Webster's Dictionary 1913

4699

Pish (2)

Pish (?), v. i. To express contempt. Pope.

4700

Pishu

‖Pi″shu (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Canada lynx. [Written also peeshoo.]

4701

Pisiform

Pi″si‐form (?), a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F. pisiforme.] Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore.

4702

Pisiform (2)

Pi″si‐form, n.(Anat.) A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

4703

Pismire

Pis″mire (?), n. [Piss + mire; so called because it discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See Mire an ant.] (Zoöl.) An ant, or emmet.

4704

Pisolite

Pi″so‐lite (?), n. [Gr. � a pea + -lite: cf. F. pisolithe.] (Min.) A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a ...

4705

Pisolitic

Pi′so‐lit″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. pisolithique.] (Min.) Composed of, containing, or resembling, pisolite.

4706

Pisophalt

Pis″o‐phalt (?), n. [For pissasphalt.] (Min.) Pissasphalt.

4707

Piss

Piss (?), v. t. & i. [OE. pissen, F. pisser; akin to It. pisciare, D. & G. pissen, Dan. pisse, Icel. pissa.] To discharge urine, to urinate. Shak.

4708

Piss (2)

Piss, n. Urine.

4709

Pissabed

Piss″a‐bed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A name locally applied to various wild plants, as dandelion, bluet, oxeye daisy, etc.

4710

Pissasphalt

Pis″sas‐phalt (?), n. [L. pissasphaltus, Gr. �; � pitch + � asphalt: cf. F. pissasphalte.] (Min.) Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong s...

4711

Pist

Pist (?), n.(Man.) See Piste.

4712

Pistache

Pis‐tache″ (?), n. [OE. pistace, fr. F. pistache. See Pistachio.] (Bot.) The anacardiaceous tree Pistacia vera, which yields the pistachio nut; also, the nut itself and the flav...

4713

Pistachio

Pis‐ta″chio (?), n. [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho, F. pistache), fr. L. pistacium, Gr. �, �, fr. Per. pistah. Cf. Fistinut.] (Bot.) The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of t...

4714

Pistachio (2)

Pis‐ta″chio (?), n. 1. The small anacardiaceous tree, of southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio nut.2. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or...

4715

Pistachio green

Pistachio green. A light yellowish green color resembling that of the pistachio nut.

4716

Pistacia

‖Pis‐ta″ci‐a (?), n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.) The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears the pistachio, the Mediterranean mastic tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), ...

4717

Pistacite

Pis″ta‐cite (?), n. [Cf. F. pistacite. So called from its green color. See Pistachio.] (Min.) Epidote.

4718

Pistareen

Pis′ta‐reen″ (?), n. An old Spanish silver coin of the value of about twenty cents.

4719

Pistazite

Pis″ta‐zite (?), n.(Min.) Same as Pistacite.

4720

Piste

Piste (?), n. [F., fr. L. pisere, pinsere, pistum, to pound.] (Min.) The track or tread a horseman makes upon the ground he goes over. Johnson.

4721

Pistel

{ Pis″tel (?), Pis″til (?) }, n. An epistle.

4722

Pistic

Pis″tic (?), a. [L. pisticus, Gr. �.] Pure; genuine. Jer. Taylor.

4723

Pistil (2)

Pis″til (?), n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F. pistil. See Pestle.] (Bot.) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudi...

4724

Pistillaceous

Pis′til‐la″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Growing on, or having nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining to a pistil. Barton.

4725

Pistillate

Pis″til‐late (?), a.(Bot.) Having a pistil or pistils; — usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens.