prick-shaft 
U li with IJCT lii'lli-h courage, stout anil lint, 
Abide* llm brunt of many n prictnliajt shot. 
John Taylor, Works (1830X (Kara.) 
1 am .Horn ynn are so bad an Archer, ... to shoote at 
Buts when you shou'd use priek-ihajb; short shooting 
will loose ye the game. Rouxfy, Match at Midnight, IL 1. 
prickshot (i>rik'shot), H. A bowshot; the space 
between an archer and the mark. Dories. 
The li-nis, as I noted them, were divided Into four sev- 
eral orders and rewes |rows| lying east and west, and a 
prickthot asunder. Patten (Arbor's Eng. Garner, III. 98). 
pricksqngt (prik'song), . [< prick + song.] 
1. Written music as distinguished from that 
which is extemporaneous. 
He lights as you sing prittoonit, keeps time, distance, and 
proportion ; rests me Tils minim rest, one, two, and the 
third In your Iwsom. Shale., K. and .1 ., IL 4. 21. 
I can slug prlcktnny, lady, at first sight. 
Chapman, Ilusay D Anilwls, I. 1. 
2. A descant or counterpoint as distinguished 
from a cantus flrmus; contrapuntal music in 
general. 
But yet, as I would have this sort of music decay among 
scholars, even so do I wish, from the bottom of my heart, 
that the laudable custom of England to teach children 
their plain song and priclr-*ong were not so decayed 
throughout all the realm as It Is. 
. I. / ,, Toxophllns(ed. 1864), p. 28. 
On the early morrow, Dlrige, followed by two Masses 
. . . the second . . . accompanied by the organ, and 
chanted In prick-nong, or, as we woulil call It, florid music. 
Rock, Church of our Fathers, II. 60S. 
prick-spur (prik'sper), H. A goad-spur. 
prick-tne-garter 
(prik'Tlle-gJir'ter), . 
Same as fast inxl lonxc 
(which see, under 
prick-the-louse (prik'- 
THe-lous'), H. Same 
as prtcklouae. 
Oae mind your seam, ye 
Prick'BpHtBOftlM nth century 
Burn*, To i Tailor. 
prick-timber ( pri k . ' - 
tim'ber), H. The spin- 
dle-tree, Knoiii/iitUfi Europieuit; also, tlic Kuro- 
pean dogwood, Coriitt* unHj/uiiirii : so called be- 
cause their stems are used to inuke skewers, 
goads, etc. Also prickirood. 
prick-wandt (prik'wond), . A wand set up 
for a mark to shoot arrows at. Percy. (Hulli- 
irell.) 
prick-wheel (prik'hwel), n. A rolling-stamp 
with sharp points which prick a row of dots or 
holes. It is used for marking out patterns, and 
is therefore also called & pattern-wheel. 
prickwood (prik'wud), . Same as prick-tim- 
ber. 
prickyt (prik'i), . [< prick + -;/!.] Prickly. 
A priori* stalke It liath of the owne ; . . . prielcie niore- 
ouer It Is like a thorne. 
Uollatvt. tr. of Pliny, six. 3. (Daciet.) 
pride 1 (prid), . nSE.pride,pryde,pmde,pntide, 
nniyde, pnitr, < AS. pryte (= Icel. prydhi = 
Dan. pryti, ornament), pride, (prut, i-yt, proud : 
see promt.] 1 . The state or condition of being 
proud, or a feeling of elation or exultation on 
account of what one is or has or is connected 
with, in any sense, (a) Inordinate self-esteem ; an 
unreasonable estimate of one's own superiority, which 
manifests itself in lofty airs, reserve, and often In con- 
tempt of others. 
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit 
before A fall. Prov. xvf. 18. 
You sign your place and calling, in full seeming, 
With meekness and humility ; but your heart 
Is cramm'd with arroganey, spleen, and pride. 
Shalt., Hen. VIII., U. 4. 110. 
Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves ; vanity 
to what we would have others think of us. 
Jaf Austen, Pride and Prejudice, I. v. 
(6) A becoming and dignified sense of what is due to one's 
personality, character, or position ; firm self-respect. 
He left his guests, and to his cottage turned, 
And as he entered for a moment yearned 
For the lost splendors of the days of old, . . . 
And felt how bitter Is the sting of pride, 
By want embittered and intensified. 
l.mi : ifi'll"ir, Wayside Inn, Student's Tale. 
Gray's prido was not, as it sometimes Is, allied to van- 
ity, it was personal rather than social, if I may attempt 
a distinction which I feel but can hardly define. 
LomU, New Princeton Rev., I. 16ft. 
(c) A reasonable feeling of elation or exultation in Ttew 
of one's doings, achievements, or possessions, or those of 
a person or persons Intimately connected with one. 
Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, 
And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side. 
Ootdmith, Vet. VII., 1. 163. 
I felt a pride 
In gaining riches for my destined bride. 
Crabbe, Works, IV. 89. 
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We all take a pride in sharing the epidemic economy of 
the time. O. W. llnlmet, OH Vol. of Ufe, p. 1. 
