pith
41pith|e|can|thro|poid — «PIHTH uh KAN thruh poyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. resembling a Pithecanthropus. 2. related to a Pithecanthropus. –n. a pithecanthropoid animal …
42Pith|e|can|thro|pus — «PIHTH uh kan THROH puhs, KAN thruh », noun, plural pi « py». one of a group of extinct ape men, approximating man in bodily form but with a much smaller brain capacity, whose existence about 500,000 years ago (in the Pleistocene) is assumed from …
43pith|i|ness — «PIHTH ee nihs», noun. the quality or character of being pithy …
44Pith helmet — The pith helmet (also known as the sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi) is a lightweight helmet made of cork or pith, typically from the sola (Indian swamp growth, Aeschynomene aspera or A. paludosa ) or a similar plant… …
45pith hat — noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun • Syn: ↑pith helmet, ↑sun helmet, ↑topee, ↑topi • Hypernyms: ↑sunhat, ↑sun hat * * * pith hat or …
46pith helmet — noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun • Syn: ↑pith hat, ↑sun helmet, ↑topee, ↑topi • Hypernyms: ↑sunhat, ↑sun hat * * * noun, pl ⋯ mets [count] : a …
47pith helmet — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pith helmet : singular pith helmet plural pith helmets a large hard round hat worn in hot countries to keep the sun off your head, especially in the past …
48pith paper — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… …
49pith helmet — /ˈpɪθ hɛlmət/ (say pith helmuht) noun a sunhat, usually domed with a sloping brim, made of pith, and formerly much worn by Europeans in tropical countries; topee …
50pith helmet — noun a) A lightweight helmet shaped hat made of the pith of the sola or shola (Indian spongewood) plant covered with white cotton and faced with green cloth. Originally used by the British army in India in the 19th century, later used more widely …