Defn: An order of holothurians, including those that have ambulacral suckers, or feet, and an internal gill.
PEDATE Ped"ate, a. Etym: [L. pedatus, p.p. of pedare to furnish with feet, fr. pes, pedis, a foot.] (Bot.)
Defn: Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; — said of a leaf. — Ped"ate*ly, adv.
PEDATIFID
Pe*dat"i*fid, a. Etym: [Pedate + root of L. findere to split.]
[Colloq.]
Defn: Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; — said of a leaf.
PEDDLE
Ped"dle, v. i. Etym: [From Peddler.]
1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license.
2. To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to piddle.
PEDDLE
Ped"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Peddling.]
Defn: To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware.