Poyn"tel (?), n. [See Pointal.] (Arch.) Paving or flooring made of
small squares or lozenges set diagonally. [Formerly written pointal.]
Poy"ou (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A South American armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus).
Called also sixbanded armadillo.
Poze (?), v. t. See 5th Pose.
{ Poz`zu*o*la"na (?), Poz`zo*la"*na (?) }, n. [It.] Volcanic ashes from
Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which
hardens under water.
Praam (?), n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of Slavonic
origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See Fare.] (Naut.) A flat-
bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the Baltic, and
sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also pram, and prame.]
Prac"tic (?), a. [See Practical.] 1. Practical.
2. Artful; deceitful; skillful. [Obs.] "Cunning sleights and practick
knavery." Spenser.
Prac"ti*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being practicable;
practicableness; feasibility. "The practicability of such a project."
Stewart.
Prac"ti*ca*ble (?), a. [LL. practicare to act, transact, fr. L.
practicus active, Gr. &?;: cf. F. practicable, pratiquer to practice.
See Practical.] 1. That may be practiced or performed; capable of being
done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a
practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good.
2. Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon; a
practicable road.
Practicable breach (Mil.), a breach which admits of approach and
entrance by an assailing party.
Syn. -- Possible; feasible. -- Practicable, Possible. A thing may be
possible, i. e., not forbidden by any law of nature, and yet may not
now be practicable for want of the means requisite to its performance.
-- Prac"ti*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Prac"ti*ca*bly, adv.
Prac"ti*cal (?), a. [L. practicus active, Gr. &?; fit for doing or
performing, practical, active, fr. &?; to do, work, effect: cf. F.
pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice.] 1. Of or
pertaining to practice or action.
2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction
from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical
understanding." South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay.
3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some
useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.