Chapter 1121

Pe*da"ri*an (?) , n. [L. pedarius , fr. pedarius belonging to the foot, fr. pes , pedis , foot.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote; -- so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken.

Pedary <Xpage=1056>

Ped"a*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Pedaries (#) . [L. pedarius of the foot.] A sandal. [Obs.]

Latimer.

Pedata <Xpage=1056>

Pe*da"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Pedate .] (Zo\'94l.) An order of holothurians, including those that have ambulacral suckers, or feet, and an internal gill.

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Pedate <Xpage=1057>

Ped"ate (?) , a. [L. pedatus , p.p. of pedare to furnish with feet, fr. pes , pedis , a foot.] (Bot.) Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf. -- Ped"ate*ly , adv.

Pedatifid <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dat"i*fid (?) , a. [ Pedate + root of L. findere to split.] [Colloq.] Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; -- said of a leaf.

Peddle <Xpage=1057>

Ped"dle (?) , v. i. [From Peddler .] 1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license .

2. To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to piddle.

Peddle <Xpage=1057>

Ped"dle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Peddled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Peddling (?) .] To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware .

Peddler <Xpage=1057>

Ped"dler (?) , n. [OE. pedlere , pedlare , also peddare , peoddare , fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also pedlar and pedler .] "Some vagabond huckster or peddler ."

Hakluyt.

Peddlery <Xpage=1057>

Ped"dler*y (?) , n. [Written also pedlary and pedlery .] 1. The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler.

2. Trifling; trickery. [Obs.] "Look . . . into these their deceitful peddleries ."

Milton.

Peddling <Xpage=1057>

Ped"dling , a. 1. Hawking; acting as a peddler.

2. Petty; insignificant. "The miserable remains of a peddling commerce."

Burke.

Pederast <Xpage=1057>

Ped"er*ast (?) , n. [Gr. paiderasth`s ; pai^s , paido`s , a boy + 'era^n to love: cf. F. p\'82d\'82raste .] One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite.

Pederastic <Xpage=1057>

Ped`er*as"tic (?) , a. [Gr. paiderastiko`s .] Of or pertaining to pederasty.

Pederasty <Xpage=1057>

Ped"er*as`ty (?) , n. [Gr. paiderasti`a : cf. F. p\'82d\'82rastie .] The crime against nature; sodomy. <-- esp. with a boy -->

Pederero <Xpage=1057>

Ped`e*re"ro (?) , n. [Sp. pedrero , fr. OSp. pedra , Sp. piedra , a stone, L. petra , fr. Gr. <?/. So named because it was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.) A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance. [Written also paterero and peterero .]

Pedesis <Xpage=1057>

Pe*de"sis (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ a leaping.] Same as Brownian movement , under Brownian .

Pedestal <Xpage=1057>

Ped"es*tal (?) , n. [Sp. pedestal ; cf. F. pi\'82destal , It. piedestallo ; fr. L. es , pedis , foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall . See Foot , and Stall , and Footstall .] 1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust . of Column .

Build him a pedestal , and say, "Stand there!" Cowper.

2. (a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box. (b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing . (c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

Pedestal coil (steam Heating) , a group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, -- used in a radiator.

Pedestaled <Xpage=1057>

Ped"es*taled (?) , a. Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted.

Hawthorne.

Pedestaled haply in a palace court. Keats.

Pedestrial <Xpage=1057>

Pe*des"tri*al (?) , a. [L. pedester , -esteris , fr. pes , pedis , a foot: cf. F. p\'82destere . See Pedal .] Of or pertaining to the feet; employing the foot or feet.

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Pe*des"tri*al*ly , adv. In a pedestrial manner.

Pedestrian <Xpage=1057>

Pe*des"tri*an (?) , a. Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian journey .

Pedestrian <Xpage=1057>

Pe*des"tri*an , n. A walker; one who journeys on foot; a foot traveler; specif., a professional walker or runner.

Pedestrianism <Xpage=1057>

Pe*des"tri*an*ism (?) , n. The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.

Pedestrianize <Xpage=1057>

Pe*des"tri*an*ize (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Pedestrianized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pedestrianizing .] To practice walking; to travel on foot.

Pedestrious <Xpage=1057>

Pe*des"tri*ous (?) , a. Going on foot; not winged. [Obs.] " Pedestrious animals."

Sir T. Browne.

Pedetentous <Xpage=1057>

Ped`e*ten"tous (?) , a. [L. pes , pedis , foot + tendere to stretch out: cf. L. tentim by degrees.] Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. [R.]

That pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it behooves the wise and virtuous improver to walk. Sydney Smith.

