Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PUDDLE

PUD'DLE, noun A small stand of dirty water; a muddy splash.PUD'DLE, verb transitive To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt and water.1. To make thick or close.

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PUDDLED

PUD'DLED, participle passive Made muddy or foul.

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PUDDLING

PUD'DLING, participle present tense Making muddy or dirty.

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PUDDLY

PUD'DLY, adjective Muddy; foul; dirty.

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PUDDOCK

PUD'DOCK'PU'DENCY, noun [Latin pudens, pudeo, to blush or be ashamed.]Modesty; shamefacedness.

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PUDENCY

PU'DENCY, n. [L. pudens, pudeo, to blush or be ashamed.]Modesty; shamefacedness.

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PUDENDA

PUDEN'DA, nounplural [Latin] The parts of generation.

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PUDIC

PU'DICPU'DICAL, adjective [Latin pudicus, modest.] Pertaining to the parts which modesty requires to be concealed; as the pudic artery.

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PUDICAL

PU'DICAL, a. [L. pudicus, modest.] Pertaining to the parts which modesty requires to be concealed; as the pudic artery.

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PUDICITY

PUDIC'ITY, noun [Latin pudicitia.] Modesty; chastity.

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PUE-FELLOW

PUE-FELLOW. [See Pew-fellow.]

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PUERILE

PU'ERILE, adjective [Latin puerilis, from puer, a boy.]Boyish; childish; trifling; as a puerile amusement.

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PUERILITY

PUERIL'ITY, noun [Latin puerilitas, from puer, a boy.]1. Childishness; boyishness; the manners or actions of a boy; that which is trifling.2. In discourse, a thought or expressi...

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PUERPERAL

PUER'PERAL, adjective [Latin puerpera, a lying-in-woman; puer, a boy, and pario, to bear.] Pertaining to childbirth; as a puerperal fever.

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PUERPEROUS

PUER'PEROUS, adjective [Latin puerperus, supra.] Bearing children; lying in.

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PUET

PUET. [See Pewet.]

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PUFF

PUFF, noun1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; a quick forcible blast; a whiff.2. A sudden and short blast of wind.3. A fungous ball filled with dust.4. Any...

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PUFF-BALL

PUFF-BALL, noun A fungus or mushroom full of dust, of the genus Lycoperdon.

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PUFFED

PUFF'ED, participle passive Driven out suddenly, as air or breath; blown up; swelled with air; inflated with vanity or pride; praised.

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PUFFER

PUFF'ER, noun One that puffs; one that praises with noisy commendation.

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PUFFIN

PUFF'IN, noun A water fowl of the genus Alca or auk.1. A kind of fish.2. A kind of fungus with dust; a fuzzball.

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PUFFIN-APPLE

PUFF'IN-APPLE, noun A sort of apple so called.

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PUFFING

PUFF'ING, participle present tense Driving out the breath with a single, sudden blast; blowing up; inflating; praising pompously.

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PUFFINGLY

PUFF'INGLY, adverb Tumidly; with swell.1. With vehement breathing or shortness of breath.

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PUFFY

PUFF'Y, adjective Swelled with air or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; as a puffy tumor.1. Tumid; turgid; bombastic; as a puffy style.

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PUG

PUG, noun The name given to a little animal treated with familiarity, as a monkey, a little dog, etc.

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PUGGERED

PUGGERED, for puckered, is not in use.