Taking pride In her, 
She look'd so sweet, he kiss d her tenderly. 
Tennyton, AylmeVs Field. 
2. Haughty or arrogant bearing or conduct ; 
overbearing treatment of others; insolent ex- 
ultation ; vainglorying. 
For all that Is In the world, the lust of the flesh, and 
the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, U not of the 
Kather. 1 John II. 16. 
Pride in their port, defiance In their eye, 
I see the lords of humankind pass by. 
k, Traveller, 1. 327. 
3. Exuberance of animal spirits; warmth of 
temperament; mettle. 
The colt that - liack'd and burden'd being young 
Loseth his pride and never waxeth strong. 
Shot., Venus and Adonis, 1. 430. 
Ills heart was warm, his pride was up, 
Sweet Willie kentna fear. 
Willie and May Margaret (Child's Ballads, II. 172). 
Hence 4. Lust; sexual desire; especially, 
the excitement of the sexual appetite in a fe- 
male animal. 
As salt as wolves In pride. Shot., Othello, lit 3. 4O4. 
Of. Wantonness; extravagance; excess; hence, 
impertinence; impudence. 
He hath It when he cannot use It, 
And leaves It to be master'd by his young ; 
Who In their pride do presently abuse It. 
Shot., Lucrece, 1. 864. 
6. That which is or may be a cause of pride ; 
that of which men are proud, (a) Any person, body 
of persons, or object posseMcd which causes others to de- 
light or glory. 
A liold peasantry, their country's pride, 
When once destroyed, can never be supplied. 
<;M*mith, Des. VII., 1. .V.. 
See yon pale stripling! when a boy. 
A mother's pride, a father's Joy ! 
.Scott, Rokeby, ill. 15. 
(fc) Highest pitch ; elevation : loftiness; the best or most 
admiml part of a tiling ; the height ; full force, extent, or 
quantity. 
Now we have seen the pride of Nature's work, 
We'll lake our leave. Marlmre, Doctor Faustus, v. S. 
A falcon, towering In \wt priile of place, 
Was by a mousing owl hawk'd at and kill .1. 
Khak., Macbeth, II. 4. 12. 
Now may It please your Itlgnesse to leaue your dlscon- 
tented passions, and take this mornings pride to hunt the 
Bore. Chapman, Blind Begger of Alexandria (Works, 
(187SX I. 17. 
We are puppets, Man In his pride, anil Beauty fair in her 
flower. Tennymn, Maud, Iv. :.. 
A fine roe t this season (December) makes better veni- 
son than either red or fallow deer; but when not In the 
pride of their grease their flesh is so much carrion. 
II". H'. Greener, The Gun. p. 513. 
() Decoration; ornament: beauty displayed : specifically, 
in li-f , a term applicable to the peacock, turkey-cock, 
and other birds which spread their tails In a circular 
form, and drop their wings: as, a peacock In his pride. 
Whose loftle trees, yclad with sommen P'ide, 
Did spred so broad that heavens light did hide. 
Spenter, K. Q., I. L 7. 
The purple pride 
Which on thy |the violet's) soft cheek for complexion 
dwells. Shale., Sonnets, xclx. 
Be his this sword . . . 
Whose Ivory sheath. Inwrought with curious pride, 
Adds graceful terror to the wearer's side. 
Pope, Odyssey, vili. 438. 
(d) Splendid show ; ostentation. 
The madams too, 
Not used to toll, did almost sweat to hear 
The pride upon them. Shak., Hen. VIII.. I. 1. 43. 
In this array, the war of either side 
Through Athens pass'd with military pride. 
Dryden, Pal. and Arc.. IIL 104. 
7t. A company or group (of lions). 
When beasts went together In companies, then wan 
said to be a pride of lions. 
Strati, Sports and Pastimes, p. 80. 
8. Lameness; impediment. Halliicell. [Prov. 
Eng.] =Syn. L Pridt-Sgotim, Vanity, etc. (lee e^otomX 
self-exaltation, self sufficiency, vainglory. -t Pnde, Ar- 
royance, Pretumption, etc. (see armiance), lordliness, hau- 
teur. 6. Ornament, glory, splendor. 
pride 1 (prid). r. ; pret. and pp. priitnl, ppr. 
priding. [= Icel. pry/Art =Sw. prifila = Dan. 
pryde, adorn, ornament; from the noun.] I. 
trans. 1. To indulge in pride, elation, or self- 
esteem; value (one's self ): used reflexively. 
In theproductlon whereof Prometheus had strangely 
and Insufferably prided himtetf. 
Bacon, Physical Fables, II. 
Many a man, instead of learning humility In practice, 
confesses himself a poor sinner, and next pride* himtelj 
upon the confession. 
J. H. \etnnan, Parochial Sermons. I. 28. 
2. To spread, as a bird its tail-feathers. 
Prideth her feathers, snperbit pennls. 
lloole. Visible World, p. 20. 
priest 
H. intrann. To be proud; exult; glory: Home- 
times with indefinite U. 
Those who pride In being scholars. Sirtft. 
