Webster's Dictionary 1913

6940

Powder-posted

Pow″der–post′ed (?), a. Affected with dry rot; reduced to dust by rot. See Dry rot, under Dry.

6941

Powdered

Pow″dered (?), a. 1. Reduced to a powder; sprinkled with, or as with, powder.2. Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned.Powdered beef, pickled meats. Harvey.3. (Her.) Same as Semé. ...

6942

Powderflask

Pow″der‐flask′ (?), n. A flask in which gunpowder is carried, having a charging tube at the end.

6943

Powderhorn

Pow″der‐horn′ (?), n. A horn in which gunpowder is carried.

6944

Powdering

Pow″der‐ing, a. & n. from Powder, v. t.Powdering tub. (a) A tub or vessel in which meat is corned or salted. (b) A heated tub in which an infected lecher was placed for cure. Shak.

6945

Powdermill

Pow″der‐mill′ (?), n. A mill in which gunpowder is made.

6946

Powdery

Pow″der‐y (?), a. 1. Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose; as, a powdery spar.2. Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty; as, the powdery bloom on plums.3. Resembling powd...

6947

Powdike

Pow″dike (?), n. [Scot. pow, pou, a pool, a watery or marshy place, fr. E. pool.] A dike a marsh or fen. Halliwell.

6948

Powdry

Pow″dry (?), a. See Powdery.

6949

Power

Pow″er (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Poor, the fish.

6950

Power (2)

Pow″er, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See Possible, Potent, and cf. Posse comitat...

6951

Powerable

Pow″er‐a‐ble (?), a. 1. Capable of being effected or accomplished by the application of power; possible. J. Young.2. Capable of exerting power; powerful. Camden.

6952

Powerful

Pow″er‐ful (?), a. 1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powe...

6953

Powerless

Pow″er‐less, a. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect. — Pow″er‐less‐ly, adv. — Pow″er‐less‐ness, n.

6954

Powldron

Powl″dron (?), n. [OF. espauleron, from espaule shoulder, F. épaule.] Same as Pauldron.

6955

Powp

Powp (?), v. i. See Poop, v. i.Chaucer.

6956

Powter

Pow″ter (pou″tẽr), n.(Zoöl.) See Pouter.

6957

Powwow

Pow″wow′ (?), n. 1. A priest, or conjurer, among the North American Indians.Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow. Longfellow.2. Conjuration attended with great noise and confusion,...

6958

Powwow (2)

Pow″wow′, v. i. 1. To use conjuration, with noise and confusion, for the cure of disease, etc., as among the North American Indians.2. Hence: To hold a noisy, disorderly meeting.

6959

Pox

Pox (?), n. [For pocks, OE. pokkes. See Pock. It is plural in form but is used as a singular.] (Med.) Strictly, a disease by pustules or eruptions of any kind, but chiefly or wh...

6960

Pox (2)

Pox, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Poxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Poxing.] To infect with the pox, or syphilis.

6961

Poy

Poy (?), n. [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F. appui, fr. OF. apuier, apoier, to support, F. appuyer, fr. à to (L. ad) + OF. pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, L. podium...

6962

Poy nette

Poy nette″ (?), n. [Cf. Point.] A bodkin.

6963

Poynado

Poy‐na″do (?), n. A poniard. Lyly.

6964

Poynd

Poynd (?), v., Poynd″er (�), n. See Poind, Poinder.

6965

Poyntel

Poyn″tel (?), n. [See Pointal.] (Arch.) Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set diagonally. [Formerly written pointal.]

6966

Poyou

Poy″ou (?), n.(Zoöl.) A South American armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus). Called also sixbanded armadillo.