p. 137 - 06/21/03 12:29 AM
pulka Czech spelling of polka
“---In 1830, Anna was dancing and singing to a tune she liked ("Strycek Nimra Koupil Simla") and invented a little dance which she called "Madera". Neruba, liking what he saw asked her to repeat the dance for him, seeing the possibilities of the dance, and the possibility of money, took it to Prague in 1835, it was here it was supposedly dubbed the Pulka (meaning a half), and later on went to Vienna in 1839 by a music band from Prague under the leadership of Pergier. In 1840 J. Raal, (a.k.a.: Raab, Baab) a dancing master of Prague danced it at the Odéon Theater and made it a huge success. “
pullet
n.
5ME poullet < OFr poulet, dim. of poule, hen: see POULTRY6 a young hen, usually one not more than a year old .
punctilio
n.,
pl. 3os 5altered (infl. by L) < Sp puntillo or It puntiglio, dim. of punto < L punctum, a POINT6
1 a nice point of conduct, ceremony, etc.
2 observance of petty formalities
punji - a sharpend stick dipped feces and hidden in small pit, intended to cause infected wound of enemy falling into the pit.
pupigerous
1. bearing or containing a pupa; -- said of dipterous larvæ which do not molt when the pupa is formed within them.
purblind
adj.
5ME pur blind: see PURE & BLIND6
1 orig., completely blind
2 partly blind
3 slow in perceiving or understanding
purdah
n.
5Urdu & Hindi pardah, veil < Pers6
1 the practice among some Hindus and Muslims of secluding or hiding women from strangers
2 a curtain or partition used for this
3 the section of a house reserved primarily for women
purfle
vt.
3fled, 3fling 5ME purfilen < MFr pourfiler < pour, for (< L pro: see PRO1) + fil, thread: see FILE16
1 to decorate the border of
2 to adorn or edge with metallic thread, beads, lace, etc.
n.
an ornamental border or trimming, as the inlaid border of a violin Also pur4fling
Purim
n.
5Heb purim, pl., lit., lots < ? Akkadian pur, stone6 a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Lots, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Jews by Esther from a general massacre plotted by Haman: Esth. 9:21
purl 1
vi.
5< ? Scand, as in Norw purla, to ripple6
1 to move in ripples or with a murmuring sound
2 to move in eddies; swirl
n.
1 a purling stream or rill
2 the murmuring sound of purling water
purl 2
vt., vi.
5earlier pirl, prob. < the n.6
1 PURFLE
2 to edge (lace) with a chain of small loops
3 to invert (a stitch or stitches) in knitting: see KNIT, illus.
n.
5earlier pyrle < a Romance source as in It (Venetian) pirlo, a joining of warp and woof by twisting together the threads < echoic base *pirl, to twirl6
1 twisted metal thread, as of gold or silver, used in embroidery
2 a small loop, or a chain of loops, made on the edge of lace
3 an inversion of stitches in knitting to produce a ribbed effect
My mother taught me to knit once when I was sick. “Knit one, purl two”. Easier to do than explain.
purs[lane 7p%rs4lin, 3lan#8
n.
5ME purcelane < MFr porcelaine < LL porcilaca, purslane, altered < L portulaca: see PORTULACA6 any of various prostrate weeds (genus Portulaca) of the purslane family, with pink, fleshy stems and small, yellow, short-lived flowers; esp., an annual (P. oleracea) sometimes used as a potherb and in salads
adj.
designating a family (Portulacaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including claytonia and portulaca
A friend whose son was an archeaologist working in the Netherlands told me his son said purslane, which I had thought was just a nuisance weed on clay tennis courts, was a pot herb brought to America by the Dutch in early
1600x, I have eaten it in salads, and it is quite acceptable.
pursuivant
n.
5ME pursevante < OFr poursuivant, prp. of poursuivre < poursuir: see PURSUE6
1 in the British Heralds‘ College, an officer ranking below a herald
2 a follower; attendant
puttee
n.
5Hindi paPPj, bandage < Sans paPPika < paPPa, strip of cloth6 a covering for the lower leg, in the form of a cloth or leather gaiter or a cloth strip wound spirally
In WWI American soldiers were required to wear knitted olive drab strips of wool about two inches wide, and thirty inches long, wound around lower leg from above ankle to below the knee. It was difficult to apply them so that they looked right, and didn’t start sagging immediately.
pyretic
adj.
5ModL pyreticus < Gr pyretos, burning heat, fever < pyr, FIRE6 of, causing, or characterized by fever
Aspirin is an antipyretic.
