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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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Pū'çel-aġe, n. p. 1058A state of virginity. [Rare.] Robinson.Pu-çĕlle', n. p. 1058A maid; a virgin. [Written also pucel.] “Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan.” B. Jonson.Pū'çe-rŏn, n. p. 1058(Entom.) The Aphis, vine-fretter, or plant-louse.Pū'cha-păt, n. p. 1058(Bot.) A plant of the genus Pogostemon (P. patchouli), from the essential oil of which the perfume patchouly is made.Pŭck, n. p. 1058(Medieval Myth.) A celebrated fairy, “the merry wanderer of the night;” —called also Robin Good-fellow, Friar Rush, Pug, &c. He meeteth Puck, whom most men call Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall.…Pŭck'-ball, n. p. 1058A kind of mushroom full of dust; a puck-fist.Pŭck'er, v. t. p. 1058To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; —often followed by up. “His face pale and withered, and his skin puckered in wrinkles.” Spectator.Pŭck'er, n. p. 1058A fold or wrinkle, or a collection of folds. 2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]Pŭck'er-er, n. p. 1058One who, or that which, puckers.Pŭck'er-y, a. p. 1058Producing, or tending to produce, a pucker; as, a puckery taste. Lowell. 2. Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled.Pŭck'-fist, n. p. 1058A mushroom or fungus, called also puff-ball; — used as a term of reproach. Nares.Pud'den-ing, n. p. 1058(Naut.) (a.) A quantity of rope-yarn, or the like, for guarding against chafing. (b.) A gromet of rope lashed round a mast, or yard, to serve as a support if the slings give way. Totten.Pŭd'der, n. p. 1058A tumult; a confused noise; a bustle. The superstitious man, . . . being scared by the pangs and gripes of a boiling conscience, all in a pudder, shuffles up to himself such a God and such a worship…Pŭd'der, v. i. p. 1058To make a tumult or bustle; to act with violence; to splash; to make a pother; to meddle. “Puddering in the designs or doings of others.” Barrow. Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.…Pŭd'der, v. t. p. 1058To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother. Locke.Pud'ding, n. p. 1058A species of food of a soft or moderately hard consistence, variously made, but often a compound of flour, or meal of maize, with milk and eggs. And solid pudding against empty praise. Pope. 2. Any…Pud'ding, n. p. 1058(Naut.) The same as PUDDENING.Pud'ding-fish, n. p. 1058(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Sparus (S. radiatus).Pud'ding-grȧss, n. p. 1058(Bot.) A plant of the genus Mentha.Pud'ding-hĕad'ed, a. p. 1058Stupid; dull.Pud'ding-pīe, n. p. 1058A pudding with meat baked in it. Hudibras.Pud'ding-sleeve, n. p. 1058A sleeve of the full dress clerical gown. Swift.Pud'ding-stōne, n. p. 1058(Min.) A coarse rock, composed of silicious or other pebbles, united by a cement; conglomerate. Dana.Pud'ding-tīme, n. p. 1058The time of dinner, pudding being formerly the dish first eaten. 2. Hence, the nick of time; critical time. [Obs.] Mars, that protects the stout In pudding-time, came to his aid. Hudibras.Pŭd'dle, n. p. 1058A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash. 2. A mixture of clay and sand, worked together with water, until they are impervious to water.Pūd'dle, v. t. p. 1058To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt and water. Some unhatched practice Hath puddled his clear spirit. Shak. 2. To make thick or close with clay, sand and water, so as to render…Pŭd'dle, v. i. p. 1058To make a dirty stir. Junius.Pūd'dle-ball, n. p. 1058The lump of pasty wrought-iron as taken from the puddling furnace to be hammered or rolled.Pūd'dle-pō'et, n. p. 1058A low, mean, or worthless poet; a poetaster. [Obs.] Fuller.Pūd'dler, n. p. 1058One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process of puddling.Pūd’dle-rōlls, n. pl. p. 1058Heavy rollers with grooved surfaces, between which puddled iron is passed to convert it into bars. Simmonds.Pūd'dling, n. p. 1058(Civil Engin.) The act of rendering impervious to water by means of clay, as a canal. Gwill. 