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Pitched; fixed; determined. [Obs.] [His horse] pight him on the pommel of his head. Chaucer. I found him pight to do it. Shak.

A small inclosure. [Written also pightle.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

See Pygmean.

Wine flavored with species and honey. Sir W. Scott. Pigment cell (Physiol.), a small cell containing coloring matter, as the pigmented epithelial cells of the choroid and iris, or the pigmented connective tissue cells in the skin of fishes, reptiles, etc.

Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. Dunglison. Pigmentary degeneration (Med.), a morbid condition in which an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues.

A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver.

Colored; specifically (Biol.), filled or imbued with pigment; as, pigmented epithelial cells; pigmented granules.

Pigmental.

See Pygmy. Pigmy falcon. (Zoöl.) Same as Falconet, 2 (a).

To pledge or pawn. [Obs.]

The act of pledging or pawning.

Pledging, pawning. [R.]

A pledge or pawn.

See Groundnut (d).

A pen, or sty, for pigs.

The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle.

A word of endearment for a girl or woman. [Obs.] [Written also pigsnie, pigsny, etc.] Chaucer.

A pigpen.

The tail of a pig.

Having a tail like a pig's; as, the pigtailed baboon.