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.; ;14 GLOSSA RIAL INDEX.piler, <strong>to</strong> peel, <strong>to</strong> rob ; cf. E.pillage.Pirries, &b. pi. s<strong>to</strong>rms <strong>of</strong> wind,hurricanes, l8. xvii. 74. Sc. pirris a gentle breeze ; but O. E. hereis violence, rush. Icel. byrr, wind ;E. birr, buzz, a noise.Piscence, sb. F. puissance, might,II a. 16. O.F. poissant, powerful,<strong>from</strong> Lat. posse.Pistle, sb. epistle, letter, 17 f. 287.Place; common place = court <strong>of</strong>common pleas, 3 a. 4; I4. 316.Plane, pr. s. subj. ; awey plane =plane away, remove, 2. 625. Lat.planus, smooth.Plane, v. <strong>to</strong> complain <strong>of</strong>, lament,1 1 fi. 5. See Plajm.Planys, sb.pl. plains, 13, 82.Platly, adv. F. flatly, fully, 3 b.1 1 33. Of Teu<strong>to</strong>nic origin; cf.G. pla/t, Du. plat, flat.Playn, v. F. <strong>to</strong> plain, lament, 19b. 33; Plane, II a. 5; Pleyn,13. 202. F. plalndre, Lzt. piangere.Playnyng, 56. complaint, 24. 22.Plein, adj. F. plain, even, 5 b. 96.Lat. planus.Plenyst, pp. replenished, filled, 13.'^.?. Lat. plemis, full.Plesand, /rf5./ar/. as adv. pleasingly,pleasantly, l,^. 83.Plate, V. F. <strong>to</strong> plead, 14. 321.Plottand, pres. part, plaiting, 13.192. W. pletbu, <strong>to</strong> plait, pleth, aplait, braid ; cf. Du. plooi, a \ lait.Plet3mge, sb. F. pleading, 14. 315.F. plaid, Prov. plait, a plea ; <strong>from</strong>Lat. placiium, a decree, <strong>from</strong> placere.Plewys, sb. pi. ploughs, 13. 259.PlejTi. V. <strong>to</strong> complain <strong>of</strong>, lament,13- 202. See Playn.Plied, pt.pl. bent <strong>the</strong>ir way, 19 a.260. Lat. plicare, W. plygu, t<strong>of</strong>oKi, bend.Plomys, sb. pi. plumes, 13. 161.Pluch-ox, sb. plough-ox, li a. 16.Ply;t. /./.. plighted, I. 340. A. S.plibtan, <strong>to</strong> plightPolleth, pr. s. exacts contributions<strong>from</strong> every person, exacts so muchper poll or head, 16. 148.Polling, sb. robbery, plunder, 26.445. Lit. taking so much perpoll; hut pill znd poll were <strong>of</strong>tenconfused, and <strong>of</strong>ten joined <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r.Cf. 'Which pols and pils <strong>the</strong> poorin piteous wize.' Spenser, F. Q.v. 2. 6.Pome, sb. pomade, 13. 144. F.pomme, because pomade was formerlymade <strong>of</strong> apples and lemons ;Lat. pomum.Pomels, sb. pi. pommels, i. 562.'Pomel, a knob, knot, or bossus^d in reference <strong>to</strong> a finial, &c.;'Glossary <strong>of</strong> Architecture. O. F.p<strong>of</strong>nel, a pommel, <strong>from</strong> pomme, anapple.Popetrie, sb. popery, 21. 299.Popyngay, s6. a parrot, 16. 83 ;pi.Popyngayes, 12.2. O. F. papegai.The parts <strong>of</strong> it are <strong>from</strong> Bavarianpappeln, <strong>to</strong> chatter, der papple, aparrot ; and It. gallo, Fr. gau, acock. See Papingais.Portis, sb.pl. ports, gates, 13. 19.Portred, pp. pourtrayed, adorned,I. 192. See Pvirtreied.Porturat, pp. pourtrayed (<strong>the</strong> verbben = are beingunders<strong>to</strong>od), 13.67.Potent, adj. mighty, 13. 141. Lat.poteTis.Pot-parlament, sb. a talk overone's cups, 17 c. 201.Potshordes, sb. pi. S. potsherdes,1 4. 478. A sherd, shord, or shardis <strong>the</strong> same as a shred; <strong>from</strong> A. S.sceran, <strong>to</strong> share, shear.Potstick, sb. a pole ; <strong>the</strong> precious'potstick ' is probably <strong>the</strong> rod onwhich <strong>the</strong> sponge was lifted up, acommon symbol <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Passion23. iii. 3. 126. See Poutstaff.Pouert, sb. F. poverty, 2. 623. F.pauvre, Lat. pauper, poor.Poulderit, pp. powdered, i.e. oversprinkled,22. 4550.Povn, 56. peacock, 13. 161. F.paon,<strong>from</strong> Lat. ace. pauonem.

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