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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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Pul-tā'ceous, a. p. 1060Macerated; softened; nearly fluid. Beddoes.Pŭl'tesse or Pŭl'tise, n. p. 1060The same as POULTICE. [Obs.] Holland.Pā'lu, n. p. 1060A vegetable substance very much like cotton, but shorter and weaker in fiber, more elastic, and yellow in color, produced in the Sandwich Islands from a shrub which grows to the height of fifteen…Pŭl'ver-a-ble, a. p. 1060Capable of being reduced to fine powder; capable of being pulverized. Boyle.Pŭl/ver-ā'ceous, a. p. 1060(Bot.) Dusty or powdery on the surface; pulverulent. Gray.Pŭl'ver-āte, v. t. p. 1060To beat or reduce to powder or dust. [Rare.]Pŭl'ver-ine, n. p. 1060Ashes of barilla. Ure.Pŭl'ver-iz'a-ble, a. p. 1060Admitting of being pulverized; pulverable. Barton.Pŭl'/ver-i-zā'tion, n. p. 1060The act of reducing to dust or powder.Pŭl'ver-īze, v. t. p. 1060To reduce to fine powder, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued.Pŭl'ver-ize, v. i. p. 1060To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.Pŭl’ver-ōŭs, a. p. 1060Consisting of dust or powder; like powder.Pul-vĕr'u-lençe, n. p. 1060The state of being pulverulent; abundance of dust or powder; dustiness.Pul-vĕr'ŭ-lent, a. p. 1060Consisting of fine powder; powdery; dusty. 2. Addicted to lying and rolling in the dust, as fowls. [Rare.]Pŭl'vil, n. p. 1060A sweet-scented powder. [Obs.] Gay.Pŭl'vil, v. t. p. 1060To sprinkle with a perfumed powder. [Obs.] Congreve.Pul-vĭl'ĭ-o or Pul-vĭl'io, n. p. 1060A kind of perfume in the form of a powder, formerly much used; — often contained in little bags. “Smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios.” Addison.Pŭl'vi-nate or Pŭl'vi-nā'ted, a. p. 1060(Arch.) Enlarged or swelled in any portion of an order, as a frieze. Brande.Pū'mă, n. p. 1060(Zoöl.) A carnivorous mammal (the Felis concolor), of a brownish-yellow color, without spots, the second largest American tiger. It is found from Texas to Patagonia.Pū'mi-cāte, v. t. p. 1060To make smooth with pumice. [Rare.]Pŭm'ice, n. p. 1060A substance frequently ejected from volcanoes, of various colors, as gray, white, reddish-brown, or black; hard, rough, and porous; and so light as to float on water. It appears to consist of…Pu-mī'ceous, a. p. 1060Pertaining to pumice; consisting of pumice, or resembling it.Pām'īce-stōne, n. p. 1060The same as PUMICE.Pām'mace, n. p. 1060The same as POMACE. See POMACE.Pŭm'mel, n. & v. t. p. 1060The same as POMMEL.Pŭmp, n. p. 1060An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly…Pŭmp, v. t. p. 1061To raise with a pump, as water. 2. To draw out by artful interrogatories; as, to pump out secrets. 3. To examine by artful questions for the purpose of eliciting secrets from. But pump not me for…Pŭmp, v. i. p. 1061To work a pump; to raise water with a pump.Pŭmp'-brāke, n. p. 1061The arm or handle of a pump.Pŭmp'-dāle, n. p. 1061A long, wooden tube to conduct water from a pump; a waste-pipe. Simmonds.Pŭmp'er, n. p. 1061One who pumps; the instrument or machine used in pumping.Pāmp'er-nick'el, n. p. 1061A species of bran bread, which forms the chief food of the Westphalian peasants;—often used as a term of contempt.Păm'pet-ball, n. p. 1061(Print.) A ball for inking types; a pompet.Pŭmp'-gēar, n. p. 1061The apparatus belonging to a pump. Totten.Pāmp'-hōod, n. p. 1061A semi-cylindrical appendage covering the upper wheel of a chain-pump.Pŭmp'ing-ēn'gine, n. p. 1061A steam-engine and pump combined. See STEAM-ENGINE.Pŭmp'ion, n. p. 1061(Bot.) A plant and its fruit; the pumpkin.Pŭmp'kin, n. p. 1061(Bot.) A well-known plant and its fruit, the Cucurbita pepo; a pompion. ☞ This is the common orthography of the word, although corrupt.Pŭmp'-rōom, n. p. 1061A place or room at a mineral spring (especially at Bath, England) for drinking the waters. Simmonds.Pŭmp'-spēar, n. p. 1061The bar to which the upper box of a pump is fastened, and which is attached to the brake or handle; a piston-rod.Pŭmp'-stŏck, n. p. 1061The solid part or body of a pump.Pū'my, a. p. 1061Large and rounded. [Obs.] Whose murmuring wave Did play amongst the pumy stones. Spenser.Pŭn, n. p. 1061An expression in which a word is capable of different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation. A pun…Pŭn, v. i. p. 1061To use the same word at once in different senses; to quibble. Dryden.Pŭn, v. t. p. 1061To persuade by a pun. Addison.Pŭn, v. t. p. 1061To pound. He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.Pŭnch, n. p. 1061A drink composed of water sweetened with sugar, with a mixture of lemon juice and spirit.Pŭnch, n. p. 1061The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet-show. 2. A well-set horse, with a short back, thin shoulders, broad neck, and well covered with flesh. 3. A short, fat fellow; any thing short and thick. I ...…Pŭnch, n. p. 1061A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping, or for perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow and sharp-edged…Pŭnch, v. t. p. 1061To perforate with an instrument; as, to punch a hole. 2. To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the finger or elbow.Pŭnch'-bōwl, n. p. 1061A bowl in which punch is made, or from which it is drank.Pŭnch'eon, n. p. 1061A tool or instrument of steel with the end or face variously shaped or figured, for piercing, stamping, or the like, used by various artificers, as goldsmiths, cutlers, &c.; a punch. 2. (Carp.) A…Pŭnch'er, n. p. 1061One who punches. 2. A punch or perforating instrument.Pŭn’chin, n. p. 1061The same as PUNCHEON.Pŭn'chi-nĕl'lo, n. p. 1061A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet-show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked.Pŭnch'ing-ma-chīne', n. p. 1061A machine-tool for punching holes in metal or other material.Pŭnch'y, a. p. 1061Short and thick, or fat.Pŭnc'tate or Pŭnc'tä-ted, a. p. 1061Pointed; ending in a point or points. 2. (Bot.) Having dots scattered over the surface.Punc-tā'tor, n. p. 1061One who marks with points; — applied to the Masorites. Henderson.Punc-tĭc'ū-lar, a. p. 1061Comprised in a point; exact. [Obs. and rare.] A watchful eye may also discover the puncticular originals of periwinkles and gnats. Browne.