Pedi-, Pedo- <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i- (?) , Ped"o- (?) . [See Foot .] Combining forms from L. pes , pedis , foot, as pedi palp, pedi reme, pedo meter .

Pedial <Xpage=1057>

Pe"di*al (?) , a. Pertaining to the foot, or to any organ called a foot; pedal.

Dana.

Pedicel <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*cel (?) , n. [F. p\'82dicelle . See Pedicle .] 1. (Bot.) (a) A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle. See Peduncle , and Illust . of Flower . (b) A slender support of any special organ, as that of a capsule in mosses, an air vesicle in alg\'91, or a sporangium in ferns.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A slender stem by which certain of the lower animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust . of Aphis lion .

3. (Anat.) (a) The ventral part of each side of the neural arch connecting with the centrum of a vertebra. (b) An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.

Pediceled <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*celed (?) , a. Pedicellate.

Pedicellaria <Xpage=1057>

Ped`i*cel*la"ri*a (?) , n. ; pl. Pedicellari\'91 (#) . [NL. See Pedicel .] (Zo\'94l.) A peculiar forcepslike organ which occurs in large numbers upon starfishes and echini. Those of starfishes have two movable jaws, or blades, and are usually nearly, or quite, sessile; those of echini usually have three jaws and a pedicel. See Illustration in Appendix.

Pedicellate <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*cel`late (?) , a. Having a pedicel; supported by a pedicel.

Pedicellina <Xpage=1057>

Ped`i*cel*li"na (?) , n. [NL. See Pedicel .] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of Bryozoa, of the order Entoprocta, having a bell-shaped body supported on a slender pedicel. See Illust . under Entoprocta .

Pedicle <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*cle (?) , n. [L. pediculus a little foot, dim. of pes foot: cf. F. p\'82dicule . See edal , and cf. Pedicel .] Same as Pedicel .

Pedicular <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dic"u*lar (?) , a. [L. pedicularis , fr. pediculus a louse: cf. F. p\'82diculaire .] Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy.

Southey.

Pediculate <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dic"u*late (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Pediculati.

Pediculati <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dic`u*la"ti (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Pedicle .] (Zo\'94l.) An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust . of Angler and Batfish .

Pediculation <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dic`u*la"tion (?) , n. (Med.) Phthiriasis.

Pedicule <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*cule (?) , n. [See Pedicle .] A pedicel.

Pediculina <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dic`u*li"na (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Pediculus .] (Zo\'94l.) A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. See Illust . in Appendix.

Pediculous <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dic"u*lous (?) , a. [L. pediculosus .] Pedicular.

Pediculus <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dic"u*lus (?) , n. ; pl. Pediculi (#) . [L., a louse.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse .

Pediform <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*form (?) , a. [ Pedi- + -form .] Shaped like a foot.

Pedigerous <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dig"er*ous (?) , a. [ Pedi- + -gerous .] (Zo\'94l.) Bearing or having feet or legs.

Pedigree <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*gree (?) , n. [Of unknown origin; possibly fr. F. par degr\'82s by degrees, -- for a pedigree is properly a genealogical table which records the relationship of families by degrees ; or, perh., fr. F. pied de grue crane's foot, from the shape of the heraldic genealogical trees.] 1. A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors.

Alterations of surnames . . . have obscured the truth of our pedigrees . Camden.

His vanity labored to contrive us a pedigree . Milton.

I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees . Sir P. Sidney.

The Jews preserved the pedigrees of their tribes. Atterbury.

2. (Stock Breeding) A record of the lineage or strain of an animal, as of a horse.

Pediluvy <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*lu`vy (?) , n. [ Pedi- + L. luere to wash: cf. It. & Sp. pediluvio , F. p\'82diluve .] The bathing of the feet, a bath for the feet. [Obs.]

Pedimana <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dim"a*na (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. L. pes , pedis , foot + manus hand.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of marsupials, including the opossums.

Pedimane <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*mane (?) , n. [Cf. F. p\'82dimane .] (Zo\'94l.) A pedimanous marsupial; an opossum.

Pedimanous <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dim"a*nous (?) , a. [See Pedimana .] (Zo\'94l.) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as the opossums and monkeys.

Pediment <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*ment (?) , n. [L. pes , pedis , a foot. See Foot .] (Arch.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple .

Pedimental <Xpage=1057>

Ped`i*men"tal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a pediment.

Pedipalp <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*palp (?) , n. [Cf. F. p\'82dipalpe .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Pedipalpi.

Pedipalpi <Xpage=1057>

Ped`i*pal"pi (?) , n pl. [NL. See Pedipalpus .] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions ( Thelyphonus ) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider sense to include also the true scorpions.