2. (Metal.) The decarbonization of cast iron; the process of converting cast iron into wrought or…Pūd'dly, a. p. 1058Consisting of, or resembling, puddles; muddy; foul; dirty. Limy, or thick puddly water killeth them. Carew.Pūd'dock, n. p. 1058A small inclosure. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also parrock.]Pū'den-cy, n. p. 1058Modesty; shamefacedness. “A pudency so rosy.” Shak.Pu-dēn'dă, n. pl. p. 1058The parts of generation.Pu-dēn'dal, a. p. 1058Of, or relating to, the pudenda, or private parts. R. Owen.Pūd'g'y, a. p. 1058Short and fat; podgy; as, a pudgy man. Wright.Pū'die or Pū'die-al, a. p. 1058Pertaining to the pudenda, or private parts; as, the pudic artery. Quincy.Pu-dĭc'i-ty, n. p. 1058Modesty; chastity. Howell.Pūe, v. i. p. 1058To make a low, whistling sound; to chirp, as birds. [Obs.] Halliwell.Pūe'-fēl'lōw, n. p. 1058The same as PEW-FELLOW. [Obs.]Pū'er, n. p. 1058(Law.) (a.) A child of either sex, from the age of seven to fourteen. (b.) A boy, as distinguished from a girl. Burrill.Pū'er, n. p. 1058The dung of dogs, used as an alkaline steep, in tanning, to remove the lime from the pores, and destroy the grease in the skin, in order to fit it for receiving the tannin; — so called by tanners.…Pū'er-ile, a. p. 1058Boyish; trifling; childish. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey. Syn.—Youthful; boyish…Pū'er'ile-ly, adv. p. 1058Boyishly; triflingly.Pū'er-ile-ness or Pū'er-il'i-ty, n. p. 1058The quality of being puerile; childishness. 2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression in discourse which is flat, insipid, or childish.Pu-ěr'per-al, a. p. 1058Pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.Pu-ěr'per-oûs, a. p. 1058Bearing children; lying in. [Rare.]Pū'et, n. p. 1058The same as PEWET.Pŭff, n. p. 1058A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a small gust; a whiff. “To every puff of wind a slave.” Flatman. 2. Any thing light and filled with…Puff, v. i. p. 1059To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs. 2. To blow, as an expression of scorn or contempt; — with at. It is really to defy Heaven to puff at damnation. South. 3. To breathe with vehemence…Pŭff, v. t. p. 1059To drive with a puff. The clearing north will puff the clouds away. Dryden. 2. To drive away in scorn or contempt; to blow at reproachfully. I puff the prostitute away. Dryden. 3. To dilate with air…Pŭff, a. p. 1059Puffed; blown; inflated; hence, puffed up; proud; vain. [Rare.] Fanshaw.Pŭff'-ball, n. p. 1059A fungus or mushroom full of dust.Pŭff'-bird, n. p. 1059(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Bucco; the barbet. See BARBET.Pŭff'er, n. p. 1059One who puffs; one who praises with noisy commendation. 2. One who is employed by the owner of goods sold at auction to bid up the articles so as to raise the price. Bouvier. 3. (Ichth.) A fish of…Pŭf'fer-y, n. p. 1059The act of praising extravagantly; the bestowment of extravagant commendation; as, the art of puffery.Pŭf'fĭn, n. p. 1059(Ornith.) A marine diving bird (the Fratercula arctica), allied to the auk, and having a short, thick beak like that of the parrot, whence the name. It is found in the northern seas. Manx puffin, the…Pŭf'fin-ăp'ple, n. p. 1059A certain sort of apple. [Obs.] B. Jonson.