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Pilentum (?), n.; pl. Pilenta (#). [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) An easy chariot or carriage, used by Roman ladies, and in which the vessels, etc., for sacred rites were carried.
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Pileorhiza (?), n.; pl. Pilorhizæ (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � a cap + � root.] (Bot.) A cap of cells which covers the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.
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Pileous (?), a. [See .] Consisting of, or covered with, hair; hairy; pilose.
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Piler (?), n. One who places things in a pile.
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Piles (?), n. pl. [L. pila a ball. Cf. a medicine.] (Med.) The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and lower part of the rectum which are technically called hemorrhoids. See . [The singular pile is sometimes used.]
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Coloq. Blind piles , hemorrhoids which do not bleed.
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Pileus (?), n.; pl. Pilei (#). [L., a felt cap.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt.
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2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See .
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3. (Zoöl.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.
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Pileworm (?), n. (Zoöl.) The teredo.
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Pile-worn (?), a. Having the pile worn off; threadbare.
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Pilewort (?), n. (Bot.) A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnæus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles. Forsyth.
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Pilfer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pilfered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pilfering.] [OF. pelfrer. See .] To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft.
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Pilfer, v. t. To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little.
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And not a year but pilfers as he goes
Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep. Cowper.
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Pilferer (?), n. One who pilfers; a petty thief.
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Pilfering, a. Thieving in a small way. Shak. -- n. Petty theft. -- Pilferingly, adv.
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Pilfery (?), n. Petty theft. [R.] Sir T. North.
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Pilgarlic (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] One who has lost his hair by disease; a sneaking fellow, or one who is hardly used.
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Pilgrim (?), n. [OE. pilgrim, pelgrim, pilegrim, pelegrim; cf. D. pelgrim, OHG. piligrīm, G. pilger, F. pèlerin, It. pellegrino; all fr. L. peregrinus a foreigner, fr. pereger abroad; per through + ager land, field. See , and , and cf. , .] 1. A wayfarer; a wanderer; a traveler; a stranger.
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Strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Heb. xi. 13.
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2. One who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee; as, a pilgrim to Loretto; Canterbury pilgrims. See . P. Plowman.
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Pilgrim, a. Of or pertaining to a pilgrim, or pilgrims; making pilgrimages. “With pilgrim steps.” Milton.
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Coloq. Pilgrim fathers , a name popularly given to the one hundred and two English colonists who landed from the Mayflower and made the first settlement in New England at Plymouth in 1620. They were separatists from the Church of England, and most of them had sojourned in Holland.
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Pilgrim, v. i. To journey; to wander; to ramble. [R.] Grew. Carlyle.
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Pilgrimage (?), n. [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf. F. pèlerinage.] 1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life. Shak.
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The days of the years of my pilgrimage. Gen. xlvii. 9.
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2. A tedious and wearisome time.
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In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. Shak.
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Syn. -- Journey; tour; excursion. See .
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Pilgrimize (?), v. i. To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Pilidium (?), n.; pl. Pildia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. �, dim. of � a cap.] (Zoöl.) The free-swimming, hat-shaped larva of certain nemertean worms. It has no resemblance to its parent, and the young worm develops in its interior.
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Pilifera (?), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Piliferous (?), a. [L. pilus hair + -ferous: cf. F. pilifère.] 1. Bearing a single slender bristle, or hair.
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2. Beset with hairs.
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Piliform (?), a. [L. pilus hair + -form.] (Bot.) Resembling hairs or down.
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Piligerous (?), a. [L. pilus hair + -gerous: cf. F. piligère.] Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.
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Piling (?), n. [See a heap.] 1. The act of heaping up.
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2. (Iron Manuf.) The process of building up, heating, and working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.
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Piling, n. [See a stake.] A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the piling of a bridge.
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Coloq. Pug piling , sheet piles connected together at the edges by dovetailed tongues and grooves. -- Coloq. Sheet piling , a series of piles made of planks or half logs driven edge to edge, -- used to form the walls of cofferdams, etc.
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Pill (?), n. [Cf. skin, or .] The peel or skin. [Obs.] “Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills, as the locusts.” Holland.
