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pertaining to the anthropoid apes in particular, or to the higher apes of the Old World, collectively.

The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel.

All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. --Plank*ton"ic (#), a.

Government by planters; planters, collectively. [R.]

The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German.

Plebeians, collectively. [Obs.]

Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage. [R.] Southey.

pressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry. "The planetlike music of poetry." Sir P. Sidney. She taketh most delight In music, instruments, and poetry. Shak.

er of police ranking next below a superintendent. -- Police jury, a body of officers who collectively exercise jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes, etc.; -- so called in Louisiana. Bouvier. -- Police justice, or Police magistrate, a judge of a police court. -- Police offenses (Law), minor offen…

Pictures, collectively; painting. [Obs.] Chaucer.

theory or practice of any of several groups of recent painters, or of these groups taken collectively, whose work and theories have in common a tendency to reaction against the scientific and naturalistic character of impressionism and neo- impressionism. In a strict sense the term post-impressionism is used to denote…

A term collectively applied to the changes or conditions preceding fecundation, especially to the changes which the ovum undergoes before fecundation.

The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries. "Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other most judicious men." Hooker.

its no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively.

The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse.

Priests, collectively; the priesthood; -- so called in contempt. [R.] Milton.

Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests.

The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.

A body proprietors, taken collectively.

The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.