| Prian | n. [ Cornish, clayey ground, from pri clay. ] (Mining) A fine, white, somewhat friable clay; also, the ore contained in a mixture of clay and pebbles. [ Written also pryan. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Priapism | n. [ L. priapismus, Gr. &unr_;, from Priapus the god of procreation, the penis, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. priapisme. ] (Med.) More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Price | n. [ OE. pris, OF. pris, F. prix, L. pretium; cf. Gr. &unr_; I sell &unr_; to buy, Skr. pa&unr_; to buy, OI. renim I sell. Cf. Appreciate, Depreciate, Interpret, Praise, n. & v., Precious, Prize. ] 1. The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that for which something is bought or sold, or offered for sale; equivalent in money or other means of exchange; current value or rate paid or demanded in market or in barter; cost. “Buy wine and milk without money and without price.” Isa. lv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ] We can afford no more at such a price. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Value; estimation; excellence; worth. [ 1913 Webster ] Her price is far above rubies. Prov. xxxi. 10. [ 1913 Webster ] New treasures still, of countless price. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Reward; recompense; as, the price of industry. [ 1913 Webster ] 'T is the price of toil,
The knave deserves it when he tills the soil. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Price current, or
Price list, a statement or list of the prevailing prices of merchandise, stocks, specie, bills of exchange, etc., published statedly or occasionally. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Price | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Priced p. pr. & vb. n. Pricing. ] 1. To pay the price of. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] With thine own blood to price his blood. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To set a price on; to value. See Prize. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To ask the price of; as, to price eggs. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
