Webster's Dictionary 1913

9775

Puntello

‖Pun‐tel″lo (?), n.; pl. -li (#). [It., dim. of punto point.] (Sculpture) One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.

9776

Punter

Punt″er (?), n. [Cf. F. ponte. See Punt, v. t.] One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker or dealer, as in baccara and faro. Hoyle.

9777

Punter (2)

Punt″er, n. One who punts a football; also, one who propels a punt.

9778

Punter (3)

Punt″er, n.(London Stock Exchange) A scalper.

9779

Puntil

{ Pun″til (?), Pun″tel (?) }, n.(Glass Making) See Pontee.

9780

Punto

Pun″to (?), n. [It. punto, L. punctum point. See Point.] (Fencing) A point or hit.‖Punto diritto, a direct stroke or hit. — ‖Punto reverso [It. riverso reverse], a backhanded st...

9781

Punty

Pun″ty (?), n.(Glass Making) See Pontee.

9782

Puny

Pu″ny (?), a. [Compar.Punier (?); superl.Puniest.] [F. puîté younger, later born, OF. puisné; puis afterwards (L. post; see Post-) + né born, L. natus. See Natal, and cf. Puisne...

9783

Puny (2)

Pu″ny (?), n. A youth; a novice. Fuller.

9784

Puoy

Puoy (?), n. Same as Poy, n., 3.

9785

Pup

Pup (?), n. [See Puppy.] (Zoöl.) (a) A young dog; a puppy. (b) a young seal.

9786

Pup (2)

Pup, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pupped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pupping.] To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species.

9787

Pupa

Pu″pa (?), n.; pl. L. Pup� (#), E. Pupas (#). [L. pupa girl. doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. Puppet.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis which usually imm...

9788

Pupal

Pu″pal (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a pupa, or the condition of a pupa.

9789

Pupate

Pu″pate (?), v. i.(Zoöl.) To become a pupa.

9790

Pupation

Pu‐pa″tion (?), n.(Zoöl.) the act of becoming a pupa.

9791

Pupe

Pupe (?), n.(Zoöl.) A pupa.

9792

Pupelo

Pu‐pe″lo (?), n. Cider brandy. Bartlett.

9793

Pupigerous

Pu‐pig″er‐ous, a. [Pupa + -gerous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing or containing a pupa; — said of dipterous larvæ which do not molt when the pupa is formed within them.

9794

Pupil

Pu″pil (?), n. [F. pupille, n. fem., L. pupilla the pupil of the eye, originally dim. of pupa a girl. See Puppet, and cf. Pupil a scholar.] (Anat.) The aperture in the iris; the...

9795

Pupil (2)

Pu″pil, n. [F. pupille, n. masc. & fem., L. pupillus, pupilla, dim. of pupus boy, pupa girl. See Puppet, and cf. Pupil of the eye.] 1. A youth or scholar of either sex under the...

9796

Pupilage

Pu″pil‐age (?), n. The state of being a pupil.As sons of kings, loving in pupilage,Have turned to tyrants when they came to power. Tennyson.

9797

Pupillarity

Pu′pil‐lar″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. pupillarité. See Pupillary.] (Scots Law) The period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females.

9798

Pupillary

Pu″pil‐la‐ry (?), a. [L. pupillaris: cf. F. pupillaire. See Pupil.] 1. Of or pertaining to a pupil or ward. Johnson.2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye.

9799

Pupillometer

Pu′pil‐lom″e‐ter (?), n. [L. pupilla pupil of the eye + -meter.] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the size of the pupil of the pupil of the eye.

9800

Pupipara

‖Pu‐pip″a‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pupiparous.] (Zoöl.) A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and ot...

9801

Pupiparous

Pu‐pip″a‐rous (?), a. [Pupa + L. parere to bring forth.] (Zoöl.) (a) Bearing, or containing, a pupa; — said of the matured larvæ, or larval skins, of certain Diptera. (b) Of or ...