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PIND'LOCK, a town of Germany, in the principality 
of Culmbach : three miles north-north-eaft of Bayreuth. 
PINDMIS'SUS, in ancient geography, a town of Afia, 
in Syria, fituated on the mountains, near the fmall river 
Singns, on the weft ficie of the Euphrates, fouth-weft ot 
Samofata.—Alfo, a town of Cilicia, near mount Amtnus, 
belonging to the Eleuthero-Cilicians, according to Cicero, 
ad Attic, lib. 5. 
PIN'DUS, a mountain, or rather a chain of mountains, 
between Thefi'aly, Macedonia, and Epirus. It was 
greatly celebrated as being facred to the Mufes and to 
Apollo. 
Dr. Holland vifited this region in the year 1812. He 
gave the mineralogical features of it in the following 
terms: “ Limeftone probably forms the bafis of all the 
country to the weft of the river Arta, and is alfo the ma¬ 
terial of the lower part of Pinduson its eaftern fide. The 
bed of the river, however, and the channels of the ftreams 
which join it from the eaft, contain fragments which prove 
that the central parts of Pindus are compofed of primi¬ 
tive formations. I obferved fragments of liennite, por¬ 
phyry, and Terpentine ; a few of mica flate, and others of 
a conglomerated rock, chiefiy compofed of primitive frag¬ 
ments. I did not fee any granite, but a very great abun¬ 
dance of fragments of jafper, green, red, yellow, See. 
The general afpedl of the mountains had much of the 
charadler belonging to a country of primitive flate, but 
I had no direft evidence of this, the lower part of their 
declivities being covered with limeftone rocks or (hale. 
The uppermoft ridge of Pindus, where we traverfed it, 
appeared to be compofed entirely of ferpentine, which 
immediately attracts the attention of the traveller by its 
peculiar appearance. I firft obferved this rock on quit¬ 
ting the valley of the ftream, which we followed in the 
firft part of our afcent from Metzovo. Near the fummit, 
where the vegetation became very fcanty, its glaffy fur- 
face reflefted the light of the fun fo as to produce a re¬ 
markable, and even brilliant, effefl. There was_ no ap¬ 
pearance of ftratification, the rock fliowing itfelf in rude 
amorphous peaks and maffes. This ferpentme is perfedl- 
ly diftinft in its chara&ers: it is of a blackifli green co¬ 
lour, pretty uniform throughout the fubftance of the 
(lone, and mixed with very little red; the luftre is reftn- 
ous; internally dull, externally gliftening. Of the ex¬ 
tent of this ferpentine formation I am unable to fpeak; 
but from the external character of the mountains, and the 
fragments I found in the valley of the river Arta, I con¬ 
ceive it likely that it occupies various points in th'e fum- 
niit of the chain, probably repofing in thefe wiconforma- 
ble maffes upon fome of the primitive flate-rocks.” 
After enjoying for fome time the magnificent view from 
the fummit of Pindus towards the valley of the Peneus, 
which lies at its feet, Dr. H. and his companions began 
rhedefcent, which was more gradual than on the vveftern 
fide, and with more trees, fuch as pines, beeches, and 
planes. It gives a great idea of the trade carried on acrofs 
thefe mountains, that the author mentions frequently 
meeting with large cavalcades of horfes, attended by 
Tartars and Albanians, and loaded with grain, cotton, 
and coarfe cloths, which they were carrying from Thef- 
faly. In one day they met with not lefs than 400 of 
thefe. Travels into Ionia, Theffaly, S,-c. 1813.—See the ar¬ 
ticle Metzovo, vol. xv. p.275. 
PIN'DUS, a town of Greece, in the Doride, placed by 
Strabo on the banks of a river of the fame name, which 
difcharged itfelf into the Cephifus. It is called Ciphus by 
fome authors. It w'as within the territory of this town 
that the Hellenes, driven from the Ilifteiotide by the 
Cadmaens, went to eftablifti thetnfelves, according to He¬ 
rodotus. 
