Webster's Dictionary 1913

9451

Public-spirited

Pub″lic–spir′it‐ed (?), a. 1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men.2. Dictated by a regard to public ...

9452

Publican

Pub″li‐can (?), n. [L. publicanus: cf. F. publicain. See Public.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A farmer of the taxes and public revenues; hence, a collector of toll or tribute. The inferior...

9453

Publication

Pub′li‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. publicatio confiscation: cf. F. publication. See Publish.] 1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by wo...

9454

Publicist

Pub″li‐cist (?), n. [Cf. F. publiciste.] A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc.The Whig...

9455

Publicity

Pub‐lic″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. publicité.] The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

9456

Publicity pamphlet

Publicity pamphlet. A pamphlet which, in some States of the United States having the initiative or referendum, is mailed to the voters to inform them as to the nature of a measu...

9457

Publicly

Pub″lic‐ly (?), adv. 1. With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration p...

9458

Publicness

Pub″lic‐ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety; as, the publicness of a sale.2. The quality or ...

9459

Publish

Pub″lish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Published (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Publishing.] [F. publier, L. publicare, publicatum. See Public, and -ish.] 1. To make public; to make known to man...

9460

Publishable

Pub″lish‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being published; suitable for publication.

9461

Publisher

Pub″lish‐er (?), n. One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine.For love of you, not hate unto my friend,Hath made me publisher of this pretense. Shak.

9462

Publishment

Pub″lish‐ment (?), n. 1. The act or process of making publicly known; publication.2. A public notice of intended marriage, required by the laws of some States.

9463

Puccoon

Puc‐coon″ (?), n.(Bot.) Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum (L. hirtum...

9464

Puce

Puce (?), a. [F., fr. puce a flea, L. pulex, pulicis.] Of a dark brown or brownish purple color.

9465

Pucel

Pu″cel (?), n. See Pucelle.

9466

Pucelage

Pu″cel‐age (?; 48), n. Virginity.

9467

Pucelle

‖Pu‐celle″ (?), n. [F., fr. LL. pulicella, fr. L. pullus a young animal. See Pullet.] A maid; a virgin. [Written also pucel.]Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. B. Jonson.L...

9468

Puceron

Pu″ce‐ron (?), n. [F., from puce a flea. See Puce.] (Zoöl.) Any plant louse, or aphis.

9469

Pucherite

Pu″cher‐ite (?), n. [So named from the Pucher Mine, in Saxony.] (Min.) Vanadate of bismuth, occurring in minute reddish brown crystals.

9470

Puck

Puck (?), n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. pūki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. Poker a bugbear, Pug.] 1. (Mediæval Myth.) A celebrated fairy, “the merry wanderer of ...

9471

Puck (2)

Puck (?), n. A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as the object to be driven through the goals.

9472

Pucka

‖Puck″a (?), a. [Written also pukka.] [Hind. pakkā cooked, ripe, solid.] Good of its kind; — variously used as implying substantial, real, fixed, sure, etc., and specif., of bui...

9473

Puckball

Puck″ball′ (?), n. [Puck + ball.] A puffball.

9474

Pucker

Puck″er (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Puckered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Puckering.] [From Poke a pocket, small bag.] To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges an...

9475

Pucker (2)

Puck″er, n. 1. A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds.2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation.

9476

Puckerer

Puck″er‐er, n. One who, or that which, puckers.

9477

Puckery

Puck″er‐y (?), a. 1. Producing, or tending to produce, a pucker; as, a puckery taste. Lowell.2. Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled; full of puckers or wrinkles.