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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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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.]Phĭl'o-hel-lē'ni-an, n. p. 980A friend of the Greeks; a philhellenist.Phi-lŏl'o-ġer, n. p. 980One versed in the history and construction of language; a philologist. [Obs.] “Sooner get preferment than a philologer or a poet.” Burton.Phĭl'o-lŏġ'ic or Phĭl'o-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 980Pertaining to philology.Phĭl'o-lŏġ'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 980In a philological manner.Phi-lŏl'o-ġist, n. p. 980One versed in philology.Phi-lŏl'o-ġize, v. i. p. 980To offer criticisms. Evelyn.Phĭl'o-lŏgue, n. p. 980A philologist. [Rare.] Carlyle.Phi-lŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 980The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and the historical development of any…Phĭl'o-măth, n. p. 980A lover of learning; a scholar.Phĭl'o-măth'e-măt'ic, n. p. 980The same as PHILOMATH.Phĭl'o-măth'ic, a. p. 980Pertaining to the love of learning. 2. Having a love of letters.Phi-lŏm'a-thy, n. p. 980The love of learning.Phĭl'o-mĕl, n. p. 980The nightingale.Phĭl'o-mē'lȧ, n. p. 980(Ornith.) A genus of birds, including the nightingale. 2. The nightingale; philomel.Phĭl'o-mēne, n. p. 980The nightingale. [Obs.] Gascoigne.Phĭl'o-mŏt, a. p. 980Of the color of a dead leaf. [Obs.] Addison.Phĭl'o-mū'sic-al, a. p. 980Loving music. Busby.Phĭl'o-pē'nȧ, n. p. 980A small present made in accordance with a custom said to have been introduced from Germany. A person who, in eating almonds, finds one containing two kernels, presents one of them to a person of the…Phĭl'o-po-lĕm'ic or Phĭl'o-po-lĕm'ic-al, a. p. 980Ruling over opposite or contending natures; — an epithet of Minerva.Phĭl'o-pro-ġĕn'i-tive-ness, n. p. 980(Phren.) The love of offspring or of young children.Phi-lŏs'o-phăs'ter, n. p. 980A pretender to philosophy.Phi-lŏs'o-phāte, v. i. p. 980To play the philosopher; to moralize. [Obs.] “Among such as philosophate.” Barrow.Phil·lōs'o-phâtion, n. p. 980Philosophical discussion. [Obs.] Sir. W. Petty.Phi-lōs'o-phēme, n. p. 980A philosophical proposition or principle. [Obs. or rare.] This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient, of Grecian myths, is a philosopheme. Chancellor.Phi-lōs'o-pher, n. p. 980One versed in, or devoted to, philosophy; one who philosophizes. Philosopher's game, a game played with men of three different forms on a board resembling two chess-boards united. — Philosopher's…Phil'o-sōph'ic or Phil'o-sōph'ic-al p. 980c. [Lat. philosophicus, Fr. philosophique, Sp. & It. filosofico.] 1. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, philosophy; as, philosophic pride. 2. Skilled in, or evincing, philosophy; hence…Phil'o-sôph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 980In a philosophical manner; according to the rules or principles of philosophy; hence, calmly; wisely; rationally.