Chapter 1241

Pu"tour (?) , n. [See Put a prostitute.] A keeper of a brothel; a procurer. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Putredinous <Xpage=1167>

Pu*tred"i*nous (?) , a. [L. putredo rottenness, fr. putrere to be rotten. See Putrid .] Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.

Putrefaction <Xpage=1167>

Pu`tre*fac"tion (?) , n. [L. putrefactio : cf. F. putr\'82faction . See Putrefy .] 1. The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

&hand; Putrefaction is a complex phenomenon involving a multiplicity of chemical reactions, always accompanied by, and without doubt caused by, bacteria and vibriones; hence, putrefaction is a form of fermentation, and is sometimes called putrefaction fermentative . Putrefaction is not possible under conditions that preclude the development of living organisms. Many of the products of putrefaction are powerful poisons, and are called cadaveric poisons , or ptoma\'8bnes .

2. The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied. " Putrefaction's breath."

Shelley.

Putrefactive <Xpage=1167>

Pu`tre*fac"tive (?) , a. [Cf. putr\'82factif . See Putrefy .] 1. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process .

Wiseman.

2. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction.

-- Pu``tre*fac"tive*ness , n.

Putrefy <Xpage=1167>

Pu"tre*fy (?) , v. t. [Written also putrify .] [ imp. & p. p. Putrefied (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Putrefying (<?/) .] [F. putr\'82fier ; L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L. putrefacere . See Putrid , and -fy .] 1. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

2. To corrupt; to make foul.

Private suits do putrefy the public good. Bacon.

They would but stink, and putrefy the air. Shak.

3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an ulcer or wound .

Putrefy <Xpage=1167>

Pu"tre*fy , v. i. To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot.

Isa. 1. 6.

Putrescence <Xpage=1167>

Pu*tres"cence (?) , n. The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.

<page="1168"> Page 1168

Putrescent <Xpage=1168>

Pu*tres"cent (?) , a. [L. putrescens , p. pr.of putrescere to grow rotten, v. incho. fr. putrere to be rotten. See Putrid .] 1. Becoming putrid or rotten.

Externally powerful, although putrescent at the core. Motley.

2. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell .

Putrescible <Xpage=1168>

Pu*tres"ci*ble (?) , a. Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances .

Putrescible <Xpage=1168>

Pu*tres"ci*ble , n. A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures.

Putrescin <Xpage=1168>

Pu*tres"cin (?) , n. (Physiol. Chem.) A nontoxic diamine, C4H12N2 , formed in the putrefaction of the flesh of mammals and some other animals.

Putrid <Xpage=1168>

Pu"trid (?) , a. [L. putridus , fr . putrere to be rotten, fr. puter , or putris , rotten, fr . putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. putride . See Pus , Foul , a. ] 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; -- said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh . See Putrefaction .

2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell .

Putrid fever (Med.) , typhus fever; -- so called from the decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and diseased textures of the body. -- Putrid sore throat (Med.) , a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx.

Putridity <Xpage=1168>

Pu*trid"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. putridit\'82 .] The quality of being putrid; putrefaction; rottenness.

Putridness <Xpage=1168>

Pu"trid*ness (?) , n. Putridity.

Floyer.

Putrifacted <Xpage=1168>

Pu"tri*fac`ted (?) , a. [See Putrefy .] Putrefied. [Obs.]

What vermin bred of putrifacted slime. Marston.

Putrification <Xpage=1168>

Pu`tri*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. Putrefaction.

Putrify <Xpage=1168>

Pu"tri*fy (?) , v. t. & i. To putrefy.

Putrilage <Xpage=1168>

Pu"tri*lage (?) , n. [F. putrilage , L. putrilago putrefaction.] That which is undergoing putrefaction; the products of putrefaction.

Putry <Xpage=1168>

Pu"try (?) , a. Putrid. [Obs.]

Marston.

Putry <Xpage=1168>

Pu"try , n. Putage. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Putter <Xpage=1168>

Put"ter (?) , n. 1. One who puts or plates.

2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like. [Prov. Eng.]

Putter <Xpage=1168>

Put"ter (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Puttered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttering .] [See Potter .] To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.

Putter-on <Xpage=1168>

Put"ter-on` (?) , n. An instigator.

Shak.

Puttier <Xpage=1168>

Put"ti*er (?) , n. One who putties; a glazier.

Putting <Xpage=1168>

Put"ting (?) , n. The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game.

Putting stone , a heavy stone used in the game of putting.

Puttock <Xpage=1168>

Put"tock (?) , n. [Cf. Pout a young bird, Poult .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The European kite. (b) The buzzard. (c) The marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]

Puttock <Xpage=1168>

Put"tock , n. (Naut.) See Futtock . [Obs.]

