Webster's Dictionary 1828

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POMEROY

PO'MEROYPOMEROY'AL, noun Royal apple; a particular sort of apple.

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POMIFEROUS

POMIF'EROUS, adjective [Latin pomum, an apple, and fero, to produce.]Apple-bearing; an epithet applied to plants which bear the larger fruits, such as melons, gourds, pumpkins, ...

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POMME

POMMEPOMMEL, noun [Latin pomum, an apple, or a similar fruit.]1. A knob or ball. 2 Chronicles 4:1.2. The knob on the hilt of a sword; the protuberant part of a saddle-bow; the r...

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POMMEL

POMMEL, n. [L. pomum, an apple, or a similar fruit.]1. A knob or ball. 2 Chron. 4.2. The knob on the hilt of a sword; the protuberant part of a saddle-bow; the round knob on the...

2624

POMMELED

POMMELED, participle passive Beaten; bruised.1. In heraldry, having pommels; as a sword or dagger.

2625

POMMELION

POMME'LION, noun [from pommel.] The cascabel or hindmost knob of a cannon.

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POMMETTE

POMMETTE, noun In heraldry, a cross with one or more knobs at each of the ends.

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POMP

POMP, noun [Latin pompa; bombus; Eng. bomb, bombast.]1. A procession distinguished by ostentation of grandeur and splendor; as the pomp of a Roman triumph.2. Show of magnificenc...

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POMPATIC

POMPAT'IC, adjective [Low Latin pompaticus, pompatus.]Pompous; splendid; ostentatious. [Not in use.]

2629

POMPET

POMP'ET, noun The ball which printers use to black the types.

2630

POMPHOLYX

POM'PHOLYX, noun [Latin from Gr. a tumor; a blast, a puff, a bubble, a pustule. See Pomp.] The white oxyd which sublimes during the combustion of zink; called flowers of zink. I...

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POMPION

POMP'ION, noun [See Pomp and Pomace.] A pumpkin; a plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita.

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POMPIRE

POM'PIRE, noun [Latin pomum, apple, and pyrus, pear.]A sort of pearmain.

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POMPOSITY

POMPOS'ITY, noun Pompousness; ostentation; boasting.

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POMPOUS

POMP'OUS, adjective1. Displaying pomp; showy with grandeur; splendid; magnificent; as a pompous procession; a pompous triumph.2. Ostentatious; boastful; as a pompous account of ...

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POMPOUSLY

POMP'OUSLY, adverb With great parade or display; magnificently; splendidly; ostentatiously.

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POMPOUSNESS

POMP'OUSNESS, noun The state of being pompous; magnificence; splendor; great display of show; ostentatiousness.POM'-WATER, noun The name of a large apple.

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POMPTINE

POMP'TINE, adjective [Latin pontina, a lake.] Designating a large marsh between Rome and Naples.

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POND

POND, noun [Latin pono; pontus, the sea.]1. A body of stagnant water without an outlet, larger than a puddle, and smaller than a lake; or a like body of water with a small outle...

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POND-WEED

POND'-WEED, noun [pond and weed.] A plant of the genus Potamogeton. The triple-headed pond-weed is of the genus Zannichellia.

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PONDER

PON'DER, verb transitive [Latin pondero, from pondo, pondus, a pound; pendeo, pendo, to weigh.]1. To weigh in the mind; to consider and compare the circumstances or consequences...

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PONDERABLE

PON'DERABLE, adjective That may be weighed; capable of being weighed.

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PONDERAL

PON'DERAL, adjective [from Latin pondus, weight.] Estimated or ascertained by weight, as distinguished from numeral; as a ponderal drachma.

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PONDERANCE

PON'DERANCE, noun Weight; gravity.

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PONDERATE

PON'DERATE, verb transitive To weigh in the mind; to consider. [Not in use.]

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PONDERATION

PONDERA'TION, noun The act of weighing. [Little used.]

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PONDERED

PON'DERED, participle passive Weighed in the mind; considered; examined by intellectual operation.