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See Palestra.

See Palestric.

Of or pertaining to Palestine.

A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general.

Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling.

A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second. Longfellow.

Anæsthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.

A pebble; also, pebbles collectively. "Chains of pebblestone." Marlowe.

he die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column. Build him a pedestal, and say, "Stand there!" Cowper.

Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively, exalted. Hawthorne. Pedestaled haply in a palace court. Keats.

Of or pertaining to the feet; employing the foot or feet.

In a pedestrial manner.

Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian journey.

The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot.

To practice walking; to travel on foot.

Going on foot; not winged. [Obs.] "Pedestrious animals." Sir T. Browne.

To investigate thoroughly. [Obs.]

Thorough investigation. [Obs.] Chillingworth.

A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the plague. England's sufferings by that scourge, the pest. Cowper.

h combined manual training with other instruction, advocated and practiced by Jean Henri Pestalozzi (1746-1827), a Swiss teacher. -- n.