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Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore.

of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; -- called also peastone, peagrit.

An instrument for determining and registering the variations in the size or volume of a limb, as the arm or leg, and hence the variations in the amount of blood in the limb. -- Pleth`ys*mo*graph"ic, a.

The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply.

A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type.

A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished in size. [R.]

A shaddock, esp. one of large size.

Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. Roscommon. -- Por*tent"ous*ly, adv. -- Por*tent"ous*ness, n.

A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper. Post and pair, an old game at cards, in which each player a hand of three cards. B. Jonson. -- Post bag, a mail bag. -- Post bill, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster. -- Post chaise, or Post coach, a carriage usually with four wheels, for the con…

A size of paper. See Pott. Jack pot. See under 2d Jack. -- Pot cheese, cottage cheese. See under Cottage. -- Pot companion, a companion in drinking. -- Pot hanger, a pothook. -- Pot herb, any plant, the leaves or stems of which are boiled for food, as spinach, lamb's-quarters, purslane, and many others. -- Pot hun…

e body usually rounded or polygonal in plan with nearly vertical sides, a neck of smaller size, and a rounded shoulder.

A size of paper. See under Paper.

A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes containing a small admixture of wood pulp; -- so called because used originally, as now, in presses for pressing and finishing knit underwear.

A kind of type, of which there are two species; one, called long primer, intermediate in size between bourgeois and small pica [see Long primer]; the other, called great primer, larger than pica.

The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.

Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large print; this line is in print.

Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.

just in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income. In the loss of an object we do not proportion our grief to the real value . . . but to the value our fancies set upon it. Addison.…

rganic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria.

at any figure drawn upon it can be displaced in any way without tearing it or altering in size any of its elements.