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Whimsical
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=Obtaine=, _v. _ To obtain a request; with obj. cl. expressing what is
granted. Now _rare_ or _obs. _ 3. 3. 86.
=Occasion=, _n. _ ? A particular, esp. a personal need, want or
requirement. Chiefly in _pl. _=needs, requirements. 3. 3. 57; 3. 3. 85.
=Of=, _prep. _ ? From (after the _vb. _ _Fetch_). 2. 1. 73. =Off=,
_adv. _ [Used with ellipsis of _go_, etc. , so as itself to function as
a verb. ] Phr. _to off on_ (one's bargain): To depart from the terms
of; to break. 1. 5. 25.
=Offer=, _v. _ ? 1. To make the proposal; suggest. 2. 8. 46.
? 2. _intr. _ Phr. _offer at_: To make an attempt at;
to attempt. 3. 6. 30.
||=Oglio reale=, _n. _ It. ? Royal oil. 4. 4. 52.
=On=, _prep. _ In senses now expressed by _of_. 'In _on't_ and the
like, common in literary use to c 1750; now _dial. _ or vulgar. '
_NED. _ 2. 8. 55; 2. 8. 61; 3. 3. 7; 3. 3. 144. etc.
=On=, _pron. _ _Obs. _ form of _One_. 5. 2. 40.
=Order=, _n. _ Disposition of measures for the accomplishment of a
purpose. Phr. _take order_: To take measures, make arrangements.
_Obs. _ or _arch. _ 1. 6. 209.
||=Ore-tenus=, _adv. _ [Med. L. ] _Law. _ By word of mouth. 3. 3. 140.
=Paint=, _v. intr. _ ? To change color; to blush. 2. 6. 35.
=Pan=, _n. _ 1. [Form of _pane_. ] ? A cloth; a skirt.
2. A hollow, or depression in the ground, esp. one in which
water stands. With quibble on 1. 2. 1. 53.
=Paragon=, _n. _ A perfect diamond; now applied to those weighing more
than a hundred carats. ('In quot. 1616 _fig. _ of a person. ' _NED. _
This statement is entirely incorrect. ) 3. 3. 177.
=Parcel-=, _qualifying sb. _ Partially, in part. _Obs. _ since 17th c.
until revived by Scott. 2. 3. 15.
=Part=, _n. _ Share of action; allotted duty. In _pl. _ ? _Obs. _ 4. 4. 116.
||=Pastillo=, _n. _ It. 'Little pasties, chewets. ' Florio. 4. 4. 142.
=Pattent=, _n. _ Letters patent; an open letter under the seal of the
state or nation, granting some right or privilege; spec. such letters
granting the exclusive right to use an invention. 2. 1. 41; 4. 2. 38.
=Peace=, _n. _ Leave; permission. Phr. _with his peace_: With his good
leave; respectfully. (A translation of L. _cum eius pace_ or _eius
pace_; ? not found elsewhere. ) 2. 2. 78.
||=Pecunia=, _n. _ L. Money. 2. 1. 3.
||=Peladore=, _n. _ Sp. A depilatory; preparation to remove hair.
4. 4. 145.
=Pentacle=, _n. _ A mathematical figure used in magical ceremonies,
and considered a defense against demons. 1. 2. 8 (see note).
? =Perse'line=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of ? _parsley_, or of ? _purslane_.
4. 4. 24.
=Perspectiue=, _n. _ ? A reflecting glass or combination of glasses
producing some kind of optical delusion when viewed in one way, but
presenting objects in their true forms when viewed in another;
used _fig. _ 2. 6. 63.
=Phantasy=, _n.
_ Whimsical or deluded notion. ? _Obs. _ 2. 3. 60.
=Phantsie=, _n. _ [Form of _fancy_. ] Imagination. 1. 4. 88.
? =Phrentick=, _n. _ A frantic or frenzied person;
one whose mind is disordered. 4. 6. 49.
=Phrenticke=, _a. _ [Form of _frantic_. ] Insane. Now rare. 5. 8. 91.
=Physicke=, _n. _ ? Natural philosophy; physics. 2. 2. 122.
? =Picardill=, _n. _ [Form of _Piccadill_. ] A large stiff collar in
fashion about the beginning of the reign of James I. 2. 2. 123
(see note).
=Piece=, _n. _ ? 1. A gold piece, pr. 22 shillings (Gifford). 1. 4. 5;
3. 3. 83.
2. Phr. _at all pieces_: At all points; in perfect form. 2. 7. 37.
=Piece=, _v. _ To reunite, to rejoin (a broken friendship).
