poll evil (pole"vl)

A swelling or aposteme on a horse's head, or on the nape of the neck between the ears. Formerly also pole - evil. pollex (pol'eks), n.; pl. pollices (-i-sēz). [L., the thumb, the great toe, perhaps regarded as homologous with either the human or the forefinger. Abductor long us pol tor pollicis ped is. See adductor. Extensor brevis licis. Same as extensor o is metacarpi pollicis. - Adduc or minor pollicis. Same as extensor primi inter nodi i pollicis. Extensor o is metacarpi pollicis. See ex tensor. Extensor pollicis long us or major. Same as extensor secund i inter nodi i pollicis. Extensor primi inter nodi i pollicis. See extensor. - Extensor pro ise. Herbert , Hist. Reign Hen. VIII., p. 220. (Latham.) 2. In civil law , a promise without mutuality; a promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it is made. As a general rule, such a promise could be revoked at any time before it was accepted, but a vow made in favor of a public or religious object was irrevoca- ble from the moment it was made. This principle has been reaffirmed by the canon law. In some cases the promiser could be released from the effect of his vow by paying a fifth part of his property. See poligar . pollinar (pol'i-när), a . [ poll in aris (L. pollinarius ), belonging to fine flour, pollen ( poll in- ), fine flour (NL. pollen): see pollen .] In bot ., covered with a very fine dust resembling pollen. pollinarium (pol-i-nāʼri-um), n . [NL., pollen pollinarium (pol-1-na-ri-um), pollen ( poll in- ), pollen (see pollen ), + -arium .] In bot .: ( a ) In phanerogams, same as pollinium . ( b ) In cryptogams, same as cystidium . pollinate (pol'i-nat), v . t .; pret. and pp. poll i- nated , ppr. pollinating . [L. pollen ( poll in- ), fine flour (NL. pollen), + -ate2 .] In bot ., to convey pol convey pollen to the stigma of; pollenize. See pollination. pollinated (pol'i-nā-ted), a . [ pollinate + -ed2 .] In bot . , supplied with pollen: said of anthers. pollination (pol-i-na's hon), n . [= F. poll in a- tion ; as pollinate + -ion .] 1. In bot ., the sup- plying of pollen to the part of the female organ prepared to receive it, preliminary to fertiliza- tion. See pollen - tube . Green hill, Art of Embalming, p. 177. ( Latham .) See booth . polling-booth (po'ling-böth), n . polling-pencet, n. Same as poll - tax . polling-place (põʻling-plās), n . A place in which votes are taken and recorded at an election. polling-sheriff (po'ling-sher"if), n. In Scotland, the presiding officer at a polling-place. polling-station (põʻling-stā"shon), n. Same as polling - place . polliniferous (pol-i-nif'e-rus), a . [= F. poll i- nifère = Pg. pollinifero , pollen ( poll in- ), pollen, + L. ferre E. bear1 .] 1. Producing or containing pollen.-2. Bearing pollen: pollen: ap- plied in zoölogy to the brushes, plates, etc., by which insects gather or transport pollen. poll i niger ous (pol-i-nij'e-rus), a . [ pol- len , pollen, + L. gerere , carry.] 1. Fitted for collecting and carrying pollen; polliniferous.- 2. Collecting and carrying pollen: a term ap- plied to bees which collect pollen for the sus- tenance of their young. pollinium (po-lin'i-um), n.; pl. pollinia (-a). [NL., pollen ( poll in- ), pollen: see pollen .] In bot . , an agglutinated ma or body of pollen- grains, composed of all the grains of an anther- cell. A pollinium is especially characteristic of the fam- ilies Asclepiad aceæ and Orchideæ , and is an adaptation for cro -fertilization by insect aid. Also called pollen - ma , pollinarium . poll in i vor ous (pol-i-niv'ō-rus), a. [ pol- len ( poll in- ), pollen, + L. vorare , devour, eat.] Feeding upon pollen, as an insect. poll i no dial (pol-i-no'di-al), a. [ pollinodi - um or resembling a poll in odium. Encyc . Brit ., XX. poll in odium (pol-i-no'di-um), n.; pl. poll i nodi a , (-a). [NL., pollen ( poll in- ), pollen, + Gr. εἶδος , form.] In bot . , the male sexual organ in Ascomycetes , which, either directly or by means of an outgrowth, conjugates with the oögonium, or female sexual organ. A second branch (termed the poll in odium ) is formed in the immediate neighbourhood of the first. Huxley and Martin , Elementary Biology, p. 420. pollinoid (pol'i-noid), n . [ pollen ( poll in- ) , pollen, + Gr. εἶδος , form.] In bot . , the non- motile male organ in the Florideæ and Ascomy- cetes : the same, or nearly the same, as pollino- dium . poll i nose (pol'i-nos), a . [ pollen (poll in-), pollen, + -ose .] In entom . , covered (as if with pollen) with a loose or light powdery substance, often of a yellow color. polliwog, polliwig (pol'i-wog, -wig), n. [Also pollywog , pollywig ; early mod. E. polewigge ; ME. polwygle , later porwigle ; appar. poll + wig( gle ).] A tadpole. Dame, what ails your ducks to die? Eating o' pollywigs , eating o' pollywigs . And on her naked shame, Pollute with sinful blame, pollutedly (po-lu'ted-li), adv . With pollution. pollutedne (po-lū'ted-nes), n . The state of being polluted; defilement. polluter (po-lū'ter), n . [ pollute + -er1.] One who pollutes or profanes; a defiler. Dryden , Æneid, xi. pollutingly (po-lū'ting-li), adv . In a polluting manner; with pollution or defilement. pollution (po-lu'shọn), n . [= F. pollution = Pr. pollucio = Sp. polucion = Pg. pollução It. polluzione , pollutio ( n- ), defilement, polluere , pp. pollutus , defile: see pollute , v .] 1. The act of polluting; also, the state of being polluted; defilement; uncleanne ; impurity. poll-mad (po (pol'mad), a . [ poll + mad1 .] Wrong in the head; crazy; mad or eager to the point of mental derangement. [Prov. Eng.] pollman (pol'man), n .; pl. pollmen (-men). [ IMG:content-0573.png:[blocks in formation] poll-moneyt (põlʼmun"i), n. Same as poll - tax . pollock, k, n . See pollack . poll-pick (põl'pik), n. A form of pick in com- mon use by miners in various parts of Great Britain. The form used in Cornwall has a stem or arm about 12 inches long from the end of the eye, and a stump which forms the poll or head. The face of the poll is steeled like a sledge to form a peen, so that it can be used for striking a blow. polly (pol'i), n . Same as poll2 . pollybait (pol'i-bāt), n. Same as polewig . pollywog, pollywig, n. See polliwog . polmentt, n. [ME., polment , pulment , pulmentum , anything eaten with bread, a sauce, condiment, relish.] A kind of pottage. Me ez of mylke he merkkez bytwene, Sythen potage & polment in plater honest; As sewer in a god a yse he serued hem fayre, Wyth sadde semblaunt & swete of such as he hade. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 638. polol (põʻlō), n . [E. Ind.] A game of ball resembling hockey, played on horseback. It is of Eastern origin, and is played in India, whence it has been introduced into Europe and poll-silvert (põl's ilver), n . poll-suffrage (pol's uf"raj), n. Universal man- hood suffrage. poll-tax (pol'taks), n. A tax levied at so much per head of the adult male population; a сар- it at i on-tax: formerly common in England, and still levied in some of the United States, as well as in a few of the countries of continental Europe. Formerly also called poll - money , poll- ing - pence , and poll - silver . pollucite (pol'u-sīt), n. [L. Pollux ( Polluc- ), Pollux, + -ite2 .] Same as pollux , 3. pollute (po-lūt'), v . t .; pret. and pp. polluted , ppr. polluting . [ pollutus , pp. of polluere (> Pg. polluir = F. polluer ), soil, defile, as with blood, slime, etc., hence defile morally, pollute, prob. orig. wash or smear over; cf. proluvies , an overflow, inundation, pol- , por- , forth, + luere , wash.] 1. To make foul or unclean; ren- der impure; defile; soil; taint. In those wide wounds thro' which his spirit fled, Shall flies and worms obscene pollute the dead? IMG:content-0574.png:[blocks in formation] Polonese Polonese (pō-lō-nēs' or -nēz'), n. [F. Pol on a is, the Polish language: see polonaise.] 1. The Polish language.-2. [ l. c.] Same as polonaise, 1. Polonian (po-lō'ni-an), a. and n. [ or pertaining to Poland or the Poles; Polish. The hardne and fortitude of the Polonian Army. Milton , Letters of State, May 22, 1674. II. n . A Pole. Milton , Declaration for Election of John III. Polonize (põʻlō-nīz), v. t.; pret. and pp. Polo nized, ppr. Polonizing. [ polony (po-lō'ni), n.; pl. polonies (-niz). [Prob. corrupted from Bologna (sausage).] A kind of high-dried sausage made of partly cooked pork. They were addicted to polonies; they did not disguise their love for Banbury cakes; they made bets in ginger Thackeray, New comes, xviii. beer.