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One who pilfers; a petty thief.

Petty theft. -- Pil"fer*ing*ly, adv.

Petty theft. [R.] Sir T. North.

Same as Mammalia.

Bearing a single slender bristle, or hair.

Pistillate.

Having or producing a placenta.

Yielding platinum; as, platiniferous sand.

A playfellow. [Obs.] [Also, playfeer, playphere.] Holinsheld.

Producing or containing lead. Kirwan.

Producing pollen; polliniferous.

Producing pollen; polleniferous.

The Anthozoa.

Bearing polyps, or polypites.

Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits.

A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiæ, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiæ, Keratosa or Fibrospongiæ, and Silicea.

One of the Polifera.

The Polifera.

rward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc. He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl. Pope. Presently prefer his suit to Cæsar. Shak. Three tongues prefer str…

The quality or state of being preferable; preferableness. J. S. Mill.