Defn: To apply pulvil to. [Obs.] Congreve.
PULVILLIO; PULVILLO
Pul*vil"li*o, Pul*vil"lo, n. Etym: [See Pulvil.]
Defn: A kind of perfume in the form of a powder, formerly much used, — often in little bags. Smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios. Addison.
PULVILLUS
Pul*vil"lus, n.; pl. Pulvilli. Etym: [L., a little cushion.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.
PULVINAR
Pul*vi"nar, n. Etym: [L., a cushion.] (Anat.)
Defn: A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
PULVINATE; PULVINATED Pul"vi*nate, Pul"vi*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. pulvinatus, fr. pulvinus a cushion, an elevation.]
1. (Arch.)
Defn: Curved convexly or swelled; as, a pulvinated frieze. Brande &
C.