PEDIGREE CLAUSE
Ped"i*gree clause.
Defn: A clause sometimes inserted in contracts or specifications, requiring that a material of construction, as cement, must be of a brand that has stood the test of a specified number of years' use in an important public work. [Cant, U. S.]
PEDILUVY Ped"i*lu`vy, n. Etym: [Pedi- + L. luere to wash: cf. It. & Sp. pediluvio, F. pédiluve.]
Defn: The bathing of the feet, a bath for the feet. [Obs.]
PEDIMANA Pe*dim"a*na, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. pes, pedis, foot + manus hand.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of marsupials, including the opossums.
PEDIMANE
Ped"i*mane, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pédimane.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A pedimanous marsupial; an opossum.
PEDIMANOUS
Pe*dim"a*nous, a. Etym: [See Pedimana.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as the opossums and monkeys.