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That which is excreted through the skin; sweat.

To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.

rple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc.

etechiæ; spotted. Petechial fever, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid spots on the skin.

Wantonness; friskiness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

The application of light for therapeutic purposes, esp. for treating diseases of the skin. -- Pho`to*the*rap"ic (#), Pho`to*ther`a*peu"tic (#), a.

A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-

f a picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination. "Pictorial rhetoric." Ruskin. -- Pic*to"ri*al*ly, adv.

ing, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively. And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. Spenser. She would not pierce further into his meaning. Sir P. Sidney.

A fife; also, a rude kind of oboe or a bagpipe with an inflated skin for reservoir.

epithelial cells of the choroid and iris, or the pigmented connective tissue cells in the skin of fishes, reptiles, etc.

A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. [Obs.]

The peel or skin. [Obs.] "Some be covered over with crusts, or hard pills, as the locusts." Holland.

A small American bird (Spinus, or Chrysomitris, spinus); -- called also pine siskin, and American siskin.

A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.

in tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco. They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face irregularly spotted with white. Called also speckled Indians.

A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. Pityriasis versicolor Etym: [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches.

ghtly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked. Plantain cutter, or Plantain eater (Zoöl.), any one of several large African birds of the genus Musophaga, or family Musophagidæ, e…

A secluded part of a garden. [Archaic] The pleasances of old Elizabethan houses. Ruskin.

also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton. E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile. Goldsmith.