Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Pockiness

Pock″i‐ness (?), n. The state of being pocky.

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Pockmark

Pock″mark (?), n. A mark or pit made by smallpox.

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Pockmarked

Pock″marked′ (?), a. Marked by smallpox; pitted.

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Pockwood

Pock″wood′ (?), n.(Bot.) Lignum-vitæ.

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Pocky

Pock″y (?), a. [Compar.Pockier (?); superl.Pockiest.] Full of pocks; affected with smallpox or other eruptive disease. Bp. Hall.

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Poco

‖Po″co (?), adv.(Mus.) A little; — used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or movement; as, poco più allegro, a little faster; poco largo, rather slow.‖Poco a poco(Mus.) Lit...

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Pocock

Po″cock (?), n. Peacock. Chaucer.

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Pococurante

Po′co‐cu‐ran″te (?), n. [It. poco curante caring little.] A careless person; a trifler.

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Pococurantism

Po′co‐cu‐ran″tism (?). n. Carelessness; apathy; indifference. Carlyle.

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Pocoson

Po‐co″son (?), n. Low, wooded grounds or swamps in Eastern Maryland and Virginia. [Written also poquoson.] Washington.

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Poculent

Poc″u‐lent (?), a. [L. poculentus, fr. poculum a cup.] Fit for drink. “Some those herbs which are not esculent, are... poculent.” Bacon.

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Poculiform

Poc″u‐li‐form (?), a. [L. poculum a cup + -form: cf. F. poculiforme.] Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.

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Pod

Pod (?), n. [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk, pod.] 1. A bag; a pouch. Tusser.2....

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Pod (2)

Pod, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Podded; p. pr. & vb. n.Podding.] To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.

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Podagra

Pod″a‐gra (?), n. [L. See Podagric.] (Med.) Gout in the joints of the foot; — applied also to gout in other parts of body.

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Podagric

{ Po‐dag″ric (?), Po‐dag″ric‐al (?), } a. [L. podagricus, Gr. �, fr. � gout in the feet; �, �, Foot + � a catching.]1. Pertaining to the gout; gouty; caused by gout.2. Afflicted...

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Podagrous

Pod″a‐grous (?), a. Gouty; podagric.

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Podalgia

Po‐dal″gi‐a (?), n.(Med.) pain in the foot, due to gout, rheumatism, etc.

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Podarthrum

‖Po‐dar″thrum (?), n.; pl.Podarthra (#). (Anat.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes.

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Podded

Pod″ded (?), a. Having pods.

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Podder

Pod″der (?), n. One who collects pods or pulse.

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Podesta

Po‐des″ta (?), n. [It. podestà, fr. L. potestas power, magistracy. See Potent.]1. One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages. Brande & C.2. A mayor...

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Podetium

‖Po‐de″ti‐um (?), n.; pl.Podetia (#), E. Podetiums (#). (Bot.) A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, as in the so-called reindeer moss.

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Podge

Podge (?), n. [Cf. G. patsche puddle, mire.] 1. A puddle; a plash. Skinner.2. Porridge. Halliwell.

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Podgy

Podg″y (?), a. Fat and short; pudgy.

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Podical

Pod″i‐cal (?), a. [L. podex, podicis, the anus.] (Zoöl.) Anal; — applied to certain organs of insects.

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Podiceps

‖Pod″i‐ceps (?), n. [NL., fr. L. podex, podicis, anus + pes foot.] (Zoöl.) See Grebe.