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PO'SED, pp. Puzzled; put to a stand; interrogated closely.
POSE, n. s as z. [See The Verb.] In heraldry, a lion, horse or other beast stand...
PORY, a. [from pore.] Full of pores or small interstices.
POR'WIGLE, n. A tadpole; a young frog. [Not used.]
PORTRESS PORTREVE, n. [The modern orthography of portgreve, which see.] The chie...
PORTREEVE, n. [L. portus, a port.] Formerly, the chief magistrate of a port or m...
PORTRA'YING, ppr. Painting or drawing the likeness of; describing.
PORTRA'YER, n. One who paints, draws to the life or describes.
PORTRA'YED, pp. Painted or drawn to the life; described.
PORTRA'Y, v.t. 1. To paint or draw the likeness of any thing in colors; as, to p...
PORTRAITURE, n. A portrait; painted resemblance.
PORTRAIT, n. [Eng. to portray; pour; for, fore, and traire; L. trahere; Eng. to ...
PORTOISE, n. The gunwale of a ship. To lower the yards a portlast, is to lower t...
PORTMAN'TEAU, n. [L. mantele.] A bag usually made of leather, for carrying appar...
PORTLY, a. [from port.] Grand or dignified in mien; of a noble appearance and ca...
PORTLINESS, n. [from portly.] Dignity of mien or of personal appearance, consist...