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A pine-cone. pine-marten, s. Zool.: Mustela martes , distributed over Europe and Asia. The body is long and lithe, about eighteen inches, with a tail two-thirds that length; legs short, paws with five digits armed with claws; snout sharp, vibri æ long. Fur dark-brown, lighter on cheeks and snout; throat, and under side of neck light-yellow. It is arboreal, and frequents coniferous woods, whence its popular name. The female makes a nest of mo and leaves, sometimes occupying those of squirrels or woodpeckers and killing the rightful owners. 3125 3. To languish with desire; to waste away with any longing. (Generally followed by for. ) "Loathing, from racks of husky straw he turns, And, pining, for the verdant pasture mourns." Rowe: Lucan, v. *4. To waste or fall away; to lose strength, power, or influence. "On the death of the late Duke, it [Parma] was taken po e ion of by the French, and is now pining away under the influence of their iron domination."- Eustace : Italy , vol. i., ch. vi. *pine (2), *pyne, s. [A.S. pin. Pine and pain are doublets.] (PAIN, 8.] pin-e-al, a. & s. [Fr. pinéale, from Lat. pine a = the cone of a pine-tree; pin us =a pine.] A. As adj.: Of or pertaining to a pine-cone, or resembling it in shape. B. As subst.: The pineal-gland (q. v.). pineal-gland, s. Anatomy: A conical body of a dark-gray color, placed immediately behind the posterior extremity pine-mast, s. Pine-cones collectively. [MAST of the third ventricle. It rests in a groove between (2), 8.] pine-mouse, s. Zool.: Arvicola pine to rum , inhabiting the country west of the Mi i ippi. pine-needle, s. Bot.: One of the leaves of a pine-tree. pine-needle wool, s. Chemistry: Pine-wood wool. A fibrous substance, prepared in Pru ia and some of the Southern States by treating the needles of coniferous trees with a strong solution of sodic carbonate. It is used for stuffing mattre es, and for other upholstery purposes. pine-oil, s. Chem.: A name applied to certain oils resembling oil of turpentine, extracted from the seeds of various pine trees, Pinus pice a , P. abies, P. pumilio, . It has a yellow color, a balsamic odor; specific gravity, 0-893 at 17°, and boils at 152°. By treatment with pota ium and rectification it yields a hydrocarbon, C10H16, le fragrant than the original oil, specific gravity, 0.875 at 17°, and boiling at 161°. pine-resin, 8 . Chem.: The resinous juice which exudes from incisions made in the stems of coniferous trees. It is a mixture of a volatile oil, C10H16, and colophony, C20H30O2. IMG:content-1099.png:[blocks in formation] the nates. Its base is turned forward toward the third ventricle, and its apex is directed downward and backward. It is connected to the inner surface of the thalami by fibers called the peduncles or habene of the pineal gland. In a cavity near its base is a ma of sabulous matter composed of phosphate and of carbonate of lime. It is found in the human species after seven years of age. It was called by So emmer ing cervulus . The use of the pineal body is unknown. (Todd & Bowman : Physiol. Anat . , i. 278-79.)