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- PICOTEEA flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour.
- PICTURESQUEResembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
- PIEDFORTAn unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.
- PIEDMONTAny region of foothills of a mountain range.
- PIMENTWine flavoured with spices or honey.
- PINOTAny of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
- PIOLETAn ice axe/ice ax.
- PIPETTEA small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
- PIQUETA game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.
- PIROGUEA canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
- PIROUETTEA whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
- PISSOIRA public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets.
- PISTEA downhill trail.
- PISTILA discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
- PISTONA solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
- PISTOUA Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil, similar to pesto.
- PISTOUSA Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil, similar to pesto.
- PITONA spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
- PLAFONDA ceiling, especially one that is ornately decorated.
- PLANCHEA position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
- PLANCHETA flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
- PLANCHETTEA small plank.
- PLASTIQUEA form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.
- PLATEAUA largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
- PLATITUDEAn often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
- PLAYBACKThe replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
- PLEBEIANISMThe quality or state of being plebeian.
- PLEWbeaver pelt
- PLISSEA fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.
- PLUMBERYThe business of a plumber; plumbing
- PLUMERIAfrangipani
- PLUNKA brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
- PLUSHVery extravagant. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- PNEUMATOLOGISTOne versed in pneumatology.
- POCHETTEA small handbag shaped like an envelope.
- POCHOIRA technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates).
- POILUA French infantryman during the First World War
- POINTEThe tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
- POLARISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarize.
- POLARIZATIONThe production or the condition of polarity. The grouping of opinions into two extremes. The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electrom
- POLARIZETo cause to have a polarization.
- POLONAISEA stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
- POMPADOURA women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
- POMPIERA pompier hook
- PONCEA man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's. Synonym of kept man. Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
- PONCEAUAny of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators.
- PONTLEVISA drawbridge.
- PONTONArchaic form of pontoon.
- POOLISHA mixture of flour and water with a little yeast; used to make some forms of dough.
- POPLINA fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.
- PORTOLANA chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts.
- POSEUROne who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
- POSTALRelating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
- POSTICHEAny item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
- POSTULANTA person seeking admission to a religious order.
- POTAGEA thick soup, especially a creamy one.
- POTICHEA vase with a separate cover, the body usually rounded or polygonal in plan with nearly vertical sides, a neck of smaller size, and a rounded shoulder.
- POTINAn alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.
- POUFA headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
- POULARDA young spayed hen (that is fattened for eating).
- POUSSETTEA movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
- POUTINEA dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada.
- PRALINEA confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.
- PREVUEAlternative form of preview.
- PRISMATICOf or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
- PROLONGEA rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to tie it to the limber, and for various other purposes.
- PROMENADEA prom (dance).
- PROMISCUITYThe state or quality of being promiscuous.
- PROMULGETo promulgate; to publish or teach.
- PROPYLEither of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C3H7, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- PROPYLENEThe organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.
- PROTECTIONISTOf or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.
- PROUSTITEA mineral, Ag3AsS3, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.
- PSEUDOLOGYfalsehood of speech
- PSYCHOLOGUEA psychologist.
- PUBLICISTA person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.
- PUERDung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins.
- PUERINGDung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins.
- PULEA plaintive melancholy whine.
- PULVERIZATIONThe act of pulverizing.
- PUNANIThe vulva or vagina.
- PUREEA food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
- PURISMAn insistence on pure or unmixed forms. The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borr
- PURISTOf or pertaining to purism.
- PURITANISMStrict and austere religious conduct.
- PUTRIDITYThe state of being putrid.
- PUTTYA form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
- QUARTEThe fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.
- QUATRAINA poem in four lines.
- QUATREA card, die, or domino with four spots or pips.
- QUESTIONARYA questionnaire.
- QUINTEThe fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height.
- RABATA polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
- RABATOStiff collar, wired or starched, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries; sometimes used as a support for the ruff.
- RACEMOUSLYAlternative form of racemose.
- RACISMThe belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior.
- RACISTA person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.
- RACLETTEA dish, of Swiss origin, similar to a fondue, consisting of melted cheese traditionally served on boiled potatoes and accompanied with pickles.
- RACONTEUSEA female storyteller.
- RACQUETAlternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”).