2. A target in the form of a parrot. [Scot.]
3. A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb. "To be so pestered with a popinjay." Shak.
POPISH
Pop"ish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope;
hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; — often used
opprobriously.
— Pop"ish*ly, adv.
— Pop"ish*ness, n.
POPLAR Pop"lar, n. Etym: [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses.
Note: The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and P. tremuloides; Balsam poplar is P. balsamifera; Lombardy poplar (P. dilatata) is a tall, spiry tree; white poplar is Populus alba.
2. The timber of the tulip tree; — called also white poplar. [U.S.]
POPLEXY
Po*plex"y, n.
Defn: Apoplexy. [Obs.] Chaucer.