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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pil'lōw-blŏck, n. p. 987(Mech.) A block, or standard, for supporting the end of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is furnished with bearings of brass or wood for diminishing the…Pil'lōw-cāse, n. p. 987A covering for a pillow; a pillow-bier.Pil'low-slip, n. p. 987A pillow-case. Simmonds.Pil'lōw-y, a. p. 987Like a pillow.Pill'-tile, n. p. 987A plate of earthen ware having divisions marked on it, or a corrugated metal plate, used, in rolling pills, to regulate the size of the pills. Simmonds.Pill'wort, n. p. 988(Bot.) A plant of the genus Pilularia: peppergrass.Pī-lōse', a. p. 988Hairy; pilous. 2. (Bot.) Covered with long, distinct hairs.Pī-lōs'i-ty, n. p. 988The state of being pilose; hairiness. Bacon.Pī'lot, n. p. 988One whose office or occupation is to steer ships, particularly along a coast, or into and out of a harbor, bay, or river, where navigation is dangerous; a helmsman. 2. Hence, a guide; a director of…Pī'lot, v. t. p. 988To direct the course of, as a ship in any place where navigation is dangerous. 2. Hence, to guide through dangers or difficulties.Pī'lot-age, n. p. 988The pilot's skill or knowledge of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. [Obs.] Raleigh. 2. The compensation made or allowed to one who directs the course of a ship. 3. The guidance of a pilot. I am…Pīlot-bal-lōōn′, n. p. 988A small balloon sent up to learn the direction in which the wind blows.Pī'lot-bird, n. p. 988(Ornith.) A kind of bird found in the Caribbee Islands; — so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. Crabb.Pī'lot-brēad, n. p. 988Hard bread or ship biscuit.Pī'lot-clōth, n. p. 988A coarse, stout kind of cloth, for overcoats. Simmonds.Pī’lot-ēn’gīne, n. p. 988A locomotive sent before to clear the way of a train on a railroad, or attend upon it. Simmonds.Pī’lot-fīsh, n. p. 988(Ichth.) A fish of the mackerel family and genus Naucrates, of an oblong shape; — so named because it often accompanies ships; and as this is also done by sharks, it has been said that the former…Pi'lot-ism or Pi'lot-ry, n. p. 988Pilotage. [Obs.]Pī'lōus, a. p. 988Hairy; abounding with hair. Robinson. 2. Consisting of hair.Pīl'ser, n. p. 988(Entom.) A moth or fly that runs into a flame. Ainsworth.Pĭm'e-līte, n. p. 988(Min.) An apple-green mineral having a greasy feel, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of nickel, magnesia, alumina, and iron. Dana.Pī'ment, n. p. 988Wine with a mixture of spice or honey. [Obs.] Chaucer.Pī-mēn'tă, n. p. 988The same as PIMENTO.Pī-mĕn'to, n. p. 988(Bot.) (a.) The fruit of a tree of the genus Eugenia, having an aromatic flavor, and highly valued as a spice; allspice; Jamaica pepper. (b.) The tree which produces allspice, growing in South…Pĭm'gĕ-nĕt, n. p. 988A small, red pimple. [Obs.]Pimp, n. p. 988One who provides gratifications for the lust of others; a procurer; a pander.Pĭmp, v. i. p. 988To procure lewd women for the gratification of others; to pander.Pĭm'per-nĕl, n. p. 988(Bot.) A plant of the genus Anagallis, of which one species (A. arvensis) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach of bad…Pĭm'pil-lo, n. p. 988(Bot.) A plant of the order Cactaceæ, or Indian fig family.Pĭm'pi-nĕl'lȧ, n. p. 988(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the burnet-saxifrage and the anise. Loudon.Pimp'ing, a. p. 988Little; petty. [Obs.] Skinner.Pĭm'ple, n. p. 988(Med.) A small, acuminated elevation of the cuticle, on an inflamed base, not containing a fluid, nor tending to suppuration, and