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a. [ L. amphiprostylos, Gr. &unr_; having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See Prostyle. ] (Arch.) Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To reduce to prose. [ R. ] “To beprose all rhyme.” Mallet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

How may weak mortal ever hope to file
His unsmooth tongue, and his deprostrate style. G. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. dyspro`sitos hard to get at. ] (Chem.) An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy; at. wt., 162.5. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; forward + &unr_; to draw. ] (Med.) A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the spasmodic action of some of the muscles. Gross. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. improspérité. ] Lack of prosperity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + prosperous: cf. F. improspère, L. improsper. ] Not prosperous. [ Obs. ] Dryden. -- Im*pros"per*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Im*pros"per*ous*ness, n. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Leprous. ] (Nat. Hist.) Covered with thin, scurfy scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being leprous or scaly; also, a scale. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Leprous. ] (Med.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anæsthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The disease now called leprosy, also designated as Lepra or Lepra Arabum, and Elephantiasis Græcorum, is not the same as the leprosy of the ancients. The latter was, indeed, a generic name for many varieties of skin disease (including our modern leprosy, psoriasis, etc.), some of which, among the Hebrews, rendered a person ceremonially unclean. A variety of leprosy of the Hebrews (probably identical with modern leprosy) was characterized by the presence of smooth, shining, depressed white patches or scales, the hair on which participated in the whiteness, while the skin and adjacent flesh became insensible. It was an incurable disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., to be unwilling to prosecute. ] (Law) Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. -prossed p. pr. & vb. n. -prossing. ] To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute. [ 1913 Webster ]

An abbrev. of Nolle prosequi. [ 1913 Webster ]

An abbreviation of Non prosequitur. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nonprossed p. pr. & vb. n. Non-prossing ] To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. he does not prosecute. ] (Law) A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. prosaius, from prosa prose: cf. F, . prosaïque. See Prose. ] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a prosaic composition. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person. Ed. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pro*sa"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Pro*sa"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style. [ R. ] Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. “An estimable prosaist.” I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Proscenia [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; before + &unr_; a tent, a wooden stage, the stage. See Scene. ] 1. (Anc. Theater) The part where the actors performed; the stage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Modern Theater) The part of the stage in front of the curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework. [ 1913 Webster ]

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‖n.; pl. Proscolices [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_;, &unr_;, a worm. ] (Zool.) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia. See Redia. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Proscribed p. pr. & vb. n. Proscribing. ] [ L. proscribere, proscriptum, to write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to write. See Scribe. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public. ] 1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. [ 1913 Webster ]

Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the realm, and proscribed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Arian doctrines were proscribed and anathematized in the famous Council of Nice. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Proscribe. ] 1. A proscription; a prohibition; an interdict. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is proscribed. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. proscriptio: cf. F. proscription. ] 1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Proscriptive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who proscribes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. Burke. -- Pro*scrip"tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. prose, L. prosa, fr. prorsus, prosus, straight forward, straight on, for proversus; pro forward + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See Verse. ] 1. The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

I speak in prose, and let him rymes make. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry, that is; prose -- words in their best order; poetry -- the best order. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (R. C. Ch.) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prosed p. pr. & vb. n. Prosing. ] 1. To write in prose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To write prose. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prosing or versing, but chiefly this latter. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., an anatomist, from prosecare to cut up; pro before + secare to cut. ] One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being prosecuted; liable to prosecution. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prosecuted p. pr. & vb. n. Prosecuting. ] [ L. prosecutus, p. p. of prosequi to follow, pursue. See Pursue. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am beloved Hermia;
Why should not I, then, prosecute my right ? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot. [ 1913 Webster ]

To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To follow after. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. prosecutio a following. ] 1. The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the prosecution of war. [ 1913 Webster ]

Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics . . . in prosecution of their various duties. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) (a) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense. (b) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information. (c) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted. Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. prosecutor an attendant. ] 1. One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] A female prosecutor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F. proselytus, Gr. &unr_;, adj., that has come, n., a new comer, especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion; &unr_; toward, to + (prob.) the root of &unr_; to come. ] A new convert especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to Christianity, is a proselyte. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye [ Scribes and Pharisees ] compass sea and land to make one proselyte. Matt. xxiii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fresh confidence the speculatist takes
From every harebrained proselyte he makes. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Convert. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Proselyted p. pr. & vb. n. Proselyting. ] To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring over. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. prosélytisme. ] 1. The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion, system, or party. [ 1913 Webster ]

They were possessed of a spirit of proselytism in the most fanatical degree. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conversion to a religion, system, or party. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. proselytized p. pr. & vb. n. Proselytizing ] To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte. [ 1913 Webster ]

One of those whom they endeavor to proselytize. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make converts or proselytes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who proselytes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of prose. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]