n. 1. an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school. [ formerly in England ]
Syn. -- eleven-plus [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`plon weapon, sting + o'yra` tail. ] (Zool.) A group of insects which includes the lice. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Rom. Antiq.) An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Audsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Decked with feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares) a city near Madrid; as, the Complutensian Bible. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] (Arch.) A space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Polit. econ.) The excess that a purchaser would be willing to pay for a commodity over that he does pay, rather than go without the commodity; -- called also
consumer's rent.

The price which a person pays for a thing can never exceed, and seldom comes up to, that which he would be willing to pay rather than go without it. . . . The excess of the price which he would be willing to pay rather than go without it, over that which he actually does pay, is the economic measure of this surplus satisfaction. It has some analogies to a rent; but is perhaps best called simply consumer's surplus. Alfred Marshall. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. cornu horn + pluma feather. ] (Zool.) A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; as, a cost-plus government contract. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ LL. diplumatus, p. p. of deplumare. See Deplume. ] (Zool.) Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Deplumate. ] 1. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. Bp. Stillingfleet [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, attended with loss of the eyelashes. Thomas. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deplumed p. pr. & vb. n. Depluming. ] [ LL. deplumare; L. de- + plumare to cover with feathers, pluma feather: cf. deplumis featherless, and F. déplumer. ] 1. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage. [ 1913 Webster ]

On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lay bare; to expose. [ 1913 Webster ]

The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of the age. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Displumed p. pr. & vb. n. Displuming. ] [ Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer, F. déplumer. ] To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of decoration; to dishonor; to degrade. [ 1913 Webster ]

Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students in England to select suitable candidates for grammar school; -- now no longer used.
Syn. -- 11-plus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Plumed. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Implunge. ] To plunge; to implunge. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having the structure of a filoplume. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. filum a thread &unr_; pluma a soft feather. ] (Zool.) A hairlike feather; a father with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals at the street edge of a sidewalk for convenience in suppressing fires in towns.
Syn. -- fire hydrant, plug. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

{ or }. 1. (Ordnance) A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to hold the fuse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a fuse in electric wiring. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Not plumed; without plumes or feathers; featherless. [ R. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To plunge. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. impluere to rain into; pref. im- in + pluere to rain. ] (Arch.) In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A small shrubby tree (Flacourtia indica) of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums.
Syn. -- governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Electricity) The connecting end of the cord on an electrical device, having two or three pins, that is inserted into a matching socket to make an electrical connection.
Syn. -- plug. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

1. (Bot.) The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Carissa (formerly Arduina) (Carissa bispinosa and Carissa grandiflora). It is also called amatungulu. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the shrub bearing the natal plum{ 1 }; a very large closely branched South African shrub (Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

‖ [ L., no further; ne no, not + plus more + ultra beyond. ] 1. The uttermost point to which one can go or attain; hence, the summit of achievement; the highest point or degree; the acme. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable obstacle or limiting condition. [ Obs. or R. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural. ] A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nonplused r Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing. ] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. [ 1913 Webster ]

He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Over + L. plus more. See Plus, and cf. Surplus. ] That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

“The overplus of a great fortune.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. -lumus, L. -la. [ L. ] A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos; also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. pe`plos. ] 1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [ Obs. ] Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Plucked p. pr. & vb. n. Plucking. ] [ AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pflücken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. &unr_;27. ] 1. To pull; to draw. [ 1913 Webster ]

Its own nature . . . plucks on its own dissolution. Je&unr_;. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes. [ 1913 Webster ]

I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

E'en children followed, with endearing wile,
And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl. [ 1913 Webster ]

They which pass by the way do pluck her. Ps. lxxx.&unr_;2. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Eng. Universities) To reject at an examination for degrees. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

To pluck away, to pull away, or to separate by pulling; to tear away. --
To pluck down, to pull down; to demolish; to reduce to a lower state. --
to pluck off, to pull or tear off; as, to pluck off the skin. --
to pluck up. (a) To tear up by the roots or from the foundation; to eradicate; to exterminate; to destroy; as, to pluck up a plant; to pluck up a nation. Jer. xii. 17. (b) To gather up; to summon; as, to pluck up courage. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch. ] The heart, liver, and lights of an animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

Decay of English spirit, decay of manly pluck. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) The lyrie. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having courage and spirit. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, plucks. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou setter up and plucker down of kings. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A machine for straightening and cleaning wool. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So named after Julius Plücker, a German physicist. ] (Physics) (a) A vacuum tube, used in spectrum analysis, in which the part through which the discharge takes place is a capillary tube, thus producing intense incandescence of the contained gases. (b) Crookes tube. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. In a plucky manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being plucky. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Pluckier superl. Pluckiest. ] Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you're plucky, and not over subject to fright. Barham. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Prob. of imitative origin. ] To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. plök, plug, Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc. ] 1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A high, tapering silk hat. [ Slang, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A worthless horse. [ Slang, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. An act of plugging{ 6 }; a brief mention for the sake of publicity or advertisement, especially during a public event not specifically intended for advertising purposes; as, he put in a plug for his favorite charity. [ PJC ]

Breech plug (Gun.), in breech-loading guns, the metal plug or cylinder which closes the aperture in the breech, through which the gun is loaded. --
Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. [ U. S. ] --
Hawse plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole. --
Plug and feather. (Stone Working) See Feather, n., 7. --
Plug centerbit, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole previously made, or to form a counterbore around it. --
Plug rod (Steam Eng.) , a rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine. --
Plug valve (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Plugged p. pr. & vb. n. Plugging ] To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To briefly publicize or advertise, especially during a public event not specifically intended for advertising purposes; as, during the interview he plugged his new book.
Syn. -- put in a plug for. [ PJC ]

. (Elec.) A switchboard in which connections are made by means of plugs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who, or that which, plugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of stopping with a plug. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The material of which a plug or stopple is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. plūme, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. Cf. Prune a dried plum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the Prunus domestica, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties of plum, of our gardens, although growing into thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. G. Bentham. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the Prunus domestica are described; among them the greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are some of the best known. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Among the true plums are;
Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, --
Bullace plum. See Bullace. --
Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its round red drupes. --
Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. --
Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several other varieties. [ 1913 Webster ] Among plants called plum, but of other genera than Prunus, are;
Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and Cargillia australis, of the same family with the persimmon. --
Blood plum, the West African Hæmatostaphes Barteri. --
Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine. --
Date plum. See under Date. --
Gingerbread plum, the West African Parinarium macrophyllum. --
Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime. --
Gray plum,
Guinea plum. See under Guinea. --
Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of £100, 000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or choice thing of its kind, as among appointments, positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint. [ PJC ]

Plum bird,
Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch. --
Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. --
Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and plum curculio. See Illust. under Curculio. [ 1913 Webster ]