n. [ L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation. ]
His [ Goldsmith's ] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] Compiler. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Removal of whatever stops up the passages. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. & n. (Med.) Deobstruent; aperient. [ Obs. ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ Cf. F. dépilation. ] Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. dépilatoire. ] Having the quality or power of removing hair. --
v. t. [ L. dis- + oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to shut up. ] To open. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. expiatio. ] The act of expilating or stripping off; plunder; pillage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This ravenous expilation of the state. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] One who pillages; a plunderer; a pillager. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation. ] (Med.) A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Arch.) The interval or space between two pilasters. Elmes. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ L. oppilatio: cf. F. opilation. ] The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. opilatif. See Oppilate. ] Obstructive. [ Obs. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Pelage. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. pilastre, It. pilastro, LL. pilastrum, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pillar. ] (Arch.) An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1
a. Furnished with pilasters. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. See Pillau. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. primipilaris, fr. primipilus the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion, fr. primus pilus the division made up of the triarii in the Roman army. ] Of or pertaining to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being a pupil. [ 1913 Webster ]
As sons of kings, loving in pupilage,
Have turned to tyrants when they came to power. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A new compilation. [ 1913 Webster ]