Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 78

Pledgee (n.) The one to whom a pledge is given, or to whom property pledged is delivered.

Pledgeless (a.) Having no pledge.

Pledgeor (n.) Alt. of Pledgor

Pledgor (n.) One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; -- opposed to pledgee.

Pledger (n.) One who pledges.

Pledgery (n.) A pledging; suretyship.

Pledget (n.) A small plug.

Pledget (n.) A string of oakum used in calking.

Pledget (n.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged.

Plegepoda (n. pl.) Same as Infusoria.

Pleiad (n.) One of the Pleiades.

Pleiades (n. pl.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.

Pleiades (n. pl.) A group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus.

Plein (a.) Plan.

Plein (v. i. & t.) To complain. See Plain.

Plein (a.) Full; complete.

Pleiocene (a.) See Pliocene.

Pleiophyllous (a.) Having several leaves; -- used especially when several leaves or leaflets appear where normally there should be only one.

Pleiosaurus (n.) Same as Pliosaurus.

Pleistocene (a.) Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man.

Pleistocene (n.) The Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.

Plenal (a.) Full; complete; as, a plenal view or act.

Plenarily (adv.) In a plenary manner.

Plenariness (n.) Quality or state of being plenary.

Plenarty (n.) The state of a benefice when occupied.

Plenary (a.) Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority.

Plenary (n.) Decisive procedure.

Plene (ae.) Full; complete; plenary.

Plenicorn (n.) A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer.

Plenilunary (a.) Of or pertaining to the full moon.

Plenilune (n.) The full moon.

Plenipotence (n.) Alt. of Plenipotency

Plenipotency (n.) The quality or state of being plenipotent.

Plenipotent (a.) Possessing full power.

Plenipotentiaries (pl. ) of Plenipotentiary

Plenipotentiary (n.) A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business.

Plenipotentiary (a.) Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers.

Plenish (v. t.) To replenish.

Plenish (v. t.) To furnish; to stock, as a house or farm.

Plenishing (n.) Household furniture; stock.

Plenist (n.) One who holds that all space is full of matter.

Plenitude (n.) The quality or state of being full or complete; fullness; completeness; abundance; as, the plenitude of space or power.

Plenitude (n.) Animal fullness; repletion; plethora.

Plenitudinarian (n.) A plenist.

Plenitudinary (a.) Having plenitude; full; complete; thorough.

Plenteous (a.) Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply.

Plenteous (a.) Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful.

Plenteous (a.) Having plenty; abounding; rich.

Plentevous (a.) Plenteous.

Plentiful (a.) Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.

Plentiful (a.) Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful.

Plentiful (a.) Lavish; profuse; prodigal.

Plenties (pl. ) of Plenty

Plenty (a.) Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant productiveness of the earth; ample supply for human wants; abundance; copiousness.

Plenty (a.) Plentiful; abundant.

Plenum (n.) That state in which every part of space is supposed to be full of matter; -- opposed to vacuum.

Pleochroic (a.) Having the property of pleochroism.

Pleochroism (n.) The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.

Pleochromatic (a.) Pleochroic.

Pleochromatism (n.) Pleochroism.

Pleochroous (a.) Pleochroic.

Pleomorphic (a.) Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of bacteria.

Pleomorphism (n.) The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorphism.

Pleomorphism (n.) The theory that the various genera of bacteria are phases or variations of growth of a number of Protean species, each of which may exhibit, according to undetermined conditions, all or some of the forms characteristic of the different genera and species.

Pleomorphous (a.) Having the property of pleomorphism.

Pleonasm (n.) Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes.

Pleonast (n.) One who is addicted to pleonasm.

Pleonaste (n.) A black variety of spinel.

Pleonastic (a.) Alt. of Pleonastical

Pleonastical (a.) Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm; redundant.

Pleonastically (adv.) In a pleonastic manner.

Pleopods (pl. ) of Pleopod

Pleopoda (pl. ) of Pleopod

Pleopod (n.) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea.

Plerome (n.) The central column of parenchyma in a growing stem or root.

Plerophory (n.) Fullness; full persuasion.

Plesance (n.) Pleasance.

Plesh (n.) A pool; a plash.

Plesimorphism (n.) The property possessed by some substances of crystallizing in closely similar forms while unlike in chemical composition.

Plesiomorphous (a.) Nearly alike in form.

Plesiosaur (n.) One of the Plesiosauria.

Plesiosauria (n. pl.) An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms; -- called also Sauropterygia.

Plesiosaurian (n.) A plesiosaur.

Plesiosauri (pl. ) of Plesiosaurus

Plesiosaurus (n.) A genus of large extinct marine reptiles, having a very long neck, a small head, and paddles for swimming. It lived in the Mesozoic age.

Plessimeter (n.) See Pleximeter.

Plete (v. t. & i.) To plead.

Plethora (n.) Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in quantity; hyperaemia; -- opposed to anaemia.

Plethora (n.) State of being overfull; excess; superabundance.

Plethoretic (a.) Plethoric.

Plethoric (a.) Haeving a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or excess of blood; as, a plethoric constitution; -- used also metaphorically.

Plethorical (a.) Plethoric.

Plethory (n.) Plethora.

Plethra (pl. ) of Plethrum

Plethron (n.) Alt. of Plethrum

Plethrum (n.) A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.

Plethysmograph (n.) An instrument for determining and registering the variations in the size or volume of a limb, as the arm or leg, and hence the variations in the amount of blood in the limb.

Plethysmography (n.) The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply.

Pleura (n.) pl. of Pleuron.

Pleurae (pl. ) of Pleura

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