Chapter 1154

Pinch"beck , a. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. "A pinchbeck throne."

J. A. Symonds.

Pinchcock <Xpage=1087>

Pinch"cock` (?) , n. A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid through the pipe.

Pinchem <Xpage=1087>

Pin"chem (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

Pincher <Xpage=1087>

Pinch"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, pinches.

Pinchers <Xpage=1087>

Pinch"ers (?) , n. pl. [From Pinch .] An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.

&hand; This spelling is preferable to pincers , both on account of its derivation from the English pinch , and because it represents the common pronunciation.

Pinchfist <Xpage=1087>

Pinch"fist` (?) , n. A closefisted person; a miser.

Pinching <Xpage=1087>

Pinch"ing , a. Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.

Pinching bar , a pinch bar. See Pinch , n. , 4. -- Pinching nut , a check nut. See under Check , n.

Pinchingly <Xpage=1087>

Pinch"ing*ly , adv. In a pinching way.

Pinchpenny <Xpage=1087>

Pinch"pen`ny (?) , n. A miserly person.

Pincoffin <Xpage=1087>

Pin"coff*in (?) , n. [From Pincoff , an English manufacturer.] A commercial preparation of garancin, yielding fine violet tints.

Pincpinc <Xpage=1087>

Pinc"pinc` (?) , n. [Named from its note.] (Zo\'94l.) An African wren warbler. ( Drymoica textrix ).

Pincushion <Xpage=1087>

Pin"cush`ion (?) , n. A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use.

Pindal, Pindar <Xpage=1087>

Pin"dal (?) , Pin"dar (?) , n. [D. piendel .] (Bot.) The peanut ( Arachis hypog\'91a ); -- so called in the West Indies.

Pindaric <Xpage=1087>

Pin*dar"ic (?) , a. [L. Pindaricus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ (L. Pindarus ) Pindar: cf. F. pindarique .] Of or pertaining to Pindar, the Greek lyric poet; after the style and manner of Pindar; as, Pindaric odes . -- n. A Pindaric ode.

Pindarical <Xpage=1087>

Pin*dar"ic*al (?) , a. Pindaric.

Too extravagant and Pindarical for prose. Cowley.

Pindarism <Xpage=1087>

Pin"dar*ism (?) , n. Imitation of Pindar.

Pindarist <Xpage=1087>

Pin"dar*ist , n. One who imitates Pindar.

Pinder <Xpage=1087>

Pin"der (?) , n. [AS. pyndan to pen up, fr. pund a pound.] One who impounds; a poundkeeper. [Obs.]

Pine <Xpage=1087>

Pine (?) , n. [AS. p\'c6n , L. poena penalty. See Pain .] Woe; torment; pain. [Obs.] " Pyne of hell."

Chaucer.

Pine <Xpage=1087>

Pine , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pining .] [AS. p\'c6nan to torment, fr. p\'c6n torment. See 1st Pine , Pain , n. & v. ] 1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Shak.

That people that pyned him to death. Piers Plowman.

One is pined in prison, another tortured on the rack. Bp. Hall.

2. To grieve or mourn for. [R.]

Milton.

Pine <Xpage=1087>

Pine , v. i. 1. To suffer; to be afflicted. [Obs.]

2. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away . "The roses wither and the lilies pine ."

Tickell.

3. To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for .

For whom, and not for Tybalt, Juliet pined . Shak.

Syn. -- To languish; droop; flag; wither; decay.

Pine <Xpage=1087>

Pine , n. [AS. p\'c6n , L. pinus .] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus . See Pinus .

&hand; There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the white pine ( P. Strobus ), the Georgia pine ( P. australis ), the red pine ( P. resinosa ), and the great West Coast sugar pine ( P. Lambertiana ) are among the most valuable. The Scotch pine or fir , also called Norway or Riga pine ( Pinus sylvestris ), is the only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See Pinon .

The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera.

