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pararescue [pararescue 词源字典]: "A rescue carried out by a parachutist or parachutists. Usually attributive designating the person or group carrying out the rescue", 1950s; earliest use found in The New York Times. From para- + rescue.[pararescue etymology, pararescue origin, 英语词源]
palais: "A public hall for dancing", Early 20th century: from French palais (de danse) '(dancing) hall'.
phwoah: "Used to express sexual desire", 1980s: imitative.
pisiform: "A small rounded carpal bone situated where the palm of the hand meets the outer edge of the wrist and articulating with the triquetral", Mid 18th century: from modern Latin pisiformis 'pea-shaped', from pisum 'pea' + forma 'shape'.
pubis: "Either of a pair of bones forming the two sides of the pelvis", Late 16th century: from Latin os pubis 'bone of the pubes'.
potjie: "A cast-iron pot with a lid, typically having three legs, for use over an open fire", Afrikaans, literally 'little pot'.
penile: "Relating to or affecting the penis", Mid 19th century: from modern Latin penilis, from penis 'tail, penis'.
panini: "A sandwich made with Italian bread, usually toasted", Italian panino, literally 'bread roll'.
pipit: "A mainly ground-dwelling songbird of open country, typically having brown streaky plumage", Mid 18th century: probably imitative.
pincer: "A tool made of two pieces of metal with blunt concave jaws that are arranged like the blades of scissors, used for gripping and pulling things", Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French pincier 'to pinch'.
palliasse: "A straw mattress", Early 16th century (originally Scots): from French paillasse, based on Latin palea 'straw'.
pleach: "Entwine or interlace (tree branches) to form a hedge or provide cover for an outdoor walkway", Late Middle English: from an Old French variant of plaissier (see plash²).
poutine: "A dish of potato chips topped with cheese curds and gravy", 1980s: Canadian French, either from French pouding 'pudding' or directly from pudding.
pectineal: "Relating to or connected with the pectineus muscle or with the pubic bone, especially its upper anterior surface", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in George Viner Ellis (1812–1900). From pectineus + -al.
pectineus: "A flat muscle arising from the front of the pubis and inserted into the femur just behind the small trochanter", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter. From post-classical Latin pectineus relating to the pecten or pubis from classical Latin pectin-, pecten + -eus.
phosgene: "A colourless poisonous gas made by the reaction of chlorine and carbon dioxide. It was used as a poison gas, notably in the First World War", Early 19th century: from Greek phōs 'light' + -gen, with reference to its original production by the action of sunlight on chlorine and carbon monoxide.
paisa: "A monetary unit of India and Nepal (and formerly of Pakistan), equal to one hundredth of a rupee", Hindi paisā.
protactinium: "The chemical element of atomic number 91, a radioactive metal of the actinide series, occurring in small amounts as a product of the natural decay of uranium", Early 20th century: from proto- 'original, earlier' + actinium, so named because one of its isotopes decays to form actinium.
Plimsoll line: "A marking on a ship’s side showing the limit of legal submersion when loaded with cargo under various sea conditions", Named after Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), the English politician whose agitation in the 1870s resulted in the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876, ending the practice of sending to sea overloaded and heavily insured old ships, from which the owners profited if they sank.
petit four: "A very small fancy cake, biscuit, or sweet, typically made with marzipan and served after a meal", French, literally 'little oven'.