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as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

Poorly. [Obs.] Chaucer.

One who pours.

See Purlieu.

A consultation preliminary to a treaty.

A division; a divided share. To make pourparty, to divide and apportion lands previously held in common.

A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries; also, a name for the doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.

See Purpresture.

See Pursuivant.

See Portray.

See Purveyance.

A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous shower.

To pour out. Milton.

A medley or mixture. Specifically:

To pour again.

To pour out or upon. [R.] I first affused water upon the compressed beans. Boyle.

The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med)

To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. Exod. xxix. 7. Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 1 Kings xix. 15. The Lord's Anointed, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other k…

men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts xvii. 31. Assurances of support came pouring in daily. Macaulay.

itiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.