Webster's Dictionary 1913

4672

Pirie

Pir″ie (?), n.(Naut.) See Pirry.

4673

Pirie (2)

Pir″ie, n. [See Pear.] (Bot.) A pear tree. [Written also pery, pyrie.] Chaucer.

4674

Piririgua

‖Pi′ri‐ri″gua (?), n.(Zoöl.) A South American bird (Guira guira) allied to the cuckoos.

4675

Pirl

Pirl (?), v. t. [Cf. Purl.] 1. To spin, as a top.2. To twist or twine, as hair in making fishing lines.

4676

Pirn

Pirn (?), n. A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod.

4677

Pirogue

Pi‐rogue″ (?), n. [Originally an American Indian word: cf. F. pirogue, Sp. piroga, piragua.] A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat. [Written variously periauger, perogue,...

4678

Pirouette

Pir′ou‐ette″ (?), n. 1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.2. (Man.) The whirling about of a horse.

4679

Pirouette (2)

Pir′ou‐ette″, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pirouetted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pirouetting.] [F. pirouetter.] To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.

4680

Pirry

{ Pir″ry, Pir″rie } (?), n. [Cf. Scot. pirr a gentle breeze, Icel. byrr a prosperous wind, bylr a blast of wind.] A rough gale of wind. Sir T. Elyot.

4681

Pisasphaltum

Pis′as‐phal″tum (?), n. See Pissasphalt.

4682

Pisay

Pi″say (?), n.(Arch.) See Pisé.

4683

Piscary

Pis″ca‐ry (?), n. [L. piscarius relating to fishes or to fishing, fr. piscis a fish.] (Law) The right or privilege of fishing in another man's waters. Blackstone.

4684

Piscation

Pis‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. piscatio, fr. piscari to fish.] Fishing; fishery. Sir T. Browne.

4685

Piscator

‖Pis‐ca″tor (?), n. A fisherman; an angler.

4686

Piscatorial

{ Pis′ca‐to″ri‐al (?), Pis″ca‐to‐ry (?), } a. [L. piscatorius, fr. piscator a fisherman, fr. piscari to fish, fr. piscis a fish. See Fish the animal.] Of or pertaining to fishes...

4687

Pisces

‖Pis″ces (?), n. pl. [L. piscis a fish.] 1. (Astron.) (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked ♓ in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries...

4688

Piscicapture

Pis″ci‐cap′ture (?), n. Capture of fishes, as by angling. W. H. Russell.

4689

Piscicultural

Pis′ci‐cul″tur‐al (?), a. Relating to pisciculture.

4690

Pisciculture

Pis′ci‐cul″ture (?), n. [L. piscis a fish + E. culture.] Fish culture. See under Fish.

4691

Pisciculturist

Pis′ci‐cul″tur‐ist, n. One who breeds fish.

4692

Pisciform

Pis″ci‐form (?), a. [L. piscis fish + -form.] Having the form of a fish; resembling a fish.

4693

Piscina

‖Pis‐ci″na (?), n. [L., a certain, fishpond, fr. piscis a fish.] (Arch.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.

4694

Piscinal

Pis″ci‐nal (?), a. [L. piscinalis: cf. F. piscinal.] Belonging to a fishpond or a piscina.

4695

Piscine

Pis″cine (?), a. [L. piscis a fish.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a fish or fishes; as, piscine remains.

4696

Piscivorous

Pis‐civ″o‐rous (?), a. [L. piscis a fish + vorare to devour: cf. F. piscivore.] (Zoöl.) Feeding or subsisting on fish.

4697

Pisé

‖Pi′sé″ (?), n. [F. pisé, from piser to stamp, pound, L. pisare.] (Arch.) A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall ...

4698

Pish

Pish (?), interj. An exclamation of contempt.