Webster's Dictionary 1913

8884

Prosit

‖Pro″sit (?), interj. [L., 3d pers. sing. subj. present of prodesse to do good; pro for + esse to be.] Lit., may it do (you) good; — a salutation used in well wishing, esp. amon...

8885

Proslavery

Pro‐slav″er‐y (?), a. [Pref. pro- + slavery.] Favoring slavery. — n. Advocacy of slavery.

8886

Prosobranch

Pros″o‐branch (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Prosobranchiata.

8887

Prosobranchiata

‖Pros′o‐bran′chi‐a″ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The highest division, or subclass, of gastropod mollusks, including those that have the gills situated anteriorly, or forward of the hea...

8888

Prosocœle

Pros″o‐cœle (?), n.(Anat.) The entire cavity of the prosencephalon. B. G. Wilder.

8889

Prosocœlia

‖Pros′o‐cœ″li‐a (?), n.; pl.Prosocœlle (#), (Anat.) Same as Prosocœle.

8890

Prosodiacal

Pros′o‐di″a‐cal (?), a. Prosodical.

8891

Prosodiacally

Pros′o‐di″a‐cal‐ly, adv. Prosodically.

8892

Prosodial

Pro‐so″di‐al (?), a. Prosodical.

8893

Prosodian

Pro‐so″di‐an (?), n. A prosodist. Rush.

8894

Prosodical

Pro‐sod″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. prosodique, L. prosodiacus.] Of or pertaining to prosody; according to the rules of prosody. — Pro‐sod″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

8895

Prosodist

Pros″o‐dist (?), n. One skilled in prosody.

8896

Prosody

Pros″o‐dy (?), n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. � a song sung to, or with, an accompanying song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; � to + � song, o...

8897

Prosoma

‖Pro‐so″ma (?), n.; pl.Prosomata. (Zoöl.) The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod.

8898

Prosopalgia

‖Pros′o‐pal″gi‐a (?), n.(Med.) Facial neuralgia.

8899

Prosopocephala

‖Pros′o‐po‐ceph′a‐la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. πρόσωπον face, appearance + � head.] (Zoöl.) Same as Scaphopoda.

8900

Prosopolepsy

Pros′o‐po‐lep″sy (?), n. [Gr. �; πρόσωπον a face, a person + � a taking, receiving, � to take.] Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person...

8901

Prosopopœia

‖Pros′o‐po‐pœ″ia (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; πρόσωπον a face, a person + � to make.] (Rhet.) A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by which things inanimate are sp...

8902

Prosopulmonata

‖Pros′o‐pul′mo‐na″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � forward + L. pulmo a lung.] (Zoöl.) A division of pulmonate mollusks having the breathing organ situated on the neck, as in the ...

8903

Prospect

Pros″pect (?), n. [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere, prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere, spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See Spy, v., and cf. Prosp...

8904

Prospect (2)

Pros″pect, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prospected; p. pr. & vb. n.Prospecting.] To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold.

8905

Prospect (3)

Pros″pect, v. i. To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.

8906

Prospection

Pro‐spec″tion (?), n. The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants; foresight.

8907

Prospective

Pro‐spec″tive (?), a. [L. prospectivus: cf. F. prospectif. See Prospect, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect; perspective.Time's long and dark prospecti...

8908

Prospective (2)

Pro‐spec″tive (?), n. 1. The scene before or around, in time or in space; view; prospect. Sir H. Wotton.2. A perspective glass. Chaucer. Beau. & Fl.

8909

Prospectively

Pro‐spec″tive‐ly, adv. In a prospective manner.

8910

Prospectiveness

Pro‐spec″tive‐ness, n. Quality of being prospective.