Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 105
Prad (n.) A horse. [Colloq. Eng.]
Prae- () A prefix. See Pre-.
Pre- A prefix denoting priority (of time, place, or rank); as, precede, to go before; precursor, a forerunner; prefix, to fix or place before; pre["e]minent eminent before or above others. Pre- is sometimes used intensively, as in prepotent, very potent. [Written also pr[ae]-.]
Praecava (n.) (Anat.) The superior vena cava. -- Pr[ae]"ca`val, a. -- B. G. Wilder.
Praecipe (n.) (Law) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it.
Praecipe (n.) (Law) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. -- Wharton.
PRAECIPE or PRECIPE, () practice. The name of the written instructions given by an attorney or plaintiff to the clerk or prothonotary of a; court, whose duty it is to make out the writ, for the making of the same.
Praecoces (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched.
Praecocial (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Praecoces.
Praecognita (n. pl.) This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else.
Praecommissure (n.) (Anat.) A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure.
Praecoracoid (n.) (Anat.) See Precoracoid.
Praecordia (n.) (Anat.) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
Praecordial (a.) (Anat.) Same as Precordial.
Praecornua (n. pl. ) of Praecornu.
Praecornu (n.) (Anat.) The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. -- B. G. Wilder.
Praedial (a.) See Predial.
Praefloration (n.) Same as Prefloration. -- Gray.
Praefoliation (n.) Same as Prefoliation. -- Gray.
Praemaxilla (n.) See Premaxilla.
Praemolar (a.) See Premolar.
Praemorse (a.) Same as Premorse.
Praemunire (n.) (Eng. Law) The offense of introducing foreign authority into England, the penalties for which were originally intended to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom.
Praemunire (n.) (Eng. Law) The writ grounded on that offense. -- Wharton.
Praemunire (n.) (Eng. Law) The penalty ascribed for the offense of praemunire.
Wolsey incurred a pr[ae]munire, and forfeited his honor, estate, and life. -- South.
Note: The penalties of pr[ae]munire were subsequently applied to many other offenses; but prosecutions upon a pr[ae]munire are at this day unheard of in the English courts. -- Blackstone.
Praemnire (v. t.) The subject to the penalties of praemunire. [Obs.] -- T. Ward.
Praemunitory (a.) See Premunitory.
Praenares (n. pl.) (Anat.) The anterior nares. See Nares. -- B. G. Wilder.
Praenasal (a.) (Anat.) Same as Prenasal.
Praenomina (n. pl. ) of Praenomen.
Praenomen (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
Praenomen (n.) The first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
Praenominical (a.) Of or pertaining to a praenomen. [Obs.] -- M. A. Lower.
Praeoperculum (n.) [NL.] (Anat.) Same as Preoperculum. -- Pr[ae]`o*per"cu*lar, a.
Praescutum
Praescapula
Praepubis
Praeoral
Praesternum (n.) Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.
Praeter- () A prefix. See Preter-.
Praeterist (n.) (Theol.) See Preterist.
Praetermit (v. t.) See Pretermit.
Praetextae (n. pl. ) of Praetexta.
Praetextas (n. pl. ) of Praetexta.
Praetexta (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
Praetor (n.) See Pretor.
Praetores (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of butterflies including the satyrs.
Praetorian (a.) See Pretorian.
Praetorium (n.) See Pretorium.
Praetorium (n.) The tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: praetorium, pretorium].
Praetorium, () The Greek word (praitorion) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered "common hall" (Matt. 27:27, marg., "governor's house"), "judgment hall," (John 18:28, 33, marg., "Pilate's house", 19:9; Acts 23:35), "palace" (Phil. 1:13). This is properly a military word. It denotes (1) the general's tent or headquarters; (2) the governor's residence, as in Acts 23:35 (R.V., "palace"); and (3) the praetorian guard (See PALACE), or the camp or quarters of the praetorian cohorts (Acts 28:16), the imperial guards in immediate attendance on the emperor, who was "praetor" or commander-in-chief.
Praezygapophysis (n.) (Anat.) Same as Prezygapophysis. Pragmatic
Pragmatic (a.) Alt. of Pragmatical.
Pragmatical (a.) 務實的；實幹的；實用主義的；（依據前因後果）系統論述史實的；國家大事的；【古】忙的；愛管閒事的 Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner.
The next day . . . I began to be very pragmatical. -- Evelyn.
We can not always be contemplative, diligent, or pragmatical, abroad; but have need of some delightful intermissions. -- Milton.
Low, pragmatical, earthly views of the gospel. -- Hare.
Pragmatical (a.) Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome. "Pragmatical officers of justice." -- Sir W. Scott.
The fellow grew so pragmatical that he took upon him the government of my whole family. -- Arbuthnot.
Pragmatical (a.) Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of literature. "Pragmatic history." -- Sir W. Hamilton. "Pragmatic poetry." -- M. Arnold.
Pragmatic sanction, A solemn ordinance or decree issued by the head or legislature of a state upon weighty matters; -- a term derived from the Byzantine empire. In European history, two decrees under this name are particularly celebrated. One of these, issued by Charles VII. Of France, A. D. 1438, was the foundation of the liberties of the Gallican church; the other, issued by Charles VI. Of Germany, A. D. 1724, settled his hereditary dominions on his eldest daughter, the Archduchess Maria Theresa.
Pragmatic (n.) One skilled in affairs.
My attorney and solicitor too; a fine pragmatic. -- B. Jonson.
Pragmatic (n.) A solemn public ordinance or decree.
A royal pragmatic was accordingly passed. -- Prescott.
Pragmatic (a.) Concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" [syn: matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical].
Pragmatic (a.) Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism [syn: pragmatic, pragmatical].
Pragmatic (a.) Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic].
Pragmatic (n.) An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land [syn: pragmatic sanction, pragmatic].
Pragmatically (adv.) 講究實效地，實幹地；實用主義地 In a pragmatical manner.
Pragmatically (adv.) In a realistic manner; "we want to build a democratic society, but we must act pragmatically".
Pragmaticalness (n.) The quality or state of being pragmatical.
Pragmatism (n.) 實用主義；實際觀察；愛管閒事；獨斷 The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method.
The narration of this apparently trifling circumstance belongs to the pragmatism of the history. -- A. Murphy.
Pragmatism (n.) (Philosophy) The doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value.
Pragmatism (n.) The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth [syn: realism, pragmatism].
Pragmatist (n.) 實用主義者；愛管閒事的人 One who is pragmatic.
Pragmatist (n.) An adherent of philosophical pragmatism
Pragmatist (n.) A person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions.
Pragmatize (v. t.) 使實際化；合理地解釋 To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize. [R.] "A pragmatized metaphor." -- Tylor.
Prague (n.) 布拉格，是捷克首都和最大城市、歐盟第十四大城市，[2] 和歷史上波西米亞的首都，位於該國的中波希米亞州、伏爾塔瓦河流域。該市地處歐洲大陸的中心，在交通上一向擁有重要地位，與周邊國家的聯繫也相當密切（特別是在地理上恰好介於柏林與維也納這2個德語國家的首都中間）。2006年3月，布拉格的面積為496平方公里，人口為118.3萬。
布拉格是一座歐洲歷史名城。城堡始建於公元9世紀。1345—1378年，在查理四世統治時期，布拉格成為神聖羅馬帝國兼波希米亞王國的首都，而達到鼎盛時期，並興建了中歐、北歐和東歐第一所大學——查理大學。15世紀和17世紀，在布拉格先後由於宗教原因發生2次將人扔出窗外的事件，分別引發了胡斯戰爭和影響深遠的歐洲三十年戰爭（1618年-1648年）。 工業革命以後到第二次世界大戰以前，布拉格屬於歐洲工業較發達的城市之一，在奧匈帝國擁有舉足輕重的地位。當時布拉格也曾是一個多民族混居的城市，多元文 化是其顯著特色，不過經過兩次世界大戰之後，布拉格已經基本上成為單一捷克民族的城市。在冷戰時期，布拉格又發生過數次震動世界的事件：1948年共產黨奪權、1968年的布拉格之春和1989年的天鵝絨革命。
布 拉格是一座著名的旅遊城市，市內擁有為數眾多的各個歷史時期、各種風格的建築，從羅馬式、哥德式建築、文藝復興、巴洛克、洛可可、新古典主義、新藝術運動 風格到立體派和超現代主義，其中特別以巴洛克風格和哥德式建築更占優勢。布拉格建築給人整體上的觀感是建築頂部變化特別豐富，並且色彩極為絢麗奪目（紅瓦 黃牆），因而擁有「千塔之城」、「金色城市」等美稱，號稱歐洲最美麗的城市之一。1992年，布拉格歷史中心列入聯合國教科文組織的世界文化遺產名單，每年，有4.4萬旅客慕名而來，是歐洲第六受歡迎來旅遊的城市 [3] [4] [5] 2013年， 布拉格入選世界首座「世界文化遺產」城市。 布拉格也是歐洲的文化重鎮之一，歷史上曾有音樂、文學等諸多領域眾多傑出人物，如作曲家沃爾夫岡·莫扎特、貝多伊奇·斯美塔那、安東尼·德沃夏克，作家弗 蘭茲·卡夫卡、瓦茨拉夫·哈維爾、米蘭·昆德拉等人在該城進行創作活動，今天該市仍保持了濃郁的文化氣氛，擁有眾多的歌劇院、音樂廳、博物館、美術館、圖 書館、電影院等文化機構，以及層出不窮的年度文化活動。
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union [9] and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. [4] The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
Prague has been a political, cultural and economic centre of central Europe complete with a rich history. Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, Prague was the capital of the kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably of Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). [10] It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and Protestant Reformation, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia, during both World Wars and the post-war Communist era. [11]
Prague is home to a number of famous cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. Main attractions include the Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, Petřín hill and Vyšehrad. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
The city has more than ten major museums, along with numerous theatres, galleries, cinemas and other historical exhibits. An extensive modern public transportation system connects the city. Also, it is home to a wide range of public and private schools, including Charles University in Prague, the oldest university in Central Europe. [12]
