Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Palstave

Pal″stave′ (?), n. [Dan. paalstav.] A peculiar bronze adz, used in prehistoric Europe about the middle of the bronze age. Dawkins.

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Palster

Pal″ster (?), n. [D. palsterstaf.] A pilgrim's staff. Halliwell.

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Palsy

Pal″sy (?), n.; pl.Palsies (#). [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF. paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See Paralysis.] (Med.) Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. “One sick...

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Palsy (2)

Pal″sy, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Palsied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Palsying.] To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.

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Palsywort

Pal″sy‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) The cowslip (Primula veris); — so called from its supposed remedial powers. Dr. Prior.

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Palter

Pal″ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Paltered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paltering.] [See Paltry.] 1. To haggle. Cotgrave.2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equiv...

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Palter (2)

Pal″ter, v. t. To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things. “Palter out your time in the penal statutes.” Beau. & Fl.

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Palterer

Pal″ter‐er (?), n. One who palters. Johnson.

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Palterly

Pal″ter‐ly, a. & adv. Paltry; shabby; shabbily; paltrily. “In palterly clothes.” Pepys.

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Paltock

Pal″tock (?), n. [See Paletot.] A kind of doublet; a jacket. Piers Plowman.

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Paltrily

Pal″tri‐ly (pa̤l″trĭ‐ly̆), adv. In a paltry manner.

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Paltriness

Pal″tri‐ness, n. The state or quality of being paltry.

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Paltry

Pal″try (–try̆), a. [Compar.Paltrier (–trĭ‐ẽr); superl.Paltriest.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. pal...

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Paludal

Pa‐lu″dal (?), a. [L. palus, -udis, a marsh.] Of or pertaining to marshes or fens; marshy.Paludal fever, malarial fever; — so called because generated in marshy districts.

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Paludament

Pa‐lu″da‐ment (?), n. See Paludamentum.

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Paludamentum

‖Pa‐lu′da‐men‐tum (?), n.; pl.Paladumenta (�). (Rom. Antiq.) A military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers.

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Paludicolæ

‖Pal′u‐dic″o‐læ (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh + colere to inhabit.] (Zoöl.) A division of birds, including the cranes, rails, etc.

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Paludicole

Pa‐lu″di‐cole (?), a. [Cf. F. paludicole.] (Zoöl.) Marsh-inhabiting; belonging to the Paludicolæ

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Paludina

‖Pal′u‐di″na (?), n.; pl. L. Paludinæ (#), E. Paludinas (#). [NL., fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh, pool.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollu...

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Paludinal

Pal′u‐di″nal (?), a. Inhabiting ponds or swamps.

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Paludine

Pal″u‐dine (?), a. [L. palus, -udis, a marsh.] Of or pertaining to a marsh. Buckland.

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Paludinous

Pa‐lu″di‐nous (?), a. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) Paludinal. (b) Like or pertaining to the genus Paludina.2. Of or pertaining to a marsh or fen.

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Paludism

Pa‐lu″dism (?), n.(Med.) The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes; malarial disease or disposition.

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Paludose

Pal″u‐dose′ (?), a. [L. paludosus marshy.] Growing or living in marshy places; marshy.

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Palule

Pal″ule (?), n.(Zoöl.) See PalulusorPalus.

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Palulus

‖Pal″u‐lus (?), n.; pl.Paluli (#). [NL., dim. of L. palus a stake.] (Zoöl.) Same as Palus.

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Palus

‖Pa″lus (?), n.; pl.Pali (#). (Zoöl.) One of several upright slender calcareous processes which surround the central part of the calicle of certain corals.