commonly terminating in scurf.Pĭm'pled, a. p. 988Having pimples on the skin; full of pimples.Pîm'ply, a. p. 988Having pimples; pimpled.Pimp'ship, n. p. 988The office, occupation, or person of a pimp.Pĭn, n. p. 988A pointed piece of wood, metal, or the like, used to bind separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt. 2. Especially, a small…Pin-drill p. 988a drill with a central pin or projection to follow a smaller hole for making a larger hole, sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, and the like. — To drink at pins, to drink from a cup marked with…Pĭn, v. t. p. 988To fasten, as with a pin; as, to pin the clothes; to pin boards or timbers. Our gates . . . we have but pinned with rushes. Shak. She lifted the princess from the earth, and so locks her in embracing…Pĭn, n. p. 988A petition or address of foreigners to the emperor, or any of his deputies. [China.]Pĭn, v. t. p. 988To strike, as a piece of metal, with the narrow end of a hammer, so as to indent and produce elongation.Pi'ña clōth p. 988A material for ladies’ dresses, &c., made from the fibers of the pine-apple leaf. It is delicate, soft, and transparent in texture, with a slight tinge of pale yellow. Simmonds.Pin'a-fore', n. p. 988An apron for a child to cover the front part of the body; a tier.Pi-nāś'ter, n. p. 988(Bot.) A species of pine (Pinus pinaster), growing in Southern Europe. Eng. Cyc.Pi'nax, n. p. 988A tablet; a register; hence, that upon which any thing, as a scheme or plan, is inscribed. [Rare.] Consider whereabout thou art in that old philosophical pinax of the life of man. Browne.Pin'-cāse, n. p. 988A case for holding pins.Pin’cers, n. pl. p. 988Pinchers. See PINCHERS. ¶ The French pincer being converted into pinch in English, the noun derived from it is regularly pinchers, which is the word commonly and properly used.Pinch, v. t. p. 988To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, the teeth, claws, an instrument, or the like. 2. To squeeze or compress between any two hard bodies. 3. To pain by constriction; to straiten…Pinch, v. i. p. 988To act with pressing force; to bear hard; as, the shoe pinches. 2. (Hunting.) To press on and take. As a sort of dogs that at a lion bay, And entertain no spirit to pinch. Chapman. 3. To spare; to be…Pinch, n. p. 988A close compression with the ends of the fingers; also, that which is taken between the ends of the fingers. 2. Distress inflicted or suffered; pressure; oppression; difficulty. “Necessity’s sharp…Pinch'beck, n. p. 988An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. Ure.Pinch'er, n. p. 988One who, or that which, pinches.Pinch'ers, n. pl. p. 988An instrument for various uses, as drawing nails and the like, griping things to be held fast, &c. ☞ This spelling is much to be preferred to pincers, both on account of its derivation from the…Pinch'fist, n. p. 988A close-fisted person; a miser; a niggard; a pinchpenny.Pinch'ing-ly, adv. p. 988In a pinching way.Pinch'pèn-ny, n. p. 988A miserly or penurious person; a niggard.Pin'cush-ion, n. p. 988A small cushion stuffed with some soft material, in which pins may be stuck to be kept or carried.Pin'dal or Pin'dar, n. p. 988(Bot.) The Arachis hypogæa, or ground-nut; the peanut.Pin-dăr'ie or Pin-dăr'ie-al, n. p. 988An ode in imitation of the odes of Pindar, the Grecian, and prince of the lyric poets; an irregular ode. Addison. Pin-dăr'ie, a., Pin-dăr'ie-al, [Lat. Pindaricus, from Pindarus, Gr. Πίνδαρος; Fr.…Pin'dar-ism, n. p. 988The act or habit of writing in imitation of Pindar.Pĭn'dar-īst, n. p. 988One who writes in imitation of the style of Pindar.