Syn. -- Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic;
intense.
-- Pow"er*ful*ly, adv. -- Pow"er*ful*ness, n.
Pow"er*less, a. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent;
not able to produce any effect. -- Pow"er*less*ly, adv. --
Pow"er*less*ness, n.
Powl"dron (?), n. [OF. espauleron, from espaule shoulder, F. Èpaule.]
Same as Pauldron.
Powp (?), v. i. See Poop, v. i. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pow"ter (pou"tr), n. (Zoˆl.) See Pouter.
Pow"wow` (?), n. 1. A priest, or conjurer, among the North American
Indians.
Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow.
Longfellow.
2. Conjuration attended with great noise and confusion, and often with
feasting, dancing, etc., performed by Indians for the cure of diseases,
to procure success in hunting or in war, and for other purposes.
3. Hence: Any assembly characterized by noise and confusion; a noisy
frolic or gathering. [Colloq. U. S.]
Pow"wow`, v. i. 1. To use conjuration, with noise and confusion, for
the cure of disease, etc., as among the North American Indians.