Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Plānk'-rōad, n. p. 995A road-way of planks. [U. S.]Plānk'-sheer, n. p. 995(Ship-building.) A plank covering the timber-heads. Weale.Plān'less, a. p. 995Having no plan.Plān'ner, n. p. 995One who plans or forms a plan; a projector.Plā'no-cŏn'cāve, a. p. 995Flat on one side and concave on the other.Plā'no-cōn'ie-al, a. p. 995Plane or level on one side, and conical on the other. Grew.Plā'no-cōn'vex, a. p. 995Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a plano-convex lens.Plā'no-hŏr·i-zŏn'tal, a. p. 995Having a level horizontal surface or position. Lee.Pla-nŏm'e-ter, n. p. 995(Machine-building.) A plane, hard surface, used as a standard gauge for plane surfaces.Pla-nōr'bis, n. p. 995(Zoöl.) A genus of freshwater snails, having shells of a discoidal form.Plā'nō-sā'bu-late, a. p. 995Smooth and awl-shaped.Plānt, n. p. 995A vegetable; an organic body, destitute of sense and spontaneous motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion, or a series…Plānt, v. t. p. 995[Fr. planter, Pr., Sp., & Pg. plantar, It. piantare, Lat. plantare, A-S. plantian, Icel. & Sw. planta, Dan. plante, D. planten, Ger. pflanzen. See supra. 1. To put in the ground and cover, as seed…Plănt, v. i. p. 995To perform the act of planting.Plānt'a-ble, a. p. 995Capable of being planted. Edwards.Plānt'age, n. p. 995An herb, or herbs in general. [Obs.] Shak.Plānt'ain, n. p. 995(Bot.) A plant of the genus Plantago, of many species. It is found near the abode of civilized man in all parts of the world. Water-plantain is of the genus Alisma, has acrid leaves, and it was…Plānt'ain p. 995Plānt'ain-tree, n. p. 995(Bot.) An endogenous tropical tree of the genus Musa, the most remarkable species of which are the M. paradisiaca, or banana, and the M. sapientum, or plantain. The plantain rises, with a soft stem…Plānt'al, a. p. 995Belonging to plants. [Obs.] Glanville.Plān'tar, a. p. 995(Anat.) Pertaining to the sole of the foot; as, the plantar arch.Plan-tā'tion, n. p. 995The act of planting. [Rare.] 2. The place planted; land brought under cultivation; ground occupied by trees or vegetables which have been planted; especially, in the United States and West Indies, a…Plănt'-cāne, n. p. 996The crop of original plants of the sugar-cane, produced from germs placed in the ground, or canes of the first growth, in distinction from the ratoons, or sprouts from the roots of canes which have…Plănt'-cŭt'ter, n. p. 996(Ornith.) A passerine bird of the family Phytotominæ, feeding upon plants, which it cuts off, close to the root, with its beak. Baird.Plănt'ed, a. p. 996(Joinery.) Fixed in place, as a projecting member or molding, after having been first wrought on a separate piece of stuff.Plănt'er, n. p. 996One who plants, sets, introduces, or establishes; as, a planter of maize; a planter of vines. 2. One who assists in colonizing in a new or uncultivated territory; as, the first planters in Virginia.…Plānt'er-ship, n. p. 996The business of a planter, or the management of a plantation, as in the United States or West Indies.Plant'icle, n. p. 996A young plant, or plant in embryo. Darwin.Plănt'i-grāde, n. p. 996(Zoöl.) An animal that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as the bear. Bell.Plānt'i-grāde, a. p. 996Walking on the sole of the foot; placing the sole of the foot flat upon the ground in walking, as some animals.Plānt'ing, n. p. 996The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, and the like. 2. The art of forming plantations of trees. [Eng.]Plānt'less, a. p. 996Having no plants; destitute of vegetation.Plānt'let, n. p. 996A little plant. Keith.Plānt'-louse, n. p. 996An insect that infests plants; a vine-fretter; the puceron.Plan-tōe'ra-cy, n. p. 996Government by planters; the whole ruling body of planters. [Rare.]Plänt'ūle, n. p. 996The embryo of a plant.Plänx'ty, n. p. 996A kind of dance among the Irish. Smart.Pläsh, n. p. 996A small collection of standing water; a puddle. “These shallow plashes.” Barrow. 2. A dash of water; a splash. 3. [See PLASH, v. t.] The branch of a tree partly cut or lopped, and bound to other…Pläsh, v. i. p. 996To dabble in water; to splash.Plăsh, v. t. p. 996To lop off. 2. To bind, or cut, and intertwine the branches of; as, to plash a hedge. There is a cupola made with pole-work between two elms at the end of a walk, which, being covered by plashing the…Pläsh'ing, n. p. 996The act or operation of cutting small trees half through, and interweaving them, as in hedges. 2. The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, as an imitation of granite…Plāsh'ōot, n. p. 996A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interwoven. Woodcocks arrive first on the north coast, where every hedge serveth for a road, and every plashoot for spingles to catch them. Carew.Plăsh'y, a. p. 996Watery; abounding with puddles. And with her feet, she, from the plashy earth, Raises a mist. Wordsworth.Plăsm, n. p. 996A mold or matrix in which any thing is cast or formed to a particular shape. [Rare.] Woodward. 2. (Physiol.) The same as PLASMA.Plăs'ma, n. p. 996(Min.) A variety of quartz, of a color between grass-green and leek-green, occurring in angular pieces in beds, associated with common chalcedony, and among the ruins of Rome. 2. (Physiol.) The…Plas-măt'ic or Plas-măt'ic-al, a. p. 996Giving shape; having the power of giving form. More. 2. (Physiol.) Pertaining to the plasma; containing or conveying plasma; as, the plasmatic fluid.Plās'ter, n. p. 996A composition of lime, water, and sand, for coating walls and partitions of houses; also, gypsum or plaster of Paris, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, and the like. 2. (Med.) An…Plăs'ter, v. t. p. 996To overlay or cover with plaster, as the partitions of a house, walls, and the like. 2. To cover with a plaster, as a wound. 3. To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects or irregularities of.…Plás'ter-er, n. p. 996One who plasters.Plás'ter-ing, n. p. 996The plaster-work of a building; a covering of plaster.Plás'ter-ly, a. p. 996Like or resembling plaster of Paris. “Gypseous and plasterly ground.” Fuller.Pläs'ter-stōne, n. p. 996Gypsum. See GYPSUM.Plās'tĭc, a. p. 996Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator; the plastic virtue of nature. See plastic Nature working to this end. Pope. 2. Capable of being…Plás'tic-al, a. p. 996The same as PLASTIC. [Rare.]Plas-tĭc'i-ty, n. p. 996The state or quality of being plastic. 2. (Med.) Plastic force. Dunglison.Plas-tŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 996The art of forming figures in plaster. 2. Imitated or counterfeited writing.Plăs'tron, n. p. 996A piece of leather stuffed;—used by fencers to defend the body against pushes. Dryden. 2. (Physiol.) The ventral or under shield or shell of the tortoise and similar animals. Carpenter.Plăt, v. t. p. 996To form by interlaying or interweaving; to weave.Plăt, n. p. 996Work done by platting or interweaving.Plăt, n. p. 996A small piece of ground laid or marked out with some design, or for a distinct use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground; as, a flowery plat; a plat of willows. “On a plat of rising ground.”…