Poltroon, n. Coward, dastard, craven, milksop, mean wretch, skulk, recreant, sneak.
Poltroonery, n. Cowardice, baseness, dastardy, dastardliness, cowardliness, want of spirit.
Polyandry, n. Plurality of husbands.
Polygamy, n.
- 1. Plurality of wives, polygyny.
- 2. Polyandry, plurality of husbands.
Polygon, n. Many-sided figure.
Polype, n. (Zoöl.) Polypus, polyp.
Polyphonist, n.
- 1. Ventriloquist.
- 2. Contrapuntist.
Polypus, n. [L. pl. Polypi.] (Zoöl.) Polype, polyp, radiate animal.
Polysyllable, n. Word of many syllables.
Pomade, n. Pomatum.
Pomatum, n. Pomade.
Pommel, n. [Written also Pummel.] Knob, ball, protuberant part.
Pommel, v. a. [Written also Pummel.] Beat, bruise, thrash, flog, bang, maul, thwack, thump, belabor, trounce.
Pomp, n. Parade, display, show, splendor, magnificence, pageantry, pageant, flourish, state, ostentation, pompousness, grandeur, pride, flourish.
Pomposity, n. Boastfulness, boasting, pretension, ostentation, pompousness, parade.
Pompous, a.
- 1. Showy, ostentatious, stately, lofty, grand, majestic, magnificent, superb, splendid, august, magisterial,
dignified.
- 2. Swelling, inflated, bombastic, turgid, pretentious, stilted, boastful, grandiloquent, high-flowing, high-
sounding, high-flown, ostentatious, tumid, grandiose, magniloquent, flaunting, puffy.
Pompousness, n.
- 1. Grandeur, magnificence, pageantry, splendor, state, pomp, dignity.