Prague is classified as a "Beta+" global city according to GaWC studies [13] and ranked sixth in the Tripadvisor world list of best destinations in 2016. [14] Its rich history makes it a popular tourist destination and as of 2017, the city receives more than 8.5 million international visitors annually. Prague is the fifth most visited European city after London, Paris, Istanbul and Rome. [15]
Prague (n.) The capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century [syn: Prague, Praha, Prag, Czech capital].
Prairial (n.) The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
Prairial (n.) Ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June); the month of meadows.
Prairie (n.) An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains.
From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. -- Longfellow.
Prairie (n.) 大草原；牧場 [C] [P1] A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow.
Prairie chicken (Zool.), Any American grouse of the genus Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus (formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), Any plant of the leguminous genus Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), A coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), A small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. () Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), A large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), A falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), An affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called swamp itch, winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), A large American mole ({Scalops argentatus), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe (Zool.), The upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), The massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), A large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), Any American ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), The edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), A bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
Prairie (n.) 大草原；牧場 [C] [P1] A treeless grassy plain.
Prairie -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000): 1199
Housing Units (2000): 718
Land area (2000): 1736.550909 sq. miles (4497.646015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.004578 sq. miles (15.551784 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1742.555487 sq. miles (4513.197799 sq. km)
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 46.887225 N, 105.368636 W
Headwords:
Prairie
Prairie, MT
Prairie County
Prairie County, MT
Prairie -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 9539
Housing Units (2000): 4790
Land area (2000): 645.934412 sq. miles (1672.962375 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 29.826888 sq. miles (77.251283 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 675.761300 sq. miles (1750.213658 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.807983 N, 91.534077 W
Headwords:
Prairie
Prairie, AR
Prairie County
Prairie County, AR
Praisable (a.) Fit to be praised; praise-worthy; laudable; commendable. -- Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 15).
Praisably (adv.) In a praisable manner.
Praised (imp. & p. p.) of Praise.
Praising (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Praise.
Praise (v. t.) 讚美，表揚；歌頌 [（+for）]；【宗】讚美（上帝） To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. "I praise well thy wit." -- Chaucer.
Let her own works praise her in the gates. -- Prov. xxxi. 31.
We praise not Hector, though his name, we know, Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe. -- Dryden.
Praise (v. t.) To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the Divine Being.
Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts! -- Ps. cxlviii. 2.
Praise (v. t.) To value; to appraise. [Obs.] -- Piers Plowman.
Syn: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.
Usage: To Praise, Applaud, Extol. To praise is to set at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping; to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol under the influence of high admiration, and usually in strong, if not extravagant, language.
Praise (n.) 讚揚，稱讚 [U]；讚美的話，讚詞 [P] [（+of）] Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
There are men who always confound the praise of goodness with the practice. -- Rambler.
Note: Praise may be expressed by an individual, and thus differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are always the expression of the approbation of numbers, or public commendation.
Praise (n.) Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise.
Praise (n.) The object, ground, or reason of praise.
He is thy praise, and he is thy God. -- Deut. x.??.
