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)

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cont;\i ns but on'!

(ccu.

Th~re

are

rpccics,

a1l nati\'Cs

or warlll connt

rícs.

)'TPER,

in ichl:1yvloCY" Sce

T R ICLA.

PlRACY,

S.:OtS law. Scc

LAW,

Tir.

XXXIII .

l'IR r\TE , • perfon. or v. frel, th.. rob, on the bigh feas,

withoUl perm ifli on or aUl hority of any prince or Hate.

PISA, • eity · of It. ly, in the dueh y ofTufe,"" fi lumd

on lhe rivr:r ArDo, fJur

miles can

of {he fea, aod leo

miles Ilonh of

L l!ghorn.

PISCARY,

in our aneieOl fioltlltcs, Ihe

liberty

fiOltOg

anolh~r

man's water!.

PISCES, in . 0ronoOlY. the twelfth fign or eonHell.,ion of

eh!!

Z )d~lC.

See

ASTRONOMV,

487.

PISCIN .'l., in an,iqui\y, • large baCon in a publie place'or

fqudre,

whl! re the R oman )'ou,th

Je'.rneJ to

rwim~

;¡¡nd

which w;u

ru~rounJed

Wilh a

hrgh

wall , la prevcOl

CClH–

ing of

filth

into ir.

PISSAPH ILTUM, EARTH PITCH , afluid, op. ke, mi·

ner.ll

body,

a thick

confi nc:-nce,

of a

Urong

rmell . rea–

dily inR,unmable. but leaving a re(jduum of greyifh a'hes

after burn:n.;:.

arifes

ou t

of lhe crack, of rock" in

f~veraJ

places

io lhe

iOand

of Sumatra, l nd in fOfUe other

puu

t~e

E.-fi_Indies,

and is

much

en\:!emed.

lllere,

p.raly,ie diforder'.

PI'SSELA;;U M INO · CUM , RA RB.'OOE' TAk, • miner,1

iluid, of the nature of [he thicker

b ltUilll!nS,

and of all

Oth: TS the

moft

approaching in

~ppearance.

colour, and

con(j(lence,

th~

true piff,¡fph<!lcum, though diffú ing

{rom

in other refpeéts.

is very frequc:nr in many

paru

A merica,

where

found

tricklmg

clown

lhe

fides of mount:\ins la large quanlities, and fometilU!!s

nuating

the

furface

of lhe waters .

has

beeo

great–

Iy recommcnd. d ioteroall y in cough, . nd o¡he"Morders

of the brean and lung•.

PlST :'.IoCIA,

bocany, ' a

genus

lhe

dioecia pcntilndria

claC. . Tbe eali" of the amentum in ,he male confiO, of

fi ve

fegm~nts ; i~

has

no corolla :

The

calix of

rhe {e–

male: confi ns

three

fcgmeots ;

has

corolla ;

there

are three

fiyH;

and

the

drupa

cOi)u ins one

reeu.

There

are

five

fpccies,

all

natives of warm climates.

P ifl achi;:¡·nuu

abound

wiih

a Cweet

and weH-taned oil,

whi<h Ihey will yicld in groa, abundanee, on being prefred

afcer

bruiting

them : they are reckoned wholefome cmd

nu–

tritive, and

are very proper

prefcribed

way

refloralív~ ,

caten in a

moderate quactity,

and

people

enn cialed Wi1h

10ltg

iJlne{ft;!!L

PI STIL, .;nong bOlani lls. See B OTANV, p. 637.

PI 'S T O L , ,he fmalleO piece of fire·arm., boro at the Cad.

dIe bow; on lh: girdle. and in lhe pocket.

l'I STOLE ; a gold·eoi n, Oruek in Spain, and in foveral

part. of It. ly.

Swi.lu

rland,

&c.

T hc pillole

has

ilS augmemations aod diminulions,

" hieh ar e qu.druple pif1ole. , double piflole., and balf

pit10les.

]'] ST O N , in pump.work, i• • fhort cylinder of metal, or

cther Col:d fubfi.nee, 6t<ed ex.aly 'o the

c.vi,

y of the

b.rrd or b,dy of ,he pump . See HVORO ' TATICS.

P ]SUM , in botany, a genu.

the diadelphi. d<eandri.

c1Jf, .

The

l1:ylus

triangular,

carinated and downy

bo\'c;

and

the

( Wo

upper li cinire of the calix

are (honer

,h.1O

the r. U. T he Cpeeies are four, ooly one 01 thom,

vir. .

th~

m:u inum,

fea-peafe ,

native

of TI rita;n.

