- Doctor, doctor! I"ve had a sore stomach ever since I ate three crabs last week.
- Did they smell bad when you took them out of their shells?
- What do you mean "took them out of their shells"?
adj. - characteristic of a painter or paintings; artistic.
- (of a painting) lacking clearly defined outlines.
PAINTWORK
n. Painted, esp. Wooden, surface or area in a building etc.
PAKISTANI
—n. (pl. -s) 1 native or national of pakistan.
- person of pakistani descent. —adj. Of pakistan.
PALANQUIN
n. (also palankeen) (in india and the east) covered litter for one. [portuguese]
PALATABLE
adj. - pleasant to taste.
- (of an idea etc.) Acceptable, satisfactory.
PALEOCENE
(brit. Palaeocene) geol. —adj. Of the earliest epoch of the tertiary period. —n. This epoch or system. [from *palaeo-, greek kainos new]
PALEOZOIC
(brit. Palaeozoic) —adj. Of an era of geological time marked by the appearance of plants and animals, esp. Invertebrates. —n. This era. [greek zoion animal]
PALLADIUM
n. Rare white metallic element used as a catalyst and in jewellery. [pallas, name of an asteroid]
PALLIASSE
n. Straw mattress. [latin: related to *pallet1]
PALMISTRY
n. Fortune-telling from lines etc. On the palm of the hand. palmist n.
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