Defn: A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian, etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound weight.
PESSARY Pes"sa*ry, n.; pl. Pessaries. Etym: [L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. pessaire.] (Med.) (a) An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a malposition. (b) A medicinal substance in the form of a bolus or mass, designed for introduction into the vagina; a vaginal suppository.
PESSIMISM
Pes"si*mism, n. Etym: [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf.
F. pessimisme. Cf. Impair.]
1. (Metaph.)
Defn: The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; — opposed to Ant: optimism.
2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.
PESSIMIST
Pes"si*mist, n. Etym: [L. pessimus worst: cf. F. pessimiste.]
1. (Metaph.)
Defn: One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; — opposed to Ant: optimist.
2. One who looks on the dark side of things.