Putty <Xpage=1168>

Put"ty (?) , n. [F. pot\'82e , fr. pot pot; what was formerly called putty being a substance resembling what is now called putty powder , and in part made of the metal of old pots. See Pot .] A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes.

Putty powder , an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.

Putty <Xpage=1168>

Put"ty , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Puttied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttying .] To cement, or stop, with putty.

Putty-faced <Xpage=1168>

Put"ty-faced` (?) , a. White-faced; -- used contemptuously.

Clarke.

Puttyroot <Xpage=1168>

Put"ty*root` (?) , n. (Bot.) An American orchidaceous plant ( Aplectrum hyemale ) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Called also Adam-and-Eve .

Put-up <Xpage=1168>

Put"-up (?) , a. Arranged; plotted; -- in a bad sense; as, a put-up job . [Colloq.]

Puy <Xpage=1168>

Pu"y (?) , n. See Poy .

Puzzel <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zel (?) , n. [Cf. F. pucelle a virgin.] A harlot; a drab; a hussy. [Obs.]

Shak.

Puzzle <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zle (?) , n. [For opposal , in the sense of problem. See Oppose , Pose , v. ] 1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.

2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle .

Puzzle <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Puzzled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Puzzling (?) .] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.

A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. Dr. H. More.

He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. Addison.

2. To make intricate; to entangle.

They disentangle from the puzzled skein. Cowper.

The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison.

3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out ; as, to puzzle out a mystery .

Syn. -- To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See Embarrass .

Puzzle <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zle , v. i. 1. To be bewildered, or perplexed.

A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. L'Estrange.

2. To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem .

Puzzledom <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zle*dom (?) , n. The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively.

C. Kingsley.

Puzzle-headed <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zle-head`ed (?) , a. Having the head full of confused notions.

Johnson.

Puzzlement <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zle*ment (?) , n. The state of being puzzled; perplexity.

Miss Mitford.

Puzzier <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zier (?) , n. One who, or that which, puzzles or perplexes.

Hebrew, the general puzzler of old heads. Brome.

Puzzlingly <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zling*ly (?) , adv. In a puzzling manner.

Puzzolan, Puzzolana <Xpage=1168>

Puz"zo*lan (?) , Puz`zo*la"na (?) , n. See Pozzuolana .

Py\'91mia <Xpage=1168>

Py*\'91"mi*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ pus + <?/ blood.] (Med.) A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption into the blood of morbid matters usually originating in a wound or local inflammation. It is characterized by the development of multiple abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and exhaustion.

Py\'91mic <Xpage=1168>

Py*\'91"mic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to py\'91mia; of the nature of py\'91mia.

Pycnaspidean <Xpage=1168>

Pyc`nas*pid"e*an (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ thick, crowded + <?/, <?/, a shield.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the posterior side of the tarsus covered with small irregular scales; -- said of certain birds.

Pycnidium <Xpage=1168>

Pyc*nid"i*um (?) , n. ; pl. Pycnidia (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ crowded.] (Bot.) In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

Pycnite <Xpage=1168>

Pyc"nite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ thick.] (Min.) A massive subcolumnar variety of topaz.

Pycnodont <Xpage=1168>

Pyc"no*dont (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ thick, crowded + <?/, <?/, a tooth.] (Paleon.) Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing.

Pycnodontini <Xpage=1168>

Pyc`no*don"ti*ni (?) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) An extinct order of ganoid fishes. They had a compressed body, covered with dermal ribs ( pleurolepida ) and with enameled rhomboidal scales.

Pycnogonid <Xpage=1168>

Pyc*nog"o*nid (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Pycnogonida.

Pycnogonida <Xpage=1168>

Pyc`no*gon"i*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ thick crowded + <?/ knee.] (Zo\'94l.) A class of marine arthropods in which the body is small and thin, and the eight legs usually very long; -- called also Pantopoda .

&hand; The abdomen is rudimentary, and the triangular mouth is at the end of a tubular proboscis. Many of them live at great depths in the sea, and the largest of them measure two feet across the extended legs.

Pycnometer <Xpage=1168>

Pyc*nom"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ dense, compact + -meter .] (Physics) A specific gravity bottle; a standard flask for measuring and comparing the densities of liquids. [Also written pyknometer .]

Pycnostyle <Xpage=1168>

Pyc"no*style (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ with the pillars close together; <?/ close + <?/ a column, pillar: cf. F. pycnostyle .] (Anc. Arch.) See under Intercolumniation . - n. A pycnostyle colonnade.

Pye <Xpage=1168>

Pye (?) , n. See 2d Pie (b) .