2. The wood of the pine tree.

3. A pineapple.

Ground pine . (Bot.) See under Ground . -- Norfolk Island pine (Bot.) , a beautiful coniferous tree, the Araucaria excelsa . -- Pine barren , a tract of infertile land which is covered with pines. [Southern U.S.] -- Pine borer (Zo\'94l.) , any beetle whose larv\'91 bore into pine trees. -- Pine finch . (Zo\'94l.) See Pinefinch , in the Vocabulary. -- Pine grosbeak (Zo\'94l.) , a large grosbeak ( Pinicola enucleator ), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red. -- Pine lizard (Zo\'94l.) , a small, very active, mottled gray lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus ), native of the Middle States; -- called also swift , brown scorpion , and alligator . -- Pine marten . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A European weasel ( Mustela martes ), called also sweet marten , and yellow-breasted marten . (b) The American sable. See Sable . -- Pine moth (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of small tortricid moths of the genus Retinia , whose larv\'91 burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often doing great damage. -- Pine mouse (Zo\'94l.) , an American wild mouse ( Arvicola pinetorum ), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine forests. -- Pine needle (Bot.) , one of the slender needle-shaped leaves of a pine tree. See Pinus . -- Pine-needle wool . See Pine wool (below). -- Pine oil , an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors. -- Pine snake (Zo\'94l.) , a large harmless North American snake ( Pituophis melanoleucus ). It is whitish, covered with brown blotches having black margins. Called also bull snake . The Western pine snake ( P. Sayi ) is chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange. -- Pine tree (Bot.) , a tree of the genus Pinus ; pine. -- Pine-tree money , money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree. -- Pine weevil (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of weevils whose larv\'91 bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera Pissodes , Hylobius , etc. -- Pine wool , a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; -- called also pine-needle wool , and pine-wood wool .

Pineal <Xpage=1087>

Pi"ne*al (?) , a. [L. pinea the cone of a pine, from pineus of the pine, from pinus a pine: cf. F. pin\'82ale .] Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone.

Pineal gland (Anat.) , a glandlike body in the roof of the third ventricle of the vertebrate brain; -- called also pineal body , epiphysis , conarium . In some animals it is connected with a rudimentary eye, the so-called pineal eye , and in other animals it is supposed to be the remnant of a dorsal median eye.

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Pineapple <Xpage=1088>

Pine"ap`ple (?) , n. (Bot.) A tropical plant ( Ananassa sativa ); also, its fruit; -- so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American.

Pineaster <Xpage=1088>

Pine`as"ter (?) , n. See Pinaster .

Pine-clad, Pine-crowned <Xpage=1088>

Pine"-clad` (?) , Pine"-crowned` (?) , a. Clad or crowned with pine trees; as, pine-clad hills .

Pinedrops <Xpage=1088>

Pine"drops` (?) , n. (Bot.) A reddish herb ( Pterospora andromedea ) of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees.

Pinefinch <Xpage=1088>

Pine"finch` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small American bird ( Spinus, &or; Chrysomitris, spinus ); -- called also pine siskin , and American siskin . (b) The pine grosbeak.

Pinenchyma <Xpage=1088>

Pi*nen"chy*ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a tablet + -enchyma , as in parenchyma .] (Bot.) Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which the cells are broad and flat, as in some kinds of epidermis.

Pinery <Xpage=1088>

Pin"er*y (?) , n. ; pl. Pineries (<?/) . 1. A pine forest; a grove of pines.

2. A hothouse in which pineapples are grown.

Pinesap <Xpage=1088>

Pine"sap` (?) , n. (Bot.) A reddish fleshy herb of the genus Monotropa ( M. hypopitys ), formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of pine trees, but more probably saprophytic.

Pinetum <Xpage=1088>

Pi*ne"tum (?) , n. [L., a pine grove.] A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.

Pineweed <Xpage=1088>

Pine"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) A low, bushy, nearly leafless herb ( Hypericum Sarothra ), common in sandy soil in the Eastern United States.

Piney <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ey (?) , a. See Piny .

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Pin"ey , a. [Of East Indian origin.] A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the Vateria Indica or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpe\'91 , which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.

Piney dammar , Piney resin , Piney varnish , a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree ( Vateria Indica ) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also liquid copal , and white dammar . -- Piney tallow , a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the Vateria Indica ; called also dupada oil . -- Piney thistle (Bot.) , a plant ( Atractylis gummifera ), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes.

Pin-eyed <Xpage=1088>

Pin"-eyed` (?) , a. (Bot.) Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed .

Pinfeather <Xpage=1088>

Pin"feath`er (?) , n. A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.

Pinfeathered <Xpage=1088>

Pin"feath`ered (?) , a. Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed.

Pinfish <Xpage=1088>

Pin"fish` (?) , n. [So called from their sharp dorsal spines.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The sailor's choice ( Diplodus, &or; Lagodon, rhomboides ). (b) The salt-water bream ( Diplodus Holbrooki ).

&hand; Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Pinfold <Xpage=1088>

Pin"fold` (?) , n. [For pindfold . See Pinder , Pound an inclosure, and Fold an inclosure.] A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold.

Shak.

A parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. Sir W. Scott.

