PRURIENCE
PRU'RIENCEPRU'RIENCY, noun [Latin pruriens, prurio, to itch.] An itching, longing desire or appetite for any thing.
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PRURIENCY
PRU'RIENCY, n. [L. pruriens, prurio, to itch.] An itching, longing desire or appetite for any thing.
PRURIENT
PRU'RIENT, adjective Itching; uneasy with desire.
PRURIGINOUS
PRURIG'INOUS, adjective [Latin pruriginosus, from prurigo, an itching, from prurio, to itch.] Tending to an itch.
PRUSSIAN
PRUSSIAN, adjective [from Prussia.] Pertaining to Prussia.blue, a combination of iron with ferrocyanic acid. This is used as a pigment of a beautiful blue color.
PRUSSIATE
PRUSSIATE, noun A salt formed by the union of the prussic acid, or coloring matter of prussian blue, with a salifiable base; as the prussiate of alumin.
PRUSSIC
PRUSSIC, adjective The prussic acid is a compound of kyanogen or cyanogen, prussic gas and hydrogen, and hence called hydrocyanic acid. It is one of the strongest poisons known.
PRY
PRY, verb intransitive [a contracted word, the origin of which is not obvious.]To peep narrowly; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something with scrutinizing curiosity...
PRYING
PRY'ING, participle present tense Inspecting closely; looking into with curiosity.
PRYINGLY
PRY'INGLY, adverb With close inspection or impertinent curiosity.
PRYTANE
PRY'TANEPRYT'ANIS, noun [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a president of the senate of five hundred.[It is to be noted that in words beginning with Ps and Pt, the letter p has no sound.]
PRYTANIS
PRYT'ANIS, n. [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a president of the senate of five hundred.[It is to be noted that in words beginning with Ps and Pt, the letter p has no sound.]
PSALM
PSALM, noun s'am. [Latin psalmus; Gr. to touch or beat, to sing.]A sacred song or hymn; a song composed on a divine subject and in praise of God. The most remarkable psalms are ...
PSALMIST
PS'ALMIST, noun A writer or composer of sacred songs; a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the scriptural psalms.1. In the church of Rome, a clerk, pre...
PSALMODY
PS'ALMODY, noun The act, practice or art of singing sacred songs. psalmody has always been considered an important part of public worship.
PSALMOGRAPHER
PSALMOG'RAPHERPSALMOG'RAPHIST, noun [See Psalmography.]A writer of psalms or divine songs and hymns.
PSALMOGRAPHIST
PSALMOG'RAPHIST, n. [See Psalmography.]A writer of psalms or divine songs and hymns.
PSALTER
PSAL'TER, noun [Latin psalterium.]1. The book of Psalms; often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed.2. In Romish countries, a large chaplet or rosary, cons...
PSALTERY
PSAL'TERY, noun [Gr.] An instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not now known. That which is now used is a flat instrument in form of a trapezium or trian...
PSAMMITE
PSAM'MITE, noun [Gr. sand.] A species of micaceous sandstone.
PSEUDO
PSEUDO, Gr. false, a prefix signifying false, counterfeit or spurious.
PSEUDO-APOSTLE
PSEUDO-APOS'TLE, noun A false apostle; one who falsely pretends to be an apostle.
PSEUDO-CHINA
PSEUDO-CHI'NA, noun The false China root, a plant of the genus Smilax, found in America.
PSEUDO-GALENA
PSEUDO-GALE'NA, noun False galena or black jack.
PSEUDO-METALLIC
PSEUDO-METAL'LIC, adjectivepseudo-metallic luster is that which is perceptible only when held towards the light; as in minerals.
PSEUDO-TINEA
PSEUDO-TINEA, noun In natural history, the name of a remarkable species of insect or larva, resembling a moth. It feeds on wax, and is a terrible enemy to bees, as it enters the...
PSEUDO-VOLCANIC
PSEUDO-VOLCAN'IC, adjective Pertaining to or produced by a pseudo-volcano.