Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Plumassier

‖Plu′mas′sier″ (?), n. One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.

5456

Plumb

Plumb (plŭm), n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. μόλυβοσ, μόλιβοσ, μόλυβδοσ. Cf. Plummet, Plunge.] A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, att...

5457

Plumb (2)

Plumb, a. Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.

5458

Plumb (3)

Plumb, adv. In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. “Plumb down he falls.” Milton.

5459

Plumb (4)

Plumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Plumbed (plŭmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Plumbing (plŭm″ĭng).] 1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.2. ...

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Plumbage

Plumb″age (plŭm″ā̍j; 48), n. Leadwork

5461

Plumbagin

Plum‐ba″gin (plŭm‐bā″jĭn), n. [L. plumbago leadwort, fr. plumbum lead; cf. F. plombagin.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the ...

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Plumbagineous

Plum′ba‐gin″e‐ous (plŭm′bȧ‐jĭn″ē̍‐ŭs), a.(Bot.) Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineæ) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh...

5463

Plumbaginous

Plum‐bag″i‐nous (?), a. Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate.

5464

Plumbago

Plum‐ba″go, n. [L., from plumbum lead.] 1. (Min.) Same as Graphite.2. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.

5465

Plumbean

{ Plum″be‐an (?), Plum″be‐ous (?), } a. [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. J. Ellis.2. Dull; heavy; stupid. J. P. Smith.

5466

Plumber

Plumb″er (?), n. [F. plombier. See Plumb.] One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance o...

5467

Plumber block

Plumb″er block′ (?). A pillow block.

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Plumbery

Plumb″er‐y (?), n. [F. plomberie.] 1. The business of a plumber.2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.

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Plumbic

Plum″bic (?), a. [From Plumbum.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as...

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Plumbiferous

Plum‐bif″er‐ous (?), a. [Plumbum + -ferous.] Producing or containing lead. Kirwan.

5471

Plumbing

Plumb″ing (?), n. 1. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for condu...

5472

Plumbism

Plum″bism (?), n. [From Plumbum.] (Med.) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typ...

5473

Plumbous

Plum″bous (?), a. [From Plumbum.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted ...

5474

Plumbum

‖Plum″bum (?), n.(Chem.) The technical name of lead. See Lead.

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Plumcot

Plum″cot (?), n. [Plum + apricot.] (Hort.) A cross between the plum and apricot.

5476

Plume

Plume (?), n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.]1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.Wings... of many a colored plume. Milton.2. (...

5477

Plume (2)

Plume, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Plumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to cover with feathers.] 1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feather...

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Plumeless

Plume″less (?), a. Without plumes.

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Plumelet

Plume″let (?), n. [Plume + -let.] A small plume.When rosy plumelets tuft the larch. Tennyson.

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Plumery

Plum″er‐y (?), n. Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage. Southey.

5481

Plumicorn

Plu″mi‐corn (?), n. [L. pluma feather + cornu horn.] (Zoöl.) An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.