“---In 1830, Anna was dancing and singing to a tune she liked ("Strycek Nimra Koupil Simla") and invented a little dance which she called "Madera". Neruba, liking what he saw asked her to repeat the dance for him, seeing the possibilities of the dance, and the possibility of money, took it to Prague in 1835, it was here it was supposedly dubbed the Pulka (meaning a half), and later on went to Vienna in 1839 by a music band from Prague under the leadership of Pergier. In 1840 J. Raal, (a.k.a.: Raab, Baab) a dancing master of Prague danced it at the Odéon Theater and made it a huge success. “
pullet
n.
5ME poullet < OFr poulet, dim. of poule, hen: see POULTRY6 a young hen, usually one not more than a year old .
punctilio
n.,
pl. 3os 5altered (infl. by L) < Sp puntillo or It puntiglio, dim. of punto < L punctum, a POINT6
1 a nice point of conduct, ceremony, etc.
2 observance of petty formalities
punji - a sharpend stick dipped feces and hidden in small pit, intended to cause infected wound of enemy falling into the pit.
pupigerous
1. bearing or containing a pupa; -- said of dipterous larvæ which do not molt when the pupa is formed within them.
purblind
adj.
5ME pur blind: see PURE & BLIND6
1 orig., completely blind
2 partly blind
3 slow in perceiving or understanding
purdah
n.
5Urdu & Hindi pardah, veil < Pers6
1 the practice among some Hindus and Muslims of secluding or hiding women from strangers
2 a curtain or partition used for this
3 the section of a house reserved primarily for women
purfle
vt.
3fled, 3fling 5ME purfilen < MFr pourfiler < pour, for (< L pro: see PRO1) + fil, thread: see FILE16
1 to decorate the border of
2 to adorn or edge with metallic thread, beads, lace, etc.
n.
an ornamental border or trimming, as the inlaid border of a violin Also pur4fling
Purim
n.
5Heb purim, pl., lit., lots < ? Akkadian pur, stone6 a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Lots, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Jews by Esther from a general massacre plotted by Haman: Esth. 9:21
purl 1
vi.
5< ? Scand, as in Norw purla, to ripple6
1 to move in ripples or with a murmuring sound
2 to move in eddies; swirl
n.
1 a purling stream or rill
2 the murmuring sound of purling water
purl 2
vt., vi.
5earlier pirl, prob. < the n.6
1 PURFLE
2 to edge (lace) with a chain of small loops
3 to invert (a stitch or stitches) in knitting: see KNIT, illus.
n.
5earlier pyrle < a Romance source as in It (Venetian) pirlo, a joining of warp and woof by twisting together the threads < echoic base *pirl, to twirl6
1 twisted metal thread, as of gold or silver, used in embroidery
2 a small loop, or a chain of loops, made on the edge of lace
3 an inversion of stitches in knitting to produce a ribbed effect
My mother taught me to knit once when I was sick. “Knit one, purl two”. Easier to do than explain.
purs[lane 7p%rs4lin, 3lan#8
n.
5ME purcelane < MFr porcelaine < LL porcilaca, purslane, altered < L portulaca: see PORTULACA6 any of various prostrate weeds (genus Portulaca) of the purslane family, with pink, fleshy stems and small, yellow, short-lived flowers; esp., an annual (P. oleracea) sometimes used as a potherb and in salads
adj.
designating a family (Portulacaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including claytonia and portulaca
A friend whose son was an archeaologist working in the Netherlands told me his son said purslane, which I had thought was just a nuisance weed on clay tennis courts, was a pot herb brought to America by the Dutch in early
1600x, I have eaten it in salads, and it is quite acceptable.
pursuivant
n.
5ME pursevante < OFr poursuivant, prp. of poursuivre < poursuir: see PURSUE6
1 in the British Heralds‘ College, an officer ranking below a herald
2 a follower; attendant
puttee
n.
5Hindi paPPj, bandage < Sans paPPika < paPPa, strip of cloth6 a covering for the lower leg, in the form of a cloth or leather gaiter or a cloth strip wound spirally
In WWI American soldiers were required to wear knitted olive drab strips of wool about two inches wide, and thirty inches long, wound around lower leg from above ankle to below the knee. It was difficult to apply them so that they looked right, and didn’t start sagging immediately.
pyretic
adj.
5ModL pyreticus < Gr pyretos, burning heat, fever < pyr, FIRE6 of, causing, or characterized by fever
Aspirin is an antipyretic.