Webster's Dictionary 1913

7021

Prætexta

Præ‐tex″ta (?), n.; pl.Prætextæ (#), E. Prætextas (#). [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before + texere to weave.] (R...

7022

Prætor

Præ″tor (?), n. See Pretor.

7023

Prætores

‖Præ‐to″res (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pretor.] (Zoöl.) A division of butterflies including the satyrs.

7024

Prætorian

Præ‐to″ri‐an (?), a. See Pretorian.

7025

Prætorium

Præ‐to″ri‐um (?), n. See Pretorium.

7026

Præzygapophysis

‖Præ‐zyg′a‐poph″y‐sis (?), n.(Anat.) Same as Prezygapophysis.

7027

Pragmatic

{ Prag‐mat″ic (?), Prag‐mat″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. pragmaticus busy, active, skilled in business, especially in law and state affairs, systematic, Gr. �, fr. � a thing done, busine...

7028

Pragmatic (2)

Prag‐mat″ic, n. 1. One skilled in affairs.My attorney and solicitor too; a fine pragmatic. B. Jonson.2. A solemn public ordinance or decree.A royal pragmatic was accordingly pas...

7029

Pragmatically

Prag‐mat″ic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In a pragmatical manner.

7030

Pragmaticalness

Prag‐mat″ic‐al‐ness, n. The quality or state of being pragmatical.

7031

Pragmatism

Prag″ma‐tism (?), n. The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.The narration of this apparently trifling circumstance belon...

7032

Pragmatist

Prag″ma‐tist (?), n. One who is pragmatic.

7033

Pragmatize

Prag″ma‐tize (?), v. t. To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize. “A pragmatized metaphor.” Tylor.

7034

Prairial

‖Prai′ri′al″ (?), n. [F., fr. prairie meadow.] The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See V...

7035

Prairie

Prai″rie (?), n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with c...

7036

Prairie State

Prai″rie State. Illinois; — a nickname.

7037

Praisable

Prais″a‐ble (?), a. Fit to be praised; praise-worthy; laudable; commendable. Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 15).

7038

Praisably

Prais″a‐bly, adv. In a praisable manner.

7039

Praise

Praise (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Praised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Praising.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser, L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price, n., and...

7040

Praise (2)

Praise, n. [OE. preis, OF. preis price, worth, value, estimation. See Praise, v., Price.] 1. Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or ...

7041

Praise-meeting

Praise″–meet′‐ing (?), n. A religious service mainly in song.

7042

Praiseful

Praise″ful (?), a. Praiseworthy.

7043

Praiseful (2)

Praise″ful (?), a. Praiseworthy.

7044

Praiseless

Praise″less, a. Without praise or approbation.

7045

Praisement

Praise″ment (?), n. Appraisement.

7046

Praiser

Prais″er (?), n. 1. One who praises. “Praisers of men.” Sir P. Sidney.2. An appraiser; a valuator. Sir T. North.

7047

Praiseworthily

Praise″wor′thi‐ly (?), adv. In a praiseworthy manner. Spenser.