Poultice, pole'-tis, s

an application of meal or some mollifying composition to a sore or inflamed part of POWER ] the body; a cataplasm: v.a. to apply a poultice to (L. puls, pultis, porridge). pole'-tre, s. fowls fed for domestic use. See Poult. pole'-tre-hows, s. a structure for the rearing and shelter of poultry. pole'-tre-yärd, s. a yard or place where fowls are reared and fed. powns, s. a fine powder used to sprinkle over freshly written paper to prevent blotting; also to sprinkle into holes in paper in pattern-making: υ.α. to sprinkle with pounce (pumice). powns, s. the claw of a bird of prey; v.n. to fall on suddenly;to fall on and seize with claws (L.pun go, punctum, to prick). powns'-boks, s. a box for sprinkling pounce on paper. pownst, a. furnished with claws. pownd, s. a standard weight consisting of12 oz. Troy or 16 oz. avoirdupois; a money of account consisting of twenty shillings (A.S. pund, and L. pond us, a weight). pownd, s. a pinfold for confining stray cattle; v.n. to confine in a public pound (A.Š. pund, an inclosure). pownd, v.a. to beat; to comminute by beating (A.S. punian). pownd'-aje, s. an allowance of so mucin the pound. pownd'-aje, s. charge for pounding cattle. pownd'-kake,s. a rich cake, the ingredients being originally pound for pound of each. pown'-der, s. a pestle; a gun, as carrying so many pounds weight; an elector, as paying so many pounds rent, . pownd-fool'-ish, a. negligent in the care of large sums, but careful to save small ones. pownd' -keep-er, s. one who has the care ofa cattle-pound. poo'-pe-ton, s. a puppet or little baby (Fr. poupée). pore, v.a. to empty, as liquids, out of any ve el; to send forth in a stream; to send forth with a gush or in profusion: v.n. toflow rapidly; to i ue forth ina stream; to rush in a crowd (Celt.) pore'-er, s. one who or that which pours. poor'-poynt, s. a quilted doublet (Fr.) poor-pres'-ture, s. a wrongful inclosure of or encroachment on public or royal lands [Law] (Fr.) pore-tra', v.a. See Portray. poo-set', s. a certain circling figure in a country dance (Fr. a children's game). (poult). powt, s. a kind of cod fish; a young partridge powt, s. a fit of sullenne : v.n. to thrust out the lips in sullenne , contempt or displeasure; to shoot out, or be prominent. pow'-ter, s. one who pouts; a variety of pigeon, with an inflated breast. pov'-er-te, s. the state of being poor; poorne ; indigence; sterility; barrenne of sentiment or ornament; defect; defect of words. pow'-an, s. fish, like a herring, found only in LochLomond,Scotland. pow'-der, s. any dry substance composed of minute particles; gunpowder; hair-powder: v.a. to reduce to powder; to sprinkle with powder; to salt (L. pelvis, pulver is, dust). pow'-der-boks, s. a box in which hair powder is kept. s.acart that carries powder and shot for artillery. pow'-der-chest, s. a small box charged with powder, old nails, ., to be discharged at an enemy attempting to board a ship. pow -der-flask, s. a flask in which gunpowder is carried. pow'-der-horn, s. a horn in which gunpowder was carried. pow'-der-mag-a-zeen, s. a store for gunpowder. pow'-der-mil, s. amill in which gunpowder is made. pow'-der-mine, s. a cave in which powder is placed for firing. pow'-der-room, s. the apartment in a ship where the gunpowder is kept. pow'-de-re, a. sprinkled with or resembling powder. pow'-er, s. the faculty of doing or performing anything; force; strength; energy; ability; induence; dominion; authority; aruler; one who or that which has power;divinity; a supernatural being supposed to have dominion over some part of creation; mil i tary force; legal authority; that which produces motion or force [Mech.]; the product arising the multiplication of a number or quantity itself (Arith., Alg.] Power of attorney, a written authority to act for another (Fr. pouvoir).