Shak.
Pigh"tel (?), n. [Cf. Pight, Picle.] A small inclosure. [Written also
pightle.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Pig"-jawed` (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Having the upper jaw projecting beyond the
lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the lower; -- said of
dogs.
Pig*me"an (?), a. See Pygmean.
Pig"ment (?), n. [L. pigmentum, fr. the root of pingere to paint: cf.
F. pigment. See Paint, and cf. Pimento, Orpiment.] 1. Any material from
which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the
refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an
appropriate vehicle.
2. (Physiol.) Any one of the colored substances found in animal and
vegetable tissues and fluids, as bilirubin, urobilin, chlorophyll, etc.