PINE, a townfhip of America, in Allegany county, 
Pennfylvania, containing 588 inhabitants. 
PINE, f. [pinus, Lat. pin, Fr. pinn, Sax.]—-The pine- 
tree hath amentaceous flowers or katkins, which are pro¬ 
duced at remote diftances from the fruit on the fame treej 
P I N 
the feeds are produced in fquainous cones; to which' 
Ihould be added, that the leaves are longer than t’nofe of 
a fir-tree, and are produced by pairs out of each (heath. 
Miller. See Pinus. —Thus droops this lofty pine, and 
hangs' his fprayes. Shakrfpeare. 
You may as well forbid the mountain pines 
To wag their high tops, and to make a noifej 
When they are fretted with the gufts of heaven. Shahefp. 
To PINE, v.n. [perhaps from poena, Lat. peine, Fr. 
pain, fuffering. The Latin compound word pamitet, re- 
folved into poena tenet me, is analogous to the ienfe of this 
verb. The quotations, in Todd’s johnfon, from Spen- 
ferand other authors, combine to prove, that pain, peine, 
poena, are the originals of “ to pine.” Etymological G/ea - 
nings.~\ To languid!; to wear away with any kind of mi- 
fery.—Since my young lady’s going into France, the fool 
hath much pined away. Shakypeare's K- Lear. —Ye (hall 
not mourn, but pine away (or your iniquities. Ezek, 
xxiv. 23. 
My hungry eyes, through greedy covetife. 
With no contentment can themfelves fufftce; 
But having, pine, and having not, complain. Spenfer. 
The wicked with anxiety of mind 
Shall pine away ; in fighs confume their breath. Sanclys. 
To me, who with eternal famine pine, 
Alike is hell, or paradife, or heaven. Milton's P. L. 
This night fnall fee the gaudy wreath decline, 
The roies wither, and the lilies pine. Tichell. 
To languifli with defire.—Your new commander need 
not pine for action. Philips. 
V/e may again 
Do faithful homage, and receive free honours: 
All which we pine for, . Shakefpeare’s Macbeth. 
To PINE, v. a. To wear out; to make to languifli.— 
One is pined in prifon ; another tortur’d on the rack; a 
third languiftieth under the lofs of a dear fon, w'ife, or 
lntfband. Bp. Hall's Breath of the Devout Soul. 
Part us; I towards the north, 
Where (hivering cold and (icknefs pines the clime. 
Shah'fpear e. 
Beroe, pin'd with pain, 
Her age and anguifh from thefe rites detain. Dryden. 
To grieve for; to bemoan in filence : 
Abaftt’d the devil flood, 
And felt how awful goodnefs is, and faw 
Virtue in her fnape how lovely ; faw, and pin'd 
His Jofs. Milton’s P. L. 
PINE,/. Woe; want ; fuffering of any kind : 
His raw-bone cheeks, through penurie and pine, 
Were (hronke into his jaws. Spenfer's F. Q. 
On all their weary w r ays wait care and pain, 
And Pine and Penury, a meagre train. Pope's Odyjf. 
SVrew-PiNE. See Pand^NUS. 
PI'NE-APPLE, f. The ananas, named for its refem- 
blance to the cone of pines. See BromElia ananas.—The 
pine-apple hath a flower confiding of one leaf, divided 
into three parts, and is funnel-fliaped ; the embryos are 
produced in the tubercles: thefe become a fle(hy fruit 
full of juice: the feeds, which are lodged in the tuber¬ 
cles, are very fmall and almoft kidney-fhaped. Miller. — 
If a child were kept where he never faw hut black and 
white, he would have no more ideas of fcarlet, than he 
that never tailed a pine-apple has of that particular re¬ 
lift). Locke. 
PI'NE-BRANCH, /. The branch of the pine-tree. 
PI'NE-BUD, /'. The young (hoot of the pine-tree. 
PINE CREE'K, a river of Pennfylvania, wjjich runs 
into the weft branch of the Sufquehanna, in lat. 41. 11. N. 
Ion. 77. 22. W. 
PINE 
