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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. Pōst-pōse', v. t.p. 1018To place after; to postpone. [Obs.] In the solemn vow and protestation the defense of the king's person and authority is put first, which, in this covenant, is postposed to the privileges of…
  2. Pōst'po-sĭ'tion, n.p. 1018The state of being put back, or out of the regular place. Mede. 2. (Gram.) A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, a word; —distinguished from preposition. M. Müller.
  3. Pōst-pōs'i-tĭve, a.p. 1018Placed after something else, as a word.
  4. Pōst'-prān'dī-al, a.p. 1018Occurring subsequent to dinner; after-dinner. Butler.
  5. PŌst'-re-mōte', a.p. 1018More remote in subsequent time or order. Darwin.
  6. Pōst'-rōad or Pōst'-rōute, n.p. 1018A road over which the mail is carried.
  7. Pōst-scē'ni-um, n.p. 1018The back part of the stage.
  8. Pōst'script, n.p. 1018A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; or any addition made to a book or composition after it had been supposed to be finished, containing something omitted, or…
  9. Pōst'script-ed, a.p. 1018Added in a postscript. [Rare.] J. Q. Adams.
  10. Pōst'-tēr'tia-ry, a.p. 1018(Geol.) The period following the tertiary; pleistocene; quaternary. Dana.
  11. Pōst'-town, n.p. 1018A town in which a post-office is established by law. 2. A town in which post-horses are kept.
  12. Pōst'ū-lant, n.p. 1018One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.
  13. Pōst'ū-late, n.p. 1018A position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident, or too plain to require illustration; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without…
  14. Pŏst'ū-lāte, v. t.p. 1018To beg or assume without proof. [Rare.] 2. To take without positive consent; to assume. The Byzantine emperors appear to have exercised, or at least to have postulated, a sort of paramount supremacy…
  15. Pŏst'ū-lā'tion, n.p. 1018The act of postulating; gratuitous assumption. Hale. 2. Supplication; intercession; solicitation; also, suit; cause. Pearson. Burnet.
  16. Pōst'ū-la-to-ry, a.p. 1018Assuming or assumed without proof. Browne.
  17. Pōst'ū-lā'tum, n.p. 1018A postulate. Addison.
  18. Pōst'ū-mous, a.p. 1018Posthumous. [Rare.]
  19. Pōst'ūr-al, a.p. 1018Pertaining to posture.
  20. Pŏst'ūre, n.p. 1018(Fine Arts.) The situation of a figure with regard to the eye, and of the several principal members with regard to each other, by which action is expressed; attitude. Postures should be accommodated…
  21. Pōst'ūre, v. t.p. 1018To place in a particular manner; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose. He was raw with posturing himself according to the direction of the chirurgeons. Brook.
  22. Pŏst’ūre-mās’ter, n.p. 1018One who teaches or practices artificial postures of the body. Spectator.
  23. Pō'sy, n.p. 1018A poetical sentence, or a sententious maxim; a motto; a verse; a legend or inscription. “The posy of a ring.” Shak. “Scarcely wider than the posy of a ring.” De Quincey. There was also a…
  24. Pŏt, n.p. 1018A large metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquors, for plants, and the like. 2. A cup, as for holding liquors…
  25. Pŏt, v. t.p. 1018To place or inclose in pots; as, (a.) To preserve seasoned. “Potted fowl and fish.” Dryden. (b.) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs. Mortimer. (c.) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by…
  26. Pōt, v. i.p. 1018To tipple; to drink. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  27. Pō'ta-ble, a.p. 1018Fit to be drunk; drinkable. “Water fresh and potable.” Bacon.
