PUPIL
PU'PIL, noun [Latin pupilla, dim. of pupa, pupus. See Pup.]The apple of the eye; a little aperture in the middle of the iris and uvea of the eye, through which the rays of light...
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PUPILAGE
PU'PILAGE, noun The state of being a scholar, or under the care of an instructor for education and discipline.1. Wardship; minority.In this latter sense, the Scots use pupilarity.
PUPILARY
PU'PILARY, adjective [Latin pupillaris.] Pertaining to a pupil or ward.
PUPIVOROUS
PUPIV'OROUS, adjective [pupa and Latin voro.] Feeding on the larvas and chrysalides of insects.
PUPPET
PUP'PET, noun [Latin pupus. See Pup.]1. A small image in the human form, moved by a wire in a mock drama; a wooden tragedian.2. A doll.3. A word of contempt.
PUPPET-PLAYER
PUP'PET-PLAYER, noun One that manages the motions of puppets.
PUPPET-SHOW
PUP'PET-SHOW, noun A mock drama performed by wooden images moved by wires.
PUPPETMAN
PUP'PETMANPUP'PETM'ASTER, noun The master of a puppet-show.
PUPPETRY
PUP'PETRY, noun Affectation.
PUPPY
PUP'PY, noun [See Pup.] A whelp; the young progeny of a bitch or female of the canine species.1. Applied to persons, a name expressing extreme contempt.PUP'PY, verb transitive T...
PUPPYISM
PUP'PYISM, noun Extreme meanness.1. Extreme affectation.
PUR
PUR, verb intransitive To utter a low murmuring continued sound, as a cat.PUR, verb transitive to signify by purring.PUR, noun The low murmuring continued sound of a cat.
PURANA
PURANA, noun Among the Hindoos, a sacred poem or book.
PURANIC
PURAN'IC, adjective Pertaining to the sacred poems of the Hindoos.
PURBECK-STONE
PURBECK-STONE, noun A hard sandstone, the cement of which is calcarious.
PURBLIND
PUR'BLIND, adjective [said to be from pore and blind.]Near sighted or dim sighted or; seeing obscurely; as a purblind eye; a purblind mole.
PURBLINDNESS
PUR'BLINDNESS, noun Shortness of sight; near sightedness; dimness of vision.
PURCHASABLE
PUR'CHASABLE, adjective [from purchase.] That may be brought, purchased or obtained for a consideration.
PURCHASE
PUR'CHASE, verb transitive [This word seems to be considered by Blackstone as formed from the Latin perquisitio. This is an error. The word is from the root of chase; purchaser ...
PURCHASE-MONEY
PUR'CHASE-MONEY, noun The money paid for any thing bought.
PURCHASED
PUR'CHASED, participle passive Obtained or acquired by one's own act or agreement.1. Obtained by paying an equivalent in money.2. Obtained by labor, danger, art, etc.
PURCHASER
PUR'CHASER, noun In law, one who acquires or obtains by conquest or by deed or gift, or in any manner other than by descent or inheritance. In this sense, the word is by some au...
PURCHASING
PUR'CHASING, participle present tense Buying; obtaining by one's own act or for a price.
PURE
PURE, adjective [Latin purus.]1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; clear; free from mixture; as pure water; pure clay; pure sand; pure air; pure silver of go...
PURELY
PU'RELY, adverb In a pure manner; with an entire separation of heterogeneous or foul matter. Isaiah 1:25.1. Without any mixture of improper or vicious words or phrases.2. Innoce...
PURENESS
PU'RENESS, noun Clearness; an unmixed state; separation or freedom from any heterogeneous or foreign matter; as the pureness of water or other liquor; the pureness of a metal; t...
PURFILE
PUR'FILE, noun A sort of ancient trimming for women's gowns, made of tinsel and thread, called also bobbin work.[The thing and the name are obsolete.]