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An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous, having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous, joyous, etc.

The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye.

To surpass in sounding.

To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine.

A wooden implement used by potters, crucible makers, etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works. It is oval, round, and of other forms.

Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy shore. Pope. His golden sands and palmy wine. Goldsmith.

One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant cut diamond.

A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.

llow, a partner. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Parting pulley. See under Pulley. -- Parting sand (Founding), dry, nonadhesive sand, sprinkled upon the partings of a mold to facilitate the separation. -- Parting strip (Arch.), in a sash window, one of the thin strips of wood let into the pulley stile to keep the sashes apart; a…

A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. Dormant, or Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a.

Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.

ive the strain of the pawls. -- Pawl rim or ring (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in.

Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells. Milton.

Composed of peat; abounding in peat; resembling peat.

Abounding in pebbles. Thomson.

Abounding in money; wealthy; rich. [Obs.] Sherwood.

In ancient architecture, an inclosed court, esp., one surrounding a temple.

Surrounding the branchiæ; as, a peribranchial cavity.

Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells.

The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses; perichætium; perichete.