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A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine.

One skilled in physiognomy. Dryden.

One skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist. Evelyn.

One skilled in diseases of plants.

A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano.

A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.

To make a raid for booty; to maraud; also, to skirmish in advance of an army. See Picaroon. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

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.

The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle.

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.

The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

Pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot. [R.]

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.

To pride or value; -- used reflexively. Men . . . pique themselves upon their skill. Locke.

ttle; a battle in which the hostile forces have fixed positions; -- in distinction from a skirmish. -- To pitch into, to attack; to assault; to abuse. [Slang]

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.