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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-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.Pȯm'maġe, n. p. 1011See POMACE.Pŏmme, n. p. 1011(Her.) A bearing or device representing, or in the form of, an apple.Pommée, a. p. 1011(Her.) Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances resembling apples;—said of crosses.Pōm'mel, n. p. 1011A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as, (a.) The knob on the hilt of a sword. (b.) The protuberant part of a saddle-bow. (c.) The round knob on the frame of a chair, &c.Pŏm'mel, v. t. p. 1011To beat, as with a pommel; that is, with something thick or bulky; to bruise by beating.Pŏm'mel'ed, a. p. 1011(Her.) Furnished, or mounted, with one or more pommels, as a sword, dagger, and the like. [Written also pommelled.]Pŏm'mel-ing, n. p. 1011A beating or bruising. [Written also pommelling.]Pom-mĕl’ion, n. p. 1011(Mil.) The cascabel, or hindmost knob of a cannon. [Rare.]Pō'mo-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 1011Belonging to pomology.