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Mean; paltry. [Obs.] Shak.

the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.

In a penetrating manner.

Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent. -- Per*sist"ing*ly, adv.

The dephasing of the two parts of a single alternating current in two dissimilar branches of a given circuit.

Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant-eating beetle.

The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc.

A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.

Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making hats or the like.

The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.

An object of ridicule or scorn; a laughingstock. Shak.

Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution. -- Pol*lut"ing*ly, adv.

A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Hence: Poonah brush, paper, painter, etc.

Of or pertaining to Portugal; Portuguese. [Obs.] -- n.

The act of transferring an account, as from the journal to the ledger. Posting house, a post house.

The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation.

Childish sullenness.

In a pouting, or a sullen, manner.

A religious service mainly in song. [Local, U. S.]

With idle talk; with loquacity.