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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Phan-tāṣ’ma-gōr’i-al, a.p. 978Of, or relating to, phantasmagoria.
  2. Phan-tăṣ'-ma-gŏr'ie, a.p. 978Of, or pertaining to, phantasmagoria; phantasmagorial.
  3. Phan-tăs'ma-go-ry, n.p. 978Phantasmagoria; a magic lantern.
  4. Phan-tăs'ma-scōpe, n.p. 978See PHANTASCOPE.
  5. Phăn'/tas-măt'/ie-al, a.p. 978Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a phantasm; phantasmal.
  6. Phan-tăṣ'ma-tŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 978A description of celestial phenomena or phantasms, as rainbows, halos, and the like. Crabb.
  7. Phan-tăs'mal, a.p. 978Resembling a phantasm; illusive; dreamy. “A wide circle of a transitory, phantasmal character.” Carlyle.
  8. Phan-tăs'tic or Phăn'ta-sy, a.p. 979Phăn'ta-sy, n. See FANTASTIC and FANCY.
  9. Phăn'tom, n.p. 979That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a ghost; an airy spirit. “Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise.” Pope. She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed…
  10. Phăn'tom-ăt'ic, a.p. 979Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a phantom; phantasmal. [Rare.] Coleridge.
  11. Phăn'/tom-nā'/tion, n.p. 979Appearance as of a phantom; illusion. [Obs. and rare.] Pope.
  12. Phā'raōh or Phā'ra-ōn, n.p. 979The same as FARO. See FARO.
  13. Phâr/a-ōn'ic, a.p. 979Pertaining to the pharaohs or kings of Egypt, or to the old Egyptians.
  14. Phār'i-sā'ic or Phār'i-sā'ic-al, a.p. 979Pertaining to, or resembling, the Pharisees. “The Pharisaic sect amongst the Jews.” Cudworth. 2. Hence, addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it…
  15. Phâr'i-sā'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 979In a Pharisaic manner; hypocritically.
  16. Phâr'i-sā'ic-al-ness, n.p. 979The state of being Pharisaic; Pharisaism.
  17. Phâr'i-sā-ism, n.p. 979The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect. 2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion.
  18. Phăr'i-sē'an, a.p. 979Following the practice of the Pharisees; Pharisaic. [Obs.] Milton.
  19. Phār'i-see, n.p. 979One of a sect among the Jews, noted for a strict observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretended holiness led them to separate themselves from the other…
  20. Phâr'i-see-ism, n.p. 979Pharisaism; hypocrisy in matters of religion.
  21. Phār'ma-ceū'tic or Phār'ma-ceū'tic-al, a.p. 979Pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines; as, pharmaceutical preparations.
  22. Phâr'ma-çeū'ti-cal-ly, adv.p. 979In the manner of pharmacy.
  23. Phâr'ma-çeū'tics, n. sing.p. 979The science of preparing medicines. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]
  24. Phār'ma-çēu'tist, n.p. 979One skilled in pharmacy; an apothecary.
  25. Phār'ma-cĭst, n.p. 979One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist; a pharmaceutist.
  26. Phâr'ma-co-dy-nām'ics, n. sing.p. 979A branch of pharmacology which considers the effects and uses of medicines. Dunglison.
  27. Phar-mæ'o-līte, n.p. 979(Min.) A native hydrous arseniate of lime, usually of a white or grayish color and vitreous luster, found with ores of cobalt and silver. Dana.
  28. Phär'ma-cŏl'o-ġĭst, n.p. 979One who is well skilled in, or writes on, drugs, or the composition and preparation of medicines.
  29. Phär'ma-cŏl'o-ġy, n.p. 979The science or knowledge of drugs, or the art of preparing medicines. 2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.
  30. Phär'ma-cŏn, n.p. 979A medicine or drug; also, a poison.
  31. Phär'ma-co-pœ'iȧ, n.p. 979A book or treatise describing the preparations of the several kinds of medicines; a dispensatory. 2. A chemical laboratory. [Obs.]