? _Arch. _ 4. 1. 37.
=Pinnace=, _n. _ 1. A small sailing vessel.
? 2. Applied _fig. _ to a woman, usually to a prostitute
(sometimes, but not often, with complete loss of the metaphor).
1. 6. 58.
||=Pipita= [? For _pepita_], _n. _ Sp. or It. 'A seed of a fruit,
a pip, a kernel. ' _Stanford. _ 4. 4. 45.
||=Piueti=, _n. _ Sp. 'A kinde of perfume. ' Minsheu. 4. 4. 150.
=Plaine=, _a. _ Unqualified, downright. ? _Arch. _ 4. 4. 158.
=Plume=, _v. _ To strip off the plumage of; to pluck. ? _Arch. _ 4. 4. 43.
||=Pol-dipedra= [? _Polvo di pietra_], n. It. ? Rock-alum. 4. 4. 30.
=Politique=, _a. _ [Form of _politic_. ] Crafty, artful. 2. 2. 76.
||=Porcelletto marino=, _n. _ It. ? 'The fine Cockle or Muscle shels
which painters put their colours in. ' Florio. 4. 4. 34.
=Possesse=, _v. _ ? To acquaint. Phr. _possesse with_:
To inform of. 5. 5. 44.
=Posterne=, _n. _ ? A back door or gate. Phr. _at one's posternes_:
Behind one. 5. 6. 15.
? =Posture booke=, _n. _ ? A book treating of military tactics,
describing the 'postures' of the musket, etc. 3. 2. 38 (see note).
||=Potentia=, _n. _ L. 'Power;' potentiality. 5. 3. 28.
=Power=, _n. _ _Law. _ Legal authority conferred. 4. 6. 39.
=Pownce. = [Form of _pounce_. ] A claw or talon of a bird of prey.
4. 7. 55.
=Pox=, _n. _ Irreg. spelling of _pocks_, _pl. _ of _pock_.
? Phr. _pox vpon_: A mild imprecation. 3. 3. 38. _pox o'. _
4. 2. 61.
=Practice=, _n. _ 1. A plot. ? _Arch. _ 5. 8. 57.
2. Treachery. ? _Arch. _ 4. 7. 80.
=Practice=, _v. _ ? 1. To tamper with; corrupt. 1. 1. 38.
2.
=Obtaine=, _v. _ To obtain a request; with obj. cl. expressing what is
granted. Now _rare_ or _obs. _ 3. 3. 86.
=Occasion=, _n. _ ? A particular, esp. a personal need, want or
requirement. Chiefly in _pl. _=needs, requirements. 3. 3. 57; 3. 3. 85.
=Of=, _prep. _ ? From (after the _vb. _ _Fetch_). 2. 1. 73. =Off=,
_adv. _ [Used with ellipsis of _go_, etc. , so as itself to function as
a verb. ] Phr. _to off on_ (one's bargain): To depart from the terms
of; to break. 1. 5. 25.
=Offer=, _v. _ ? 1. To make the proposal; suggest. 2. 8. 46.
? 2. _intr. _ Phr. _offer at_: To make an attempt at;
to attempt. 3. 6. 30.
||=Oglio reale=, _n. _ It. ? Royal oil. 4. 4. 52.
=On=, _prep. _ In senses now expressed by _of_. 'In _on't_ and the
like, common in literary use to c 1750; now _dial. _ or vulgar. '
_NED. _ 2. 8. 55; 2. 8. 61; 3. 3. 7; 3. 3. 144. etc.
=On=, _pron. _ _Obs. _ form of _One_. 5. 2. 40.
=Order=, _n. _ Disposition of measures for the accomplishment of a
purpose. Phr. _take order_: To take measures, make arrangements.
_Obs. _ or _arch. _ 1. 6. 209.
||=Ore-tenus=, _adv. _ [Med. L. ] _Law. _ By word of mouth. 3. 3. 140.
=Paint=, _v. intr. _ ? To change color; to blush. 2. 6. 35.
=Pan=, _n. _ 1. [Form of _pane_. ] ? A cloth; a skirt.
2. A hollow, or depression in the ground, esp. one in which
water stands. With quibble on 1. 2. 1. 53.
=Paragon=, _n. _ A perfect diamond; now applied to those weighing more
than a hundred carats. ('In quot. 1616 _fig. _ of a person. ' _NED. _
This statement is entirely incorrect. ) 3. 3. 177.
=Parcel-=, _qualifying sb. _ Partially, in part. _Obs. _ since 17th c.
until revived by Scott. 2. 3. 15.
