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{ Pilot lamp or Pilot light }. (Elec.) 1. A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by its brightness the voltage of the current.
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2. a small light on an electrical device to indicate whether the device is in operation or that the power is on.
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Pilot light (?), n. a small gas flame kept burning continuously on a stove, water heater, or other gas-burning device, so as to allow immediate ignition of the main flame when the gas flow is turned on.
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Pilot valve. (Hydraulics) A small hand-operated valve to admit liquid to operate a valve difficult to turn by hand.
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Pilot wheel. (Mach.) A wheel, usually with radial handles projecting from the rim, for traversing the saddle of a machine tool, esp. an automatic machine tool, by hand.
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Pilour (?), n. A piller; a plunderer. [Obs.]
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Pilous (?), a. See .
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Pilpul (?), n. [Aramaic pilpūl; cf. Heb. pilpel to spice, to season, dispute violently.] Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. -- Pilpulist (#), n. -- Pilpulistic (#), a.
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Pilser (?), n. An insect that flies into a flame.
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Pilular (?), a. Of or pertaining to pills; resembling a pill or pills; as, a pilular mass.
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Pilulous (?), a. [L. pilula a pill. See .] Like a pill; small; insignificant. [R.] G. Eliot.
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Pilwe (?), n. A pillow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Pily (?), a. (Zoöl.) Like pile or wool.
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Pimaric (?), a. [NL. pinum maritima, an old name for Pinum Pinaster, a pine which yields galipot.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in galipot, and isomeric with abietic acid.
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Pimelic (pĭmĕlĭk), a. [Gr. pimelh fat.] (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance obtained from certain fatty substances, and subsequently shown to be a mixture of suberic and adipic acids. (b) Designating the acid proper (C5H10(CO2H)2) which is obtained from camphoric acid.
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Pimelite (?), n. [Gr. pimelh fat.] (Min.) An apple-green mineral having a greasy feel. It is a hydrous silicate of nickel, magnesia, aluminia, and iron.
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Piment (?), n. [F. See .] Wine flavored with spice or honey. See , 3. [Obs.]
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Pimenta (?), n. (Bot.) Same as .
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Pimento (?), n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg. pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment, the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See .] 1. (Bot.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See .
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2. same as .
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Pimiento (?), n. [Sp.] The Spanish sweet pepper, the fruit of which is used as a vegetable, to stuff olives, etc.; also the fruit itself. Also called pimento.
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Pimlico (?), n. (Zoöl.) The friar bird.
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Pimola (?), n. An olive stuffed with a kind of sweet red pepper, or pimiento.
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Pimp (pĭmp), n. [Cf. F. pimpant smart, sparkish; perh. akin to piper to pipe, formerly also, to excel. Cf. .] One who provides gratification for the lust of others; a procurer; a pander. Swift.
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Pimp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pimped (pĭmt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Pimping.] To procure women for the gratification of others' lusts; to pander. Dryden.
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Pimpernel (?), n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two-winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. a feather.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Anagallis, of which one species (Anagallis arvensis) has small flowers, usually scarlet, but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at the approach of bad weather.
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Coloq. Water pimpernel . (Bot.) See .
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Pimpillo (?), n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for the prickly pear (Opuntia); -- called also pimploes.
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Pimpinel (?), n. [See .] (Bot.) The burnet saxifrage. See under .
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Pimping (?), a. [Cf. G. pimpelig, pimpelnd, sickly, weak.] 1. Little; petty; pitiful. [Obs.] Crabbe.
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2. Puny; sickly. [Local, U.S.]
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Pimple (?), n. [AS. pīpelian to blister; cf. L. papula pimple.] 1. (Med.) Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not. “All eyes can see a pimple on her nose.” Pope.
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2. Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple. “A pimple that portends a future sprout.” Cowper.
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Pimpled (?), a. Having pimples. Johnson.
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Pimply (?), a. Pimpled.
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Pimpship (?), n. The office, occupation, or persom of a pimp. [R.]
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Pin (?), v. t. (Metal Working) To peen.
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Pin (?), v. t. [Cf. to confine, or .] To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
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Pin, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. of a fish, a feather.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.
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With pins of adamant
And chains they made all fast. Milton.
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2. Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc.
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3. Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.
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He . . . did not care a pin for her. Spectator.