Pedipalpous <Xpage=1057>

Ped`i*pal"pous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the pedipalps.

Pedipalpus <Xpage=1057>

Ped`i*pal"pus (?) , n. ; pl. Pedipalpi (#) . [NL. See Pes , and Palpus .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In some they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they terminate in a claw.

Pedireme <Xpage=1057>

Ped"i*reme (?) , n. [ Pedi- + L. remus oar.] (Zo\'94l.) A crustacean, some of whose feet serve as oars.

Pedlar, Pedler <Xpage=1057>

Ped"lar , Ped"ler (?) , n. See Peddler .

Pedobaptism <Xpage=1057>

Pe`do*bap"tism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a child + E. baptism .] The baptism of infants or of small children. [Written also p\'91dobaptism .]

Pedobaptist <Xpage=1057>

Pe`do*bap"tist (?) , n. One who advocates or practices infant baptism. [Written also p\'91dobaptist .]

Pedomancy <Xpage=1057>

Ped"o*man`cy (?) , n. [ Pedi- + -mancy .] Divination by examining the soles of the feet.

Pedometer <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dom"e*ter (?) , n. [ Pedi- , pedo- + -meter : cf. F. p\'82dom\'8atre .] (Mech.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step.

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Ped`o*met"ric (?) , Ped`o*met"ric*al (?) , a. Pertaining to, or measured by, a pedometer.

Pedomotive <Xpage=1057>

Ped`o*mo"tive (?) , a. [ Pedi- , pedo- + -motive .] Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.

Pedotrophy <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dot"ro*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, <?/, a child + <?/ to nourish: cf. F. p\'82dotrophie .] The art of nourishing children properly.

Pedregal <Xpage=1057>

Pe`dre*gal" (?) , n. [Sp., a stony place, fr. piedra stone.] A lava field. [Mexico & Western U.S.]

Peduncle <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dun"cle (?) , n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus , dim. of pes , pedis , a foot: cf. F. p\'82doncule .] 1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.

&hand; The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are called pedicels . In the case of a solitary flower, the stalk would be called a peduncle if the flower is large, and a pedicel if it is small or delicate.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust . of Barnacle .

3. (Anat.) A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.

Peduncled <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dun"cled (?) , a. Having a peduncle; supported on a peduncle; pedunculate.

Peduncular <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dun"cu*lar (?) , a. [Cf. F. p\'82donculaire .] Of or pertaining to a peduncle; growing from a peduncle; as, a peduncular tendril .

Pedunculata <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dun`cu*la"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Peduncle .] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Cirripedia, including the stalked or goose barnacles.

Pedunculate, Pedunculated <Xpage=1057>

Pe*dun"cu*late (?) , Pe*dun"cu*la`ted (?) , a. (Biol.) Having a peduncle; growing on a peduncle; as, a pedunculate flower; a pedunculate eye, as in a lobster.

Pee <Xpage=1057>

Pee (?) , n. See 1st Pea .

Pee <Xpage=1057>

Pee , n. (Naut.) Bill of an anchor. See Peak , 3 (c) .

Peece <Xpage=1057>

Peece (?) , n. & v. [Obs.] See Piece .

Peechi <Xpage=1057>

Pee"chi (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The dauw.

Peek <Xpage=1057>

Peek (?) , v. i. [OE. piken : cf. F. piquer to pierce, prick, E. pique . Cf. Peak .] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. [Colloq.]

Peekaboo <Xpage=1057>

Peek"a*boo (?) , n. A child's game; bopeep.

Peel <Xpage=1057>

Peel (?) , n. [OE. pel . Cf. Pile a heap.] A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep. [Scot.]

Peel <Xpage=1057>

Peel , n. [F. pelle , L. pala .] A spadelike implement, variously used, as for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven; also, a T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry. Also, the blade of an oar.

Peel <Xpage=1057>

Peel , v. t. [Confused with peel to strip, but fr. F. piller to pillage. See Pill to rob, Pillage .] To plunder; to pillage; to rob. [Obs.]

But govern ill the nations under yoke, Peeling their provinces. Milton.

Peel <Xpage=1057>

Peel , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Peeled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Peeling .] [F. peler to pull out the hair, to strip, to peel, fr. L. pilare to deprive of hair, fr. pilus a hair; or perh. partly fr. F. peler to peel off the skin, perh. fr. L. pellis skin (cf. Fell skin). Cf. Peruke .] 1. To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange .

The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands. Shak.

2. To strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc.

Peel <Xpage=1057>

Peel , v. i. To lose the skin, bark, or rind; to come off, as the skin, bark, or rind does; -- often used with an adverb; as, the bark peels easily or readily .

Peel <Xpage=1057>