Webster's Dictionary 1828

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POSTPONED

POSTPO'NED, participle passive Delayed; deferred to a future time; set below in value.

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POSTPONEMENT

POSTPO'NEMENT, noun The act of deferring to a future time; temporary delay of business.POSTP0'NENCE, noun Dislike. [Not in use.]

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POSTPONING

POSTPO'NING, participle present tense Deferring to a future time.

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POSTPOSITION

POSTPOSI'TION, noun [post and position.] The state of being put back or out of the regular place.

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POSTREMOTE

POSTREMO'TE, adjective [post and remote.] More remote in subsequent time or order.

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POSTSCRIPT

POSTSCRIPT, noun [Latin post, after, and scriptum, written.]A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; or any addition made to a book or compo...

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POSTULANT

POS'TULANT, noun [See Postulate.] One who makes demand.

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POSTULATE

POS'TULATE, noun [Latin postulatum, from postulo, to demand, from the root of posco, to ask or demand. The sense is to urge or push.]A position or supposition assumed without pr...

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POSTULATION

POSTULA'TION, noun [Latin postulatio.] The act of supposing without proof; gratuitous assumption.1. Supplication; intercession; also, suit; cause.

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POSTULATORY

POS'TULATORY, adjective Assuming without proof.1. Assumed without proof.

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POSTULATUM

POSTULA'TUM, noun [Latin] A postulate, which see.

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POSTURE

POS'TURE, noun [Latin positura; pono, positus.]1. In painting and sculpture, attitude; the situation of a figure with regard to the eye, and of the several principal members wit...

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POSTURE-MASTER

POS'TURE-MASTER, noun One that teaches or practices artificial postures of the body.

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POSY

PO'SY, noun s as z.1. A motto inscribed on a ring, etc.2. A bunch of flowers.

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POT

POT, noun1. A vessel more deep than broad, made of earth, or iron or other metal, used for several domestic purposes; as an iron pot for boiling meat or vegetables; a pot for ho...

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POT-COMPANION

POT-COMPAN'ION, noun An associate or companion in drinking; applied generally to habitual hard drinkers.

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POT-HOOK

POT'-HOOK, noun A hook on which pots and kettles are hung over the fire.1. A letter or character like a pot-hook; a scrawled letter.

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POT-VALIANT

POT-VAL'IANT, adjective [pot and valiant.] Courageous over the cup; heated to valor by strong drink.

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POTABLE

PO'TABLE, adjective [Low Latin potabilis; from Latin poto, to drink; potus, drink; Gr. to drink.] Drinkable; that may be drank; as water fresh and potableRivers run potable gold...

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POTABLENESS

PO'TABLENESS, noun The quality of being drinkable.

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POTAGE

POT'AGE, noun A species of food made of meat boiled to softness in water, usually with some vegetables or sweet herbs.

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POTAGER

POT'AGER, noun [from potage.] A porringer.

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POTAGRO

POTAG'ROPO'TANCE, noun With watchmakers, the stud in which the lower pivot of the verge is placed.

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POTANCE

PO'TANCE, n. With watchmakers, the stud in which the lower pivot of the verge is placed.

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POTARGO

POTAR'GO, noun A kind of pickle imported from the West Indies.

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POTASH

POT'ASH, noun [pot and ashes.] The popular name of vegetable fixed alkali in an impure state, procured from the ashes of plants by lixiviation and evaporation. The matter remain...

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POTASSA

POTAS'SA, noun The scientific name of vegetable alkali or potash.