.l?ea. are !lutriüvc, .nd aecordingly ufed fo. [ood

bUI

rJrely for anrOlediein.1 purroCe., exeep' ' o keep i/fu,"

opt n ; for which purpoCe ,hey are rubbed IVilh baúlico.,

or linimentum Arca:i.

PI rCH, a lenaceou, oily CubOanee, clraw" chieOy from

pines and 6rs, ánd ufed in Ihipping, medicine, and vari..

ous

other arts:

or it is more propcrly lar, infpiff.t.led

boiling it

over

a flow

lire.

The

melhod of

procuring

the

tarJ is by cleaving

toe:

trees into

[maH bille", which are laid in a furnace

thu

has

'tWO apeltures, th.rough ooe of which the

lirc

is put.

and rhrough

lhe other

the

pitch is gathcred,

",Ideh,.

ouzing

from che wood; runs along the

bottom

the

furnact;!

into

placcs made

receive il.

\Vhen

the

Cmok: ,

which :,

hrre very

thick, gives

blackoers,

tn:s

is c.\lIcd

tar¡ which, on being boiled, lO COnrUIDe more oC its

moi~

flure,

~ecomc:s

pitch .

There lS

~nocher

mel hod of drawing pilCh, uf.:d in lhe

L evant:

a pit is dug in

the

grouRd,

t WO

ells in diame–

ter

th\:!

top,

bUI

ocotraél:tng as

grO\9S

decper ;

thi~

is filled with

brarrcli~s

of pine . c10ven into fhivcrs;

(he

yo'ood at lhe tOp of lhe pit is then

fel on

Eire,

and

burrling

downwards, the (ar runs from

il Out

hole

made' in

tbe

bOBom;

~nd

this is boilc:d, as above,

gi\'c it the

confinenee of pi,eh.

PITH, in vegel.tion . the cor, fpungy CubOanee contained

(he

central parts of planu and trees. See Ac

R1Ct7L·

TURE.

P art

PITUITARY OLANO, in an¡[omy.

See ANATO"Y,

286.

l'LACE, in war, a general name for all kincis offortrdrcs

where a pa"y may defend IbeOlCélv<'

C;rnJll~n

PLA ca ,

See

COMblON

PLA C H.

PL.'1CENTA, in anatomy and mldwifery, a Cof, roandilh

- milis

found

che womb of prrgnant women;

which,

{rom

in reremulance

to Ihe liver, was

calleo

lhe

an–

cients bepar

uterinum,

theúterine

l¡ver.

Sce

MI DW1FE R

' 08.

PLACENTIA, a ci'y of Spain, in ,he provioce of EOre·

m. dur. :

W .

long.

6°,

N . I4<.

39° 45'.

PLAGI ARY, in pbilology, ,he purloiOl n:: another

perCon'~

works, and putting them off for a rpan's own. Amona

the

R omaDs, plagiariu, was prop<lrly a perron who

bought

rold. or

retained

a freeman fOT a

O.l.ve

;

and was

e. lled, beeaufe by ,ho Flavian I.w Cueh perCoo. were

eondemned, ad plaga" 'o be whipped.

PLAG IURI . among ,eh'hyologiOs, a claf, of

Gibe>

c.o

m•

prehcndiog al! Ihole \.I.'hich have. tbe

u ils

not perpendicu–

I,.T, bOl

phctd

horizontal direétion .

PLAGUE,

P t ! T IL E NC t ,

P tS TIL S NTIAL

rEvIR.

See M EDICIN E, p.

PLAISE. the E nglifh n¡ me of. Cpecie> of ,he pleuroDdles.

See

PLE VRONE CTES.

PLAN, in general, denote> the repreCen,a,ion of fomethinc

d rawn

aplane: fuch

are

maps, charu

ichnographies,

&c.

The term plan, however, i. p.nieularly uCed for

draught of a

building.

luch. a, it

appears, or is

¡ntended

lOappear.

the

~round ;

lhewing lhe extent,

diTifion,

aod

dillribution

il!

lHel'l,

or ground_plot,

into

apart ..

ments,

roorps, paQ3ges,

O~.

PLANE,

'in

geometry, denoles a plain

furface,

.one 11.líIt

hes evenly between

its

bounding lines:

and as

n ght hne

lh~

filOrldl eKlcDGon [roro·ooe po:nt to ODother,

pla.n