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See Pretermit.

A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.

See Pretor.

A division of butterflies including the satyrs.

See Pretorian.

See Pretorium.

Same as Prezygapophysis.

Popularly, any modern artist thought to be a would-be restorer of early ideas or methods, as one of the German painters often called Nazarenes, or one who paints and draws with extreme minuteness of detail.

ice of a school of modern painters who profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate conception of the subject.

Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape. Ruskin.

See Mesenteron.

Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.

The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction.

Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure.

Same as Lemuroidea.

False or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs in hypochondriasis, or such as is referred to an organ that has been removed, as an amputated foot.

Pertaining to the vascular system of annelids. Pseudhæmal fluid, the circulatory fluid, or blood, of annelids, analogous to the blood of vertebrates. It is often red, but is sometimes green or colorless. -- Pseudhæmal vessels, the blood vessels of annelids.

birds whose young at first have down on the pterylæ only; -- called also Gymnopædes.

Having down upon the pterylæ only; -- said of the young of certain birds.

Same as Dasypædes.