Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PU'NIC
PU'NIC, a. [L. punicus, pertaining to Carthage or its inhabitants, from Pœni, the Carthaginians; qu. from Phœni, as Carthage was settled by Phenicians.]
Pertaining to the Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; deceitful; as, punic faith.
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