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Pill, v. i. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
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Pill, v. t. [Cf. L. pilare to deprive of hair, and E. pill, n. (above).] 1. To deprive of hair; to make bald. [Obs.]
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2. To peel; to make by removing the skin.
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[Jacob] pilled white streaks . . . in the rods. Gen. xxx. 37.
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Pill (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pilling.] [F. piller, L. pilare; cf. It. pigliare to take. Cf. to plunder.] To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See , to plunder. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Pillers and robbers were come in to the field to pill and to rob. Sir T. Malroy.
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Pill (?), n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. .] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole.
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2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must be accepted or endured. Udall.
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Coloq. Pill beetle (Zoöl.), any small beetle of the genus Byrrhus, having a rounded body, with the head concealed beneath the thorax. -- Coloq. Pill bug (Zoöl.), any terrestrial isopod of the genus Armadillo, having the habit of rolling itself into a ball when disturbed. Called also pill wood louse.
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Pillage (?), n. [F., fr. piller to plunder. See to plunder.] 1. The act of pillaging; robbery. Shak.
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2. That which is taken from another or others by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder; spoil; booty.
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Which pillage they with merry march bring home. Shak.
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Syn. -- Plunder; rapine; spoil; depredation. -- , . Pillage refers particularly to the act of stripping the sufferers of their goods, while plunder refers to the removal of the things thus taken; but the words are freely interchanged.
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Pillage, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pillaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pillaging (?).] To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy.
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Mummius . . . took, pillaged, and burnt their city. Arbuthnot.
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Pillage, v. i. To take spoil; to plunder; to ravage.
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They were suffered to pillage wherever they went. Macaulay.
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Pillager (?), n. One who pillages. Pope.
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Pillar (?), n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament.
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Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. Gen. xxxv. 20.
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The place . . . vast and proud,
Supported by a hundred pillars stood. Dryden.
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2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. “You are a well-deserving pillar.” Shak.
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By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. Milton.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [Obs.] Skelton.
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4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
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Coloq. From pillar to post , hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. Pillar saint . See . -- Coloq. Pillars of the fauces . See , 1.
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Pillar, a. (Mach.) Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.
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Pillar-block (?), n. See under .
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Pillared (?), a. Supported or ornamented by pillars; resembling a pillar, or pillars. “The pillared arches.” Sir W. Scott. “Pillared flame.” Thomson.
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Pillaret (?), n. A little pillar. [R.] Fuller.
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Pillarist, n. (Eccl. Hist.) See .
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Pillau (?), n. [Per. & Turk. pilau.] An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat, or butter. [Written also pilau.]
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Pilled (?), a. [See 3rd .] Stripped of hair; scant of hair; bald. [Obs.] “Pilled beard.” Chaucer.
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Pilled-garlic (?), n. See .
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Piller (?), n. One who pills or plunders. [Obs.]
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Pillery (?), n.; pl. Pilleries (�). Plunder; pillage. [Obs.] Daniel.
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Pillion (?), n. [Ir. pillin, pilliun (akin to Gael. pillean, pillin), fr. Ir. & Gael. pill, peall, a skin or hide, prob. fr. L. pellis. See , n., skin.] A panel or cushion saddle; the under pad or cushion of saddle; esp., a pad or cushion put on behind a man's saddle, on which a woman may ride.
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His [a soldier's] shank pillion without stirrups. Spenser.
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Pillorize (?), v. t. To set in, or punish with, the pillory; to pillory. [R.]
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Pillory (?), n.; pl. Pillories (#). [F. pilori; cf. Pr. espitlori, LL. piloricum, pilloricum, pellericum, pellorium, pilorium, spilorium; perhaps from a derivative of L. speculari to look around, observe. Cf. .] A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it. Shak.
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Pillory, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pilloried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pillorying.] [Cf. F. pilorier.] 1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. “Hungering for Puritans to pillory.” Macaulay.
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2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. Gladstone.
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Pillow (?), n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.] 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material.
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[Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. Shak.
