pegjoint (pegjoint)

Gomphosis. peg-ladder (peg'lader), n. A ladder, usually pein, n. See peen. fixed, having a single standard, into or through which cro -pieces are inserted. peg-leg (peg leg), n. 1. A wooden leg of the simplest form.-2. One who walks on a wooden leg: so called in contempt or derision. [Slang.] pegmat (peg'mä), n. [L.: see peg me .] Same as peg me . The Verses are even enough for such odde pegma's . N. Ward , Simple Cobler, p. 27. pegmatite (peg'ma-tit), n. [ peg me ), + -ite2.] Coarsely crystal- lized granite. Also called granitel , granitelle . pegmatitic (peg-ma-tit'ik), a. [ pegmatite + -ic .] Consisting of, characteristic of, or resem- bling pegmatite. - Pegmatitic structure, the type of structure characteristic of pegmatite, the component minerals being of considerable size and having a tendency to a similar optical orientation.