Ping <Xpage=1088>

Ping (?) , n. [Probably of imitative origin.] The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.

Ping <Xpage=1088>

Ping , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Pinged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinging .] To make the sound called ping .

Pingle <Xpage=1088>

Pin"gle (?) , n. [Perhaps fr. pin to impound.] A small piece of inclosed ground. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Pingster <Xpage=1088>

Ping"ster (?) , n. See Pinkster .

Pinguicula <Xpage=1088>

Pin*guic"u*la (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat fat, fattish.] (Bot.) See Butterwort .

Pinguid <Xpage=1088>

Pin"guid (?) , a. [L. pinguis fat.] Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] "Some clays are more pinguid ."

Mortimer.

Pinguidinous <Xpage=1088>

Pin*guid"i*nous (?) , a. [L. pinguedo fatness, fr. pinguis fat.] Containing fat; fatty. [Obs.]

Pinguitude <Xpage=1088>

Pin"gui*tude (?) , n. [L. pinguitudo , from pinguis fat.] Fatness; a growing fat; obesity. [R.]

Pinhold <Xpage=1088>

Pin"hold` (?) , n. A place where a pin is fixed.

Pinic <Xpage=1088>

Pi"nic (<?/) a. [L. pinus pine.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to the pine; obtained from the pine; formerly, designating an acid which is the chief constituent of common resin, -- now called abietic , or sylvic , acid .

Pining <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ing (?) , a. 1. Languishing; drooping; wasting away, as with longing.

2. Wasting; consuming. "The pining malady of France."

Shak.

Piningly <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ing*ly , adv. In a pining manner; droopingly.

Poe.

Pinion <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ion (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A moth of the genus Lithophane , as L. antennata , whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.

Pinion <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ion , n. [OF. pignon a pen, F., gable, pinion (in sense 5); cf. Sp. pi\'a4on pinion; fr. L. pinna pinnacle, feather, wing. See Pin a peg, and cf. Pen a feather, Pennat , Pennon .] 1. A feather; a quill.

Shak.

2. A wing, literal or figurative.

Swift on his sooty pinions flits the gnome. Pope.

3. The joint of bird's wing most remote from the body.

Johnson.

4. A fetter for the arm.

Ainsworth.

5. (Mech.) A cogwheel with a small number of teeth, or leaves, adapted to engage with a larger wheel, or rack (see Rack ); esp., such a wheel having its leaves formed of the substance of the arbor or spindle which is its axis.

Lantern pinion . See under Lantern . -- Pinion wire , wire fluted longitudinally, for making the pinions of clocks and watches. It is formed by being drawn through holes of the shape required for the leaves or teeth of the pinions.

Pinion <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ion (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pinioned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinioning .] 1. To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings.

Bacon.

2. To disable by cutting off the pinion joint.

Johnson.

3. To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms, esp. by binding the arms to the body.

Shak.

Her elbows pinioned close upon her hips. Cowper.

4. Hence, generally, to confine; to bind; to tie up. " Pinioned up by formal rules of state."

Norris.

Pinioned <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ioned (?) , a. Having wings or pinions.

Pinionist <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ion*ist , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any winged creature.

Pinite <Xpage=1088>

Pin"ite (?) , n. [So called from Pini , a mine in Saxony.] (Min.) A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other minerals, as iolite.

Pinite <Xpage=1088>

Pi"nite (?) , n. [L. pinus the pine tree.] 1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.

2. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine ( Pinus Lambertina ). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.

Pink <Xpage=1088>

Pink (?) , n. [D. pink .] (Naut.) A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also pinky .

Sir W. Scott.

Pink stern (Naut.) , a narrow stern.

Pink <Xpage=1088>

Pink , v. i. [D. pinken , pinkoogen , to blink, twinkle with the eyes.] To wink; to blink. [Obs.]

L'Estrange.

Pink <Xpage=1088>

Pink , a. Half-shut; winking. [Obs.]

Shak.

Pink <Xpage=1088>

Pink , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pinked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinking .] [OE. pinken to prick, probably a nasalized form of pick .] 1. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles.

2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword.

Addison.

3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.]

Herbert.

Pink <Xpage=1088>

Pink , n. A stab.

Grose.

Pink <Xpage=1088>

Pink , n. [Perh. akin to pick ; as if the edges of the petals were picked out. Cf. Pink , v. t. ] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus , and to their flowers, which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.

2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; -- so called from the common color of the flower.

Dryden.

3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection of something. "The very pink of courtesy."

Shak.

4. (Zo\'94l.) The European minnow; -- so called from the color of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]