pilot tricycle

A railway track tricycle used in Ru ia instead of a pilot-engine. IMG:content-1084.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-1085.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Lit. & Naut .: To act as pilot of, to direct the course of, as of a ship. 2. Fig .: To direct the course or conduct of; to guide through dangers or difficulties. pi'-lot-age (age as ig), s . (Fr.) 1. The skill or science of a pilot; the knowledge of coasts, channels, ., nece ary to a pilot. "We must for ever abandon the Indies, and lose all our knowledge and pilotage of that part of the world." Raleigh . 2. The act of piloting; the guidance or direction of a pilot; the employment of pilots. "The purpose of abolishing compulsory pilotage ."London Daily Chronicle. 3. The remuneration, payment, or fee paid or al lowed to a pilot. "They were tendered the usual pilotage." - London Daily Telegraph. IMG:content-1086.png:[blocks in formation] pil-şen-ite, s. [After Deutsch-Pilsen, Hungary, where found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A mineral resembling tetradymite in its perfect basal cleavage. Crystallization, hexagonal. Hardne , 1-2; specific gravity, 8.44; luster, bright; color, light steel-gray. An analysis yielded: Tellurium, 29-74; sulphur, 2-33; bismuth, 61.15; silver, 2.07-95-29; for which the formula Bi (Te.S)2 is sug gested. pil-ser, subst. [Etym. doubtful.] A moth or fly that runs into a flame. ( Ains worth.) pil-u-lą ( pl. pil-u-le), s. (Lat., dim in. from pila =a ball.] *1. Bot.: A cone like a galbula (q.v.). (Pliny.) 2. Phar.: A pill (q. v.).