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111polenta — /poh len teuh/, n. (esp. in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal. [1555 65; < It < L: hulled and crushed grain, esp. barley] * * * ▪ food a porridge or mush usually made of ground corn (maize) cooked in salted water. Cheese and butter… …
112poler — /poh leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that poles. 2. See pole horse. [1680 90; POLE1 + ER1] * * * …
113poleyn — /poh layn/, n. Armor. a piece for the knee, made of plate or leather. Also called knee cop. See diag. under armor. [1350 1400; ME poleyn, polayne < OF po(u)lain < ?] * * * …
114polianite — /poh lee euh nuyt /, n. Mineral. a variety of pyrolusite, MnO2, having well developed crystals. [1840 50; < G Polianit, irreg. < Gk poliaínesthai to grow white (with sea foam), deriv. of poliós gray; see ITE1] * * * …
115polio — /poh lee oh /, n. poliomyelitis. [1930 35, Amer.; shortened form] * * * ▪ pathology Introduction in full poliomyelitis , also called infantile paralysis acute viral infectious disease of the nervous system that usually begins with general… …
116polis — /poh lis/, n., pl. poleis / luys/. an ancient Greek city state. [1890 95; < Gk pólis, pl. (Ionic) póleis] * * * In ancient Greece, an independent city and its surrounding region under a unified government. A polis might originate from the natural …
117Polisario — /poh li sahr ee oh /, n. an independence movement opposing Moroccan control of the Western Sahara, a former Spanish territory that Morocco annexed in stages beginning in 1976. Also called Polisario Front. [ < Sp (Frente) Po(pular para la)… …
118Polish — /poh lish/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Poland, its inhabitants, or their language. n. 2. a Slavic language, the principal language of Poland. Abbr.: Pol [1695 1705; POLE + ISH1] * * * (as used in expressions) Polish Corridor… …
119Politian — /poh lish euhn/, n. (Angelo Poliziano) 1454 94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet. * * * orig. Angelo Poliziano or Angelo Ambrogini born July 14, 1454, Montepulciano, Tuscany died Sept. 28/29, 1494, Florence Italian poet and humanist.… …
120pollee — /poh lee /, n. a person who is asked questions in a poll. [1935 40; POLL1 + EE] * * * …
