Webster's Dictionary 1913

4375

Pillar-block

Pil″lar–block′ (?), n. See under Pillow.

4376

Pillared

Pil″lared (?), a. Supported or ornamented by pillars; resembling a pillar, or pillars. “The pillared arches.” Sir W. Scott. “Pillared flame.” Thomson.

4377

Pillaret

Pil″lar‐et (?), n. A little pillar. Fuller.

4378

Pillarist

Pil″lar‐ist, n.(Eccl. Hist.) See Stylite.

4379

Pillau

‖Pil‐lau″ (?), n. [Per. & Turk. pilau.] An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat, or butter. [Written also pilau.]

4380

Pilled

Pilled (?), a. [See 3rd Pill.] Stripped of hair; scant of hair; bald. “Pilled beard.” Chaucer.

4381

Pilled-garlic

Pilled″–gar″lic (?), n. See Pilgarlic.

4382

Piller

Pill″er (?), n. One who pills or plunders.

4383

Pillery

Pill″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Pilleries (�). Plunder; pillage. Daniel.

4384

Pillion

Pil″lion (?), n. [Ir. pillin, pilliun (akin to Gael. pillean, pillin), fr. Ir. & Gael. pill, peall, a skin or hide, prob. fr. L. pellis. See Pell, n., Fell skin.] A panel or cus...

4385

Pillorize

Pil″lo‐rize (?), v. t. To set in, or punish with, the pillory; to pillory.

4386

Pillory

Pil″lo‐ry (?), n.; pl.Pillories (#). [F. pilori; cf. Pr. espitlori, LL. piloricum, pilloricum, pellericum, pellorium, pilorium, spilorium; perhaps from a derivative of L. specul...

4387

Pillory (2)

Pil″lo‐ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pilloried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pillorying.] [Cf. F. pilorier.] 1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. “Hungering for Puritans to pillory.” Macau...

4388

Pillow

Pil″low (?), n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.] 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, ha...

4389

Pillow (2)

Pil″low (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pillowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pillowing.] To rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to pillow the head.Pillows his chin upon an o...

4390

Pillow lace

Pil″low lace. Lace made by hand with bobbins on a pillow.

4391

Pillowcase

Pil″low‐case′ (?), n. A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white linen or cotton cloth.

4392

Pillowed

Pil″lowed (?), a. Provided with a pillow or pillows; having the head resting on, or as on, a pillow.Pillowedon buckler cold and hard. Sir W. Scott.

4393

Pillowy

Pil″low‐y (?), a. Like a pillow. Keats.

4394

Pillworm

Pill″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under Myriapod.

4395

Pillwort

Pill″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; — sometimes called peppergrass.

4396

Pilocarpine

Pi′lo‐car″pine (?), n. [From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. καρπόσ fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocar...

4397

Pilon

‖Pi‐lon″ (?), n. 1. A conical loaf of sugar.2. A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts.

4398

Pilonce

‖Pi‐lon″ce (?), n. [Amer. Sp. See Piloncillo.] Same as Pilon.

4399

Piloncillo

‖Pi′lon‐cil″lo (?), n. [Amer. Sp., dim. of pilon.] Same as Pilon.

4400

Pilose

Pi‐lose″ (?), a. [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See Pile.] 1. Hairy; full of, or made of, hair.The heat-retaining property of the pilose covering. Owen.2. (Zoöl.) Clothed thickly ...

4401

Pilosity

Pi‐los″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. pilosité.] The quality or state of being pilose; hairiness. Bacon.