Webster's Dictionary 1913

4483

Pinder

Pin″der (?), n. [AS. pyndan to pen up, fr. pund a pound.] One who impounds; a poundkeeper.

4484

Pine

Pine (?), n. [AS. pīn, L. poena penalty. See Pain.] Woe; torment; pain. “Pyne of hell.” Chaucer.

4485

Pine (2)

Pine, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pining.] [AS. pīnan to torment, fr. pīn torment. See 1st Pine, Pain, n. & v.] 1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture;...

4486

Pine (3)

Pine, v. i. 1. To suffer; to be afflicted.2. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; — often used with away. “The roses wither...

4487

Pine (4)

Pine, n. [AS. pīn, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.☞ There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the white pine (P...

4488

Pine-clad

{ Pine″–clad′ (?), Pine″–crowned′ (?), } a. Clad or crowned with pine trees; as, pine-clad hills.

4489

Pine-tree State

Pine–tree State. Maine; — a nickname alluding to the pine tree in its coat of arms.

4490

Pineal

Pi″ne‐al (?), a. [L. pinea the cone of a pine, from pineus of the pine, from pinus a pine: cf. F. pinéale.] Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone.Pineal gland(...

4491

Pineapple

Pine″ap′ple (?), n.(Bot.) A tropical plant (Ananassa sativa); also, its fruit; — so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of t...

4492

Pineaster

Pine′as″ter (?), n. See Pinaster.

4493

Pinedrops

Pine″drops′ (?), n.(Bot.) A reddish herb (Pterospora andromedea) of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees.

4494

Pinefinch

Pine″finch′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A small American bird (Spinus, orChrysomitris, spinus); — called also pine siskin, and American siskin. (b) The pine grosbeak.

4495

Pinenchyma

‖Pi‐nen″chy‐ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. πίναξ a tablet + -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.) Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which the cells are broad and flat, as...

4496

Pinery

Pin″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Pineries (�). 1. A pine forest; a grove of pines.2. A hothouse in which pineapples are grown.

4497

Pinesap

Pine″sap′ (?), n.(Bot.) A reddish fleshy herb of the genus Monotropa (M. hypopitys), formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of pine trees, but more probably saprophytic.

4498

Pinetum

‖Pi‐ne″tum (?), n. A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.

4499

Pineweed

Pine″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A low, bushy, nearly leafless herb (Hypericum Sarothra), common in sandy soil in the Eastern United States.

4500

Piney

Pin″ey (?), a. See Piny.

4501

Piney (2)

Pin″ey, a. A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the Vateria Indica or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpeæ, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.Piney damm...

4502

Pinfeather

Pin″feath′er (?), n. A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.

4503

Pinfeathered

Pin″feath′ered (?), a. Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed.

4504

Pinfish

Pin″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The sailor's choice (Diplodus, orLagodon, rhomboides). (b) The salt-water bream (Diplodus Holbrooki).☞ Both are excellent food fishes, common on the...

4505

Pinfold

Pin″fold′ (?), n. [For pindfold. See Pinder, Pound an inclosure, and Fold an inclosure.] A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold. Shak...

4506

Ping

Ping (?), n. The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in passing through the air.

4507

Ping (2)

Ping, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pinging.] To make the sound called ping.

4508

Ping-pong

Ping″–pong′ (?), n. 1. An indoor modification of lawn tennis played with small bats, or battledores, and a very light, hollow, celluloid ball, on a large table divided across th...

4509

Ping-pong (2)

Ping″–pong′, v. i. To play ping-pong.