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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. Pseü'do-grāph or Pseü-dōg'ra-phy, n.p. 1056False writing. Holder.
  2. Pseū-dŏl'o-gist, n.p. 1056One who utters falsehoods; a liar.
  3. Pseü-dŏl'o-gy, n.p. 1056Falsehood of speech. Arbuthnot.
  4. Pseü'do-me-tāl'lic, a.p. 1056Falsely or imperfectly metallic;—said of a kind of luster which is perceptible only when held toward the light, as in minerals. Philips.
  5. Pseü'do-mōrph, n.p. 1056An irregular or deceptive form. Tennyson. 2. (Crystallog.) A pseudomorphous crystal, as a crystal consisting of quartz, but having the cubic form of fluor spar, the fluor crystal having been changed…
  6. Pseü'do-môr'phïzm, n.p. 1056(Crystallog.) The taking of a crystalline form different from that which belongs to the species. Dana.
  7. Pseü'do-môr'phōus, a.p. 1056Not having the true form. Pseudomorphous crystal, one which has a form that does not result from its own powers of crystallization. Dana.
  8. Pseü'do-nўm, n.p. 1056A fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author. [Written also pseudonyme.]
  9. Pseü-dōn'y-mōs, a.p. 1056Bearing a false or fictitious name.
  10. Pseü'do-pe-rīp'ter-al, a.p. 1056(Arch.) Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the columns at the sides attached to the walls. Oef. Gloss.
  11. Pseu'do-pe-rīp'ter-al, n.p. 1056(Arch.) An imperfectly peripheral temple, or one having the columns at the sides attached to the walls.
  12. Pseü'do-ro-mān'tic, a.p. 1056Falsely romantic. “The false taste, the pseudo-romantic rage.” De Quincey.
  13. Pseü'do-scope, n.p. 1056(Opt.) An instrument which exhibits the objects with their proper relief reversed;—an effect opposite to that produced by the stereoscope. Wheatstone.
  14. Pseü'do-spĕr'mie, a.p. 1056(Bot.) Having the seed so closely attached to the pericarp that it can not readily be distinguished from the integuments of the latter;—said of certain fruits. Henslow.
  15. Pseü'do-stēl'lā, n.p. 1056(Astron.) Any kind of meteor or phenomenon appearing in the heavens, and resembling a star. [Rare.] Hutton.
  16. Pseu-dōth'y-rōn, n.p. 1056(Arch.) A false or secret door. Brande.
  17. Pseü'do-tin'ē-ā, n.p. 1056(Entom.) The larvæ of certain moths, as the bee-moth.
  18. Pseū'do-vol-cān'ic, a.p. 1056Pertaining to, or produced by, a pseudo-volcano. Cleveland.
  19. Pseü'do-vol-cā'no, n.p. 1056A volcano that emits smoke, and sometimes flame, but no lava; also, a burning mine of coal. Kirwan.
  20. Pshaw, interj.p. 1056Pish! pooh!—an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, or dislike. [Written also psha.]
  21. Pshaw, v. i.p. 1056To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by uttering the exclamation “pshaw!” The goodman used regularly to frown and pshaw whenever this topic was touched upon. W. Scott.
  22. Psī'lan-thrōp'ic, a.p. 1056Pertaining to, or embodying, psilanthropy. “A psilanthropic explanation and solution of the phrases.” Coleridge.
  23. Psī-lăn’thro-pīst, n.p. 1057One who believes that Christ was a mere man. Smart.
  24. Psī-lăn’thro-py, n.p. 1057The merely human existence of Christ.
  25. Psī-lōl'o-gy, n.p. 1057Love of empty talk or noise. Coleridge.
  26. Psī-lŏm'e-lāne, n.p. 1057(Min.) An ore of manganese, occurring in smooth, botryoidal forms, and massive, and having a dark color nearly steel-gray.
  27. Psīl'o-thrōn, n.p. 1057(Med.) A depilatory; a medicine or application to take off the hair of an animal body.
  28. Psit-tā'ceoûs or Psit'ta-çīd, a.p. 1057Belonging to the parrot tribe.
  29. Psĭt-tāc'i-dæ, n. pl.p. 1057(Ornith.) A family of scansorial birds, including the parrots.
  30. Psō'as, n.p. 1057(Anat.) One of two inside muscles of the loins.
  31. Psō'ra, n.p. 1057(Med.) A cutaneous disease; especially, the itch.
  32. Psō-rĭ'a-sĭs, n.p. 1057(Med.) (a.) The state of being affected with psora. [Obs.] (b.) A cutaneous affection consisting of patches of rough, amorphous scales, either continuous, or of indeterminate outline. Dunglison.