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2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]
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3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
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4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
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Coloq. Lace pillow , a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. -- Coloq. Pillow bier [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. büre a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Coloq. Pillow block (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also pillar block, or plumber block. -- Coloq. Pillow lace , handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow. -- Coloq. Pillow of a plow , a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam. -- Coloq. Pillow sham , an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use. -- Coloq. Pillow slip , a pillowcase.
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Pillow (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pillowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pillowing.] To rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to pillow the head.
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Pillows his chin upon an orient wave. Milton.
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Pillowcase (?), n. A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white linen or cotton cloth.
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Pillowed (?), a. Provided with a pillow or pillows; having the head resting on, or as on, a pillow.
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Pillowedon buckler cold and hard. Sir W. Scott.
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Pillow lace. Lace made by hand with bobbins on a pillow.
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Pillowy (?), a. Like a pillow. Keats.
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Pill-willet (?), n. [So named from its note.] (Zoöl.) The willet.
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Pillworm (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under .
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Pillwort (?), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes called peppergrass.
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Pilocarpine (?), n. [From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpos fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
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Pilon (?), n. [Sp., sugar loaf.] [Sp. Amer.] 1. A conical loaf of sugar.
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2. A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts. [Southern U. S.]
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Pilonce (?), n. [Amer. Sp. See .] Same as . [Texas]
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Piloncillo (?), n. [Amer. Sp., dim. of pilon.] Same as . [Texas]
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Pilose (?), a. [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See .] 1. Hairy; full of, or made of, hair.
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The heat-retaining property of the pilose covering. Owen.
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2. (Zoöl.) Clothed thickly with pile or soft down.
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3. (Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence.
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Pilosity (?), n. [Cf. F. pilosité.] The quality or state of being pilose; hairiness. Bacon.
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Pilot (?), n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See , and a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a steersman. Dryden.
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2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.
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3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course.
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4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
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5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.]
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6. (Aëronautics) One who flies, or is qualified to fly, an airplane, balloon, or other flying machine.
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7. (Mach.) A short plug at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool. Pilots are sometimes made interchangeable.
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8. (Mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
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9. (Television) a filmed or taped episode of a proposed television series, produced as an example of the series. It may be shown only to those television broadcast executives who may decide whether to buy the rights to the series, or aired to test viewer reaction or to interest sponsors. Also called pilot film or pilot tape.
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Coloq. Pilot balloon , a small balloon sent up in advance of a large one, to show the direction and force of the wind. -- Coloq. Pilot bird . (Zoöl.) (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called because its presence indicates to mariners their approach to these islands. Crabb. (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.] -- Coloq. Pilot boat , a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and receive pilots as they board and leave vessels. -- Coloq. Pilot bread , ship biscuit. -- Coloq. Pilot cloth , a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. -- Coloq. Pilot engine , a locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear. -- Coloq. Pilot fish . (Zoöl) (a) A pelagic carangoid fish (Naucrates ductor); -- so named because it is often seen in company with a shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark. (b) The rudder fish (Seriola zonata). -- Coloq. Pilot jack , a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a pilot. -- Coloq. Pilot jacket , a pea jacket. -- Coloq. Pilot nut (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole. Waddell. -- Coloq. Pilot snake (Zoöl.) (a) A large North American snake (Coluber obsoleus). It is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the scales. Called also mountain black snake. (b) The pine snake. -- Coloq. Pilot whale . (Zoöl.) Same as , 1.
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Pilot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Piloted; p. pr. & vb. n. Piloting.] [Cf. F. piloter.] 1. To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is dangerous.
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2. Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or difficulties. “The art of piloting a state.” Berkeley.
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3. (Aëronautics) To fly, or act as pilot of (an aircraft); to operate (an airplane).
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Pilotage (?), n. [Cf. F. pilotage.] 1. The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. The compensation made or allowed to a pilot.
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3. Guidance, as by a pilot. Sir W. Scott.
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Pilot balloon. A small, unmanned balloon sent up to indicate the direction of air currents.
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Pilot flag. The flag hoisted at the fore by a vessel desiring a pilot, in the United States the union jack, in Great Britain the British union jack with a white border.
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{ Pilotism (?), Pilotry (?), } n. Pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot. [R.]
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