Webster's Dictionary 1913

9586

Pullen

Pul″len (?), n. [Cf. L. pullinus belonging to young animals. See Pullet.] Poultry.

9587

Puller

Pull″er (?), n. One who, or that which, pulls.Proud setter up and puller down of kings. Shak.

9588

Pullet

Pul″let (?), n. [OE. polete, OF. polete, F. poulette, dim. of poule a hen, fr. L. pullus a young animal, a young fowl. See Foal, and cf. Poult, Poultry, Pool stake.] A young hen...

9589

Pulley

Pul″ley (?), n.; pl.Pulleys (#). [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. Poll, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr...

9590

Pulley (2)

Pul″ley, v. t. To raise or lift by means of a pulley. Howell.

9591

Pullicate

Pul″li‐cate (?), n. A kind of checked cotton or silk handkerchief.

9592

Pullman car

Pull″man car′ (?). [Named after Mr. Pullman, who introduced them.] A kind of sleeping car; also, a palace car; — often shortened to Pullman.

9593

Pullulate

Pul″lu‐late (?), v. i. [L. pullulatus, p. p. of pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout, dim. of pullus. See pullet.] To germinate; to bud; to multiply abund...

9594

Pullulation

Pul′lu‐la″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. pullulation.] A germinating, or budding. Dr. H. More.

9595

Pullus

‖Pul″lus (?), n.; pl.Pulli (#). (Zoöl.) A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.

9596

Pulmobranchiata

‖Pul′mo‐bran′chi‐a″ta (?), n. pl., Pul′mo‐bran″chi‐ate. (�), a. & n.(Zoöl.) Same as Pulmonibranchiata, -ate.

9597

Pulmocutaneous

Pul′mo‐cu‐ta″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. pulmo a lung + E. cutaneous.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the akin; as, the pulmocutaneous arteries of the frog.

9598

Pulmogasteropoda

‖Pul′mo‐gas′te‐rop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL. & E. Gasteropoda.] (Zoöl.) Same as Pulmonata.

9599

Pulmograde

Pul″mo‐grade (?), a. [L. pulmo a lung + gradi to walk.] (Zoöl.) Swimming by the expansion and contraction, or lunglike movement, of the body, or of the disk, as do the medusæ.

9600

Pulmometer

Pul‐mom″e‐ter (?), n. [L. pulmo a lung + -meter.] (Physiol.) A spirometer.

9601

Pulmometry

Pul‐mom″e‐try (?), n. [L. pulmo a lung + -metry.] The determination of the capacity of the lungs.

9602

Pulmonarian

Pul″mo‐na″ri‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any arachnid that breathes by lunglike organs, as the spiders and scorpions. Also used adjectively.

9603

Pulmonary

Pul″mo‐na‐ry (?), a. [L. pulmonarius, from pulmo, -onis, a lung; of uncertain origin, perh. named from its lightness, and akin to E. float: cf. F. pulmonaire. Cf. Pneumonia.] Of...

9604

Pulmonary (2)

Pul″mo‐na‐ry, n. [Cf. F. pulmonaire. See Pulmonary, a.] (Bot.) Lungwort. Ainsworth.

9605

Pulmonata

‖Pul′mo‐na″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. pulmo, -onis, a lung.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division, or sub-class, of hermaphrodite gastropods, in which the mantle cavity is modified i...

9606

Pulmonate

Pul″mo‐nate (?), a.(Zoöl.) (a) Having breathing organs that act as lungs. (b) Pertaining to the Pulmonata. — n. One of the Pulmonata.

9607

Pulmonated

Pul″mo‐na′ted (?), a. same as Pulmonate (a).

9608

Pulmonibranchiata

‖Pul′mo‐ni‐bran′chi‐a″ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. pulmo, -onis, a lung + Gr. � a gill.] (Zoöl.) Same as Pulmonata.

9609

Pulmonibranchiate

Pul′mo‐ni‐bran″chi‐ate (?), a. & n.(Zoöl.) Same as Pulmonate.

9610

Pulmonic

Pul‐mon″ic (?), a. [L. pulmo, -onis, a lung: cf. F. pulmonique.] Relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary. — n. A pulmonic medicine.

9611

Pulmonifera

‖Pul′mo‐nif″e‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pulmoniferous.] (Zoöl.) Same as Pulmonata.

9612

Pulmoniferous

Pul′mo‐nif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. pulmo, -onis, a lung + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Having lungs; pulmonate.