  33. Psō'rĭc, a.p. 1057Pertaining to, or connected with, psora.
  34. Psȳ'chal, a.p. 1057Of, or pertaining to, the soul; psychical. Bayne.
  35. Psȳ'chē, n.p. 1057A cheval dressing-glass.
  36. Psȳ-chī'a-ter, n.p. 1057One who treats diseases of the mind. Dunglison.
  37. Psy-chī'a-trī'ȧ or Psȳ-chī'a-tryp. 1057Psȳ-chī'a-try (sī-kī'a-try̆), n. [Gr. ψυχή, the mind, and ἰατρεύειν, to heal; ἰατρός, physician; ἰᾶσθαι, to heal.] (Med.) The application of the healing art to mental diseases. Dunglison.
  38. Psȳ'chic or Psȳ'chic-al, a.p. 1057Of, or pertaining to, the human soul; relating to the living principle in man. ☞ This term was formerly used to express the same idea as psychological. Recent metaphysicians, however, have employed…
  39. Psȳ'chics, n. sing.p. 1057Psychology. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]
  40. Psȳ'chĭsm, n.p. 1057(Philos.) The doctrine of Quesne, that there is a fluid universally diffused, and equally animating all living beings, the difference in their actions being due to the difference of the individual…
  41. Psȳ'cho-lōg'ic or Psȳ'cho-lōg'ic-al, a.p. 1057Pertaining to psychology.
  42. Psȳ'cho-lŏg'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 1057In a psychological manner.
  43. Psȳ-chōl'o-gist, n.p. 1057One who is versed in the nature and properties of the soul, or who writes on the subject.
  44. Psȳ-chŏl'o-gy, n.p. 1057A discourse or treatise on the human soul; the science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known…
  45. Psy-chōm'a-chy, n.p. 1057A conflict of the soul with the body.
  46. Psȳ'cho-măn'cy, n.p. 1057Divination by consulting the souls of the dead.
  47. Psy'cho-păn'ny-chism, n.p. 1057(Theol.) The doctrine that the soul falls asleep at death, and does not wake until the resurrection of the body. Fleming.
  48. Psy̆-chrōm'e-ter, a.p. 1057An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, consisting of two delicate thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept constantly moistened, the dew-point, or…
  49. Psȳ'chro-mĕt'rie-al, a.p. 1057Pertaining to, or used in, psychrometry; as, psychrometrical instruments. 2. Obtained by psychrometry; as, psychrometrical observations.
  50. Psȳ-chrōm'e-try, n.p. 1057The same as HYGROMETRY.
  51. Psȳ'chro-phō'bi-ă, n.p. 1057Fear of cold, especially cold water. Dunglison.
  52. Psy̆ch'tic, n.p. 1057(Med.) A refrigerating medicine.
  53. Ptār'mie, n.p. 1057(Med.) A medicine intended to promote sneezing; a sternutatory. Dunglison.
  54. Ptār'mi-gan, n.p. 1057(Ornith.) A bird of the grouse family, having the feet feathered to the toes; Tetrao (lagopus) mutus. The plumage is ash-colored in summer, and almost entirely-white in winter. Ptarmigans haunt the…
  55. Pte-rĕch'thys, n.p. 1057(Palæon.) A genus of fossil fish with wing-like appendages, found in the Devonian rocks. Agassiz.
  56. Ptēr/i-dōl'o-ǧist, n.p. 1057One versed in that part of botany which treats of ferns; one acquainted with the nature and characteristics of ferns.
  57. Ptĕr'i-do-mā'ni-ā, n.p. 1057A madness or strong fancy for ferns. [Rare.] Your daughters, perhaps, have the prevailing pteridomania, and are collecting and buying ferns. C. Kingsley.
  58. Ptĕr'i-ple-gĭst'ic, a.p. 1057Relating to fowling, or shooting birds.
  59. Ptēr'o-dāc'tyl, n.p. 1057(Paleon.) A fossil reptile which had the little finger of the hand greatly elongated, for the purpose of bearing a membraneous wing.
  60. Pte-rōph'o-rūs, n.p. 1057(En-tom.) A genus of small, lepidopterous insects, distinguished by the wings being divided into narrow feathered rays. Baird.