.Pām'phlet, n. p. 942A small book consisting of a sheet, or a few sheets, of paper, stitched together, but not bound.Păm'phlet, v. i. p. 942To write a pamphlet or pamphlets. Howell.Păm'phlet-eer', n. p. 942A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler. Atterbury was among the most active of those pamphleteers who inflamed the nation against the Whig ministry. Macaulay.Pām'phlet-eer'ing, a. p. 942Writing and publishing pamphlets.Păm'phlet-eer'ing, n. p. 942The writing and publishing of pamphlets.Pam-pīl'ion, n. p. 942A coat of different colors, formerly worn by servants. Hallyband, 1593. 2. A kind of fur. Hallicell.Pam-pīn’i-fōrm, a. p. 942Like a tendril in form; as, the pampiniform arrangement of the spermatic arteries and veins. Dunglison.Păm'pre, n. p. 942(Sculp.) An ornament, composed of vine leaves and bunches of grapes, used for decorating columns. Gwilt.Păn, n. p. 942A shallow, open dish or vessel, used for setting milk, and other domestic purposes; also, any similar vessel. 2. The part of a flint-lock which holds the priming that communicates with the charge. 3.…Păn, v. t. p. 942To join; to close together. [Obs.] Bailey.Păn, n. p. 942(Myth.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and fowling. He is usually represented as combining the form of a man with that of a beast, having the body of a man, a red face…Pān'a-bāse, n. p. 942(Min.) An ore of copper, containing also antimony, sulphur, and a small proportion of zinc and iron; gray copper; tetrahedrite. Dana.Pān'a-cē'ā, n. p. 942A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; a catholicon.Pā-nā'che', n. p. 942A plume or bunch of feathers worn on the helmet. “A panache of variegated plumes.” Prescott. 2. (Arch.) A portion of a domical vault having the form of a spherical triangle.Pa-nā'dā or Pa-nāde' or Pa-nā'do, n. p. 942A kind of food made by boiling bread in water to the consistence of pulp, which is sweetened.Pān'a-ry, a. p. 942Pertaining to bread.Păn'cake, n. p. 942A thin cake fried in a pan or baked on an iron plate or griddle. Some folks think it will never be good times till houses are tiled with pancakes. Franklin.Pān'cärte or Pan-cärte', n. p. 942A royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions.Pānch, n. p. 942(Naut.) A thick and strong mat, to be fastened on yards to prevent friction. See PAUNCH.Pānch'wāy, n. p. 942(Naut.) A Bengal four-oared boat for passengers. Malcom.Pan-crā'tian, a. p. 942Of, or relating to, the pancratium; pancratic.Pan-crā'ti-ăst, n. p. 942One who engaged in the contests of the pancratium; a pancratist.Pan-crā'ti-āst'ic, a. p. 942Pancratic. [Obs.]Pan-crāt'ic or Pan-crāt'ic-al, a. p. 942Excelling in all gymnastic exercises; very strong or robust. [Obs.] Browne.Pān'cra-tist, n. p. 942One who excels in gymnastic exercises. [Rare.]Pan-crā'ti-ūm, n. p. 942(Antiq.) An athletic contest which combined boxing and wrestling. 2. (Bot.) A genus of plants growing in tropical America, having bulbous roots, and including many species, some of which have large…Păn'cre-as or Păn'e-re-as, n. p. 942(Anat.) A whitish conglomerate gland, of irregular shape, situated deep in the abdomen, beneath the stomach, and pouring its secretion into the alimentary canal during digestion. It is one of the…Păn'cre-āt'ic, a. p. 942Pertaining to the pancreas; as, pancreatic juice.Pān'cre-a-toid', n. p. 942(Med.) A tumor resembling the pancreas in structure. Dunglison.Pān'cy, n. p. 942The same as PANSY. [Obs.] Dryden.