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PUTREFAC'TION, n. [L. putrefactio; putris; putrid, and facio,to make.] A natural...
PUTRED'INOUS, a. [from L. putredo, from putreo, putris.] Proceeding from putrefa...
PUT'LOG, n. A short piece of timber used in scaffolds.
PU'TIDNESS, n. Meanness; vileness.
PU'TID,a. [L. putidus, from puteo, to have an ill smell.] Mean; base; worthless.
PU'TATIVE, a. [L. puto, to suppose.] Supposed; reputed; commonly thought or deem...
PU'TANISM, n. Customary lewdness or prostitution of a female.
PU'TAGE, n. [See Put , a prostitute.] In law, prostitution or fornication on the...
PUT-OFF, n. An excuse; a shift for evasion or delay.
PUT, v.t. pret. and pp. put. [Gr.a germ, shoot or twig. We find the same word in...
PUS'TULOUS, a. [L. pustulosus.] Full of pustules or pimples.
PUSTULE, n. pus'l or pus'tul; the former is the usual pronunciation in America. ...
PUS'TULATE, v.t. [L. pustulatus. See Pustule .] To form into pustules or blisters.
PUS'SY, a. Properly, inflated, swelled; hence, fat, short and thick; and as pers...
PUS'SINESS, n. [from pussy.] A state of being swelled or bloated; inflation; hen...
PUSS, n. 1. The fondling name of a cat. 2. The sportsman's name for a hare.