PLAYBILL
PLA'YBILL, noun A printed advertisement of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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PLAYBOOK
PLA'YBOOK, noun A book of dramatic compositions.
PLAYDEBT
PLA'YDEBT, noun A debt contracted by gaming.
PLAYED
PLA'YED, participle passive Acted; performed; put in motion.
PLAYER
PLA'YER, noun One who plays in any game or sport.1. An idler.2. An actor of dramatic scenes; one whose occupation is to imitate characters on the stage.3. A mimic.4. One who per...
PLAYFELLOW
PLA'YFELLOW, noun A companion in amusements or sports.
PLAYFUL
PLA'YFUL, adjective Sportive; given to levity; as a playful child.1. Indulging a sportive fancy; as a playful genius.
PLAYFULLY
PLA'YFULLY, adverb In a sportive manner.
PLAYFULNESS
PLA'YFULNESS, noun Sportiveness.
PLAYGAME
PLA'YGAME, noun Play of children.
PLAYHOUSE
PLA'YHOUSE, noun A house appropriated to the exhibition of dramatic compositions; a theater.
PLAYING-DAY
PLA'YING-DAY, noun A day given to play or diversion; a day exempt from work.
PLAYMATE
PLA'YMATE, noun A playfellow; a companion in diversions.
PLAYSOME
PLA'YSOME, adjective Playful; wanton.
PLAYSOMENESS
PLA'YSOMENESS, noun Playfulness; wantonness.
PLAYTHING
PLA'YTHING, noun A toy; any thing that serves to amuse.A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings of a little more advanced age.
PLAYWRIGHT
PLA'YWRIGHT, noun A maker of plays.
PLEA
PLEA, noun [Latin lis, litis.]1. In law, that which is alleged by a party in support of his demand; but in a more limited and technical sense, the answer of the defendant to the...
PLEACH
PLEACH, verb transitive [Latin plico.] To bend; to interweave. [Not in use.]
PLEAD
PLEAD, verb intransitive [See Plea.] In a general sense, to argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another.1. In law, to present an answer to the declar...
PLEADABLE
PLE'ADABLE, adjective That may be pleaded; that may be alleged in proof, defense or vindication; as a right or privilege pleadable at law.
PLEADED
PLE'ADED, participle passive Offered or urged in defense; alleged in proof or support.
PLEADER
PLE'ADER, noun One who argues in a court of justice.1. One that forms pleas or pleadings; as a special pleader2. One that offers reasons for or against; one that attempts to mai...
PLEADING
PLE'ADING, participle present tense Offering in defense; supporting by arguments or reasons; supplicating.PLE'ADING, noun The art of supporting by arguments, or of reasoning to ...
PLEADINGS
PLE'ADINGS, noun In law, the mutual altercations between the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, comprehending the declarat...
PLEASANCE
PLEASANCE, noun plez'ance. [See Please.] Gayety; pleasantry; merriment.
PLEASANT
PLEASANT, adjective plez'ant.1. Pleasing; agreeable; grateful to the mind or to the senses; as a pleasant ride; a pleasant voyage; a pleasant view. Light is pleasant to the eye;...