- Sir! Did you have a good holiday? Did you go away?
- Yes, I went to France, to Paris.
- Did you have much trouble with your French when you were there?
- No, I didn"t - but the Parisians did.
adj. Of fishermen or fishing. piscatorially adv. [latin piscator angler, from piscis fish]
PITCHBLENDE
n. Uranium oxide occurring in pitchlike masses and yielding radium. [german: related to *pitch2]
PLAINSPOKEN
adj. Frank.
PLANETARIUM
n. (pl. -s or -ria) 1 domed building in which images of stars, planets, constellations, etc. Are projected.
- device for such projection.
PLAYINGCARD
n. One of a set of usu. 52 oblong cards, divided into four suits and used in games.
PLEASURABLE
adj. Causing pleasure. pleasurably adv.
PLEISTOCENE
geol. —adj. Of the first epoch of the quaternary period. —n. This epoch. [greek pleistos most, kainos new]
PLOUGHSHARE
n. (us plowshare) cutting blade of a plough.
POINTILLISM
n. Technique of impressionist painting using tiny dots of pure colour which become blended in the viewer's eye. pointillist n. & adj. [french pointiller mark with dots]
POINTOFSALE
adj. (usu. Attrib.) Of the place at which goods are retailed.
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