Webster's Dictionary 1913

3295

Petromastoid

Pet′ro‐mas″toid (?), a. [Petro + mastoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone; periotic.

3296

Petromyzont

Pet′ro‐my″zont (?), n. [Petro + Gr. μύζειν to suck in.] (Zoöl.) A lamprey.

3297

Petronel

Pet′ro‐nel (?), n. [OF. petrinal, fr. peitrine, petrine, the breast, F. poitrine; so called because it was placed against the breast in order to fire. See Poitrel.] A sort of ha...

3298

Petrosal

Pe‐tro″sal (?), a. [See Petrous.] (Anat.) (a) Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pe...

3299

Petrosal (2)

Pe‐tro″sal, n.(Anat.) (a) A petrosal bone. (b) The auditory capsule. Owen.

3300

Petrosilex

Pet′ro‐si″lex (?), n. [Petro + silex.] (Min.) Felsite.

3301

Petrosilicious

Pet′ro‐si‐li″cious (?), a. Containing, or consisting of, petrosilex.

3302

Petrostearine

Pet′ro‐ste″a‐rine (?), n. [Petro + stearine.] A solid unctuous material, of which candles are made.

3303

Petrous

Pe″trous (?), a. [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.] 1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone. Hooper.2. (Anat.) Same as Petrosal.

3304

Pettichaps

Pet″ti‐chaps (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Pettychaps.

3305

Petticoat

Pet″ti‐coat (?), n.(Zoöl.) [Petty + coat.] A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist.Petticoat government, government by women, whether in polit...

3306

Pettifog

Pet″ti‐fog (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pettifogged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pettifogging (?).] [Petty + fog to pettifog.] To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in ...

3307

Pettifog (2)

Pet″ti‐fog, v. t. To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.

3308

Pettifogger

Pet″ti‐fog′ger (?), n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay.

3309

Pettifoggery

Pet″ti‐fog′ger‐y (?), n.; pl. -ies (�). The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow.

3310

Pettifogging

Pet″ti‐fog′ging (?), a. Paltry; quibbling; mean.

3311

Pettifogging (2)

Pet″ti‐fog′ging, n. Pettifoggery.

3312

Pettifogulize

Pet′ti‐fog″u‐lize (?), v. i. To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks. De Quincey.

3313

Pettily

Pet″ti‐ly, adv. In a petty manner; frivolously.

3314

Pettiness

Pet″ti‐ness, n. The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness.

3315

Pettish

Pet″tish (?), a. [From Pet.] Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. “A pettish kind of humor.” Sterne. — Pet″tish‐ly, adv. — Pet″tish‐ness, n.

3316

Pettitoes

Pet″ti‐toes (?), n. pl. [Petty + toes.] The toes or feet of a pig, — often used as food; sometimes, in contempt, the human feet. Shak.

3317

Petto

‖Pet″to (?), n. [It., fr. L. pectus.] The breast.In petto, in the breast; hence, in secrecy; in reserve.

3318

Petty

Pet″ty (?), a. [Compar.Pettier (?); superl.Pettiest.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. Petit.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, ...

3319

Pettychaps

Pet″ty‐chaps (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small European singing birds of the subfamily Sylviinæ, as the willow warbler, the chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler ...

3320

Pettywhin

Pet″ty‐whin (?), n. [Petty + whin.] (Bot.) The needle furze. See under Needle.

3321

Petulance

{ Pet″u‐lance (?), Pet″u‐lan‐cy (?), } n. [L. petulania: cf. F. pétulance. See Petulant.] The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ...