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A fish; the ruff. Pope Joan, a game at cards played on a round board with compartments. -- Pope's eye, the gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh of an ox or sheep. R. D. Blackmore. -- Pope's nose, the rump, or uropygium, of a bird. See Uropygium.

A long-handled brush for dusting ceilings, etc., also for washing windows. [Cant]

The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity. Shak.

A petty or deputy pope.

rd variously explained as "a little puppet," "a little doll," or "a young butterfly." Cf. Popet. [Obs.] So gay a popelote, so sweet a wench. Chaucer.

The religion of the Roman Catholic Church, comprehending doctrines and practices; -- generally used in an opprobrious sense.

A puppet. [Obs.] Chaucer.

One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.

Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as, apoplectic songs or hymns.

To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the popedom. One whom they disposed. Tennyson.

An epic poem; epic poetry.

One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; -- called also protopapas.

To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope.

l court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.

A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.

The water used in cleansing. "Cast the ablutions in the main." Pope.

Absorbed. [Arcahic.] "Absorpt in care." Pope.

Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. "One abstemious day." Pope.

This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak. 'This phrase absurd to call a villain great. Pope. p. 9

Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. "Men of account." Pope. "To turn to account." Shak. Account current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account. -- In account with, in a relation requiring an account to be kept. -- On account of, for t…