pozzuolanic (pot"soolanik)

Consisting of or resembling pozzuolana. pp. An abbreviation (a) of pages (as p. for page ); (b) of past participle or perfect participle; (c) of piani imo. P.P.C. An abbreviation of the French phrase pour prendre congé, 'to take leave': written upon a visiting-3 rd to indicate that the bearer or sender is making a farewell call or otherwise bidding farewell to the recipient of the card. Sometimes English T. T. L., to take leave, is used instead. ppr. An abbreviation of present participle. A number here [in Egypt] be afflicted with sore eyes, pr. An abbreviation of pronoun . either by the reflecting heat, the salt dust of the soyle, or Pr. An abbreviation of Provençal . exce ive venery: for the pocks is uncredible frequent praam (präm), n. See pram1 . A pox on, a pox of, a plague on: a mild imprecation much practict (praktik), a. and n. [I. a. Also prac among them. used by the old dramatists. Sandys , Travailes, p. 85. Ros. O that your face were not so full of O's! Kath . A pox of that jest! Shak ., L. L. L., v. 2. 46. I must needs fight yet; for I find it concerns me. A pox on 't! I must fight. Fletcher , Wild goose Chase, ii. 3. poxt (poks), v . t . [ pox , n.] To communicate the pox or venereal disease to. Pope , Imit. of Horace, II. i. 84.