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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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Phā'sel, n. p. 979The French bean, or kidney bean.Phā-sē'o-lus, n. p. 979(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, including the kidney-bean.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…Phā’sis, n. p. 979One of the Phasianidæ (Crossoptilon auritum). The same as PHASE. See PHASE.Phăsm or Phăs'mă, n. p. 979Appearance; fancied apparition; phantom. [Obs. and rare.] Hammond.Phăs'sa-chāte, n. p. 979The lead-colored agate.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…Phēas'ant·ry, n. p. 979A building or place for keeping and rearing pheasants. Gwillt.Pheer, n. p. 979A companion; a mate; a wife. [Obs.]Pheese, n. p. 979A state of anxious or fretful excitement; peevishness; fretfulness. [Colloq.]Pheese, v. t. p. 979To comb. 2. To beat; to chastise; to feaze. Halliwell.Phee'sy, a. p. 979Fretful; querulous; cross. Forby.Phĕl'lō-plas'tics, n. sing. p. 979The art of forming models in cork. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Wright.Phēn'a-cīte, n. p. 979(Min.) A mineral consisting principally of silica and glucina; — so called from its resemblance to quartz. Dana.Phĕn'a-kĭsm, n. p. 979The systematic saying of something different from what is inwardly intended. Bacon.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…Phēn'gīte, n. p. 979A beautiful species of alabaster, superior in brightness to most species of marbles.Phe-nī'cian, n. p. 979(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Phenicia.Phe-nī'cian, a. p. 979(Geog.) Belonging, or relating to Phenicia.Phēn'i-cīne, n. p. 979(Chem.) A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water.Phe-nĭ'ciŏŭs, a. p. 979Of a red color with a slight mixture of gray. Dana.Phĕn/i-cŏp'ter, n. p. 979(Ornith.) A grallatory bird of the genus Phœnicopterus, inhabiting the warm latitudes of both continents; the flamingo.Phē'nix, n. p. 979(Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, and to rise again from its own ashes, and hence used as an emblem of immortality. To all the fowls he seems a phenix. Milton. 2. (Astron.) A southern…Phĕn'o-gā'mi-ȧ, n. p. 979(Bot.) The class of flowering plants, including all which have true flowers with distinct floral organs. [Written also phænogamia.]Phĕn'o-gā'mi-an or Phĕn'o-găm'ic, a. p. 979The same as PHENOGAMOUS.Phe-nŏg'a-moŭs, a. p. 979(Bot.) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs. [Written also phænogamous.]Phē'nol, n. p. 979(Chem.) A hydrocarbon produced in the distillation of coal-tar, or from the vapor of benzoic acid.Phe-nōm'e-nal, a. p. 979Pertaining to a phenomenon, or appearance.Phe-nŏm'e-nal-ly, adv. p. 979As a phenomenon.Phe-nŏm'e-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 979A description or history of phenomena. If we consider the mind merely with a view of observing and generalizing the various phenomena it reveals, that is, of analyzing them into capacities or…Phe-nōm'e-nōn, n. p. 980An appearance; any thing visible; whatever is presented to the eye; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation, as distinguished from its ground, substance, or…Phē'ōn, n. p. 980(Her.) The barbed iron head of a dart;— used also as a royal mark, to denote crown property, and termed the broad or, or broad arrow. Fairholt.Phī'al, n. p. 980A glass vessel or bottle, especially of small size, for liquids, as for medicines, and the like; a vial. See VIAL. Take then this phial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off.…Phī'al, v. t. p. 980To put or keep in a phial. Shenstone.Phĭl'a-dĕl'phi-an, a. p. 980Pertaining to Philadelphia, or to Ptolemy Philadelphus.Phĭl'a-dĕl'phi-an, n. p. 980(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Philadelphia. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a certain sect of the seventeenth century, called the Family of Love. Tatler.Phi-lăn'der, v. i. p. 980To flirt or make love; to coquet; to affect admiration. “Emissaries of a philandering Faustus.” Thackeray.Phil'an-thrōp'ic or Phil'an-thrōp'ic-al, a. p. 980Pertaining to, or exhibiting, philanthropy; benevolent; loving mankind; kind.Phil'an-thrōp'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 980In a philanthropic manner.Phīl'an-thrōp'ĭ-nism, n. p. 980A system of education on so-called natural principles, promoted in Germany in the last century.Phil'an-thrōp'l-nist, n. p. 980An advocate of, or believer in, philanthropinism. BothPhi-lan'thro-pist, n. p. 980One who evinces philanthropy.Phi-lan'thro-pist'ic, a. p. 980Pertaining to, characteristic of, or proceeding from, a philanthropist.Phi-lan'thro-py, n. p. 980The love of mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; readiness to do good to all men.Phil'au-ty, n. p. 980Self love; selfishness. [Obs.] “Ever-swelling philauty.” Beaumont.Phil'har-mōn'ic, a. p. 980Loving harmony or music.Phil-hel-lē'ne, a. p. 980A friend of Greece; a philhellenist. R. W. Emerson.Phil'hel-lēn'ic, a. p. 980Having a love for Greece.Phil-hēl'len-ism, n. p. 980Love of Greece.Phil-hēl'lem-ist, n. p. 980A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause and interests of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their revolutionary struggle with the Turks.Phil'i-beg, n. p. 980A plaid, or garment, reaching only to the knees. [Scot.] [See Dress of Fillipeg.]Phil-ip'pic, n. p. 980An oration of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, against Philip, king of Macedon, in which the orator sought to arouse the Athenians from their indolence. 2. Hence, any discourse or declamation…Phil'lip-pize, v. i. p. 980To side with Philip; to support or advocate Philip. 2. To write or utter invective or impassioned declamation. Burke. If the oracle at Hutton philippized, the oracle of Göttingen philippized no less.…Phi-lis'ter, n. p. 980A Philistine;—a cant name given to townsmen by the students in German universities. Heine.Phi-lis'tine, n. p. 980(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of ancient Palestine. 2. A bailiff. [Cant. Eng.] Wright. 3. A philister. See PHILISTER. ☞ “Philistine is a cant term and was first brought into use by the students at…Phi-lis'tin-ism, n. p. 980Manners or practices of the Philistines. Carlyle.Phill'-hôrse, n. p. 980A thill-horse. Shak.Phil'lips-ite, n. p. 980(Min.) (a.) A sulphuret of copper containing a small proportion of iron. (b.) A hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda; — so called from J. Phillips, the English mineralogist. Dana.Phyl-lir'e-ȧ, n. p. 980(Bot.) A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the Mediterranean, and bearing a fruit resembling that of the olive. Eng. Cyc.Phi-lŏġ'y-ny, n. p. 980Fondness for women; uxoriousness. [Rare.]