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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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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.Phi·lôs'o-phism, n. p. 980The love of fallacious arguments or false reasoning; the practice of sophistry.Phi-lô's'o-phist, n. p. 980A lover of sophistry; one who practices sophistry. “The philosophers and the philosophists.” Southey.Phi-lôs'o-phist'ic or Phi-lôs'o-phist'ic-al, a. p. 980Pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry; using sophistical arguments or reasoning.Phi-lŏs'o-phīze, v. i. p. 980To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena and assign rational causes for their existence. Man philosophizes as he lives. He may…Phi-lŏs'o-phīz'er, n. p. 980One who philosophizes.Phi-lŏs'o-phy, n. p. 980Literally, the love of, or search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws. ☞ When applied to any particular…Phĭl'os-tôr'ġy, n. p. 980Natural affection, as of parents for children. [Obs.]Phil'o-têch'nie or Phil'o-têch'nie-al, n. p. 980Having an attachment to the arts.Phil'ter, n. p. 980A potion or charm intended or adapted to excite love. [Written also philtre.]Phil'ter, v. t. p. 980To impregnate with a love potion; as, to philter a draught. 2. To charm to love: to excite or charm by a potion to love or animal desire.Phī-mō'sis, n. p. 981(Med.) A contraction of the prepuce in which it can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis.Phiz, n. p. 981The face or visage. [Colloq. or humorous.]Phle-bō-ī'tis, n. p. 981(Med.) Inflammation of a vein.Phle-bōg'ra-phy, n. p. 981(Anat.) A description of the veins. Dunglison.Phlĕb'o-līte, n. p. 981(Med.) A small concretion of organic and mineral matter found in the veins.Phle-bōl'o-gy, n. p. 981That branch of anatomy which treats of the veins. Dunglison.Phlēb'or-rha'gē or Phlēb'or-rha'gi-a, n. p. 981(Med.) Rupture of the veins.Phle-bōt'o-mist, n. p. 981One who practices phlebotomy, or blood-letting.Phle-bōt'ō-mize, v. t. p. 981To let blood from, as a vein; hence, to drain.Phle-bōt'o-my, n. p. 981(Surg.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood for the cure of diseases or preserving health; blood-letting.Phlĕgm, n. p. 981One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. 2. (Physiol.) The tenacious mucus of the respiratory and digestive passages. 3. (Chem.) Water, or the water of…Phlĕg'ma-gōgue, n. p. 981(Anat. Med.) A medicine supposed to possess the property of expelling phlegm. [Obs.]Phleg-mat'ic, a. p. 981Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey. 2. Generating phlegm; as, phlegmatic men. Shak. 3. Watery. [Obs.] Newton. 4. Not easily excited into action or passion…Phleg-māt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 981In a phlegmatic manner. Warburton.Phlég'mon, n. p. 981(Med.) Inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.Phleg'mon-ous, a. p. 981Having the nature or properties of a phlegmon; as, a phlegmonous pneumonitis. Harvey.Phlēme, n. p. 981See FLEME.Phle'um, n. p. 981(Bot.) A genus of grasses, including the timothy (P. pratense), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. Gray.Phlo-gis'tian, n. p. 981A believer in the existence of phlogiston.Phlo-gis'tic, a. p. 981(Chem.) Partaking of phlogiston; inflaming. 2. (Med.) Inflammatory; exciting or tending to produce inflammation.Phlo-gis'ti-cāte, v. t. p. 981To combine phlogiston with.Phlo-gis-ti-cā'tion, n. p. 981The act or process of combining with phlogiston.Phlo-gis'ton, n. p. 981(O. Chem.) The supposed principle of inflammability, or the matter of fire in composition with other bodies; an hypothetical element, supposed, by Stahl, to be pure fire fixed in combustible bodies…Phlo-rē'tic, a. p. 981(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, phloridzine; — said of a certain acid.Phlōrē'tine, n. p. 981(Chem.) An insoluble, crystalline substance obtained from phloridzine by boiling with dilute acids.Phlo-rīd'ēlne or Phlō'ri-ēlne, n. p. 981(Chem.) A crystallizable substance closely allied to salicine, of a bitter, astringent taste, obtained from the bark of the root of the apple, pear, and some other trees.Phlox, n. p. 981(Bot.) A genus of elegant American flowering plants, having red, white, or purple flowers. Loudon.Phō'ca, n. p. 981(Zool.) A genus of mammals; the seal; sea-bear; sea-calf.Pho-cā'cean, a. p. 981(Zool.) An animal belonging to the genus Phoca: a seal. Brande.Phō'cal, a. p. 981Pertaining to the genus of mammals called seals. Dana.Pho-cēn'ic, a. p. 981(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from phocenine; — said of a certain acid obtained from phocenine by saponification.Pho-cē'nine, n. p. 981(Chem.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the porpoise.Phō'cine, a. p. 981Pertaining to the seal tribe.Phœ'bus, n. p. 981(Myth.) Apollo; often used to signify the sun.Phœ-nĭ'cian, a. & n. p. 981See PHENICIAN.Phœ-nĭ'cioŭs, a. p. 981See PHENICIOUS.Phœ'nix, n. p. 981See PHENIX.Pho-lā'de-an, n. p. 981(Zoöl.) A mollusk of the genus Pholas. Brande.Phō'la-dīte, n. p. 981(Paleon.) A petrified bivalve shell of the genus Pholas.Phō'las, n. p. 981(Zool.) A genus of mollusks which form hiding-places for themselves by boring into rocks and clay, and making excavations. Brande.Phōn'as-cē'tics, n. sing. p. 981A method of treatment for restoring the voice. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Pho-nā'tion, n. p. 981The physiology of the voice. Dunglison.Pho-nē'tic, a. p. 981Pertaining to the voice, or its use. 2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; — opposed to ideographic. Phonetic spelling, spelling in phonetic characters, or by the principles of phonetics…Phō-nĕt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 981In a phonetic manner; according to the principles of phonetics.Pho-nē'tics, n. sing. p. 981The doctrine or science of sounds, especially those of the human voice; phonology. 2. The art of combining musical sounds. Music.Phōn'e-tist, n. p. 981One who is versed in phonology; a phonologist.Pho-nēt-i-zā'tion, n. p. 981The act, process, or method of representing sounds by phonetic signs.