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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pōn'der-er, n. p. 1011One who ponders; one who deliberates.Pōn'der-ing-ly, adv. p. 1011With consideration or deliberation. Hammond.Pŏn'der-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 1011The state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness. Ray.Pŏn'der-oŭs, a. p. 1011Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load. “The evil they are contending with is too ponderous to be moved by the shoulders that are set to it.” I. Taylor. 2. Important…Pŏn'der-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1011With great weight.Pōn'der-ous-ness, n. p. 1011The state of being ponderous; weight; heaviness; gravity. Boyle.Pŏnd'-lĭl'y, n. p. 1011The water-lily. See WATER-LILY.Pŏnd'-weed, n. p. 1011(Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton. Triple-headed pond-weed (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zannichellia.Pōne, n. p. 1011A thin turf. [Scot.] Jamieson.Pōne, n. p. 1011A kind of bread, made, particularly in the Southern States, of corn-meal, often with eggs and milk. See PAUNE. [U. S.]Pō'nent, a. p. 1011Western; occidental. [Rare.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.Pon-gee’, n. p. 1011An inferior kind of India silk.Pon-ghee', n. p. 1011A priest of the higher orders in Burmah. Malcom.Pōn'go, n. p. 1011A kind of ape;— a name applied loosely, by old writers, to any large ape. The Orang (Trog-lodytes satyrus) is sometimes so called now. See Jocko.Pōn'iard, n. p. 1011A pointed instrument for stabbing, borne in the hand, or at the girdle, or in the pocket; a small dagger.Pōn'iard, v. t. p. 1011To pierce with a poniard; to stab.Pō'ni-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1011The capability of being placed or located. [Obs. and rare.] Barrow.Pōnk, n. p. 1011A nocturnal spirit; a hag. [Obs.] Shak. “Nor let the ponk, nor other evil sprite.” Spencer.Pōn'tac, n. p. 1011A kind of Constantia wine, made in the Cape colony. Simmonds.Pōn'tage, n. p. 1011(O. Eng. Law.) A duty paid for repairing bridges.Pon-tee’ or Pŏn’tee, n. p. 1011(Glass Works.) An iron instrument used to take glass from the glass-pot, and also to hold articles in the process of manufacture, by attaching them to it when tipped with melted glass. [Written also…Pŏn′tic, a. p. 1011(Geog.) Pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea.Pŏn′/tiff, n. p. 1011A high priest; especially, (a.) One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. W. Smith.…Pon-tif'ic, a. p. 1011Relating to, or consisting of, priests. “The pontific college.” Milton. 2. Pertaining to the pope or to the Roman Catholic church.Pon-tif'ie-al, a. p. 1011Belonging to a high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope, popish. 2. Splendid; magnificent. Shak. 3. Pertaining to the building of bridges; bridge-building. [Rare.] Now had…Pon-tĭf'ic-al, n. p. 1011A book containing the offices, or formulas, used in various ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies. South. 2. (pl.) The dress and ornaments of a priest, bishop, or the pope. “Dressed in full…Pon-tif'ic-āl'i-ty, n. p. 1011The state and government of the pope; the papacy. [Obs.] Usher.Pon-tif'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1011In a pontifical manner.Pon-tif'ie-ate, n. p. 1011The state or dignity of a high priest. 2. Specifically, the office or dignity of the pope. He turned hermit in the view of being advanced to the pontificate. Addison. 3. The reign of a pope.…Pŏn′ti-fĭce, n. p. 1011Bridge-work; structure or edifice of a bridge. [Rare.] At the brink of chaos, near the foot Of this new, wondrous pontifice. Milton.Pŏn/ti-fĭ'cial, a. p. 1011Pertaining to the pontiff or pope. [Obs.] Burton.Pōn'ti-fi'cian, a. p. 1011Pertaining to the pontiff or pope. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Pōn′ti-fĭ′cian, n. p. 1011One who adheres to the pope; a Roman Catholic. [Obs.] Mountagu.Pōn'tīne, a. p. 1011Of or relating to a large marsh between Rome and Naples. [Written also Pomptine.]Pōnt'le-vīs, n. p. 1011(Man.) Disorderly resistance by a horse, consisting in his rearing repeatedly on his hind legs, so as to be in danger of falling backward. Bailey.Pon-ton' or Pon-tōon', n. p. 1012A light frame-work or float, as of India-rubber cloth, or other material, easily transported, used in forming a bridge quickly for the passage of troops. 2. (Naut.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a…Pŏn'to-niēr' or Pŏn'ton-niēr', n. p. 1012A soldier having the charge of constructing bridges.Pŏnt'vo-lănt', n. p. 1012(Mil.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying-bridge. Buchanan.Pō'ny, n. p. 1012A small horse. 2. The sum of twenty-five pounds sterling. [Slang. Eng.] Thackeray. 3. A translation of some author studied, or like help, by means of which a lesson may be quickly gone over. [College…Pony-engine p. 1012a locomotive used for switching cars from one track to another. [U. S.]Pōod, n. p. 1012A Russian weight, equal to 40 Russian or 36 English pounds avoirdupois.Pōō'dle, n. p. 1012A small dog covered with long, silky hair. Partington.Pōōh, interj. p. 1012Pshaw; pish; — an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.Pōōl, n. p. 1012A small and rather deep collection of fresh water supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream. Charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a pool. Bacon. 2. A small…Pōōl, n. p. 1012The stake played for in certain games of cards. [Written also poule.]Pōōl'-balls, n. p. 1012One of several ivory balls about two inches in diameter, used in playing a kind of billiards. Simmonds.Pōōl'er, n. p. 1012An instrument to stir a tan vat.Pōōl' snipe, n. p. 1012(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Totanus; the redshank.Pōon'-wood, n. p. 1012An East-Indian wood of a light porous texture, and light grayish cedar color, much prized for ship-building.Pōop, n. p. 1012A deck raised above the after part of the spar deck, reaching forward to the mizzen mast. Totten. 2. See POPPY.Poop, v. t. p. 1012(Naut.) (a.) To strike upon the stern of, as a heavy sea. “A sea which he thought was going to poop her.” Lord Dufferin. (b.) To strike in the stern, as one vessel that runs her stem against…Pōop, v. i. p. 1012To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.Pōoped, a. p. 1012(Naut.) Having a poop; furnished with a poop.Pōop'ing, n. p. 1012The shock of a heavy sea on the stern or quarter of a ship, when scudding in a tempest; also, the action of one ship's running her stem against another's stern.Pōor, a. p. 1012O. Eng. poore, povere, Norm. Fr. pour, pover, O. Fr. poure, povre, povere, N. Fr. pauvre, Pr. paure, paubre, paupre, Sp. & Pg. pobre, It. povero, Lat. pauper. 1. Destitute of property; wanting in…Pōōr'-bŏx, n. p. 1012A contribution-box for the poor.Pōōr'-house, n. p. 1012A public establishment for the support of the poor; an alms-house; a work-house.Pōōr'jŏhn, n. p. 1012A coarse kind of fish, salted and dried. Poorjohn and apple-pies are all our fare. Harington. The fish is also called hake, and was formerly proverbial as a cheap kind of fare.Pōōr'-laws, n. pl. p. 1012Laws providing for the support of the poor.Pōōr'li-ness, n. p. 1012The state or quality of being poorly; feebleness.