. (Photog.) A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial light. It is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide and chloride. [ Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Opposed to the pope or to popery. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from a freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. (Photog.) A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
Syn. -- Erastianism, Byzantinism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. See Cap-a-pie. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ OF. (&unr_;) cap-a-pie, from head to foot, now de pied en cap from foot to head; L. pes foot + caput head. ] From head to foot; at all points. “He was armed cap-a-pie.” Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

See cap, n., also Paper, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. Cloth or paper covered with powdered carborundum; -- a foprm of sandpaper. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

[ F. papier cassé. See Cass. ] Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖def>Paper with a finely crinkle texture, usually sold in rolls of 2-3 inches width; crepe paper; -- it is usually colored brightly and used for decoration. Same as crepe{ 4 }. [ PJC ]

n. A strip of paper that is coated with a sticky substance and suspended from an overhead object to trap and kill flies; also, a similar paper poisoned so as to kill flies on contact. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana) of the order Rubiaceæ. It is oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A grandfather. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Hypapophyles [ NL. See Hypo-, and Apophysis. ] (Anat.) A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as hæmal spines, and chevron bones. -- Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al a. [1913 Webster]

. Gold and silver paper burned by the Chinese, in the form of coins or ingots, in worship and at funerals. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Sheets of writing paper having holes at the edge permitting insertion into and removal from a looseleaf binder. [ PJC ]

n. A durable brown or buff paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish, made of Manila hemp, and used as a wrapping paper, or as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.
Syn. -- manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See manila, manila hemp, manila paper. [ PJC ]

n. A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. 'o`rnis a bird + &unr_; an ancestor. ] (Zool.) An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Archaeopteryx. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Chem.) Paper coated with starch and potassium iodine, also called starch-iodide paper. It turns blue when exposed to ozone. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ Cf. OSw. papp. Cf. Pap soft food. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) A nipple; a mammilla; a teat. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The paps which thou hast sucked. Luke xi. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. D. pap, G. pappe, both perh. fr. L. papa, pappa, the word with which infants call for food: cf. It. pappa. ] 1. A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softened in milk or water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Any speech, writing, or idea lacking substance, or of trivial content; oversimplified, trite, or worthless ideas.
Syn. -- pablum, drivel, twaddle. [ PJC ]

3. Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap. [ Colloq. & Contemptuous ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The pulp of fruit. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To feed with pap. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a child's word meaning father. Cf. Pope. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A child's word for father. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A parish priest in the Greek Church. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Probably of Creole origin. ] (Zool.) The upland plover. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father, bishop. See Pope. ] 1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Popinjay, 1 (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Papaw. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. “Papal Christians.” Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Papal cross. See Illust. 3 of Cross. --
Papal crown, the tiara. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A papist. [ Obs. ] Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. papalitas: cf. F. papauté. ] The papacy. [ Obs. ] Ld. Berners. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make papal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To conform to popery. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a papal manner; popishly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The papacy. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr. &unr_; to fear. ] Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

pl. paparazzi. n. [ from Signore Paparazzo, a photographer in Fellini's film La Dolce Vita. ]1. A free-lance photographer that specializes in following and photographing celebrities such as movie stars, especially to obtain candid photographs in private situations; as, her dogged pursuit by the paparazzi was believed to be a major factor in Princess Diana's death. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. papa bishop + -archy. ] Government by a pope; papal rule. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., poppy. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the poppy. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits.
Syn. -- family Papaveraceae, poppy family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw. ] [ Written also pawpaw. ] 1. (Bot.) Same as papaya, senses 1 and 2. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus Asimina (Asimina triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw. ] 1. (Bot.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ; called also papaw and pawpaw. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The fruit of the papaya tree; it is a dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. The fruit contains papain, a protease. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

n. 1. A kind of sauce boat or dish. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing. [ 1913 Webster ]