  28. Pō'tā-ble, n.p. 1018Something that may be drank; a beverage. Phillips.
  29. Pō'ta-ble-ness, n.p. 1018The quality of being drinkable.
  30. Pōt'āge, n.p. 1018See POTTAGE.
  31. Pŏt'a-ger, n.p. 1018A porringer. [Obs.] Grew.
  32. Po-tăg'ro, n.p. 1018A kind of pickle imported from the West Indies. King.
  33. Pŏt'ale, n.p. 1018The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine.
  34. Pŏt/a-mŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 1018An account of rivers; potamology.
  35. Pŏt'a-mŏl'o-ğy, n.p. 1018The science or scientific treatment of rivers; potamography.
  36. Pŏ'tance, n.p. 1018(Watch-making.) The stud in which the lower pivot of the verge is placed.
  37. Po-tār'go, n.p. 1018The same as POTAGRO.
  38. Pŏt'ăsh, n.p. 1018(Chem.) A powerful alkali, the protoxide of potassium; potassa. ☞ The name is very often applied, in popular language, to the substance in an impure state, as obtained from wood ashes by leaching.
  39. Po-tăs'să, n.p. 1018(Chem.) Pure potash, or protoxide of potassium.
  40. Po-tăs'si-ŭm, n.p. 1018(Chem.) A bluish-white, lustrous metal, having a strong affinity for oxygen, with which it forms potassa. It has an atomic weight of 39, and is lighter than water.
  41. Pŏ'tate, a.p. 1018Potable. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  42. Po-tā'tion, n.p. 1018A drinking or drinking-bout. 2. A draught. 3. A species of drink.
  43. Po-tā′to, n.p. 1018(Bot.) A plant (Solanum tuberosum), and its esculent, farinaceous tuber, largely used for food, and in various farinaceous preparations. It is a native of South America. Sweet potato, a climbing…
  44. Potato-fly or Potato-rot or Potato-wormp. 1018a beetle of several species infesting the potato vine. The Cantharis vittata, which is of a yellowish-red above, barred with black, and the C. atrata, which is wholly black, are common species. They…
  45. Pŏ'ta-tō'ry, a.p. 1018Pertaining to drinking; as, potatory power.
  46. Pŏt'-bĕl'lied, a.p. 1018Having a prominent belly.
  47. Pŏt'-bĕl'ly, n.p. 1018A protuberant belly.
  48. Pŏt'-boy, n.p. 1018A boy who carries pots of ale; a menial in a public house.
  49. Pŏtch, v. i.p. 1018To thrust; to push. [Obs.] I'll potch at him some way. Shak.
  50. Pŏtch, v. t.p. 1018To poach; to boil slightly. [Obs.]
  51. Pŏt'-com-păn'ion, n.p. 1018An associate or companion in drinking; applied generally to hard drinkers.
  52. Pŏt'e-ca-ry, n.p. 1018The same as POTHECARY. [Obs.]
  53. Po-teen’, n.p. 1018Irish whisky. [Written also potteen.]
  54. Pŏ'te-lot, n.p. 1018(Chem.) The sulphuret of molybdenum. Fourcroy, Trans.
  55. Pŏ'tençe, n.p. 1018(Her.) A cross whose ends resemble the head of a crutch; — called also cross-potence. 2. The same as POTENCY. Sir W. Hamilton.
  56. Pŏ'ten-cy, n.p. 1018The state of being potent; power. Now arriving At place of potency and sway o' th' state. Shak.
  57. Pŏ'tent, a.p. 1018Physically strong; forcible; powerful; efficacious; as, a potent medicine. Moses once more his potent rod extends. Milton. 2. Having great authority, control, or dominion; as, a potent prince. Shak.…
  58. Pŏ'tent, n.p. 1018A prince; a potentate. Shak. 2. A walking-staff or crutch. Chaucer.
  59. Pŏ'tent-a-cy, n.p. 1018Sovereignty. [Obs.]
  60. Pō'tent-ate, n.p. 1019One who is potent; a person who possesses great power or sway; a prince; a sovereign; an emperor, king, or monarch. Exalting him not only above earthly princes and potentates, but above the highest…