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4. That which resembles a pin in its form or use; as: (a) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings. (b) A linchpin. (c) A rolling-pin. (d) A clothespin. (e) (Mach.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal. See Illust. of Knuckle joint, under . (f) (Joinery) The tenon of a dovetail joint.
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5. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.
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6. The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center. [Obs.] “The very pin of his heart cleft.” Shak.
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7. Mood; humor. [Obs.] “In merry pin.” Cowper.
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8. (Med.) Caligo. See . Shak.
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9. An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.
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10. The leg; as, to knock one off his pins. [Slang]
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Coloq. Banking pin (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes, to limit its motion. -- Coloq. Pin drill (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore. -- Coloq. Pin grass . (Bot.) See . -- Coloq. Pin hole , a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small aperture or perforation. -- Coloq. Pin lock , a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers. -- Coloq. Pin money , an allowance of money, as that made by a husband to his wife, for private and personal expenditure. -- Coloq. Pin rail (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the fife rail. Called also pin rack. -- Coloq. Pin wheel . (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical pins. (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire.
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Pin (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pinning.] [See , n.] To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together. “As if she would pin her to her heart.” Shak.
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Coloq. To pin one's faith upon , to depend upon; to trust to.
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Piña (?), n. [Sp., orig., pineapple, pine cone.] 1. (a) The pineapple. (b) Piña cloth or the fiber of which it is made.
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2. Also Pina (pron. also �). (Metal.) A cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting; also, the residuary cone of spongy silver left after the retorting.
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Pinacate bug (?). [Orig. uncert.] Any of several clumsy, wingless beetles of the genus Eleodes, found in the Pacific States.
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Piña cloth (?). [See .] A fine fabric for scarfs, handkerchiefs, embroidery, etc., woven from the fiber obtained from the leaf of the sterile pineapple plant. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a tinge of pale yellow.
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Pinacoid (?), n. [Gr. �, �, a tablet + -oid.] (Crystallog.) A plane parallel to two of the crystalline axes.
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Pina colada (?). [Sp., strained pineapple.] a sweet mixed drink made from rum, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut, mixed with crushed ice.
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Pinacolin (?), n. [Pinacone + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid related to the ketones, and obtained by the decomposition of pinacone; hence, by extension, any one of the series of which pinacolin proper is the type. [Written also pinacoline.]
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Pinacone (?), n. [From Gr. �, �, a tablet. So called because it unites with water so as to form tablet-shaped crystals.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance related to the glycols, and made from acetone; hence, by extension, any one of a series of substances of which pinacone proper is the type. [Written also pinakone.]
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Pinacotheca (?), n. [L. pinacotheca, fr. Gr. �; �, �, a picture + � repisitory.] A picture gallery.
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Pinafore (?), n. [Pin + afore.] An apron for a child to protect the front part of dress; a tier.
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Pinakothek (?), n. [G.] Pinacotheca.
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Pinaster (?), n. [L., fr. pinus a pine.] (Bot.) A species of pine (Pinus Pinaster) growing in Southern Europe.
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Pinax (?), n.; pl. Pinaces (#). [L., fr. Gr. � tablet.] A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a tablet. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Pince-nez (?), n. [F. pincer to pinch + nez nose.] Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
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Pincers (?), n. pl. [Cf. F. pince pinchers, fr. pincer to pinch. See , .] See .
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Pinch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pinching.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. .] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
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2. to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]
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He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. Chapman.
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3. To plait. [Obs.]
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Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. Chaucer.
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4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
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Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. Sir W. Raleigh.
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5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See , n., 4.
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6. To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift. [Slang] Robert Barr.
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7. to catch; to arrest (a criminal).
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Pinch, v. i. 1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
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2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]
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3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. Gower.
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The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare. Franklin.
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Coloq. To pinch at , to find fault with; to take exception to. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Pinch, n. 1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. “Necessary's sharp pinch.” Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.
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Coloq. At a pinch , Coloq. On a pinch , in an emergency; as, he could on a pinch read a little Latin.
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Pinchbeck (?), n. [Said to be from the name of the inventor; cf. It. prencisbecco.] An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.
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Pinchbeck, a. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. “A pinchbeck throne.” J. A. Symonds.
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Pinchcock (?), n. A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid through the pipe.
