Webster's Dictionary 1913

6967

Poze

Poze (?), v. t. See 5th Pose.

6968

Pozzuolana

{ Poz′zu‐o‐la″na (?), Poz′zo‐la″‐na (?) }, n. Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water.

6969

Praam

Praam (?), n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See Fare.] (Naut.) A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, — used in Holland and t...

6970

Practic

Prac″tic (?), a. [See Practical.] 1. Practical.2. Artful; deceitful; skillful. “Cunning sleights and practick knavery.” Spenser.

6971

Practicability

Prac″ti‐ca‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being practicable; practicableness; feasibility. “The practicability of such a project.” Stewart.

6972

Practicable

Prac″ti‐ca‐ble (?), a. [LL. practicare to act, transact, fr. L. practicus active, Gr. �: cf. F. practicable, pratiquer to practice. See Practical.] 1. That may be practiced or p...

6973

Practical

Prac″ti‐cal (?), a. [L. practicus active, Gr. � fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. � to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmati...

6974

Practicality

Prac′ti‐cal″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.

6975

Practicalize

Prac″ti‐cal‐ize (?), v. t. To render practical. “Practicalizing influences.” J. S. Mill.

6976

Practically

Prac″ti‐cal‐ly (?), adv. 1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.2. By means of practice or use; by experience...

6977

Practicalness

Prac″ti‐cal‐ness, n. Same as Practicality.

6978

Practice

Prac″tice (?), n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique, formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. �, fr. � practical. See Practical, and cf. Pratique, Pretty.] 1. Frequen...

6979

Practice (2)

Prac″tice (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Practiced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Practicing (?).] [Often written practise, practised, practising.] 1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or...

6980

Practice (3)

Prac″tice, v. i. [Often written practise.] 1. To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadswor...

6981

Practiced

Prac″ticed (?), a. [Often written practised.] 1. Experienced; expert; skilled; as, a practiced marksman. “A practiced picklock.” Ld. Lytton.2. Used habitually; learned by practice.

6982

Practicer

Prac″ti‐cer (?), n. [Often written practiser.] 1. One who practices, or puts in practice; one who customarily performs certain acts. South.2. One who exercises a profession; a p...

6983

Practician

Prac‐ti″cian (?), n. [F. praticien, OF. also practicien.] One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner.

6984

Practick

Prac″tick (?), n. Practice. Chaucer.

6985

Practico

‖Prac″ti‐co (?), n.; pl. Practicos (#). [Sp., lit., experienced, skilled. Cf. Practical.] A guide. D. C. Worcester.

6986

Practisant

Prac″ti‐sant (?), n. An agent or confederate in treachery. Shak.

6987

Practise

Prac″tise (?), v. t. & i. See Practice.☞ The analogy of the English language requires that the noun and verb which are pronounced alike should agree in spelling. Thus we have no...

6988

Practisour

Prac″ti‐sour (?), n. A practitioner.

6989

Practitioner

Prac‐ti″tion‐er (?), n. [From Practician.] 1. One who is engaged in the actual use or exercise of any art or profession, particularly that of law or medicine. Crabbe.2. One who ...

6990

Practive

Prac″tive (?), a. Doing; active. Sylvester. — Prac″tive‐ly, adv.The preacher and the people both,Then practively did thrive. Warner.

6991

Prad

Prad (?), n. [Cf. D. paard.] A horse.

6992

Præ-

Præ– (?). A prefix. See Pre-.

6993

Præcava

‖Præ″ca′va (?), n. [NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave.] (Anat.) The superior vena cava. — Præ″ca′val (#), a.B. G. Wilder.