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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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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.Pŭnc'ti-fōrm, a. p. 1061Having the form of a point.Punc-tĭl'io, n. p. 1061A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony. They will not part with the least punctilio in their…Punc-tïl'ious, a. p. 1061Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, ceremony, or mutual intercourse. “Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life.” J. Taylor. Some depend on…Punc-tĭl'ious-ly, adv. p. 1061In a punctilious manner; with exactness or great nicety.Punc-tĭl'ious-ness, n. p. 1061The quality of being punctilious; exactness in the observance of forms or rules; attention to nice points of behavior or ceremony.Pŭnc'tion, n. p. 1061(Surg.) A puncture.Pŭnct'ist, n. p. 1061The same as PUNCTATOR. Robinson.Pŭnc'to, n. p. 1061Nice point of form or ceremony. Bacon. 2. The point in fencing. Shak.Pŭnct'ū-al, a. p. 1061Consisting in a point. [Rare.] “This punctual spot.” Milton. 2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; exact. He keeps an exact journal of all that passes, and is punctual to tediousness in all he…Pŭnct'ū-al-ist, n. p. 1061One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies. Milton.Pŭnk'tū-āl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 1061The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an appointment.Pŭnk'tū-al-ly, adv. p. 1061In a punctual manner; with scrupulous regard to time, appointments, promises, or rules; as, to attend a meeting punctually; to pay debts or rent punctually; to observe punctually one's engagements.Pŭnk'tū-al-ness, n. p. 1061Exactness; punctuality.Pŭnct'u-āte, v. t. p. 1061To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, or other divisions, by points, which mark the proper pauses.Pŭnc-tu-ā'tion, n. p. 1061(Gram.) The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or discourse, or the act or art of marking with points the divisions of a discourse into sentences, and clauses or members of a sentence.…Pŭnct'ū-a-tive, a. p. 1061Of, or belonging to, punctuation. “The nature, or, if I may so call it, the punctuative intonation of feeble cadence.” Rush.Pānet'ū-ā'tor, n. p. 1061One who punctuates, as in writing.Pŭnct'ū-ĭst, n. p. 1061One who understands the art of punctuation.Pŭnct'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 1061To mark with small spots. [Obs.] The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all over with other studs infinitely lesser. Woodward.Pŭn'c'tum, n. p. 1061A point. Punctum cæcum. [Lat., blind point.] (Med.) A small spot situated at the entrance of the optic nerve, and which, being insensible to the action of light, conveys no impression of vision to…Pŭnc'tū-rā'tion, n. p. 1061The act or process of puncturing. See ACUPUNCTURATION.Pŭnct'ure, n. p. 1061The act of perforating with a pointed instrument. 2. A small hole made by a point; a wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.…Pŭnc'ture, v. t. p. 1061To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; as, to puncture the skin.Pān'dīt, n. p. 1061A learned Brahmin; one versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindus. [India.]Pŭn'dle, n. p. 1061A short and fat woman; a squab. [Obs.]Pŭn'dum, n. p. 1061See PINEY-VARNISH.Pū'nēse, n. p. 1061The same as PUNICE.Pāng, n. p. 1061A kind of one-horse sleigh rudely made, often only a long box on runners. [U. S.]Pŭn'gar, n. p. 1061A certain kind of fish; a crab-fish.Pŭn'gence, n. p. 1061Pungency; sharpness; piquancy. [Rare.] Crabbe.