Webster's Dictionary 1913

9559

Puissantly

Pu″is‐sant‐ly, adv. In a puissant manner; powerfully; with great strength.

9560

Puissantness

Pu″is‐sant‐ness, n. The state or quality of being puissant; puissance; power.

9561

Puit

‖Puit (?), n. [F. puits, from L. puteus well.] A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring.The puits flowing from the fountain of life. Jer. Taylor.

9562

Puke

Puke (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Puked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Puking.] [Cf. G. spucken to spit, and E. spew.] To eject the contents of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.The infantMewling ...

9563

Puke (2)

Puke, v. t. To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.

9564

Puke (3)

Puke, n. A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.

9565

Puke (4)

Puke, a. Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. Shak.☞ This color has by some been regarded as the same with puce; but Nares questions the identity.

9566

Puker

Puk″er (?), n. 1. One who pukes, vomits.2. That which causes vomiting. Garth.

9567

Pukka

‖Puk″ka (?), a. Same as Pucka.

9568

Pulas

Pu″las (?), n. [Skr. palāça.] (Bot.) The East Indian leguminous tree Butea frondosa. See Gum Butea, under Gum. [Written also pales and palasa.]

9569

Pulchritude

Pul″chri‐tude (?), n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.] 1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness.Piercing our heartes wi...

9570

Pule

Pule (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Puled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Puling.] [F. piauler; cf. L. pipilare, pipire, to peep, pip, chirp, and E. peep to chirp.] 1. To cry like a chicken. Bacon...

9571

Puler

Pul″er (?), n. One who pules; one who whines or complains; a weak person.

9572

Pulex

‖Pu″lex (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of parasitic insects including the fleas. See Flea.

9573

Pulicene

Pu″li‐cene (?), a. [From L. pulex, pulicis, a flea.] Pertaining to, or abounding in, fleas; pulicose.

9574

Pulicose

{ Pu″li‐cose′ (?), Pu″li‐cous (?), } a. [L. pulicosus, from pulex, a flea.] Abounding with fleas.

9575

Puling

Pul″ing (?), n. A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering.Leave this faint puling and lament as I do. Shak.

9576

Puling (2)

Pul″ing, a. Whimpering; whining; childish.

9577

Pulingly

Pul″ing‐ly, adv. With whining or complaint.

9578

Pulkha

‖Pulk″ha (?), n. A Laplander's traveling sledge. See Sledge.

9579

Pull

Pull (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pulled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pulling.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw...

9580

Pull (2)

Pull (?), v. i. To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.To pull apart, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull ...

9581

Pull (3)

Pull, n. 1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the to...

9582

Pullail

Pul″lail (?), n. [F. poulaille.] Poultry. Rom. of R.

9583

Pullback

Pull″back′ (?), n. 1. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.2. (Arch) The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open a...

9584

Pulldevil

Pull″dev′il (?), n. A number of fishhooks rigidly fastened back to be pulled through the water to catch fish.

9585

Pulled

Pulled (?), a. Plucked; pilled; moulting. “ A pulled hen.” Chaucer.