Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
Pouch'-mouth, n. p. 1019A mouth with blubbered or swollen lips.Pouch'-mouthed, a. p. 1019Blubber-lipped. [Obs.]Pōu-chōng', n. p. 1019A kind of black tea.Pōu-drĕtte', n. p. 1019A manure made from the contents of privies, dried and mixed with charcoal, gypsum, &c.Pōul'dā-vis, n. p. 1019A sort of sail-cloth. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Pōul'dron, n. p. 1019See POWLDRON.Pōule, n. p. 1019See Pool.Pōulp, n. p. 1019(Zool.) An eight-footed dibranchiate cephalopod, of the genus Octopus (O. vulgaris), nearly allied to the sepia, or common cuttle-fish, and having no shell; also, the soft part of those species which…Pōult, n. p. 1019A young chicken, partridge, &c. [Rare.] King.Pōult'er, n. p. 1019One who had charge of poultry; a poulterer. [Obs.] Shak.Pōult'er-er, n. p. 1019One who deals or trades in poultry. 2. An officer of the king's household who had the charge of the poultry. [Eng.]. [Obs.]Pōul'tice, n. p. 1019A soft composition of various materials, as meal, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, and the like; a cataplasm.Pōul'tīce, v. t. p. 1019To cover with a poultice; to dress with a poultice.Pōul’tive, n. p. 1019A poultice. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.Pōul'try, n. p. 1019Domestic fowls which are propagated and fed for the table, and for their eggs, feathers, &c., such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.Pōult'ry-yārd, n. p. 1019A yard or place where fowls are confined, bred, or fattened.Pounce, n. p. 1019A fine powder used to prevent ink from spreading on paper, as sandarac pulverized. 2. Charcoal dust, or some other colored powdered substance, inclosed in an open stuff, as muslin, to be passed over…Pounce, v. t. p. 1019To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper for writing on; to pounce a pattern.Pounce, n. p. 1019The claw or talon of a bird of prey. Winged ministers of vengeance who carry your bolts in their pounces to the remotest verge of the sea. Burke.Pounce, v. t. p. 1019To prick, as with a claw or talon. [Obs.] Now pounce him lightly. And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper. J. Fletcher. 2. To pierce with a sharp instrument; to perforate; to stamp holes in by way…Pounce, v. i. p. 1019To fall suddenly; to fall and seize with the claws;— with on or upon; as, a rapacious bird pounces upon a chicken. Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on the wanderings of misguided…Pounce'-bōx, n. p. 1019A small box with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling pounce on paper. Shak.Pounced, a. p. 1019Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle. Thomson. 2. Ornamented with a continuous series of dots. “Gilt bowls pounced and pierced.” Holinshed.Poun'cet-bŏx, n. p. 1019A small box with perforations on the top, to hold perfume for smelling. Shak.Poun'cing, n. p. 1019A hole stamped or worked in cloth by way of ornament. “Fashions conferred about, pouncings and paintings.” Beau. & Fl.Pound, n. p. 1019A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces; as the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into 16 ounces, and the pound troy, which is divided…Pound, n. p. 1019An inclosure, erected by authority, in which cattle or other beasts are confined when taken in trespassing, or going at large in violation of law; a pinfold. Pound covert, a pound that is close or…Pound, v. t. p. 1020To confine in a pound, or place of public restraint; to impound. “To liken it to the exploit of that gallant man who thought to pound up the crows by shutting his park gate.” Milton.Pound, v. t. p. 1020To beat or strike with some heavy instrument, and with repeated blows, so as to make an impression. With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks. Dryden. 2. To comminute and pulverize by beating…Pound'age, n. p. 1020A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound. Swift. 2. A subsidy of 12 pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens…Pound'age, v. t. p. 1020To collect, as poundage. “The custom-house of certain publicans that have the tonnaging and poundaging of all free-spoken truth.” Milton.Pound'age, n. p. 1020A charge for impounding stray cattle. Simmonds.Pound'-brēach, n. p. 1020The breaking of a public pound for releasing beasts confined in it. Blackstone.Pound'-cāke, n. p. 1020A kind of rich, sweet cake;—so called from the ingredients used in making it being used by pounds, or in equal quantities, as it were, pound for pound.Pound'er, n. p. 1020One who, or that which, pounds. 2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. 3. A person or thing denominated from a certain number of pounds; as, a cannon is called a twelve-pounder; a person of…Pound'-keep'er, n. p. 1020One who has the care of a pound.Pound'-rāte, n. p. 1020A rate or proportion estimated at a certain amount for each pound.Pou'p'e-ton, n. p. 1020A puppet, or little baby. [Obs.] Palsgrave.Pou'pies, n. pl. p. 1020(Cookery.) A mess of victuals made of veal steaks and slices of bacon. Bailey.Pōur, v. t. p. 1020To cause to flow, as a liquid, in a stream, either out of a vessel or into it;—followed by out, from, in, into, against, on, upon, under, &c.; as, to pour water from a pail, or out of a pail; to pour…Pōur, v. i. p. 1020To issue forth in a stream, or continued succession of parts; to move or rush, as a current; to move impetuously, like a swift-running stream; to flow. The mustering squadron, and the clattering car…Pōur'er, n. p. 1020One that pours.Pōur'fil, n. p. 1020The same as PROFILE. [Obs.] Holland.Pour'lieū, n. p. 1020See PURLIEU.Pour-pār'ty, n. p. 1020(Law.) A division; a divided share. To make pourparty, to divide lands which were held undivided previously.Pour'point, n. p. 1020A quilted doublet worn by soldiers and civilians in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; a gambeson. Fairholt.Pour-prĕst'ure, n. p. 1020(Law.) A wrongful inclosure of, or encroachment on, another's property. See PURPRESTURE. Cowell.Pōr'sūi-vant, n. p. 1020The same as PURSUIVANT.Pour-trāy', v. t. p. 1020The same as PORTRAY.Pour-vey'ance, n. p. 1020The same as PURVEYANCE.Pousse, n. p. 1020Pulse; peace. [Obs.] Spenser.Pout, n. p. 1020(Ichth.) (a.) A sea-fish, of the cod kind, about a foot in length;—called also the whiting pout. It has the power of inflating a membrane which covers the eyes and neighboring parts of the head.…Pout, v. i. p. 1020To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness, contempt, or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love. Shak. 2. To protrude. “Pouting lips.” Dryden.Poult, n. p. 1020The young of some birds, as of the grouse kind; a young fowl. [Scot.]Pout, v. i. p. 1020To shoot young birds, as grouse, &c. [Scot.] W. Scott.Pout'er, n. p. 1020One who pouts. 2. Specifically, a variety of the domestic pigeon, with an inflated breast.Pout'ing, n. p. 1020Childish sullenness.Pout'ing-ly, adv. p. 1020In a pouting or sullen manner.Pōv'er-ty, n. p. 1020Destitution of property; indigence; want of convenient means of subsistence; need. The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty. Prov. xxiii. 21. 2. Any deficiency of resources that are needed…Pow'der, n. p. 1020The fine particles into which any substance is pounded or ground, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. Shak. 2. Especially, a composition of saltpeter, sulphur…