Pitch-faced
Pitch″–faced′ (?), a.(Stone Cutting) Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; — said of squared stones that are oth...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Pitch-ore
Pitch″–ore′ (?), n.(Min.) Pitchblende.
Pitchblende
Pitch″blende′ (?), n. [1st pitch + blende.] (Min.) A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite.
Pitcher
Pitch″er (?), n. 1. One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman.2. A sort of crowbar for dig...
Pitcher (2)
Pitch″er (?), n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehhāri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.] 1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a s...
Pitcherful
Pitch″er‐ful (?), n.; pl.Pitcherfuls (�). The quantity a pitcher will hold.
Pitchfork
Pitch″fork′ (?), n. A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of grain, or the like.
Pitchfork (2)
Pitch″fork′, v. t. To pitch or throw with, or as with, a pitchfork.He has been pitchforked into the footguards. G. A. Sala.
Pitchiness
Pitch″i‐ness (?), n. [From Pitchy.] Blackness, as of pitch; darkness.
Pitching
Pitch″ing, n. 1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. Mayhew.3. (Hydra...
Pitchstone
Pitch″stone′ (?), n.(Geol.) An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch.
Pitchwork
Pitch″work′ (?), n. The work of a coal miner who is paid by a share of his product.
Pitchy
Pitch″y (?), a. [From 1st Pitch.] 1. Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.2. Smeared with pitch.3. Black; pitch-dark; dismal. “Pitchy night.” Shak.
Piteous
Pit″e‐ous (?), a. [OE. pitous, OF. pitos, F. piteux. See Pity.] 1. Pious; devout.The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation. Wyclif.2. Evincing pity, compassion, or sympat...
Pitfall
Pit″fall′ (?), n. A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind. Sir T. North.
Pitfalling
Pit″fall′ing, a. Entrapping; insnaring. “Full of... contradiction and pitfalling dispenses.” Milton.
Pith
Pith (?), n. [AS. pi�a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG. peddik. Cf. Pit a kernel.] 1. (Bot.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, espe...
Pith (2)
Pith, v. t.(Physiol.) To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.
Pithecanthropus
‖Pith′e‐can‐thro″pus (pĭth′ē̍‐kăn‐thrō″pŭs), prop. n. [NL.; Gr. πίθηκοσ ape + ἄνθρωποσ man.] 1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes...
Pitheci
‖Pi‐the″ci (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. πίθηκοσ an ape.] (Zoöl.) A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys. Sometimes used in the sense of Primates.
Pithecoid
Pith″e‐coid (?), a. [Gr. � an ape + -oid.] (Zoöl.) 1. Of or pertaining to the genus Pithecia, or subfamily Pithecinæ, which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South Am...
Pithful
Pith″ful (?), a. Full of pith. W. Browne.
Pithily
Pith″i‐ly (?), adv. In a pithy manner.
Pithiness
Pith″i‐ness, n. The quality or state of being pithy.
Pithless
Pith″less, a. Destitute of pith, or of strength; feeble. Dryden. “Pithless argumentation.” Glandstone.
Pithsome
Pith″some (?), a. Pithy; robust. “Pithsome health and vigor.” R. D. Blackmore.
Pithy
Pith″y (?), a. [Compar.Pithier (?); superl.Pithiest.] 1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.2. Having nervous energy; for...