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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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Pin’hōld, n. p. 989A place at which a pin holds, or makes fast. Smart.Pin'hōle, n. p. 989A small hole made by the puncture or perforation of a pin; a very small aperture.Pi'nic, a. p. 989(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the pine-tree;—said of a certain acid which is the principal resinous constituent of common resin. Brande.Pin'ion, n. p. 989A feather; a quill. Shak. 2. A wing. Hope humbly then, on trembling pinions soar. Pope. 3. The joint of a bird's wing most remote from the body. 4. A fetter or band for the arm. Ainsworth. 5. A…Pin'ion, v. t. p. 989To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings. Bacon. 2. To cripple by cutting off the first joint of the wing. 3. To restrain by binding the arm or arms to the body. “Pinion him…Pin'ite or Pi'nite, n. p. 989(Min.) A kind of altered iolite, including the alkaline varieties. Dana.Pink, n. p. 989An eye, or a small eye;—now disused except in composition; as, pink-eyed; pink-eye. Shak. 2. (Bot.) A plant, and its flower, of the genus Dianthus, common in gardens. “The white pink and the pansy…Pĭnk, v. t. p. 989To work in eyelet-holes; to pierce with small holes; to cut, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles; to work in rounded or angular figures. “A doublet of black velvet . . . pinked upon…Pĭnk, v. i. p. 989To wink. [Obs.] L'Estrange.Pĭnk'-eȳe, n. p. 989A little eye. Thackeray.Pĭnk'-eȳed, a. p. 989Having small eyes. Holland.Pĭnk'ing-ī'ron, n. p. 989A cutting instrument for scolloping the edges of ribbons, flounces, and the like. Simmonds.Pink'-nee'dle, n. p. 989A shepherd's bodkin. Sherwood.Pink'root, n. p. 989(Bot.) A plant of the genus Spigelia (S. Marilandica), which is a poisonous narcotic and purgative, and a powerful vermifuge; worm-grass; Carolina pink. Simmonds.Pink'-sau'cer, n. p. 989A small saucer, the inner surface of which is covered with a pink coloring matter, used in giving color to small articles.Pink'ster, n. p. 989See PINGSTER.Pink'-stérn, n. p. 989(Naut.) Narrow stern.Pink'-stérned, a. p. 989(Naut.) Having a very narrow stern, as a ship.Pīn'-ma-chīne', n. p. 989A complex machine for making dressing-pins.Pin'-mŏn'ey, n. p. 989A sum of money allowed or settled on a wife for her private expenses.Pin'na, n. p. 989(Bot.) One leaflet of a pinnate leaf, or branch of a compound pinnate leaf. Henslow. 2. [Lat. pinna, Gr. πίννα.] (Zoöl.) A mollusk of great size, having two equal valves closely united by a ligament…Pin'nace, n. p. 989(Naut.) (a.) A small vessel navigated with oars and sails, and having generally two masts rigged like those of a schooner. (b.) A boat usually rowed with eight oars. Mar. Dict. Whose bark, by chance…Pin'na-cle, n. p. 989A slender turret, or part of a building elevated above the main building. Some metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles adorned. Milton. 2. A high, spiring point; summit.Pin'na-cle, v. t. p. 989To build or furnish with pinnacles.Pīn'nāge, n. p. 989Poundage of cattle. [Obs.] See POUND.Pīn'nate or Pīn'nā-ted, a. p. 989(Bot.) Shaped like a feather. 2. Furnished with fins. Pinnate leaf (Bot.), a leaf consisting of several leaflets arranged on each side of a common petiole.Pīn'nate-ly, adv. p. 989In a pinnate manner.Pīn-nāt'i-fīd or Pīn'nā-ti-fid', a. p. 989(Bot.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib.Pin-nāt'/i-lō'bate, a. p. 989(Bot.) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.Pin-nāt'i-pēd or Pin'na-ti-pēd', a. p. 989Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed. Latham.Pīn-nāt'i-pēd or Pīn'nā-ti-pēd', n. p. 989(Ornith.) A bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.Pĭn'ner, n. p. 989One who pins or fastens; also, a pounder of cattle, or the pound-keeper. 2. A pin-maker. 3. The lappet of a head-dress, which flies loose.Pīn'net, n. p. 989A pinnacle. [Obs.] Scott.Pīn'ni-fōrm, a. p. 989Shaped like a fin or feather. Hill.Pĭn'ni-grāde, a. p. 989(Zoöl.) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles. Dana.Pīn'ni-pēd, n. p. 989(Zoöl.) One of a class of crabs having the last pair of feet, or more, terminated by a flattened joint fitted for swimming.Pīn'nock, n. p. 989A small bird; the tomtit. Ainsworth.Pīn'nŭ-late, a. p. 989(Bot.) Having each pinna subdivided;—said of a leaf. Martyn.Pīn'nūle, n. p. 989(Bot.) One of the branchlets of a pinnate frond or leaf.Pīn'ny-wink/le, n. pl. p. 989An ancient instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed and fastened with pegs. [Scot.] Ogilvie.Pī-nōle', n. p. 989An aromatic powder used in Italy for making chocolate. Simmonds. 2. The heart of maize baked, ground, and mixed with sugar. Dissolved in water, it makes a nutritious and delicious drink.Pīn'sors, n. pl. p. 989Pinchers. [Obs.] Holland.Pĭnt, n. p. 989Half a quart, or four gills. In medicine, twelve ounces. It is applied both to liquid and dry measure.Pin-tā'do, n. p. 989(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Numida (N. meleagris); the Guinea hen.Pīn’tāil, n. p. 989(Ornith.) A duck (Dafila caudacuta [Anas acuta, Linnaeus]), with a long, wedge-shaped, acute tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, and North America, and is esteemed excellent food.Pĭn’tle, n. p. 989A little pin. 2. (Artil.) A long iron bolt to prevent the recoil of a cannon. 3. (Naut.) A hook on which a rudder is hung to its post. Totten. 4. A contrivance, usually of cast iron, consisting of…Pint'-stoup, n. p. 989A Scottish drinking vessel. Burns.Pīn'āile, n. p. 989(Astron.) One of the sights of an astrolabe. [Obs.]Pīn'-worm, n. p. 989An intestinal worm; the thread worm.Pinx'ter, n. p. 989The same as PINGSTER, q. v.Pīn'y, a. p. 990Abounding with pines. “That had their haunts in dale or pin'y mountains.” W. Scott.Pi'o-neer', v. t. p. 990To go before and prepare a way for.Pī'o-neer', n. p. 990(Mil.) One whose business is to march with or before an army, to repair the road or clear it of obstructions, work at intrenchments, or form mines for destroying an enemy's works. Bacon. 2. One who…Pi'o-nied, a. p. 990Abounding in pionies.Pi'o-ning, n. p. 990The work of pioneers. [Obs.]Pi'o-ny, n. p. 990(Bot.) See PE'ONY.Pi'ot, n. p. 990Pica; magpie. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Holland.Pī'ous, a. p. 990Having affectionate or filial reverence for a parent or superior. Where was the martial brother's pious care? Pope. 2. Hence, having reverence and love toward the Supreme Being; religious; godly. God…Pi'oûs-ly, adv. p. 990In a pious manner; religiously.Pi'ōus-mind'ed, a. p. 990Of a pious disposition.