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Pinchem (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
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Pincher (?), n. One who, or that which, pinches.
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Pinchers (?), n. pl. [From .] An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.
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☞ This spelling is preferable to pincers, both on account of its derivation from the English pinch, and because it represents the common pronunciation.
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Pinchfist (?), n. A closefisted person; a miser.
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Pinching, a. Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.
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Coloq. Pinching bar , a pinch bar. See , n., 4. -- Coloq. Pinching nut , a check nut. See under , n.
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Pinchingly, adv. In a pinching way.
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Pinchpenny (?), n. A miserly person.
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Pincoffin (?), n. [From Pincoff, an English manufacturer.] A commercial preparation of garancin, yielding fine violet tints.
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Pincpinc (?), n. [Named from its note.] (Zoöl.) An African wren warbler. (Drymoica textrix).
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Pincushion (?), n. A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use.
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{ Pindal (?), Pindar (?), } n. [D. piendel.] (Bot.) The peanut (Arachis hypogæa); -- so called in the West Indies.
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Pindaric (?), a. [L. Pindaricus, Gr. �, fr. � (L. Pindarus) Pindar: cf. F. pindarique.] Of or pertaining to Pindar, the Greek lyric poet; after the style and manner of Pindar; as, Pindaric odes. -- n. A Pindaric ode.
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Pindarical (?), a. Pindaric.
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Too extravagant and Pindarical for prose. Cowley.
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Pindarism (?), n. Imitation of Pindar.
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Pindarist, n. One who imitates Pindar.
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Pinder (?), n. [AS. pyndan to pen up, fr. pund a pound.] One who impounds; a poundkeeper. [Obs.]
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Pine (?), n. [AS. pīn, L. poena penalty. See .] Woe; torment; pain. [Obs.] “Pyne of hell.” Chaucer.
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Pine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pining.] [AS. pīnan to torment, fr. pīn torment. See 1st , , n. & v.] 1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.
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That people that pyned him to death. Piers Plowman.
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One is pined in prison, another tortured on the rack. Bp. Hall.
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2. To grieve or mourn for. [R.] Milton.
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Pine, v. i. 1. To suffer; to be afflicted. [Obs.]
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2. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away. “The roses wither and the lilies pine.” Tickell.
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3. To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for.
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For whom, and not for Tybalt, Juliet pined. Shak.
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Syn. -- To languish; droop; flag; wither; decay.
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Pine, n. [AS. pīn, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See .
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☞ There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus), the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine (Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (Pinus Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See .
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The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera.
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2. The wood of the pine tree.
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3. A pineapple.
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Coloq. Ground pine . (Bot.) See under . -- Coloq. Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree, the Araucaria excelsa. -- Coloq. Pine barren , a tract of infertile land which is covered with pines. [Southern U.S.] -- Coloq. Pine borer (Zoöl.), any beetle whose larvæ bore into pine trees. -- Coloq. Pine finch . (Zoöl.) See , in the Vocabulary. -- Coloq. Pine grosbeak (Zoöl.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red. -- Coloq. Pine lizard (Zoöl.), a small, very active, mottled gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and alligator. -- Coloq. Pine marten . (Zoöl.) (a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten. (b) The American sable. See . -- Coloq. Pine moth (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larvæ burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often doing great damage. -- Coloq. Pine mouse (Zoöl.), an American wild mouse (Arvicola pinetorum), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine forests. -- Coloq. Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves of a pine tree. See . -- Coloq. Pine-needle wool . See Pine wool (below). -- Coloq. Pine oil , an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors. -- Coloq. Pine snake (Zoöl.), a large harmless North American snake (Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with brown blotches having black margins. Called also bull snake. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange. -- Coloq. Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine. -- Coloq. Pine-tree money , money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the pine tree shilling. -- Coloq. Pine weevil (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of weevils whose larvæ bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc. -- Coloq. Pine wool , a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood wool.
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Pineal (?), a. [L. pinea the cone of a pine, from pineus of the pine, from pinus a pine: cf. F. pinéale.] Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone.
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Coloq. Pineal gland (Anat.), a glandlike body in the roof of the third ventricle of the vertebrate brain; -- called also pineal body, epiphysis, conarium. In some animals it is connected with a rudimentary eye, the so-called pineal eye, and in other animals it is supposed to be the remnant of a dorsal median eye.
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