Porphyry
Por″phy‐ry (?), n.; pl.Porphyries (#). [F. porphyre, L. porphyrites, fr. Gr. � like purple, fr. � purple. See Purple.] (Geol.) A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock c...
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Porpita
‖Por″pi‐ta (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of bright-colored Siphonophora found floating in the warmer parts of the ocean. The individuals are round and disk-shaped, with a large zooid i...
Porpoise
Por″poise (?), n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and Fish.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocæna, es...
Porporino
‖Por′po‐ri″no (?), n. A composition of quicksilver, tin, and sulphur, forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediæval artists, for the sake of economy, instead of gold. Fair...
Porpus
Por″pus (?), n. A porpoise. Swift.
Porraceous
Por‐ra″ceous (?), a. [L. porraceus, from porrum, porrus, a leek.] Resembling the leek in color; greenish. “Porraceous vomiting.” Wiseman.
Porrect
Por‐rect″ (?), a. [L. porrectus, p. p. of porrigere to stretch out before one's self, to but forth.] Extended horizontally; stretched out.
Porrection
Por‐rec″tion (?), n. [L. porrectio: cf. F. porrection.] The act of stretching forth.
Porret
Por″ret (?), n. [F. porrette, fr. L. porrum, porrus, leek. See Porraceous.] A scallion; a leek or small onion. Sir T. Browne.
Porridge
Por″ridge (?), n. [Probably corrupted fr. pottage; perh. influenced by OE. porree a kind of pottage, OF. porrée, fr. L. porrum, porrus, leek. See Pottage, and cf. Porringer.] A ...
Porringer
Por″rin‐ger (?), n. [OE. pottanger, for pottager; cf. F. potager a soup basin. See Porridge.] A porridge dish; esp., a bowl or cup from which children eat or are fed; as, a silv...
Port
Port (?), n. [From Oporto, in Portugal, i.e., � porto the port, L. portus. See Port harbor.] A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentag...
Port (2)
Port, n. [AS. port, L. portus: cf. F. port. See Farm, v., Ford, and 1st, 3d, & 4h Port.] 1. A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a h...
Port (3)
Port (?), n. [F. porte, L. porta, akin to portus; cf. AS. porte, fr. L. porta. See Port a harbor, and cf. Porte.] 1. A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a...
Port (4)
Port, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ported; p. pr. & vb. n.Porting.] [F. porter, L. portare to carry. See Port demeanor.] 1. To carry; to bear; to transport.They are easily ported by boat ...
Port (5)
Port, n. [F. port, fr. porter to carry, L. portare, prob. akin to E. fare, v. See Port harbor, and cf. Comport, Export, Sport.] The manner in which a person bears himself; depor...
Port (6)
Port, n.(Naut.) The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively.
Port (7)
Port, v. t.(Naut.) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; — said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm.
Port-royalist
Port–roy″al‐ist (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th centu...
Porta
‖Por″ta (?), n.; pl.Portæ (#). [L., a gate. See Port a hole.] (Anat.) (a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus. (b) The foramen of ...
Portability
Port′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be carried.
Portable
Port″a‐ble (?), a. [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry: cf. F. portable. See Port demeanor.] 1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficul...
Portableness
Port″a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being portable; portability.
Portace
Por″tace (?; 48), n. See Portass.
Portage
Port″age (?; 48), n. [From 2d Port.] (Naut.) (a) A sailor's wages when in port. (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
Portage (2)
Port″age, n. [3d Port.] A porthole. Shak.
Portage (3)
Por″tage (?), n. [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.] 1. The act of carrying or transporting.2. The price of carriage; porterage. Bp. Fell.3. Capacity for carrying; to...