Webster's Dictionary 1913

1972

Pedatifid

Pe‐dat″i‐fid (?), a. [Pedate + root of L. findere to split.] Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; — said of a leaf.

1973

Peddle

Ped″dle (?), v. i. [From Peddler.] 1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle w...

1974

Peddle (2)

Ped″dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Peddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Peddling (?).] To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to re...

1975

Peddler

Ped″dler (?), n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing s...

1976

Peddlery

Ped″dler‐y (?), n. [Written also pedlary and pedlery.] 1. The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler.2. Trifling; trickery. “L...

1977

Peddling

Ped″dling, a. 1. Hawking; acting as a peddler.2. Petty; insignificant. “The miserable remains of a peddling commerce.” Burke.

1978

Pederast

Ped″er‐ast (?), n. [Gr. παιδεραστήσ; παι̑σ, παιδόσ, a boy + ερἀ̑ν to love: cf. F. pédéraste.] One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite.

1979

Pederastic

Ped′er‐as″tic (?), a. [Gr. παιδεραστικόσ.] Of or pertaining to pederasty.

1980

Pederasty

Ped″er‐as′ty (?), n. [Gr. παιδεραστία: cf. F. pédérastie.] The crime against nature; sodomy.

1981

Pederero

Ped′e‐re″ro (?), n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp. piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. πέτρα. So named because it was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.) A term formerly app...

1982

Pedesis

‖Pe‐de″sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. πήδησισ a leaping.] Same as Brownian movement, under Brownian.

1983

Pedestal

Ped″es‐tal (?), n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. piédestal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See Foot, and Stall, an...

1984

Pedestaled

Ped″es‐taled (?), a. Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted. Hawthorne.Pedestaled haply in a palace court. Keats.

1985

Pedestrial

Pe‐des″tri‐al (?), a. [L. pedester, -esteris, fr. pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. pédestere. See Pedal.] Of or pertaining to the feet; employing the foot or feet.

1986

Pedestrially

Pe‐des″tri‐al‐ly, adv. In a pedestrial manner.

1987

Pedestrian

Pe‐des″tri‐an (?), a. Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian journey.

1988

Pedestrian (2)

Pe‐des″tri‐an, n. A walker; one who journeys on foot; a foot traveler; specif., a professional walker or runner.

1989

Pedestrianism

Pe‐des″tri‐an‐ism (?), n. The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.

1990

Pedestrianize

Pe‐des″tri‐an‐ize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pedestrianized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pedestrianizing.] To practice walking; to travel on foot.

1991

Pedestrious

Pe‐des″tri‐ous (?), a. Going on foot; not winged. “Pedestrious animals.” Sir T. Browne.

1992

Pedetentous

Ped′e‐ten″tous (?), a. [L. pes, pedis, foot + tendere to stretch out: cf. L. tentim by degrees.] Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously.That pedetentous pace and pedetent...

1993

Pedi-

{ Ped″i– (?), Ped″o– (?) }. [See Foot.] Combining forms from L. pes, pedis, foot, as pedipalp, pedireme, pedometer.

1994

Pedial

Pe″di‐al (?), a. Pertaining to the foot, or to any organ called a foot; pedal. Dana.

1995

Pediatric

Ped′i‐at″ric (pĕd′ĭ‐ăt″rĭk or pēd′ĭ‐ăt″rĭk), a. [Gr. παι̑σ, παιδόσ, child + ιατρεἴα healing.] (Med.) Pertaining to the care and medical treatment of children.

1996

Pediatrics

Ped′i‐at″rics (?), n. That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene and diseases of children.

1997

Pedicel

Ped″i‐cel (?), n. [F. pédicelle. See Pedicle.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle....

1998

Pediceled

Ped″i‐celed (?), a. Pedicellate.