Syn: Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause; acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation.
Praise (n.) An expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" [syn: praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment].
Praise (n.) Offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God".
Praise (v.) Express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" [ant: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart].
Praise (v.) [ T ] (Show approval) (B2) 讚揚，表揚 To express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing.
// He should be praised for his honesty.
// My parents always praised me when I did well at school.
// He was highly praised for his research on heart disease.
Praiseful (a.) 贊揚的 Praiseworthy. [Obs.]
Praiseful (a.) Praiseworthy. [Obs.]
Praiseful (a.) Full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" [syn: laudatory, praiseful, praising].
Praiseless (a.) Without praise or approbation.
Praise-meeting (n.) A religious service mainly in song. [Local, U. S.]
Praisement (n.) Appraisement. [Obs.]
Praiser (n.) One who praises. "Praisers of men." --Sir P. Sidney.
Praiser (n.) An appraiser; a valuator. [Obs.] -- Sir T. North.
Praiseworthily (adv.) 值得稱許地 In a praiseworthy manner. -- Spenser.
Praiseworthiness (n.) 值得讚揚，可嘉 The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
Praiseworthy (a.) 值得稱讚的，可嘉的 Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. --Arbuthnot.
Praiseworthy (a.) 值得讚揚的 Deserving praise.
// His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.
Prakrit (n.) （古印度相對於梵語而言的）方言 Any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to, Sanskrit; -- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by the people. Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects.
Prakritic (a.) Pertaining to Prakrit.
Praam (n.) (Naut.) （挪威）平底船 A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also pram, and prame.]
Pram (n.) Alt. of Prame.
Prame (n.) (Naut.) See Praam.
Pram (n.) 嬰兒車；送牛奶的手推車 A perambulator [3]; -- British informal shortened form.
Pranced (imp. & p. p.) of Prance.
Prancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prance.
Prance (v. i.) [Q] （馬）騰躍；（人）躍馬前進 To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.
Now rule thy prancing steed. -- Gay.
Prance (v. i.) 使（馬）騰躍 To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner.
The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. -- Addison.
Prance (v. i.) To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade. -- Swift.
Prance (n.) [S1] （馬的）騰躍；昂首闊步 A proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance, swagger].
Prance (v.) To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]
Prance (v.) Spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow".
Prance (v.) Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward.
Prance (v.) Ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward.
Prancer (n.) A horse which prances.
Then came the captain . . . upon a brave prancer. -- Evelyn.
Prancer (n.) A mettlesome or fiery horse.
Prandial (a.) 膳食的 Of or pertaining to a repast, especially to dinner.
Prandial (a.) Of or relating to a meal.
Prangos (n.) (Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, one species of which ({Prangos pabularia), found in Tibet, Cashmere, Afghanistan, etc., has been used as fodder for cattle. It has decompound leaves with very long narrow divisions, and a highly fragrant smell resembling that of new clover hay.
Pranked (imp. & p. p.) of Prank.
Pranking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prank.
Prank (v. t.) To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.
In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. -- Spenser.
Prank (v. i.) 胡鬧；惡作劇 To make ostentatious show.
White houses prank where once were huts. -- M. Arnold.
Prank (n.) 胡鬧；惡作劇 [C] A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic. -- Spenser.
The harpies . . . played their accustomed pranks. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
His pranks have been too broad to bear with. -- Shak.
Prank (a.) Full of gambols or tricks. [Obs.]
Prank (n.) Acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank].
Prank (n.) A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on].
Prank (v.) Dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn".
Prank (v.) Dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes".
Pranker (n.) One who dresses showily; a prinker. "A pranker or a dancer." -- Burton.
Prankish (a.) Full of pranks; frolicsome.
Prankish (a.) Naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank" [syn: arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked].
Prase (n.) (Min.) A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green color.
Praseo- () A combining form signifying green; as, praseocobalt, a green variety of cobalt.
Praseodymium (n.) (Chem.) An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium; -- so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps. Atomic weight 143.6.
Praseodymium (n.) A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process [syn: praseodymium, Pr, atomic number 59].
Praseodymium
Symbol: Pr
Atomic number: 59
Atomic weight: 140.907
Soft silvery metallic element, belongs to the lanthanoids. Only natural isotope is Pr-141 which is not radioactive. Fourteen radioactive isotopes have been artificially produced. Used in rare-earth alloys. Discovered in 1885 by C.A. von Welsbach.