=Part=, _n. _ Share of action; allotted duty. In _pl. _ ? _Obs. _ 4. 4. 116.
||=Pastillo=, _n. _ It. 'Little pasties, chewets. ' Florio. 4. 4. 142.
=Pattent=, _n. _ Letters patent; an open letter under the seal of the
state or nation, granting some right or privilege; spec. such letters
granting the exclusive right to use an invention. 2. 1. 41; 4. 2. 38.
=Peace=, _n. _ Leave; permission. Phr. _with his peace_: With his good
leave; respectfully. (A translation of L. _cum eius pace_ or _eius
pace_; ? not found elsewhere. ) 2. 2. 78.
||=Pecunia=, _n. _ L. Money. 2. 1. 3.
||=Peladore=, _n. _ Sp. A depilatory; preparation to remove hair.
4. 4. 145.
=Pentacle=, _n. _ A mathematical figure used in magical ceremonies,
and considered a defense against demons. 1. 2. 8 (see note).
? =Perse'line=, _n. _ _Obs. _ form of ? _parsley_, or of ? _purslane_.
4. 4. 24.
=Perspectiue=, _n. _ ? A reflecting glass or combination of glasses
producing some kind of optical delusion when viewed in one way, but
presenting objects in their true forms when viewed in another;
used _fig. _ 2. 6. 63.
=Phantasy=, _n.
_ Whimsical or deluded notion. ? _Obs. _ 2. 3. 60.
=Phantsie=, _n. _ [Form of _fancy_. ] Imagination. 1. 4. 88.
? =Phrentick=, _n. _ A frantic or frenzied person;
one whose mind is disordered. 4. 6. 49.
=Phrenticke=, _a. _ [Form of _frantic_. ] Insane. Now rare. 5. 8. 91.
=Physicke=, _n. _ ? Natural philosophy; physics. 2. 2. 122.
? =Picardill=, _n. _ [Form of _Piccadill_. ] A large stiff collar in
fashion about the beginning of the reign of James I. 2. 2. 123
(see note).
=Piece=, _n. _ ? 1. A gold piece, pr. 22 shillings (Gifford). 1. 4. 5;
3. 3. 83.
2. Phr. _at all pieces_: At all points; in perfect form. 2. 7. 37.
=Piece=, _v. _ To reunite, to rejoin (a broken friendship).
? _Arch. _ 4. 1. 37.
=Pinnace=, _n. _ 1. A small sailing vessel.
? 2. Applied _fig. _ to a woman, usually to a prostitute
(sometimes, but not often, with complete loss of the metaphor).
1. 6. 58.
||=Pipita= [? For _pepita_], _n. _ Sp. or It. 'A seed of a fruit,
a pip, a kernel. ' _Stanford. _ 4. 4. 45.
||=Piueti=, _n. _ Sp. 'A kinde of perfume. ' Minsheu. 4. 4. 150.
=Plaine=, _a. _ Unqualified, downright. ? _Arch. _ 4. 4. 158.
=Plume=, _v. _ To strip off the plumage of; to pluck. ? _Arch. _ 4. 4. 43.
||=Pol-dipedra= [? _Polvo di pietra_], n. It. ? Rock-alum. 4. 4. 30.
=Politique=, _a. _ [Form of _politic_. ] Crafty, artful. 2. 2. 76.
||=Porcelletto marino=, _n. _ It. ? 'The fine Cockle or Muscle shels
which painters put their colours in. ' Florio. 4. 4. 34.
=Possesse=, _v. _ ? To acquaint. Phr. _possesse with_:
To inform of. 5. 5. 44.
=Posterne=, _n. _ ? A back door or gate. Phr. _at one's posternes_:
Behind one. 5. 6. 15.
? =Posture booke=, _n. _ ? A book treating of military tactics,
describing the 'postures' of the musket, etc. 3. 2. 38 (see note).
||=Potentia=, _n. _ L. 'Power;' potentiality. 5. 3. 28.
=Power=, _n. _ _Law. _ Legal authority conferred. 4. 6. 39.
=Pownce. = [Form of _pounce_. ] A claw or talon of a bird of prey.
4. 7. 55.
=Pox=, _n. _ Irreg. spelling of _pocks_, _pl. _ of _pock_.
? Phr. _pox vpon_: A mild imprecation. 3. 3. 38. _pox o'. _
4. 2. 61.
=Practice=, _n. _ 1. A plot. ? _Arch. _ 5. 8. 57.
2. Treachery. ? _Arch. _ 4. 7. 80.
=Practice=, _v. _ ? 1. To tamper with; corrupt. 1. 1. 38.
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