Webster's Dictionary 1913

9613

Pulmotor

Pul″mo′tor (?), n. [L. pulmo lung + E. motor.] An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping oxygen or air or a mixture of the two into and out of the lungs, as o...

9614

Pulp

Pulp (?), n. [L. pulpa flesh, pith, pulp of fruit: cf. F. pulpe.] A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter. Specifically: (a) ...

9615

Pulp (2)

Pulp, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pulped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pulping.] 1. To reduce to pulp.2. To deprive of the pulp, or integument.The other mode is to pulp the coffee immediately as i...

9616

Pulpatoon

Pul′pa‐toon″ (?), n. [F. poulpeton, poupeton, a sort of ragout.] A kind of delicate confectionery or cake, perhaps made from the pulp of fruit. Nares.

9617

Pulpiness

Pulp″i‐ness (?), n. the quality or state of being pulpy.

9618

Pulpit

Pul″pit (?), n. [L. pulpitum: cf. OF. pulpite, F. pulpitre.]1. An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching.I stand like a cl...

9619

Pulpit (2)

Pul″pit, a. Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence.

9620

Pulpited

Pul″pit‐ed (?), a. Placed in a pulpit.Sit... at the feet of a pulpited divine. Milton.

9621

Pulpiteer

Pul‐pit‐eer″ (?), n. One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher; — so called in contempt. Howell.We never can think it sinful that Burns should have been humorous on such a pulpitee...

9622

Pulpiter

Pul″pit‐er (?), n. A preacher.

9623

Pulpitical

Pul‐pit″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the pulpit; suited to the pulpit. — Pul‐pit″ic‐al‐ly, adv.Chesterfield.

9624

Pulpitish

Pul″pit‐ish (?), a. Of or pertaining to the pulpit; like preaching. Chalmers.

9625

Pulpitry

Pul″pit‐ry (?), n. The teaching of the pulpit; preaching. “ Mere pulpitry.” Milton.

9626

Pulpous

Pulp″ous (?), a. [L. pulposus: cf. F. pulpeux. See Pulp.] Containing pulp; pulpy. “ Pulpous fruit.” J. Philips. — Pulp″ous‐ness, n.

9627

Pulpy

Pulp″y (?), n. Like pulp; consisting of pulp; soft; fleshy; succulent; as, the pulpy covering of a nut; the pulpy substance of a peach or a cherry.

9628

Pulque

‖Pul″que (?), n. An intoxicating Mexican drink. See Agave.

9629

Pulsate

Pul″sate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pulsated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pulsating.] [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat, strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See Puls...

9630

Pulsatile

Pul″sa‐tile (?), a. [Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil.] 1. Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrume...

9631

Pulsatilla

‖Pul′sa‐til″la (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in Anemone. Some species, as Anemone Pulsatilla, Anemone prate...

9632

Pulsation

Pul‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. pulsatio a beating or striking: cf. F. pulsation.] 1. (Physiol.) A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part;...

9633

Pulsative

Pul″sa‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. pulsatif.] Beating; throbbing.

9634

Pulsator

Pul‐sa″tor (?), n. 1. A beater; a striker.2. (Mech.) That which beats or throbs in working.

9635

Pulsatory

Pul″sa‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. pulsatoire.] Capable of pulsating; throbbing. Sir H. Wotton..

9636

Pulse

Pulse (?), n. [OE. puls, L. puls, pultis, a thick pap or pottage made of meal, pulse, etc. See Poultice, and cf. Pousse.] Leguminous plants, or their seeds, as beans, pease, etc...

9637

Pulse (2)

Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. � to swing, shake, � to...

9638

Pulse (3)

Pulse, v. i. To beat, as the arteries; to move in pulses or beats; to pulsate; to throb. Ray.

9639

Pulse (4)

Pulse, v. t. [See Pulsate, Pulse a beating.] To drive by a pulsation; to cause to pulsate.