pityriasis

[Gr. pityriasis, from pityron = bran.] Pathol.: A genus of skin diseases, order Squame. [DANDRIFF.] pit-y-roid, a . [Gr. pityron bran, and eidos appearance.] Resembling bran; bran-like. pi-tys, s. [Gr. pitys =a pine-tree.] Palæobot .: A genus of Conifere, with many species, from the Tertiary lignite. più, adv. [Ital., from Lat. plus.] Music: More; a word prefixed to another to intensify or strengthen its meaning; as, più allegro = faster, più forte =louder, . pi-ū-mą, s. [Etym. doubtful.] Fabric : A mixed fabric of light texture used for men's coats. ( Simmonds .) piv'-ot, s. [Fr., from Ital. piva =a pipe, from Low Lat. pipa a pipe (q. v.); Ital. pivolo =a peg or pin.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Lit .: In the same sense as II. 1. "When a man dances on the rope, the body is a weight balanced on its feet, as upon two pivots." -Dryden: Dufresnoy. 2. Fig .: That on which any important matter turns or depends; a turning-point. II. Technically : IMG:content-1151.png:[blocks in formation] "If Inspiration should her aid refuse To him who takes a pizy for a muse." Byron: English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, pixy-led, a . Led by fairies, bewildered. "Thee pixy - led in Popish piety." Clobery: Divine Glimpses, p. 73.