Pish, pish, interj. expressing contempt. [Imit.]
Pisiform, pī′si-form, adj. pea-shaped. [L. pisum, pea, forma, shape.]
Pismire, pis′mīr, n. an ant or emmet. [Piss, from the strong smell of the ant-hill, A.S. mire, ant.]
Pisolite, pī′sō-līt, n. a coarse oolite or concretionary limestone in large globules.—adj. Pisolit′ic. [Gr. pisos, pea, lithos, stone.]
Piss, pis, v.i. to discharge urine or make water.—ns. Piss′-a-bed (prov.), the dandelion; Piss′asphalt, Pis′ophalt, a variety of bitumen; Piss′-pot, a chamber-pot. [Fr. pisser; imit.]
Pistachio, pis-tā′shi-ō, n. the almond-flavoured pistachio-nut, the fruit of the Pistā′chia, a small genus of trees of the cashew family, native to western Asia. [It.,—L. pistacium—Gr. pistakion—Pers. pistā.]
Pistareen, pis-ta-rēn′, n. in West Indies, the peseta.
Pistil, pis′til, n. (bot.) the female organ in the centre of a flower, consisting of three parts—ovary, style, and stigma.—adjs. Pistillā′ceous, Pis′tillary, growing on a pistil: pertaining to, or having the nature of, a pistil; Pis′tillāte, having a pistil: having a pistil only; Pistillif′erous, bearing a pistil without stamens. [Fr.,—L. pistillum, a pestle.]
Pistol, pis′tol, n. a small hand-gun, held in one hand when fired.—v.t. to shoot with a pistol.—ns. Pistoleer′, one armed with a pistol; Pis′tolet, a little pistol; Pis′tol-shot. [O. Fr. pistole—It. pistola, said to be from Pistoja (orig. Pistola), a town in Italy.]
Pistole, pis′tōl, n. a Spanish gold coin=about 16 shillings. [Same as above.]