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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Pŏl'y-môr'phĭsm, n.p. 1009(Crystallog.) The same as PLEOMORPHISM. 2. (Zoöl.) The capability of assuming different forms. 3. (Bot.) The capability of widely varying form.
  2. Pŏl'y-môr'phoŭs, a.p. 1009Having several different forms or characters; polymorphic. [Rare.] I find it difficult to form any judgment of an author so polymorphous as Herder. De Quincey.
  3. Pŏl'y-môr'phy, n.p. 1009Existence in many forms; polymorphism.
  4. Pŏl'y-nēme, n.p. 1009(Ichth.) A sea-fish of the genus Polynemus, characterized by having the ventral fins abdominal instead of thoracic. Baird.
  5. Pŏl'/y-nē'sĭ-ā, n.p. 1009(Geog.) A region of many islands; specifically, that part of the Pacific Ocean which includes numerous groups of islands, of which the more important are those of the Sandwich, Marquesas, Society…
  6. Pôl'y-nê'sian, a.p. 1009Pertaining to Polynesia.
  7. Po-ly̆n'i-ă, n.p. 1009The iceless sea around the North Pole; — so called by the Russians. Kane.
  8. Pŏl'y-nō'mi-al, n.p. 1009(Alg.) An expression composed of two or more terms, connected by the sign plus or minus. Math. Dict.
  9. Pŏl'y-nō'mi-al, a.p. 1009Containing many names or terms; multinomial.
  10. Pôl'y-ôm'ma·toûs, a.p. 1009Having many eyes.
  11. Pōl'y-ŏn'ō-mous, a.p. 1009Having many names or titles; many-titled. Sir W. Jones.
  12. Pōl'y-ōn'o-my, n.p. 1009Variety of different names. Faber.
  13. Pŏl'y-ŏp'tron or Pŏl'y-ŏp'trum, n.p. 1009(Opt.) A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished.
  14. Pōl'y-o-rā'mā, n.p. 1009A view of many objects.
  15. Pŏl'yp, n.p. 1009An aquatic animal of the radiate type, having, in general, a cylindrical body, at one extremity of which there is a mouth, surrounded by one or more series of arms or tentacles. It has no special…
  16. Po-lŷp'a-roûs, a.p. 1009Producing a great number; bringing forth many.
  17. Pŏl'y-pa-ry, n.p. 1010Coral; — so called because formed by polyps. Dana.
  18. Pŏl'ŷpe, n.p. 1010See POLYP.
  19. Pŏl'y-pē'an, a.p. 1010Of, or pertaining to, polyps.
  20. Pŏl'y-pĕt'al-oŭs, a.p. 1010(Bot.) Having many petals; as, a polypetalous corolla. Martyn.
  21. Pō-lýph'a-goŭs, a.p. 1010Eating, or subsisting on, many things, or kinds of food.
  22. Pŏl'y-phār'ma-cy, n.p. 1010(Med.) (a.) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines. (b.) A prescription made up of too many medicines. Dunglison.
  23. Pŏl'y-phōn'ic, a.p. 1010Having, or consisting of, many voices or sounds. 2. (Mus.) Consisting of several tone-series, or parts, progressing simultaneously, according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal.
  24. Po-lýph'o-nĭsm, n.p. 1010Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo. Derham. 2. (Mus.) Composition in parts; contrapuntal composition.
  25. Po-lŷph'o-nĭst, n.p. 1010One who professes the art of multiplying sounds, or who makes a variety of sounds; a ventriloquist. 2. (Mus.) A master of the art of polyphony; a contrapuntist.
  26. Po-lŷph'o-noŭs, a.p. 1010The same as POLYPHONIC.
  27. Po-lŷph'o-ny, n.p. 1010The same as POLYPHONISM.
  28. Pŏl'y-phōre, n.p. 1010(Bot.) A receptacle which bears many ovaries.
  29. Po-lŷph'yl-loŭs or Pŏl'y-phŷl'loŭs, a.p. 1010(Bot.) Many-leafed; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
  30. Po-lÿp'i-dòm, n.p. 1010A house or hive of polyps;—a name sometimes given to coral. ☞ The term is incorrect, as coral is an internal secretion. Dana.
