Webster's Dictionary 1913

4267

Pigeon (2)

Pi″geon (?), v. t. To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling. Smart.He's pigeoned and undone. Observer.

4268

Pigeon-breasted

Pi″geon–breast′ed (?), a. Having a breast like a pigeon, — the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity; chicken-breasted.

4269

Pigeon-hearted

Pi″geon–heart′ed (?), a. Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted. Beau. & Fl.

4270

Pigeon-livered

Pi″geon–liv′ered (?), a. Pigeon-hearted.

4271

Pigeonfoot

Pi″geon‐foot′ (?), n.(Bot.) The dove's-foot geranium (Geranium molle).

4272

Pigeonhole

Pi″geon‐hole′ (?), n. A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; — so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in...

4273

Pigeonhole (2)

Pi″geon‐hole′, v. t. To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.

4274

Pigeonry

Pi″geon‐ry (?), n. A place for pigeons; a dovecote.

4275

Pigeontoed

Pi″geon‐toed′ (?), a. Having the toes turned in.

4276

Pigeonwing

Pi″geon‐wing′ (?), n. 1. A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.2. An old mode of dressing men's side hair in a form likened to a pigeon's wings; also, a wig similarly shaped.3. ...

4277

Pigfish

Pig″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; — called also hogfish. (b) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes.

4278

Pigfoot

Pig″foot′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A marine fish (Scorpæna porcus), native of Europe. It is reddish brown, mottled with dark brown and black.

4279

Pigg

Pigg (?), n. A piggin. See 1st Pig. Sir W. Scott.

4280

Piggery

Pig″ger‐y (?), n.; pl.Piggeries (�). A place where swine are kept.

4281

Piggin

Pig″gin (?), n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. pigean, dim. of pigeadh, pige, an earthen jar, pitcher, or pot, Ir. pigin, pighead, W. piccyn.] A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stav...

4282

Piggish

Pig″gish (?), a. Relating to, or like, a pig; greedy.

4283

Pight

Pight (?), imp. & p. p. of Pitch, to throw; — used also adjectively. Pitched; fixed; determined.pight him on the pommel of his head. Chaucer.I found him pight to do it. Shak.

4284

Pightel

Pigh″tel (?), n. [Cf. Pight, Picle.] A small inclosure. [Written also pightle.]

4285

Pigmean

Pig‐me″an (?), a. See Pygmean.

4286

Pigment

Pig″ment (?), n. [L. pigmentum, fr. the root of pingere to paint: cf. F. pigment. See Paint, and cf. Pimento, Orpiment.] 1. Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, ...

4287

Pigmental

{ Pig‐men″tal (?), Pig″men‐ta‐ry (?), } a. Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. Dunglison.Pigmentary degeneration(Med.), a morbid condition in which an undue a...

4288

Pigmentation

Pig′men‐ta″tion (?), n.(Physiol.) A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver.

4289

Pigmented

Pig″ment‐ed (?), a. Colored; specifically (Biol.), filled or imbued with pigment; as, pigmented epithelial cells; pigmented granules.

4290

Pigmentous

Pig‐men″tous (?), a. Pigmental.

4291

Pigmy

Pig″my (?), n. See Pygmy.Pigmy falcon. (Zoöl.) Same as Falconet, 2 (a).

4292

Pignerate

Pig″ner‐ate (?), v. t. [L. pigneratus, p. p. of pignerate to pledge.] 1. To pledge or pawn.2. to receive in pawn, as a pawnbroker does.

4293

Pignoration

Pig′no‐ra″tion (?), n. [LL. pignoratio, L. pigneratio, fr. pignerate to pledge, fr. pignus, gen. -ous and -eris, a pledge, a pawn: cf. F. pignoration.] 1. The act of pledging or...