Plight, plīt, v.t. to plait, to braid, to weave.—n. (Spens.) a plait, a fold. [L. plectĕre, freq. of plicäre, to fold.]
Plim, plim, v.i. (prov.) to swell. [Plump.]
Plimsoll's mark. See Load-line, under Load.
Plinth, plinth, n. (archit.) the square at the bottom of the base of a column: the projecting band at the bottom of a wall. [L. plinthus, Gr. plinthos, a brick.]
Pliocene, plī′o-sēn, n. (geol.) the strata more recent than the Miocene or Second Tertiary. [Gr. pleiōn, more, kainos, recent.]
Pliskie, plis′ki, n. (Scot.) condition or plight: a mischievous trick.
Plod, plod, v.i. to travel slowly and steadily: to study or work on steadily: to toil.—v.t. to get along by slow and heavy walking:—pr.p. plod′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. plod′ded.—n. Plod′der, one who plods on: a dull, heavy, laborious man.—adj. Plod′ding, laborious but slow.—n. slow movement: patient study.—adv. Plod′dingly. [Orig. 'to wade through pools,' from Ir. plod, a pool.]
Plonge, plonj, n. the descending part of the path of a bomb: the superior slope of a parapet.—Also Plon′gée.
Plonge, plonj, v.t. to cleanse, as open sewers, by stirring with a pole when the tide is ebbing.
Plop, plop, v.i. to plump into water. [Imit.]