Multivalent.

A pulley.

Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and Phylactol/mata.

Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa. A polyzoon.

Same as Polyzoary.

The compound organism of a polyzoan.

Consisting of many zones or rings.

One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of a polyzoan.

originally, a Vickers-Maxim one-pounder automatic machine cannon using metallic ammunition fed from a lopped belt attached to the gun; -- popularly so called from its peculiar drumming sound in action. More recently, the term is applied mostly to automatic antiaircraft cannons.

The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding.

Pertaining to the Pomacentrid/, a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; -- often called coral fishes.

Like an apple or pear; producing pomes. Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pome/) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc.

Cider.

A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball. A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box.

Having the nostril covered with a scale.

To dress with pomatum.

To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp.

A pommel.

A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit.

Dappled.

Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the Baltic Sea. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.

A kind of sweet, juicy apple.

A figure supposed to resemble an apple; a roundel, -- always of a green color.

One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (Stromateus niger, Stromateus argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia. A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji).

The culture of fruit; pomology as an art.

Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits. Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.

See Pomage.

Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; -- said of a cross.

To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.

The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon.

Having two balls or protuberances at each end; -- said of a cross.

Of or pertaining to pomology.

One versed in pomology; one who culticvates fruit trees.

The science of fruits; a treatise on fruits; the cultivation of fruits and fruit trees.

The goddess of fruits and fruit trees.

To make a pompons display; to conduct.

A crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so called after the Marchioness de Pompadour of France. Also much used adjectively.

Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also palometa.

Pompous.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Pompeii, an ancient city of Italy, buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a. d., and partly uncovered by modern excavations.

A shaddock, esp. one of large size.

The ball formerly used to ink the type.

Impure zinc oxide.

An ointment or pomatum made of black poplar buds.

See Pumpion.

A pearmain.

See Pompelmous.

an ornamental ball or tuft of wool, feathers, or other fluffy material used as a decoration on clothing such as hats and slippers.

a female cheerleader, especially one who waves a pompon{5} while performing a cheering routine.

Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.

The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.

Grand and dignified; in grand style.

Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.

See Pontine.

Same as Pomewater.

A unit of power, being the power obtained from an expenditure of one hundred kilogram-meters of energy per second. One poncelet equals g watts, when g is the value of the acceleration of gravity in centimeters.

A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.

To ponder.

To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over.

Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight.

Estimated or ascertained by weight; -- distinguished from numeral; as, a ponderal drachma.

Weight; gravity.

Of or pertaining to weight; as, a ponderary system.

To have weight or influence.

The act of weighing.

One who ponders.

Deliberating.

The quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold.

Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.

In a ponderous manner.

The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.

Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchid/; -- called also pond perch, and sunfish.

Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.

An original writ, now superseded by the writ of certiorari, for removing a case from an inferior court into the Court of Exchequer. An obsolete writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.

Western; occidental.

A fabric of undyed silk from India and China.

A Buddhist priest of the higher orders in Burmah.

Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.

To pierce with a poniard; to stab.

The capability of being placed or located.

A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See Brain.

A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.

An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot glass; -- called also, puntil, puntel, punty, and ponty. See Fascet.

Of or pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea.

A high priest; a pontiff.

A high priest. One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. The chief priest. The pope.

Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests.

A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.

The state and government of the pope; the papacy.

In a pontifical manner.

To perform the duty of a pontiff.

Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.

Papal; pontifical.

One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist.

Same as Pontee.

Of or pertaining to the pons Varolii. See Pons.

Of or pertaining to an extensive marshy district between Rome and Naples.

The action of a horse in rearing repeatedly and dangerously.

See Pontoon.

A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder, or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc., forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly for the passage of troops.

The act, art, or process of constructing pontoon bridges.

A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.

See Pontee.

A small horse.

Excrement; feces; -- informal baby talk sometimes used as a euphemism.

To round one's lips as if intending to kiss.

A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds or about thirty-six English pounds avoirdupois.

A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.

Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.

To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if by saying pooh! pooh!

A red African antelope (Kobus Vardoni) allied to the water buck.

To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.

A stick for stirring a tan vat.

The act of uniting, or an agreement to unite, an aggregation of properties belonging to different persons, with a view to common liabilities or profits.

A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, Calophyllum inophullum, and Sterculia f/tida; -- called also peon.

A kind of oil cake prepared from the cocoanut. See Oil cake, under Cake.

To break over the poop or stern, as a wave. To strike in the stern, as by collision.

Having a poop; furnished with a poop.

Tired; exhausted; fatigued.