  31. Polypier, n.p. 1010The same as POLYPARY. See POLYPARY.
  32. Pŏl'y-pĭf'er-oŭs, a.p. 1010Producing polyps.
  33. Pŏl'y-pĭp'a-roŭs, a.p. 1010Producing polyps.
  34. Pŏl'yp-īte, n.p. 1010(Palæon.) A fossil polyp.
  35. Pŏl'y-plēc'trum, n.p. 1010(Mus.) A musical instrument formerly in use, said to have been invented by Guido;—so called because its tones were produced by the friction of numerous slips of leather acting upon strings, and moved…
  36. Pŏl'y-pōde, n.p. 1010(Zool.) An animal having many feet; the milleped or wood-louse. Coxe. 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Polypodium; polypody.
  37. Po-lŷp'o-dy, n.p. 1010(Bot.) A plant of the genus Polypodium, of the order of Filices, or ferns. The fructifications are in roundish points, scattered over the inferior disk of the frond or leaf. There are numerous…
  38. Pŏl'y-poid, a.p. 1010Like a polyp or a polypus. Dunglison.
  39. Po-lȳp'o-rīte, n.p. 1010(Palæon.) A fossil plant having many pores.
  40. Po-lŷp'o-roŭs, a.p. 1010Having numerous passages or pores. Wright.
  41. Pŏl'y-poŭs, a.p. 1010Having the nature of the polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; as, a polypous concretion.
  42. Pŏl'y-prag-măt'ic or Pŏl'y-prag-măt'ic-al, a.p. 1010Over-busy. [Rare.]
  43. Pŏl'y-prăg'ma-ty, n.p. 1010The state of being over-engaged with business or matters. [Rare.]
  44. Pŏl'y-pris-măt'ic, a.p. 1010(Crystallog.) Having many lateral secondary planes, with or without the primary planes;—said of a prismatic crystal. Dana.
  45. Po-lŷp'to-tōn, n.p. 1010(Rhet.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, and the like.
  46. Pŏl'y-pŭs, n.p. 1010Something that has many feet or roots. 2. (Zoŏl.) A polyp. See POLYP. 3. (Med.) A tumor with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear;—found in the nose, uterus, &c. Cooper.
  47. Pŏl'y-sĕhē'ma-tist, a.p. 1010Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions.
  48. Pŏl'y-scōpe, n.p. 1010(Opt.) A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton.
  49. Pŏl'y-sĕp'al-ōus, a.p. 1010(Bot.) Having more than one sepal. Lindley.
  50. Pŏl'y-spăst, n.p. 1010(Med.) A machine consisting of many pulleys;—formerly used for reducing luxations. Dunglison.
  51. Pōl'y-spĕrm, n.p. 1010A tree whose fruit contains many seeds. [Obs.] Evelyn.
  52. Pŏl'y-spĕrm'ōus, a.p. 1010(Bot.) Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. Martyn.
  53. Pŏl'y-spō'rŏus, a.p. 1010(Bot.) Containing many spores.
  54. Pōl'y-stȳle, n.p. 1010(Arch.) An edifice or court surrounded by several rows of columns, as in Moorish architecture. Fairholt.
  55. Pŏl'y-syl-lăb'ie or Pŏl'y-syl-lăb'ie-al, a.p. 1010Pertaining to a polysyllable; consisting of many syllables, or of more than three.
  56. Pōl'y-syl-lăb'i-cĭsm or Pōl'y-sĭl'la-bĭsm, n.p. 1010The state of being polysyllabic; the state or quality of having many syllables.
  57. Pŏl'y-sÿl/la-ble, n.p. 1010A word of many syllables, that is, consisting of more syllables than three; for words of a less number than four are called mono-syllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.
  58. Pŏl'y-sĭl'la-ble, a.p. 1010Having many syllables; polysyllabic.
  59. Pŏl'y-sýn'de-tŏn, n.p. 1010(Rhet.) A figure by which the copulative is often repeated, as in the sentence, “We have ships, and men, and money, and stores.”
  60. Pŏl'y-syn-thĕt'ic, a.p. 1010Making a manifold compound.