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Same as Pinnule.

Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its pinnæ.

Having pinnules.

One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate.

An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs. [Written also pilliewinkles.] [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

See Penuchle.

An aromatic powder used in Italy in the manufacture of chocolate.

The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America.

The common English periwinkle. [Prov. Eng.]

A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart.

Any bird of the genus Numida. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea.

grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocætes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.

A little pin.

Lit., painted; hence, piebald; mottled; pied.

A mountain 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.

A kind of oil gas extensively used for lighting railroad cars, which carry it in compressed form.

One of the sights of an astrolabe. [Obs.]

have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine.

Any plant of the genus Lechea, low North American herbs with branching stems, and very small and abundant leaves and flowers.

A small nematoid worm (Oxyurus vermicularis), which is parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. It is most common in children and aged persons.