Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Palladian

Pal‐la″di‐an (păl‐lā″dĭ‐an), a.(Arch.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Ita...

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Palladic

Pal‐la″dic (păl‐lā″dĭk or –lăd″ĭk), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, palladium; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher v...

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Palladious

Pal‐la″di‐ous (păl‐lā″dĭ‐ŭs), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence as c...

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Palladium

Pal‐la″di‐um (păl‐lā″dĭ‐ŭm), n. [L., fr. Gr. Παλλάδιον, fr. Παλλάσ, -άδοσ, Pallas.]1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation ...

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Palladium (2)

Pal‐la″di‐um, n.(Chem.) A rare metallic element of the light platinum group, found native, and also alloyed with platinum and gold. It is a silver-white metal resembling platinu...

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Palladiumize

Pal‐la″di‐um‐ize (păl″lā″dĭ‐ŭm‐īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Palladiumized (–īzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Palladiumizing (–ī′zĭng).] To cover or coat with palladium.

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Pallah

Pal″lah (păl″lȧ), n.(Zoöl.) A large South African antelope (Æpyceros melampus). The male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general color is bay, with a black crescent on ...

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Pallas

Pal″las (–las), n. [L., fr. Gr. Παλλάσ, -άδοσ.] (Gr. Myth.) Pallas Athene, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman M...

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Pallbearer

Pall″bear‐er (pa̤l″bâr‐ẽr), n. One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; — so called from the pall being formerly carried by them.

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Pallet

Pal″let (păl″lĕt), n. [OE. paillet, F. paillet a heap of straw, fr. paille straw, fr. L. palea chaff; cf. Gr. � fine meal, dust, Skr. pala straw, palāva chaff. Cf. Paillasse.] A...

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Pallet (2)

Pal″let, n. [Dim. of pale. See Pale a stake.] (Her.) A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth of the pale.

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Pallet (3)

Pal″let, n. [F. palette: af. It. paletta; prop. and orig., a fire shovel, dim. of L. pala a shovel, spade. See Peel a shovel.] 1. (Paint.) Same as Palette.2. (Pottery) (a) A woo...

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Pallial

Pal″li‐al (?), a. [L. pallium a mantle. See Pall.] (Zoöl.) Of or pretaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or i...

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Palliament

Pal″li‐a‐ment (?), n. [LL. palliare to clothe, fr. L. pallium a mantle. See Pall the garment.] A dress; a robe. Shak.

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Palliard

Pal″liard (?), n. [F. paillard, orig., one addicted to the couch, fr. paille straw. See Pallet a small bed.]1. A born beggar; a vagabond. Halliwell.2. A lecher; a lewd person. D...

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Palliasse

Pal‐liasse″ (?), n. See Paillasse.

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Palliate

Pal″li‐ate (?), a. [L. palliatus, fr. pallium a cloak. See Pall the garment.] 1. Covered with a mantle; cloaked; hidden; disguised. Bp. Hall.2. Eased; mitigated; alleviated. Bp....

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Palliate (2)

Pal″li‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Palliated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Palliating (?).] 1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide.Being palliated with a pilgrim's coat....

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Palliation

Pal′li‐a″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. palliation.] 1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.2. Mitigatio...

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Palliative

Pal″li‐a‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. palliatif.] Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.

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Palliative (2)

Pal″li‐a‐tive (?), n. That which palliates; a palliative agent. Sir W. Scott.

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Palliatory

Pal″li‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. Palliative; extenuating.

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Pallid

Pal″lid (?), a. [L. pallidus, fr. pallere to be or look pale. See pale, a.] Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue. Spenser.

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Pallidity

Pal‐lid″i‐ty (?), n. Pallidness; paleness.

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Pallidly

Pal″lid‐ly (?), adv. In a pallid manner.

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Pallidness

Pal″lid‐ness, n. The quality or state of being pallid; paleness; pallor; wanness.

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Palliobranchiata

‖Pal′li‐o‐bran′chi‐a″ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Brachiopoda.