Emily Dickinson Lexicon

POL'Y-SCOPE, n. [Gr. πολυς, many, and σκοπεω, to view.]

A glass which makes a single object appear as many. – Dict.

POL-Y-SEP'A-LOUS, a.

In botany, a polysepalous calyx is that which has more than one sepal. Lindley.

POL'Y-SPAST, n. [Sp. polispastos; Gr. πολυς, many, and σπαω, to draw.]

A machine consisting of many pulleys. – Dict.

POL'Y-SPERM, n. [Gr. πολυς, many, and σπερμα, seed.]

A tree whose fruit contains many seeds. – Evelyn.

POL-Y-SPERM'OUS, a.

Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. – Martyn.

POL'Y-STYLE, n. [Gr. πολυς and στυλος.]

An edifice whose columns are two numerous to be readily counted. – Elmes.

POL-Y-SYL-LAB'IC, or POL-Y-SYL-LAB'IC-AL, a. [from polysyllable.]

Pertaining to a polysyllable; consisting of many syllables, or of more than three.

POL'Y-SYL-LA-BLE, n. [Gr. πολυς, many, and συλλαβη, a syllable.]

A word of many syllables, that is, consisting of more syllables than three, for words of a less number than four are called monosyllables, dissyllables and trisyllables. – Encyc.

POL-Y-SYN'DE-TON, n. [Gr. πολυσυνδετος; πολυς, many, and συνδετος, connecting.]

A figure of rhetoric by which the copulative is often repeated; as, “we have ships and men and money and stores.”

POL-Y-TECH'NIC, a. [Gr. πολυς, many, and τεχνη, art.]

Denoting or comprehending many arts; as, a polytechnic school.

POL'Y-THE-ISM, n. [Fr. polytheisme; Gr. πολυς, many, and θεος, god.]

The doctrine of a plurality of gods or invisible beings superior to man, and having an agency in the government of the world.

POL'Y-THE-IST, n.

A person who believes in or maintains the doctrine of a plurality of gods.

POL-Y-THE-IS'TIC, or POL-Y-THE-IS'TIC-AL, a.

1. Pertaining to polytheism; as polytheistic belief or worship.
2. Holding a plurality of gods; as, a polytheistic writer. – Milner. Encyc.

POL-Y-THE-IST'IC-AL-LY, adv.

In the manner of polytheism.

POL-Y-ZO'NAL, a. [Gr. πολυς and ζωνη.]

Consisting of many zones or rings; as, a polyzonal lens. – Brewster.

POM'ACE, n. [from L. pomum, an apple, It. pome, Sp. pomo, Fr. pomme.]

The substance of apples or of similar fruit crushed by grinding. In America, it is so called before and after being pressed. [See Pomp and Pommel.]

PO-MA'CEOUS, a.

1. Consisting of apples; as, pomaceous harvests. – Philips.
2. Like pomace.

PO-MADE, n. [Fr. pommade; It. pomata; Sp. pomada, either from pomo, fruit, or from perfuming; poma signifying in Spanish, a perfume-box.]

Perfumed ointment. [Little used.]

PO'MAN-DER, n. [Fr. pomme d'ambre. Johnson.]

A sweet ball; a perfumed ball or powder. – Bacon. Shak.

PO-MA'TUM, n. [Fr. pommade; It. pomata; Sp. pomada. See Pomade.]

A perfumed unguent or composition used in dressing the hair. It is also used in medicine. – Encyc.

PO-MA'TUM, v.t.

To apply pomatum to the hair. – Dict.

POME, n. [L. pomum.]

In botany, a fleshy or pulpy pericarp without valves, containing a capsule or capsules, as the apple, pear, &c. – Martyn.

POME, v.i. [Fr. pommer.]

To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Not used.] – Dict.

POME-CIT'RON, n.

A citron apple. – B. Jonson.

POME-GRAN'ATE, n. [L. pomum, an apple, and granatum, grained. See Grain and Granate.]

1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Punica. This fruit is as large as an orange, having a hard rind filled with a soft pulp and numerous seeds. It is of a reddish color.
2. The tree that produces pomegranates.
3. An ornament resembling a pomegranate, on the robe and ephod of the Jewish high priest.