Webster's Secondary-School Dictionary; Abridged From Webster's New International Dictionary
Webster's Secondary-School Dictionary; Abridged From Webster's New International Dictionary
Noah Webster
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py'et (pi'*^). Var. of piet, magpie. Pyg-ma'U-On (pTg-ma1I-5n), n. [L., fr. Gr. Uvyii.aKitov.'^ Class. Myth. See Galatea b. Pyg'my (pTg'mt), «.; pL -MIES (-mtz). Also PIg'my. [L. pygmaeus, Gr. Trwyfioios, fr. Truyju.^ fiat, a measure of length.] 1. One of a race of dwarfs described by Greek authors. 2. One of a race of Central African Negritos, some leas than four feet in stature. 3. [I. c] Hence, a short, insignificant pei-son ; a dwarf. — Syn. See dwabf — pyg'my (pTg'mi), pyg-me'an (plg-me'aD...), a. py-ja'ma (pi-ja'ma ; pi-), pa-ja'ma (pa-), n. [fr. Hind., lit., leg clothing ; Per. pdi foot -j- jamah garment.] In India and Persia, thin loose trousers or drawers such as those worn by Motiammedan men and women. py-Ja'mas (pi-ja'maz; pT-), or, chiefly Z7. ^., pa-ja'DUUS (po-ja'mdz), 7i. pi. A garment, similar to the Oriental py- jama, adopted for wear in the dressing room and during sleep ; also, a suit of dran^ers and blouse for such wear. Pyl'a-des (pTl'd-dez), n. [L., fr. Gr. IIuAa57j5.] Gr.
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