单词 prevarication 释义 prevarication|prvrken|Also 7 pr-.[= F. prvarication (12th c. in Littr), ad. L. prvrictin-em, n. of action f. prvricr to prevaricate.1601Holland Pl......
单词 prevaricate 释义 ▪ I. † prevaricate, a. Obs. rare.Also pr-.[ad. L. prvrict-us, pa. pple. of prvricr: see next.]Perverted; perverse.1635R. Brathwait Arcad. Pr. ii. ......
单词 primsie 释义 primsie, a. Sc. rare.|prmz|[f. prim a.]Demure, formal, precise.1785Burns Halloween ix, Poor Willie, wi his bow-kail runt, Was brunt wi' primsie Mallie.{......
单词 prevaricating 释义 prevaricating, ppl. a.[f. prec. + -ing2.]1. That prevaricates; swerving from the proper course or from straightforward statement; quibbling.1641R.......
单词 Priapus 释义 Priapus|praeps|[a. L. Pripus, a. Gr. ᾱ.]1. The Greek and Roman god of procreation; hence, also, of gardens, vineyards, etc. (in which his statues were ......
单词 primrosy 释义 primrosy, a.|prmrz|[f. primrose n. + -y.]a. Abounding in or characterized by primroses; resembling a primrose, primrose-coloured.1826Miss Mitford Villa......
单词 priapulid 释义 priapulid, n. and a.|prapjld|[f. mod.L. name of class or phylum Priapulida, f. generic name Priapulus (J. B. P. A. de M. de Lamarck Hist. Nat. Animaux......
单词 priapism 释义 priapism|prapz()m|[= F. priapisme, ad. late L. Pripism-us, a. Gr. - (Galen), n. of action f. to act Priapus, to be lewd: see Priapus and -ism.]1. Path......
单词 prevaricant 释义 † prevaricant, a. Obs. rare—1.[ad. L. prvricnt-em, pres. pple. of prvricr to prevaricate.]Deviating from the proper course or method; irregular, i......
单词 primroser 释义 primroser|prmrz(r)|[f. primrose n. + -er1.]a. One who seeks or gathers primroses. b. (With capital initial.) Political slang. An adherent of the Primr......