This page gathers the 4,340 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Dated” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 28 of 44: from “participial” to “piazza”.
- participial noun A non-finite verb.
- particularly adv In a particular manner; fussily.
- parton noun Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, e.g. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.
- party noun A person; an individual.
- party call noun A formal social visit.
- passade noun A brief romantic or sexual relationship; a fling.
- passbook noun A book that passes between a trader and a customer, used to record credit purchases.
- passifan noun A fan, particularly of science fiction, who watches and reads the genre but does not actively engage in fanac, or fan activity.
- passkey noun Synonym of password.
- pastoress noun A female pastor (person who tends to a flock).
- patootie noun An attractive woman; also, a girlfriend.
- patroness noun A woman who sponsors or supports a given activity, person etc.; a female patron.
- pattern noun A full-sized model around which a mould of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so…
- paulo post futurum adv Of a future passive tense in Ancient Greek.
- paw verb To flatter.
- pax intj A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
- PC noun Initialism of Progressive Conservative.
- pea soup noun Dated form of pea soup.
- Peabody bird noun white-throated sparrow, an American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) with a conspicuous white throat.
- peak adj Bad.
- pearl noun The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.
- pearly noun A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
- pectoral theology noun The theology of those Christians who make much of experience and emotion as guides to a knowledge of divine truth.
- peculiar adj One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
- pedestrian noun An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.
- pedestrianize verb To walk; to travel on foot.
- pediculation noun phthiriasis
- pedicure noun A pedicurist.
- peek verb To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
- peep verb To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
- peeper noun A private detective.
- peg noun A leg or foot.
- pegging noun A thrashing.
- peirameter noun A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
- Pekingese noun Synonym of Beijinger (“person from Beijing”).
- pelf noun Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
- pelter noun A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
- penicil noun A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.
- penknife noun A small knife designed for safe and convenient storage, typically in the form of a miniature clasp-knife, or with blade retractable into…
- penlite noun Dated form of penlight.
- penny-a-liner noun One who supplies writing to public journals for a set fee per line of text; a poor writer for hire; a hack.
- penny-pig noun An earthenware pot containing a slot for the collection of pennies that have been received or saved as a gratuity.
- pennyless adj Dated form of penniless, today used most often for the sense of "without using pennies" rather than "without money".
- pennyworth noun A good bargain.
- peplus noun A kind of kerchief formerly worn by women in England.
- perambulator noun A baby carriage.
- perch noun A linear measure of 5+¹⁄₂ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¹⁄₄ chain; the related square measure.
- percipient adj Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child.
- peregrine noun A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than his or her own.
- perhaps adv By chance.
- perigonium noun The wall of the sporosac in a hydroid.
- perigraph noun An instrument for measuring a person's ability to flex the neck and limbs.
- peritoneoscopy noun Examination of the abdominal cavity using a narrow instrument inserted through a small incision in the peritoneum.
- perk verb To peer; to look narrowly, sharply, or inquisitively.
- permanent verb To perm (the hair).
- permanent shave noun A throat-slitting.
- Persian noun An Iranian (person from Iran).
- personal computer noun A PC-compatible computer.
- personality noun Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive…
- personalization noun The act of personifying; personification.
- personals noun Short for personal advertisements, sometimes collectively known as a personal column.
- perspective noun An artwork that represents three-dimensional objects in this way.
- perspirate verb To perspire; to sweat.
- pertinency noun Something that is relevant to the matter at hand.
- pervert noun One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
- pet verb To keep or treat (an animal) as a pet.
- petanque noun Any of various ores, including forms of silver sulfide (such as stephanite) and the copper ore tetrahedrite.
- petersham noun A rough, knotted woollen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats.
- petit noun Synonym of brevier.
- petrol verb To fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.
- petticoat adj Feminine; female; involving a woman.
- pewter noun Prize money.
- PEX noun PHIGS Extension to X: an early Unix 3D graphics API.
- phantasia noun Something imaginary; a fantasy.
- phantomize verb To make phantom-like or spiritual, or transport into a ghostly realm.
- pharisean adj Following the practice of Pharisees; pharisaic.
- phenacetolin noun A yellowish-brown powder obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on glacial acetic acid and phenol.
- Phenician adj Dated form of Phoenician.
- phial noun A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a…
- Philadelphia pint noun A unit of volume corresponding to a cuboid with sides 4 inches by 3⅛ inches by 2⅜ inches, equal to 1.0065 US pints and used mainly for ice…
- philosopher's egg noun A medicine made from saffron and egg yolk that was once thought to be a cure for plague and poison.
- philosophical sin noun Sin that is said to contravene the natural moral order rather than offending God directly, for example because the sinner is ignorant of…
- philosophy noun A calm and thoughtful demeanor; calmness of temper.
- phocomelus noun Phocomelia.
- phonograph verb To record for playback by phonograph.
- phonography noun The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.
- phosphate noun A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.
- phosphoreal adj phosphorescent, glowing
- photodrome noun An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing…
- photographometer noun An instrument for determining the sensibility of the plates employed in photographic processes to luminous rays.
- photographone noun A device, consisting essentially of an electric arc and a camera, by which a series of photographs of the variations of the arc due to…
- photophone noun A stills-only camera phone. Used to distinguish from video-capable camera cell phones and camera-less cell phones.
- photoplay noun A motion picture.
- photoplayer noun A film actor.
- photostat noun A (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one.
- phratry noun A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.
- phreak noun A person who engages in phone phreaking.
- physical culture noun The hobby and sport of muscular development.
- physicotheology noun The view that evidence and sound arguments for God's existence can be derived from a study of the natural world; a study of the natural…
- piazza noun A veranda; a porch.