Pyebald <Xpage=1168>

Pye"bald` (?) , a. See Piebald .

Pyelitis <Xpage=1168>

Py`e*li"tis (?) . n. [Gr. basin + -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney.

Pyemia <Xpage=1168>

Py*e"mi*a (?) , n. (Med.) See Py\'92mia .

Pyet <Xpage=1168>

Py"et (?) , n. A magpie; a piet. [Prov. Eng.]

Here cometh the worthy prelate as pert as a pyet . Sir W. Scott.

Pygal <Xpage=1168>

Py"gal (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ the rump.] (Anat.) Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; -- applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians.

Pygarg, Pygargus <Xpage=1168>

Py"garg (?) , Py*gar"gus (?) , [L. pygargus , Gr. <?/, literally, white rump; <?/ the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope having a white rump.

Deut. xiv. 5.

2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The female of the hen harrier. (b) The sea eagle.

Pygidium <Xpage=1168>

Py*gid"i*um (?) , n. ; pl. Pygidia (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/ the rump.] (Zo\'94l.) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust . of Limulus and Trilobite .

Pygmy, Pygmean <Xpage=1168>

Pyg"my (?) , Pyg*me"an (?) , a. [L. pygmaeus . See Pygmy .] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. " Like that Pygmean race."

Milton.

Pygmy antelope (Zo\'94l.) , the kleeneboc. -- Pygmy goose (Zo\'94l.) , any species of very small geese of the genus Nettapus , native of Africa, India, and Australia. -- Pygmy owl (Zo\'94l.) , the gnome. Pygmy parrot (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of very small green parrots ( Nasitern\'91 ), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows. <-- Pygmy chimpanzee , a species of anthropoid ape ( Pan paniscus ) resembling the chimpanzee, but somewhat smaller; also called bonobo . It is considered (1996) as having the closest genetic relationship to humans of any other animal. It is found in forests in Zaire, and is an endangered species. -->

Pygmy <Xpage=1168>

Pyg"my , n. ; pl. Pygmies (#) . [L. pygmaeus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. Pugnacious , Fist .] [Written also pigmy .] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed.

2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.

<--3. one of a race of short forest-dwelling African peoples. -->

Pygmies are pygmies still, though perched on Alps. And pyramids are pyramids in vales. Young.

Pygobranchia <Xpage=1168>

Py`go*bran"chi*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pugh` the rump + <?/ a gill.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks having the branchi\'91 in a wreath or group around the anal opening, as in the genus Doris.

Pygopod <Xpage=1168>

Py"go*pod (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ rump + -pod .]

1. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Pygopodes.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodid\'91 , which have rudimentary hind legs near the anal cleft, but lack fore legs.

Pygropodes <Xpage=1168>

Py*grop"o*des (?) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes, divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back.

Pygopodous <Xpage=1168>

Py*gop"o*dous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Pygopodes.

Pygostyle <Xpage=1168>

Py"go*style (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ the rump + <?/ a pillar.] (Anat.) The plate of bone which forms the posterior end of the vertebral column in most birds; the plowshare bone; the vomer. It is formed by the union of a number of the last caudal vertebr\'91, and supports the uropigium.

Pyin <Xpage=1168>

Py"in (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ pus.] (Physiol. (Chem.) An albuminoid constituent of pus, related to mucin, possibly a mixture of substances rather than a single body.

Pyjama <Xpage=1168>

Py*ja"ma (?) , n. [Hind. p\'bee-j\'bema , literally, leg clothing.] In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. [Written also paijama .]

Pykar <Xpage=1168>

Pyk"ar (?) , n. An ancient English fishing boat.

Pyla <Xpage=1168>

Py"la n. ; pl. L. Pyl\'91 (#) , E. Pylas (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ an entrance.] (Anat.) The passage between the iter and optoc\'d2le in the brain.

B. G. Wilder.

Pylagore <Xpage=1168>

Pyl"a*gore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ Pyl\'91, or Thermopyl\'91, where the Amphictyonic council met + <?/ to assemble: cf. F. pylagore .] (Gr. Antiq.) a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council.

Pylangium <Xpage=1168>

Py*lan"gi*um (?) , n. ; pl. Pylangia (<?/) . [NL., from Gr. <?/ an entrance + <?/ a vessel.] (Anat.) The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the amphibian heart. -- Py*lan"gi*al (#) , a.

Pylon <Xpage=1168>

Py"lon (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a gateway.] (a) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.

Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front. J. W. Draper.

(b) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers) .

Pyloric <Xpage=1168>

Py*lor"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. pylorique .] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pylorus; as, the pyloric end of the stomach .

Pylorus <Xpage=1168>