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- English Word Papalize Definition To conform to popery.
- English Word Papally Definition In a papal manner; popishly
- English Word Papalty Definition The papacy.
- English Word Papaphobia Definition Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church.
- English Word Paparchy Definition Government by a pope; papal rule.
- English Word Papaver Definition A genus of plants, including the poppy.
- English Word Papaveraceous Definition Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples.
- English Word Papaverine Definition An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine.
- English Word Papaverous Definition Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.
- English Word Papaw Definition A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.
- English Word Papaw Definition A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself.
- English Word Papboat Definition A kind of sauce boat or dish.
- English Word Papboat Definition A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.
- English Word Pape Definition A spiritual father; specifically, the pope.
- English Word Papejay Definition A popinjay.
- English Word Paper Definition A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.
- English Word Paper Definition A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.
- English Word Paper Definition A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society.
- English Word Paper Definition A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as, a daily paper.
- English Word Paper Definition Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper.