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rished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child. The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. Tatler.

One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower.

Having petals; as, a petaled flower; -- opposed to Ant: apetalous, and much used in compounds; as, one-petaled, three- petaled, etc.

Bearing petals.

Having the form of a petal; petaloid; petal-shaped.

Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal.

A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans by which they banished for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of shells for ballots.

A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia.

The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals.

Petaline.

Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. Petaloideous division, that division of endogenous plants in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline, embracing the Liliaceæ, Orchidaceæ, Amaryllideæ, etc.

An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as the spatangoids. See Spatangoid.

Having petals; petaled; -- opposed to Ant: apetalous.

A petal.

See Petard. [Obs.] "Hoist with his own petar." Shak.

A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.

One who managed a petard.

The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans.

Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista, Acrobata, and allied genera. See Flying mouse, under Flying, and Phalangister.

Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in malignant fevers, etc.