  32. Phär'ma-cŏp'o-lĭst, n.p. 979One who sells medicines; an apothecary.
  33. Phär'ma-çy, n.p. 979The art or practice of preparing, preserving, and compounding substances, for the purposes of medicine; the occupation of an apothecary.
  34. Phā'ro, n.p. 979The same as FARO. See FARO. 2. A pharos; a lighthouse. [Obs.]
  35. Phā'ros, n.p. 979A lighthouse or tower which anciently stood on a small isle of the same name, adjoining the Egyptian shore, over against Alexandria. 2. Hence, any lighthouse for the direction of seamen; a…
  36. Pha-rȳn'ge-al or Phār'yn-gē'al, a.p. 979Belonging to, or connected with, the pharynx.
  37. Pha-rýn'ge-als or Phār'yn-gē'als, n. pl.p. 979(Anat.) The parts around the pharynx. Dunglison.
  38. Phār'yn-gī'tis, n.p. 979(Med.) Inflammation of the pharynx. Dunglison.
  39. Phār'yn-gŏg'ra-phy or Phār'yn-gŏl'o-gy, n.p. 979(Anat.) A description of the pharynx.
  40. Phăr'yng-gŏt'o-my, n.p. 979(Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumor or any thing that obstructs the passage.
  41. Phăr'ynx, n.p. 979(Anat.) The cavity bounded by membranous and muscular walls beneath the base of the skull, into which the nose and mouth open, and which is continuous below with the esophagus.
  42. Phās'co-lārē'tos, n.p. 979(Zool.) A genus of marsupial animals; the koala.
  43. Phās'eo-lōme, n.p. 979(Zool.) A marsupial animal of the genus Phascolomys; wombat. Brande.
  44. Phāse or PHĀ'-SES, n.p. 979That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which any thing manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object. 2. (Astron.) Appearance with respect to…
  45. Phā'sel, n.p. 979The French bean, or kidney bean.
  46. Phā-sē'o-lus, n.p. 979(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, including the kidney-bean.
  47. Phā'si-ān'i-dæ, n. pl.p. 979(Ornith.) A family of birds belonging to the order Gallinæ, characterized by having the hind toe placed higher on the tarsus than the front ones, so that only the tip touches the ground. The peacocks…
  48. Phā’sis, n.p. 979One of the Phasianidæ (Crossoptilon auritum). The same as PHASE. See PHASE.
  49. Phăsm or Phăs'mă, n.p. 979Appearance; fancied apparition; phantom. [Obs. and rare.] Hammond.
  50. Phăs'sa-chāte, n.p. 979The lead-colored agate.
  51. Phēas'ant, n.p. 979(Ornith.) A gallinaceous bird (Phasianus Colchicus), the flesh of which is valued as food. It is found wild in Europe. ☞ The term is also applied to all the allied birds of the old world, as the…
  52. Phēas'ant·ry, n.p. 979A building or place for keeping and rearing pheasants. Gwillt.
  53. Pheer, n.p. 979A companion; a mate; a wife. [Obs.]
  54. Pheese, n.p. 979A state of anxious or fretful excitement; peevishness; fretfulness. [Colloq.]
  55. Pheese, v. t.p. 979To comb. 2. To beat; to chastise; to feaze. Halliwell.
  56. Phee'sy, a.p. 979Fretful; querulous; cross. Forby.
  57. Phĕl'lō-plas'tics, n. sing.p. 979The art of forming models in cork. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Wright.
  58. Phēn'a-cīte, n.p. 979(Min.) A mineral consisting principally of silica and glucina; — so called from its resemblance to quartz. Dana.
  59. Phĕn'a-kĭsm, n.p. 979The systematic saying of something different from what is inwardly intended. Bacon.
  60. Phēn'a-kis'to-scōpe, n.p. 979A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, &c., in consequence…