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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. Pŭt'ty, n.p. 1066A kind of paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough;—used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, or…
  2. Pŭt'ty, v. t.p. 1066To cement with putty; to fill up with putty.
  3. Pŭt'ty-fāced, a.p. 1067White-faced;—used contemptuously. Clarke.
  4. Pŭt'ty-root, n.p. 1067(Bot.) A low plant (Aplectrum hyemale) having a globular corm filled with a glutinous starch, whence the name. It is common in the United States.
  5. Pā'y, n.p. 1067The same as Poy.
  6. Pǔz'zel, n.p. 1067A vile harlot; a drab. [Obs.]
  7. Pŭz'zle, v. t.p. 1067To perplex; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. More. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own…
  8. Pŭz'zle, v. i.p. 1067To be bewildered; to be awkward. “A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing.” L'Estrange.
  9. Pŭz'zle, n.p. 1067Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or contrivance for puzzling, and so testing the ingenuity. 2. The state or condition of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
  10. Pŭz'zle-hĕad'ed, a.p. 1067Having the head full of confused notions. Johnson.
  11. Pŭz'zler, n.p. 1067One who, or that which, puzzles or perplexes. “Hebrew, the general puzzler of old heads.” Brome.
  12. Pǔz'zling-ly, adv.p. 1067In a puzzling manner; perplexingly.
  13. Pŭz'zo-lan or Pŭz'zo-lā'nā, n.p. 1067The same as POZZUOLANA.
  14. Pȳ-æ'mi-ă, n.p. 1067(Med.) A dangerous disease produced by the mingling of the poisonous matters of pus with the blood.
  15. Pȳc'nite, n.p. 1067(Min.) A massive sub-columnar variety of topaz. Dana.
  16. Pȳc'no-dont, n.p. 1067(Palæon.) One of a certain family of extinct fishes found fossil, having thick teeth. Brande.
  17. Pȳ'no-stȳle, n.p. 1067(Anc. Arch.) A colonnade in which the columns stand very close to each other, only one diameter and a half of the column being allowed to each intercolumniation. Gwilt.
  18. Pȳe, n.p. 1067See PIE.
  19. Pȳe'bald, a.p. 1067The same as PIEBALD.
  20. Pȳ'et, n.p. 1067A magpie; a piet. Here comes the worthy prelate as pert as a pyet. W. Scott.
  21. Pȳ'gārg or Pȳ-gār'gus, n.p. 1067A quadruped, probably a species of antelope or gazelle. [Obs.] Deut. xiv. 5. 2. The female of the hen-harrier, a species of buzzard.
  22. Pyg-mē'an or Pȳg'my, a.p. 1067Pertaining to, or resembling, a pygmy or dwarf; very small; dwarfish.
  23. Pȳg'my, n.p. 1067(Gr. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of beings inhabiting Thrace, who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed. 2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. Pygmies are pygmies still, though…
  24. Pȳl'a-gōre, n.p. 1067(Gr. Antiq.) A delegate or representative of a city, sent to the Amphictyonic council.
  25. Pȳ-lōr'ic, a.p. 1067(Anat.) Pertaining to the pylorus: as, the pyloric artery.
  26. Pȳ-lō'rus, n.p. 1067(Anat.) The orifice of the stomach through which the food passes on to the intestine. It is on the right side.
  27. Pȳ'o-gēn'ic, a.p. 1067Producing or generating pus. Dunglison.
  28. Pȳ'oid, a.p. 1067(Med.) Pertaining to, or like, pus. Py'oid corpuscles (Med.), cells of a size larger than pus corpuscles, containing two or more of the latter.
  29. Pȳ'ot, n.p. 1067The same as PIET. See PIET.
  30. Pȳr'a-cănth, n.p. 1067(Bot.) An evergreen plant of the genus Crataegus (C. pyracantha).
  31. Pȳ'ral, a.p. 1067Of, or pertaining to, a pyre. [Rare.]
  32. Py-rā'l/o-līte, n.p. 1067(Min.) A white or greenish variety of pyroxene;— so called from its change of color when exposed to heat.
  33. Pyrame, n.p. 1067A kind of small water-spaniel.
  34. Pȳr'a-mīd, n.p. 1067A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top. 2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by several triangles, whose bases are all in the same…
  35. Py-răm'i-dal, a.p. 1067Pyramidical; tapering to a point. The mystic obelisks stand up Triangular, pyramidal, each based On a single trine of brazen tortoises. E. B. Browning. 2. Relating to the pyramids. 3. (Crystallog.)…
  36. Py-rām'i-dal-ly, adv.p. 1067Like a pyramid.
  37. Pȳr'a-mīd'ic, a.p. 1067
  38. Pȳr'a-mīd'ie-al or pyramidalp. 1067Having the form of a pyramid; “The particles of earth being cubical, those of fire pyramidical.” Enfield. “A pyramidical rock.” Goldsmith. “Gold in pyramidic plenty piled.” Shenstone.
  39. Pȳr'a-mīd'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 1067In a pyramidal manner; in the form of a pyramid. Bacon.
  40. Pȳr'a-mid'ie-al-ness, n.p. 1067The state of being pyramidical.
  41. Py-răm'i-doid, n.p. 1067A solid resembling the pyramid. Barlow.
  42. Pȳr'â-mĭd, n.p. 1067A pyramid.
  43. Pȳr'a-moid, n.p. 1067The same as PYRAMIDOID.
  44. Pȳre, n.p. 1067A funeral pile; a pile to be burnt. “Faith’s solitary pyre.” Trench. For nine long nights through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. Pope.
  45. Pȳ-rē'nē, n.p. 1067(Bot.) A nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel of a drupe. Gray.
  46. Pȳr'e-nē'an, a.p. 1067(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the Pyrenees, a range of mountains in the north of Spain.
  47. Pȳ-rĕt'ies, n. sing.p. 1067(Med.) A remedy for fever. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]
  48. Pȳr'e-tŏl'o-gy, n.p. 1067(Med.) A discourse or treatise on fevers, or the doctrine of fevers. Hooper.
  49. Pȳ-rĕx'ĭ-ă, n.p. 1067(Med.) The febrile condition.
  50. Pȳ-rĕx'i-al, a.p. 1067Relating to fever.
  51. Pȳ-rēx'ie-al, a.p. 1067Pertaining to fever; feverish.
  52. Pȳr'gom, n.p. 1067(Min.) A variety of pyroxene; — called also fassaite. Dana.
  53. Pyr-hē'li-ŏm'e-ter, n.p. 1067An instrument for measuring the direct heating effect of the sun’s rays; an actinometer.
  54. Pȳr'i-fōrm, a.p. 1067Having the form of a pear. Gregory.
  55. Pȳr'i-tā'ceōus, a.p. 1067Pertaining to pyrites. See PYRITIC.
  56. Pȳr'ite, n.p. 1067(Min.) The same as PYRITES. [R.] Hence sable coal his massy couch extends, And stars of gold the sparkling pyrite blends. Darwin.
  57. Pȳ-rī'tēs, n.p. 1067(Min.) A combination of sulphur with iron, copper, cobalt, or nickel, presenting a white or yellowish metallic luster. ☞ The term was originally applied to the sulphuret of iron, in allusion to its…
  58. Pȳ-rīt'ie or Pȳ-rīt'ie-al, a.p. 1067Pertaining to pyrites; consisting of, or resembling, pyrites.
  59. Pȳr'i-tīf'er-ōūs, a.p. 1067Containing or producing pyrites.
  60. Pȳr'i-tīze, v. t.p. 1067To convert into pyrites.