Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Palindromist

Pa‐lin″dro‐mist (?), n. A writer of palindromes.

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Paling

Pal″ing (?), n. 1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure.They moved within the paling of order and decorum. De Quincey.2. The act of pla...

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Palingenesia

‖Pal′in‐ge‐ne″si‐a (?), n. See Palingenesis.

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Palingenesis

{ Pal′in‐gen″e‐sis (?), Pal′in‐gen″e‐sy (?), } n. [Gr. �; πάλιν again + � birth: cf. F. palingénésie. See Genesis.]1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued exi...

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Palingenetic

Pal′in‐ge‐net″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a palingenetic process. — Pal′in‐ge‐net″ic‐al‐ly (#), adv.

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Palinode

Pal″i‐node (?), n. [L. palinodia, from Gr. �; πάλιν again + � a song. See Ode.] 1. An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode.2. A retraction; e...

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Palinodial

Pal′i‐no″di‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction. J. Q. Adams.

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Palinody

Pal″i‐no‐dy (?), n. See Palinode. Wood.

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Palinurus

Pal′inu″rus (?), n. [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of Æneas.] (Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence...

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Palisade

Pal′i‐sade″ (?), n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake, pale. See Pale a stake.] 1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, o...

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Palisade (2)

Pal′i‐sade″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Palisaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Palisading.] [Cf. F. palissader.] To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.

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Palisade (3)

Pal′i‐sade″, n. A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; — usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson.

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Palisading

Pal′i‐sad″ing (?), n.(Fort.) A row of palisades set in the ground.

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Palisado

Pal′i‐sa‐″do (?), n.; pl.Palisadoes (�). A palisade. Shak.

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Palisado (2)

Pal′i‐sa″do, v. t. To palisade. Sterne.

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Palish

Pal″ish (?), a. Somewhat pale or wan.

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Palissander

Pal′is‐san″der (?), n. [F. palissandre.] (Bot.) (a) Violet wood. (b) Rosewood.

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Palissy

Pal″is‐sy (?), a. Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry.Palissy ware, glazed pottery like that made by Berna...

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Palkee

‖Pal″kee (?), n. [Hind. pālkī; of the same origin as E. palanquin.] A palanquin. Malcom.

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Pall

Pall (pa̤l), n. Same as Pawl.

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Pall (2)

Pall, n. [OE. pal, AS. pæl, from L. pallium cover, cloak, mantle, pall; cf. L. palla robe, mantle.] 1. An outer garment; a cloak mantle.His lion's skin changed to a pall of gold...

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Pall (3)

Pall, v. t. To cloak. Shak

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Pall (4)

Pall, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Palled (pa̤ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Palling.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F. pâlir to grow pale. Cf. Appall, Pale, a.] To become vapid, tasteless, d...

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Pall (5)

Pall, v. t. 1. To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken. Chaucer.Reason and reflection... pall all his enjoyments. Atterbury.2. To satiate; t...

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Pall (6)

Pall, n. Nausea. Shaftesbury.

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Pall-mall

Pall′–mall″ (?), n. [OF. palemail, It. pallamagio; palla a ball (of German origin, akin to E. ball) + magio hammer, fr. L. malleus. See 1st Ball, and Mall a beetle.] A game form...

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Palla

‖Pal″la (?), n. [L. See Pall a cloak.] (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong rectangular piece of cloth, worn by Roman ladies, and fastened with brooches.