PUBLISHER
Pub"lish*er, n.
Defn: One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine. For love of you, not hate unto my friend, Hath made me publisher of this pretense. Shak.
PUBLISHMENT
Pub"lish*ment, n.
1. The act or process of making publicly known; publication.
2. A public notice of intended marriage, required by the laws of some States. [U.S.]
PUCCOON
Puc*coon", n. Etym: [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum (L. hirtum, and L. canescens); also, the pigment itself.
PUCE
Puce, a. Etym: [F., fr. puce a flea, L. pulex, pulicis.]
Defn: Of a dark brown or brownish purple color.
PUCEL
Pu"cel, n.