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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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Phrā'se-ōl'o-ǧist, n. p. 982A collector of phrases.Phrā'se-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 982Manner of expression; peculiar words used in a sentence; diction. He remains most completely national in his mode of thinking and his phraseology. I. Taylor. 2. A collection of phrases in a language.…Phrā's'ing, n. p. 982Method of expression by phrases; phrase. 2. (Mus.) The method or act of grouping the notes so as to form distinct phrases in singing or playing.Phrā'try, n. p. 982(Gr. Antiq.) A division of the Athenian people, being a subdivision of a phyle or tribe.Phre-nêt'ic, a. p. 982Having the mind or brain disordered; raving; frantic; frenetic; mad. See FRANTIC and FRENETIC.Phre-nĕt'ic, n. p. 982One whose mind is disordered; a frantic or frenzied person. [Rare.] Phrenetics imagine they see that without which their imagination is affected with within. Harvey.Phre-nĕt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 982In a phrenetic manner.Phrēn'ic, a. p. 982(Anat.) Belonging to the diaphragm; as, a phrenic vein.Phrēn'ics, n. sing. p. 982That branch of science which relates to the mind; metaphysics. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] [Rare.] R. Park.Phre-nī'tis, n. p. 982(Med.) An inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium. 2. The same as PHRENSY, or FRENZY.Phre-nŏl'o·ger, n. p. 982One versed in phrenology; a phrenologist.Phre'n/o-lŏg'ic or Phre'n/o-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 982Pertaining to phrenology.Phrēn'o-lōg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 982By the principles of phrenology.Phre-nŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 982One versed in phrenology.Phre-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 982The science of the special functions of the parts of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the various faculties of the mind and their special organs in the brain. 2. In popular usage, the…Phrē'no-măg'net-ism, n. p. 982The power of exciting the organs of the brain by magnetic influence.Phrēn'sied, a. p. 982Frenzied; affected with madness.Phrēn'sy, n. p. 982The same as FRENZY. See FRENZY.Phrĕn'sy, v. t. p. 982To render frantic; to madden. Byron.Phrĕn'tic, n. & a. p. 982Same as PHRENETIC. [Obs.]Phrŏn'tis-tĕr'y, n. p. 982A school or seminary of learning. [Rare.]Phry̆ġ'i-an, a. p. 982Of, or pertaining to, Phrygia;—applied to a sprightly, animated kind of music among the ancients, which was well suited to martial instruments. Phrygian stone, a stone described by the ancients, used…Phthi-rĭ'a-sĭs, n. p. 982(Med.) A disease consisting in the excessive multiplication of lice upon the human body, in spite of efforts to prevent it. Herod and Philip II. of Spain are said to have died from this disease.Phthĭs'ic, n. p. 982The same as PHTHISIS. See PHTHISIS.Phthi'sic-al, a. p. 982Having, or belonging to, the phthisic; breathing hard; as, a phthisical consumption.Phthīs'ic-y, a. p. 982Having, or pertaining to, the phthisic.Phthĭs'i-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 982(Med.) A treatise upon phthisis. Dunglison.Phthīs'ip-neū-mō'ni-ā, n. p. 982(Med.) Pulmonary consumption. Dunglison.Phthis'ip-neū'mo-ny, n. p. 982(Med.) Phthisipneumonia.Phthĭ'sis, n. p. 982(Med.) Consumption of the lungs; formerly applied, also, to many wasting diseases.Phthon-gōm'e-ter, n. p. 982A measure of vowel sounds. Smart.Phȳ'co-mā'ter, n. p. 982(Bot.) The gelatine in which the sporules of algaceous plants first vegetate. Brande.Phy-lăc'ter, n. p. 982The same as PHYLACTERY. See PHYLACTERY. [Obs.]Phy-lăc'tered, a. p. 982Wearing a phylactery; dressed like the Pharisees. [Obs.]Phȳl'æ-tēr'ie or Phȳl'æ-tēr'ie-al, a. p. 982Pertaining to phylacteries. Addison.Phy-lac'ter-y, n. p. 982Any charm, spell, or amulet, worn as a preservative from danger or disease. 2. (Jewish Antiq.) A slip of parchment on which were written certain passages of the Pentateuch; as Exodus xiii. 1-10, and…Phy'lăreh, n. p. 983(Gr. Antiq.) The chief, or governor, of a tribe or clan.Phy'lar-chy, n. p. 983The office of a phylarch; government of a tribe or clan.Phȳle, n. p. 983A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a tribe.Phÿl'lite, n. p. 983(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina, iron, and manganese, and occurring in thin scales or leaves. Dana.Phŷ'lode, n. p. 983The same as PHYLLODIUM.Phyl-lō'di-ŭm, n. p. 983(Bot.) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, as in the Australian acacias.Phyl-lōph'a-gan, n. p. 983(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of marsupial animals, including the phalangers. Brande. 2. (Entom.) One of a family of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants; chafer. Brande.Phyl-lŏph'o-roŭs, a. p. 983Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.Phyl'lo-pŏd, n. p. 983(Zool.) One of a tribe of crustaceans whose feet have a flattened form, like that of a leaf.Phȳl'lo-sō'mă, n. p. 983(Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans having the body transparent, and remarkable for being very much flattened; the glass shrimp or glass crab.Phŷl'lo-stōme, n. p. 983(Zool.) One of a family of bats which have the nasal disk expanded into a distinct leaf.Phŷl'lo-tăc'tic, a. p. 983Pertaining to phyllotaxy.Phyl'lo-täx'is or Phyl'lo-täx'y, n. p. 983(Bot.) The order, or arrangement, of leaves on stems; the science of the relative position of leaves.Phy-sē'ter, n. p. 983The sperm whale; the cachalot. See CACHALOT. 2. A kind of machine, or apparatus, used in filtering.Phys'i-ăn’thro-py, n. p. 983The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the constitution and diseases of man, and the remedies.Phys'ic, n. p. 983The art of healing diseases; the theory or practice of medicine. It is a goodly art, a wholesome kind of exercise, and much commended in physic. Latimer. 2. A specific internal application for the…Phys'ic, v. t. p. 983To treat with physic; to evacuate the bowels with a cathartic; to purge. 2. To treat with remedies; to cure.Phys'ic-al, a. p. 983Pertaining to nature, as including all created existences; obeying the laws of nature; also, relating to natural or material things, as opposed to things mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary…Phys'i-cal-ist, n. p. 983One who holds that human thoughts and acts are determined by the physical organization of man.Phys'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 983In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature. I am not now treating physically of light or colors. Locke. 2. According to the art or rules of medicine. [Obs.] He that lives physically must…Phy-sĭ'cian, n. p. 983A person skilled in physic or the art of healing; one whose profession is to prescribe remedies for diseases. 2. Hence, one who heals moral diseases; as, a physician of the soul.Phy-si'cianed, a. p. 983Educated or licensed as a physician. [Obs. and rare.] “One Dr. Lucas, a physicianed apothecary.” H. Walpole.Phy̆s'i-cist, n. p. 983One versed in physics.Phys'i-co-lōg'ic, n. p. 983Logic illustrated by natural philosophy.