Prosimetrical
(Pros`i*met"ric*al) a. [Prose + metrical.] Consisting both of prose and verse. Clarke.

Prosimiæ
(||Pro*sim"i*æ) n. pl. [NL. See Pro-. and Simia.] (Zoöl.) Same as Lemuroidea.

Prosiness
(Pros"i*ness) n. The quality or state of being prosy; tediousness; tiresomeness.

Prosing
(Pros"ing), n. Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner. Sir W. Scott.

Prosingly
(Pros"ing*ly), adv. Prosily.

Prosiphon
(Pro*si"phon) n. [Pref. pro- for + siphon.] (Zoöl.) A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, and not connected with the true siphon.

Proslavery
(Pro*slav"er*y) a. [Pref. pro- + slavery.] Favoring slavery.n. Advocacy of slavery.

Prosobranch
(Pros"o*branch) n. (Zoöl.) One of the Prosobranchiata.

Prosobranchiata
(||Pros`o*bran`chi*a"ta) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. forward, further + a gill.] (Zoöl.) The highest division, or subclass, of gastropod mollusks, including those that have the gills situated anteriorly, or forward of the heart, and the sexes separate.

Prosocœle
(Pros"o*cœle) n. [Gr. forward + hollow.] (Anat.) The entire cavity of the prosencephalon. B. G. Wilder.

Prosocœlia
(||Pros`o*cœ"li*a) n.; pl. Prosocœlle [NL.] (Anat.) Same as Prosocœle.

Prosodiacal
(Pros`o*di"a*cal) a. Prosodical.

Prosodiacally
(Pros`o*di"a*cal*ly), adv. Prosodically.

Prosodial
(Pro*so"di*al) a. Prosodical.

Prosodian
(Pro*so"di*an) n. A prosodist. Rush.

Prosodical
(Pro*sod"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. prosodique, L. prosodiacus.] Of or pertaining to prosody; according to the rules of prosody.Pro*sod"ic*al*ly, adv.

Prosodist
(Pros"o*dist) n. One skilled in prosody.

Prosody
(Pros"o*dy) n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. a song sung to, or with, an accompanying song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; to + song, ode: cf. F. prosodie. See Ode.] That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.

Prosoma
(||Pro*so"ma) n.; pl. Prosomata. [NL., fr. Gr. before + body.] (Zoöl.) The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod.

Prosopalgia
(||Pros`o*pal"gi*a) n. [NL., fr. Gr. face + pain.] (Med.) Facial neuralgia.

Prosopocephala
(||Pros`o*po*ceph`a*la) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pro`swpon face, appearance + head.] (Zoöl.) Same as Scaphopoda.

Prosopolepsy
(Pros`o*po*lep"sy) n. [Gr. pro`swpon a face, a person + a taking, receiving, to take.] Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from his external appearance. [R.] Addison.

Previous chapter/page Back Home Email this Search Discuss Bookmark Next chapter/page
Copyright: All texts on Bibliomania are © Bibliomania.com Ltd, and may not be reproduced in any form without our written permission. See our FAQ for more details.