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A lover of the truth. [Obs.] Brathwait.

In popular usage, the physiological hypothesis of Gall, that the mental faculties, and traits of character, are shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology.

ment; to pin boards together. "Aa if she would pin her to her heart." Shak. To pin one's faith upon, to depend upon; to trust to.

To plait. [Obs.] Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. Chaucer.

n. "The small pittance of learning they received." Swift. The inconsiderable pittance of faithful professors. Fuller.

h supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer. His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot. Southey.

To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait. "They had platted a crown of thorns." Matt. xxvii. 29.

Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making hats or the like.

See Plait.

Woven; plaited. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

d and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait. Dunglison.

Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. -- Pli"cate*ly, adv.

A folding or fold; a plait. Richardson.

To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] "To sew and plight." Chaucer. A plighted garment of divers colors. Milton.

a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy. [Obs.] And when Christ saith. Who marries the divorced commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had any plot in the divorce. Milton.

ing to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word. Plural faith, which is too much by one. Shak. Plural number (Gram.), the number which designates more than one. See Number, n., 8.

A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord. Arbuthnot.

A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs. Shak.

The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also pollybait. [Prov. Eng.]

or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent. And poll for points of faith his trusty vote. Tickell.