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- 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.
- PORCELAINA hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often suc
- PORCHETTAA savory and moist boneless pork roast, part of Italian cuisine.
- PORCINIAn edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.
- PORTEOUSA portable breviary.
- PORTOLANA chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts.
- POSADAA traditional Mexican Christmas procession.
- 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.
- POSTILIONA rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.
- POSTULANTA person seeking admission to a religious order.
- POTABLEGood for drinking without fear of waterborne disease or poisoning.
- POTAGEA thick soup, especially a creamy one.
- POTAGERA kitchen garden; sometimes used attributively.
- POTATOThe edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
- POTCHTo thrust.
- 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.
- POTTAGEA thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
- POTTEROne who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
- POTTERYFired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
- POTTLEA former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn; a pot or drinking vessel of around this size.
- POUFA headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
- POULARDA young spayed hen (that is fattened for eating).
- POULTERSynonym of poulterer, a dealer in poultry.
- 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.
- PRAWNA crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
- PRECISIONThe state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
- PREDELLAA raised step near the base of a Christian altar.
- PREGNABLEvulnerable to attack
- PRESAA symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.
- PRESCIENTExhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place.
- PRESENTABLEIn good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive.
- PRESTOVery fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.
- PRESUMPTIONThe act of presuming, or something presumed.
- PREVALENCEThe quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
- PREVIEWAn experience of something in advance.
- PREVUEAlternative form of preview.
- PRICKETA candle.
- PRIESTA religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
- PRIMOThe principal part of a duet.
- PRINCESSA female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
- PRINCIPEAn Italian prince.
- PRISETo force (open) with a lever; to pry.
- PRISMATICOf or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
- PRIVITYA divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy scriptures.
- PROFITABLEProducing a profit.
- PROLEPTICALAnticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
- 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.
- PROPHESYTo speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
- 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.
- PROSODICOf, or relating to, prosody.
- PROTECTIONISTOf or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.
- PROUSTITEA mineral, Ag3AsS3, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.
- PROVIDENTPossessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
- PROVISIONALTemporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
- PRUSSICderived from Prussian blue
- PSEUDOLOGYfalsehood of speech
- PSORICOf or pertaining to psora.
- PSYCHOLOGUEA psychologist.
- PUBLICISTA person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.
- PUDUA very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.
- 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.
- PULTUREThe claim to food for men, horses, and dogs within the bounds of a forest, etc.
- PULVERIZATIONThe act of pulverizing.
- PUNCTOA point of form or ceremony.
- PUNCTUATIONA set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops
- PUNGLETo pay or hand over; to shell out
- PUNTOA hit or point.
- PURCHASEThe acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
- PUREEA food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
- PURGATIVEpurging
- 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.
- PURLIEUThe ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc.
- PURLINA longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
- PURLOINTo take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- PURSUANTThat pursues.
- PURSUITThe act of pursuing.
- PURSUIVANTA functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.
- PURSYOut of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
- PURVEYANCEThe act of purveying.
- PUTREFYTo fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
- PUTRIDITYThe state of being putrid.
- PUTTYA form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
- PYROPEA variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.
- QUALIFYTo describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
- 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.
- QUASHTo defeat decisively, to suppress.