Webster's Dictionary 1913

9235

Prussic

Prus″sic (?), a. [Cf. F. prussique.] (Old Chem.) designating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is derived from it or ...

9236

Prutenic

Pru‐ten″ic (?), a.(Astron.) Prussian; — applied to certain astronomical tables published in the sixteenth century, founded on the principles of Copernicus, a Prussian.

9237

Pry

Pry (?), n. [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See Prize, n.] A lever; also, leverage.Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.

9238

Pry (2)

Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Prying.] To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize.

9239

Pry (3)

Pry, v. i. [OE. prien. Cf. Peer to peep.] To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; — often implying reproach....

9240

Pry (4)

Pry, n. Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.

9241

Pryan

Pry″an (?), n.(Mining) See Prian.

9242

Prying

Pry″ing, a. Inspecting closely or impertinently.Syn. — Inquisitive; curious. See Inquisitive.

9243

Pryingly

Pry″ing‐ly, adv. In a prying manner.

9244

Prytaneum

‖Pryt′a‐ne″um (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) A public building in certain Greek cities; especially, a public hall in Athens regarded as the home of the community, in which official hospita...

9245

Prytanis

‖Pryt″a‐nis (?), n.; pl.Prytanes (#). (Gr. Antiq.) A member of one of the ten sections into which the Athenian senate of five hundred was divided, and to each of which belonged ...

9246

Prytany

Pryt″a‐ny (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section.

9247

Prythee

Pryth″ee (?), interj. See Prithee.

9248

Psalm

Psalm (?), n. [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus, psalma, fr. Gr. �, �, fr. � to pull, twitch, to play upon a stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme, salm...

9249

Psalm (2)

Psalm, v. t. To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. Sylvester.

9250

Psalmist

Psalm″ist (?), n. [L. psalmista, Gr. �: cf. F. psalmiste. See Psalm.] 1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; — a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of t...

9251

Psalmistry

Psalm″ist‐ry (?), n. The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody.

9252

Psalmodic

{ Psal‐mod″ic (?), Psal‐mod″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. psalmodique.] Relating to psalmody.

9253

Psalmodist

Psal″mo‐dist (?), n. One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist.

9254

Psalmodize

Psal″mo‐dize (?), v. i. To practice psalmody. “ The psalmodizing art.” J. G. Cooper.

9255

Psalmody

Psal″mo‐dy (?), n. [Gr. �; � psalm + � a song, an ode: cf. F. psalmodie, LL. psalmodia. See Psalm, and Ode.] The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, p...

9256

Psalmograph

Psal″mo‐graph (?), n. [See Psalmographer.] A writer of psalms; a psalmographer.

9257

Psalmographer

{ Psal‐mog″ra‐pher (?), Psal‐mog″ra‐phist (?), } n. [L. psalmographus, Gr. �; � a psalm + � to write.] A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns.

9258

Psalmography

Psal‐mog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Cf. F. psalmographie.] The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs.

9259

Psalter

Psal″ter (?), n. [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier, psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See Psaltery.] 1. The Book of Psalms; — often applied to a book containing the Psa...

9260

Psalterial

Psal‐te″ri‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the psalterium.

9261

Psalterium

‖Psal‐te″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Psalteria (#). (Anat.) (a) The third stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies. (b) The lyra of the brain.