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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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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…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.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…Pŏl'y-poid, a. p. 1010Like a polyp or a polypus. Dunglison.Po-lȳp'o-rīte, n. p. 1010(Palæon.) A fossil plant having many pores.Po-lŷp'o-roŭs, a. p. 1010Having numerous passages or pores. Wright.Pŏl'y-poŭs, a. p. 1010Having the nature of the polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; as, a polypous concretion.Pŏl'y-prag-măt'ic or Pŏl'y-prag-măt'ic-al, a. p. 1010Over-busy. [Rare.]Pŏl'y-prăg'ma-ty, n. p. 1010The state of being over-engaged with business or matters. [Rare.]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.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.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.Pŏl'y-sĕhē'ma-tist, a. p. 1010Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions.Pŏl'y-scōpe, n. p. 1010(Opt.) A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton.Pŏl'y-sĕp'al-ōus, a. p. 1010(Bot.) Having more than one sepal. Lindley.Pŏl'y-spăst, n. p. 1010(Med.) A machine consisting of many pulleys;—formerly used for reducing luxations. Dunglison.Pōl'y-spĕrm, n. p. 1010A tree whose fruit contains many seeds. [Obs.] Evelyn.Pŏl'y-spĕrm'ōus, a. p. 1010(Bot.) Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. Martyn.Pŏl'y-spō'rŏus, a. p. 1010(Bot.) Containing many spores.Pōl'y-stȳle, n. p. 1010(Arch.) An edifice or court surrounded by several rows of columns, as in Moorish architecture. Fairholt.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.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.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.Pŏl'y-sĭl'la-ble, a. p. 1010Having many syllables; polysyllabic.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.”Pŏl'y-syn-thĕt'ic, a. p. 1010Making a manifold compound.Pŏl'/y-tēch'nic, a. p. 1010Comprehending many arts;—applied particularly to a school in which many branches of art or science are taught, especially with reference to their practical applications.Pŏl'y-tĕch'nĭc-al, a. p. 1010The same as POLYTECHNIC.Pŏl'y-tha-lā'mi-ă, n. pl. p. 1010(Zoöl.) Minute animals occupying chambered calcareous shells of microscopic size. See RHIZOPOD.Pŏl'y-thăl'a-moŭs, a. p. 1010Many-chambered;—applied to cephalopods having multilocular shells.Pŏl'y-thē'ism, n. p. 1010The state of being a polytheist; the doctrine or belief of a polytheist. 2. The doctrine of a plurality of gods or invisible beings superior to man, and having an agency in the government of the…Pŏl'y-thē'ist, n. p. 1010One who believes in, or maintains the doctrine of, a plurality of gods.Pŏl'y-the-ist'ic or Pŏl'y-the-ist'ic-al, a. p. 1010Pertaining to polytheism; as, polytheistic belief or worship. 2. Holding a belief in a plurality of gods; as, a polytheistic writer. Milner.Pŏl'y-the-ist'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 1010In the manner of polytheism.Pŏl'y-thē'ize, v. i. p. 1010To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate the doctrine of polytheism; to believe in a plurality of gods.Po-lȳt'o-mōus, a. p. 1010(Bot.) Subdivided into many distinct, subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true leaflets: — said of leaves. Henslow.Pōl'y-tŷp'age, n. p. 1010(Print.) The art or process of producing in metal, by a peculiar method, fac-simile copies of wood engravings, matter in type, &c., from which impressions may be taken as from types; a particular…Pōl'y-tȳpe, a. p. 1010(Print.) Pertaining to polytypage; obtained by the process of polytyping; as, a polytype plate.Pŏl'y-tȳpe, n. p. 1010(Print.) A cast or fac-simile copy of an engraved block, matter in type, &c.; as, a polytype in relief. By pressing the wood-cut into semi-fluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced; and from this…Pōl'y-tȳpe, v. t. p. 1010(Print.) To produce by polytypage; to form printing surfaces as fac-simile copies by the polytype process; as, a polytyped book; to polytype an engraving.Pŏl'y-zō'an, n. p. 1010(Zoöl.) One of a compound group among the Bryozoa, the lowest order of mollusks, and in which many animals are united in one structure. Dana.Pōl'y-zō'a-ry, n. p. 1010(Zoöl.) The compound structure made up of polyzoans. Eng. Cyc.Pōl'y-zō'nal, a. p. 1010Consisting of many zones or rings. Polyzonal lens (Opt.), a lens made up of many pieces arranged in zones or rings;—a plan sometimes resorted to from the difficulty of obtaining large pieces of glass…Pōl'y-zō'on, n. p. 1010(Zoöl.) A polyzoan.Pòm'ace, n. p. 1010The substance of apples or of similar fruit crushed by grinding.Po-mā'ceous, a. p. 1010Consisting of apples. “Pomaceous harvests breathing sweets.” Philips. 2. Like pomace.Po-māde', n. p. 1010Perfumed ointment; especially, ointment or unguent for the hair.Po-măn'der or Pō'man·der, n. p. 1010A perfumed ball, or a box containing perfumes, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain girdle. [Obs.]Po-mā'tum, n. p. 1010A perfumed unguent or composition used in dressing the hair.Po-mā'tum, v. t. p. 1010To apply pomatum to, as the hair.Pōme, n. p. 1010(Bot.) A fleshy or pulpy pericarp without valves, containing a capsule or capsules, as the apple, pear, and the like. Martyn.Pōme, v. i. p. 1010To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]Pōme-grān'ate, n. p. 1010(Bot.) The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Punica. This fruit is as large as an orange, having a hard rind filled with a soft pulp and numerous seeds, and is of a reddish color. 2. The tree…Pōme'-pār'a-dīse, n. p. 1010A sweet kind of apple. [Obs.] “Pome-paradise or honey apple.” Holland.Pōme'roy or Pōme-roy'al, n. p. 1010A sort of apple, known also as the royal apple. Ainsworth.Pōme'-wa'ter, n. p. 1010A sweet, juicy apple. “Ripe as a pome-water.” Shak.Pōm'ey, n. p. 1010(Her.) The figure of an apple; a roundel; — always of a green color.Pŏm'fret, n. p. 1011(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Stromateus, found in the Mediterranean, and in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Pŏm'fret-cāke, n. p. 1011A licorice cake. Simmonds.Po-mĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1011(Bot.) Apple-bearing;—an epithet applied to plants which bear the larger fruits, such as melons, gourds, pumpkins, cucumbers, &c., in distinction from the bacciferous or berry-bearing plants.