Webster's Dictionary 1913

7048

Praiseworthiness

Praise″wor′thi‐ness, n. The quality or state of being praiseworthy.

7049

Praiseworthy

Praise″wor′thy (?), a. Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. Arbuthnot.

7050

Prakrit

Pra″krit (?), n. [Skr. prākṛta original, natural, usual, common, vulgar.] Any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to, Sanskrit; — in distinction from the Sanskri...

7051

Prakritic

Pra‐krit″ic (?), a. Pertaining to Prakrit.

7052

Praline

Pra″line (prä″lēn), n. A confection made of nut kernels, usually of almonds, roasted in boiling sugar until brown and crisp.Bonbons, pralines,... saccharine, crystalline substan...

7053

Pralltriller

‖Prall″tril′ler (?), n.; G. pl.-triller. (Music) A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually the nex...

7054

Pram

{ Pram (?), Prame (?) }, n.(Naut.) See Praam.

7055

Prance

Prance (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pranced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Prancing (?).] [OE. prauncen; probably akin to prank, v. t. See Prank.] 1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mett...

7056

Prancer

Pran″cer (?), n. A horse which prances.Then came the captain... upon a brave prancer. Evelyn.

7057

Prandial

Pran″di‐al (?), a. [L. prandium a repast.] Of or pertaining to a repast, especially to dinner.

7058

Prangos

‖Pran″gos (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, one species of which (P. pabularia), found in Thibet, Cashmere, Afghanistan, etc., has been used as fodder for cattle. I...

7059

Prank

Prank (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pranked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pranking.] [Cf. E. prink, also G. prangen, prunken, to shine, to make a show, Dan. prange, prunke, Sw. prunka, D. pronk...

7060

Prank (2)

Prank, v. i. To make ostentatious show.White houses prank where once were huts. M. Arnold.

7061

Prank (3)

Prank, n. A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic. Spenser.The harpies... played their accustomed pranks. Sir W. Raleigh.His pranks...

7062

Prank (4)

Prank, a. Full of gambols or tricks.

7063

Pranker

Prank″er (?), n. One who dresses showily; a prinker. “A pranker or a dancer.” Burton.

7064

Prankish

Prank″ish, a. Full of pranks; frolicsome.

7065

Prase

Prase (?), n. [L. prasius, fr. Gr. � of a leek-green, fr. Gr. � a leek: cf. F. prase.] (Min.) A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green color.

7066

Praseo-

Pra″se‐o– (?). A combining form signifying green; as, praseocobalt, a green variety of cobalt.

7067

Praseodymium

Pra′se‐o‐dym″i‐um (?), n. [Praseo- + didymium.] (Chem.) An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium; — so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps. A...

7068

Praseolite

Pra″se‐o‐lite (?), n. [Praseo- + -lite.] (Min.) A variety of altered iolite of a green color and greasy luster.

7069

Prasinous

Pras″i‐nous (?), a. [L. prasinus, Gr. �, fr. � a leek.] Grass-green; clear, lively green, without any mixture. Lindley.

7070

Prasoid

Pra″soid (?), a. [Gr. � leek + -oid.] (Min.) Resembling prase.

7071

Prate

Prate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Prated; p. pr. & vb. n.Prating.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel. prata.] To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to...

7072

Prate (2)

Prate, v. t. To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to chatter, or babble.What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate,When thou, his knave, canst talk at su...

7073

Prate (3)

Prate, n. [Akin to LG. & D. praat, Sw. prat.] Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity.Sick of tops, and poetry, and prate. Pope.

7074

Prateful

Prate″ful (?), a. Talkative. W. Taylor.