ponerology (poneroloji)

[ to trant her a ) geniculata, of pine-barren ponds from Virginia Florida. It has small yellow flowers in clustered umbels appearing before the coriaceous leaves, globose red drupes, and remarkably zigzag branches. pond-turtle (pond'ter"tl), n. A common name in the United States of the Emydi dæ, most of which are also called terrapins, and some of them mud turtles. IMG:content-0632.png:[blocks in formation] theol., the doctrine of wickedne . Pongamia (pon-gā'mi-ä), n. [NL. (Ventenat, 1803), pongee (pon-jē'), n. [Said to be a corruption of Chinese pun - ki, 'own loom,' or of pun - chih, 'own weaving' (as if ‘home-made'); but all silks woven in China are stamped with one or other of these phrases, along with the name of the house selling them. According to another suggestion, a corruption of Chinese pun - shih, 'native (or wild) silk.'] A soft, unbleached washing silk resembling the tasar silk of India, woven in China, chiefly in the province of make. Those bloody brothers, Hastings and the rest, Sheath'd their sharp poniards in his manly breast. Drayton, Miseries of Queen Margaret. poniard (pon'yärd), v . t . [= F. poignarder ; from the noun.] To stab with or as with a poniard. But may be it is your ladyship's pleasure that this young esquire shall poniard the servants, as well as switch and baton them. Scott, Abbot, iv.