Neither were the vain glories content to pride it upon 
success. Bp. llackel. Abp. Williams, II. SU3. (linnet.) 
I regretted he was no more; he would so much have 
prided and rejoiced In showing his place. 
Mme. VAr'Say. Diary, V. 30. (Datiet.) 
pride- (prid), . [Origin uncertain.] A kind 
of lamprey; especially, the mud-lamprey. See 
M'iiii'n and lamprey. Also sann-pnde and 
of tin' Jsis. 1 1 .1 MM I. Eng.] 
Lumbricl ore littell fyshea taken In small ryrers, whlche 
are lyketo lampurncs, hut they bemuche lease, and some- 
what yeolowe, and are called in W fishy re pride*, 
Klyotcl Difliunarif (fol., Loud., l.V.ll). (llnlliirrU.) 
We call It a lamperon ; Plot calls It the pride nf the. Int. 
Hill, Hist, of Animals, p. S5. 
Pride-gavel, a tax or tribute paid In certain places for 
the privilege of Ashing for lampreys. 
prideful (prid'ful), a. [< pride* + -//.] Full 
of pride; insolent; scornful. 
Then, thus Indignant he accosts the foe 
(While high disdain sat prideful on his brow). 
/' Whitehead, The Uymuasiad, 111. 
Then, In wralh, 
Depart, he cried, perverse and prideful nymph. 
H'. ItirhardKH. 
pridefully (prid'fiil-i), adr. In a prideful man- 
ner; scornfully. 
pridefalness (prid'ful-nes), M. The state or 
condition of being prideful; seornfulness; also, 
vanity. 
A white klrtle the wench wears to hide the dust of the 
mill, no doubt and a blue hood, that might wee) be spared, 
forpride/tdiMB*. Scolt, Monastery, Till. 
prideless (prid'les), a. [<^>-irfel + -/.] Free 
from pride. 
Discreet and pnjdclet, ay honurahle. 
CAnMcer, Clerk's Tale, 1. 874. 
pride-of-Barbados (prid'ov-bar-baMo/.), H. A 
shrub: same t& flower-fence, 
pride-Of-OMlia (prid'qv-chi'na), M. Same us 
pritle-tif-Indui. See J/r/ia. 
pride-of-Columbia (prid'ov-ko-lum'bi-a), . 
An ornamental plant, 1'hlnx xj>ecitn<ii, of west- 
ern North America. 
pride-of-India (prid'ov-iu'di-ft), M. An orna- 
mental tree, .\frli<i Atedaradt. 
pride-of-London (prid'ov-lun'dun). . Same 
as LontloH-pridf. 2. 
pride-of-OhiO (prid'ov-o-hi'6), . An elegant 
plant, the shooting-star, Dottrctitheon Aleuiwi. 
Pride's Puree. Bee purge. 
pridian (prid'i-an), a. [< L. priflianiis, < priug, 
before (see prior), + dies, day : see dial.] Per- 
taining or relating to the previous day; of yes- 
terday. 
Thrice a week at least does Oann breakfast In bed 
sure sign of pridian Intoxication. 
Thackeray, Shabby Genteel Story, IL 
pridingly (pri'ding-li), adr. With pride; in 
pride of heart. 
He pridingly doth set himself before sll others. 
Barrow, Pope's Supremacy. 
pridy(pri'di), n. [<rirfei + -yi.] Proud. Hal- 
Ihre'l. [Prov. Eng.] 
prie't, F- ' An obsolete form of pry 1 . 
prie 2 , r. t . See pree. 
prie : *t, [Cf. priret.] A shrub, the common 
privet, Ligiutrum rulgare. 
prie-dieu (premie'), . [F., < prier, pray, + 
(lieu, God.] 1. Same as praying-<lettli: 
A great bedstead of carved oak, black with age, . . . 
flanked by a grimy prie dieu and a wardrobe eiiually ven- 
erable. The Century, XXXVI. MI. 
2. In < H/itin., a praying-mantis. 
prieft (pref ), . An obsolete form of proof. 
prier (pri'er), n. One who pries; one who in- 
quires narrowly; one who searches or scruti- 
nizes. Also spelled ;(/ /. 
The moderation of the king ... set the monks, the 
constant pram Into futurity, upon propbecylng that the 
reign of this prince was to be equal In length to that of his 
father Yaaous the Great 
Kruce, Source of the Nile, n. 577. 
priest (prdst), n. [< ME. preest, prett, prtut. 
= OFries. i-estere = D. nrifster = MLO. prltter 
= OHO. priestar, MHO. G.priexttr = Icel. prestr 
= Sw. prest = Dan. prirgt = OF. prestre (> ME. 
l>rrxtrr, q. v.), F. prftre = Sp. i>rte = OPg. 
preste = It. ;>re ff, a priest, < LL. presbyter, a 
presbyter, elder: see jirwfeyfcr.] 1. One who 
is duly authorized to be a minister of sacred 
things; one whose stated duty it is to perform, 
on behalf of the community, certain public reli- 
gious acts, particularly religious sacrifices. 
