Pignorative
Pig″no‐ra‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. pignoratif.] Pledging, pawning.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Pignus
‖Pig″nus (?), n.; pl.Pignora (#). (Rom. Law) A pledge or pawn.
Pignut
Pig″nut (?), n.(Bot.) (a) See Groundnut (d). (b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory (Carya glabra, orporcina); also, the tree itself.
Pigpen
Pig″pen′ (?), n. A pen, or sty, for pigs.
Pigskin
Pig″skin′ (?), n. The skin of a pig, — used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle.
Pigskin (2)
Pig″skin′, n. A football; — so called because the covering is often made of pigskin.
Pigsney
Pigs″ney (?), n. [Perh. a dim. of Dan. pige a girl, or Sw. piga; or from E. pig's eye.] A word of endearment for a girl or woman. [Written also pigsnie, pigsny, etc.] Chaucer.
Pigsty
Pig″sty′ (?), n.; pl.Pigsties (�). A pigpen.
Pigtail
Pig″tail′ (?), n. 1. The tail of a pig.2. (Hair Dressing) A cue, or queue. J. & H. Smith.3. A kind of twisted chewing tobacco.The tobacco he usually cheweth, called pigtail. Swift.
Pigtailed
Pig″tailed′ (?), a. Having a tail like a pig's; as, the pigtailed baboon.
Pigweed
Pig″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and Lamb's-quarters.
Pigwidgeon
Pig″wid′geon (?), n. [Written also pigwidgin and pigwiggen.] A cant word for anything petty or small. It is used by Drayton as the name of a fairy.
Pika
Pi″ka (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of rodents of the genus Lagomys, resembling small tailless rabbits. They inhabit the high mountains of Asia and America. Called a...
Pike
Pike (?), n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see Pie magpie), and E. spike. Cf. Pick, n....
Pike-devant
Pike′–de‐vant″ (?), n. [Pike point (fr. F. pique) + F. devant before.] A pointed beard.
Piked
Piked (?), a. Furnished with a pike; ending in a point; peaked; pointed. “With their piked targets bearing them down.” Milton.
Pikelet
{ Pike″let (?), Pike″lin (?), } n. A light, thin cake or muffin. Wright.
Pikeman
Pike″man (?), n.; pl.Pikeman (�). 1. A soldier armed with a pike. Knolles.2. A miner who works with a pick. Beaconsfield.3. A keeper of a turnpike gate. T. Hughes.
Pikestaff
Pike″staff′ (?), n. 1. The staff, or shaft, of a pike.2. A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping. Sir W. Scott.
Piketail
Pike″tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Pintail, 1.
Pikrolite
Pik″ro‐lite (?), n.(Min.) See Picrolite.
Pilage
Pi″lage (?), n. See Pelage.
Pilaster
Pi‐las″ter (?), n. [F. pilastre, It. pilastro, LL. pilastrum, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pillar.] (Arch.) An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a...
Pilastered
Pi‐las″tered (?), a. Furnished with pilasters.
Pilau
‖Pi‐lau″ (?), n. See Pillau.
Pilch
Pilch (?), n. [AS. pylce, pylece, LL. pellicia. See Pelisse, and Pelt skin.] A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
Pilchard
Pil″chard (?), n. [Cf. It. pilseir, W. pilcod minnows.] (Zoöl.) A small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes t...