Pint, pīnt, n. a measure of capacity=½ quart or 4 gills: (med.) 12 ounces.—ns. Pint′-pot, a pot for holding a pint, esp. a pewter pot for beer: a seller or drinker of beer; Pint′-stoup, a vessel for holding a Scotch pint. [Fr. pinte—Sp. pinta, mark—L. picta, pingĕre, to paint.]
Pintado, pin-tä′do, adj. painted, spotted.—n. the guinea-fowl: chintz, applied to all printed goods.
Pintail, Pin-wheel. See Pin.
Pintle, pin′tl, n. a little pin: a long iron bolt: the bolt or pin on which the rudder of a ship turns. [Dim. of pin.]
Pinxit, pingk′sit, v.i. and v.t. he or she painted—used in noting the painter of a picture, as Rubens pinxit. [L., 3d sing. perf. indic. of pingĕre, to paint.]
Pioned, pī′ō-ned, adj. (Shak.) overgrown with marsh-marigolds, that flower being still called peony around Stratford.
Pioneer, pī-ō-nēr′, n. one of a party of soldiers who clear the road before an army, sink mines, &c.: one who goes before to prepare the way for others.—v.t. to act as pioneer to.—ns. Pī′oner (Shak.), a pioneer; Pī′oning (Spens.), the work of pioneers: military works. [O. Fr. peonier (Fr. pionnier)—pion, a foot-soldier—Low L. pedo, pedonis, a foot-soldier—L. pes, pedis, a foot.]
Pious, pī′us, adj. showing love, affection, or respect towards parents: having reverence and love for the Deity: proceeding from religious feeling.—adv. Pī′ously, in a pious manner.—adj. Pī′ous-mind′ed, of a pious disposition. [Fr. pieux—L. pius.]
Pip, pip, n. a disease of fowls—also called Roup. [Low L. pipita—L. pipuita, rheum.]
Pip, pip, n. the seed of fruit. [Pippin.]