penthemimer

[Gr. pen the mime res, from pente-five, and hemimeres = halved, half. The first two feet and a half of a verse; the half of a pentameter, consisting of two feet and a half. "The charm of the Latin pentameter is enhanced by the Thyming of the last syllables of the two penthemimers." Sayce : Comparative Philology , p. 384. pěnt-house, *pěnt-Içe, *pent-ise, s . & a. [A corrupt. of pentice , or a pentice , from O. Fr. apentis , appentis , from Lat. appendicium =an appendage.] [APPENDIX.] IMG:content-0859.png:[blocks in formation] B. As adj .: Overhanging. "Sleep shall, neither night nor day, Hang upon his penthouse lid." Shakesp.: Macbeth , i. 3. pěnt-land-ite, s . [After Mr. Pentland; suffix ite ( Min .); Ger. eisennickelkies .] Min.: An isometric mineral, with octahedral cleavage, but mostly found ma ive. Hardne , 3.5-4; specific gravity, 4'6; color, bronze-yellow; streak, bronze-brown. Composition: Sulphur, 360; iron, 41.9; nickel, 22-1=100, corresponding with the formula (Ni+Fe) S. Mined for the nickel it contains.