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Artful; deceitful; skillful. [Obs.] "Cunning sleights and practick knavery." Spenser.

Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.

By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject.

Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness. [R.] "His nice fence and his active practice." Shak.

Experienced; expert; skilled; as, a practiced marksman. "A practiced picklock." Ld. Lytton.

One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner.

One skilled in affairs. My attorney and solicitor too; a fine pragmatic. B. Jonson.

hen. (Zoöl.) Same as Prairie chicken, above. -- Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called swamp itch, winter itch. -- Prairie marmot. (Zoöl.) Same as Prairie dog, above. -- Prairie mole (Zoöl.), a large Ame…

One skilled in legerdemain or sleight of hand; a juggler.

closure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing. The august tribunal of the skies, where no prevarication shall avail. Cowper.

A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. Bacon.

It is due to inflammation of the sweat glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in hot weather. -- Prickly pear (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the cactaceous genus Opuntia, American plants consisting of fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly joints inserted upon each other. Th…

A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made with waist and skirt in one.

Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,

wit or art Could work, he put in proof. Spenser. You shall have many proofs to show your skill. Ford. Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof. Ure.

One skilled in prosody.

to be thrust forward; to extend beyond a limit; to project. The parts protrude beyond the skin. Bacon.

Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney. He by his prowess conquered all France. Shak.

A trustworthy citizen; a skilled workman. See Citation under 3d Commune, 1.

A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the healthy cuticle in color.