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prўtănēum the town-hall; a public building in some of the Grecian states; where the Pryta… prўtănis Psacae a people of Scythia; near the river Imaus psallo v. n. to play upon a stringed instrument;; to play upon the cithara; to sing to the c… psalma a song sung to the accompaniment of stringed instruments; a psalm psalmĭcen a psalm-singer psalmĭdĭcus the psalmist psalmĭsŏnus a psalm-singer psalmista a composer; singer of psalms; a psalm-writer; psalm-singer; psalmist psalmogrăphus a psalm - writer; psalmographer psalmus a psalm; the Psalms of David psaltērĭum A stringed instrument of the lute kind; a psaltery; a song sung to the psaltery… psaltes a player on the cithara; a musician; minstrel psaltrĭa a female player on the cithara; a lutist Psămăthē Daughter of Crotopus; king of Argos; A sea-nymph; mother of Phocus; A fountain … Psamăthūs a town and harbor of Laconia Psammĕtĭchus a king of Egypt; who is said to have been the designer of the labyrinth psārānus a precious stone psĕcas a female slave who perfumed her mistress's hair; a man of humble birth Psĕcăs the name of an attendant of Diana psēgma Pselcis a town of Ethiopia; Dakke psēphisma an ordinance of the people psēphŏpaectes a juggler Psēsĭi an Asiatic tribe near the Mœotic Lake psetta a species of plaice; sole; called also pseudanchūsa a plant; bastard-anchusa; alkanet; oxtongue; bugloss pseudăpostŏlus a false apostle pseudĕnĕdrus a feigned lier-in-wait pseudīsŏdŏmos a disproportionate building Pseudŏ-antōnīnus the false Antoninus; Pseudo - Antoninus pseudŏbūnĭon a plant; bastard-bunion Pseudŏ-căto a sham Cato; Pseudo-Cato Pseudŏ-christus a false Christ; Pseudo-Christ pseudŏcўpērus a plant Pseudŏ-dămăsippus Pseudo - Damasippus pseudŏ-dĕcĭmiāna pears similar to the pseudŏ-dĭācŏnus a false deacon pseudŏdictamnum bastard-dittany pseudŏdiptĕros adj. that appears to have two rows of columns; pseudodipteral pseudŏ-ĕpiscŏpus a false bishop pseudŏ-flāvus adj. not exactly yellow; yellowish pseudŏ-grăphus adj. having a false superscription; title pseudŏ-lĭquĭdus adj. apparently liquid Pseudŏlus The Liar pseudŏmĕnos pseudŏnardus bastard-nard pseudŏnedrus a secret lier-in-wait pseudŏpastor a false pastor pseudŏpătum a false floor pseudŏpĕriptĕros adj. that seems to have columns all round Pseudŏ-phĭlippus the false Philip; Pseudo-Philip; who gave himself out to be Philip; son of King… pseudŏprŏphēta a false prophet pseudŏprŏphētīa a false prophecy pseudŏprŏphētĭcus adj. prophesying falsely; pseudo-prophetic pseudŏprŏphētis a false prophetess Pseudŏpўlae the name of two islands in the Arabian Gulf; near Ethiopia pseudŏsĕlīnum a plant pseudŏsmăragdus a false emerald pseudosphex a false wasp pseudŏthўrum a backdoor; private entrance; postern-gate; a secret manner pseudŏ-urbānus adj. imitating the fashion of towns psĭathĭum a little rush mat psīla a covering shaggy on one side; a shaggy covering Psilē a small island in the Ægean Sea; near Samos psīlŏcĭthărista one who plays on the cithara without singing to it; a citkara-player psīlōthrum An unguent for removing the hair and making the skin smooth; a depilatory; A pl… psimmȳthĭum white-lead; ceruse psĭthius psittăcīnus adj. belonging to a parrot psittăcus a parrot psŏădĭcus adj. having pains in the buttocks; loins psōlĕos the penis Psōphis a city in Arcadia; west of the chain of Erymanthus; Tripotamo; belonging to Pso… Psŏphŏdĕes The Bashful Man psōra the itch; mange psōranthĕmis a barren kind of rosemary psōrĭcus adj. for the itch; mange; subst; a remedy for the itch Psȳchē Psyche; a maiden beloved by Cupid; made immortal by Jupiter psȳchĭcus adj. animal; carnal; carnally inclined psȳchŏmăchĭa The Contest of the Soul psȳchŏmantīum a place where the spirits of the dead were interrogated; a place of; necromancy psȳchŏphthŏros the Soul-destroyer psȳchŏtrŏphon a plant; betony psȳchrŏlūsĭa a cold bathing psȳchrŏlūta one who bathes in cold water Psylli an African people south-west of the Syrtis Major; celebrated as serpent-charmers psyllĭon a plant; fleabane; fleawort psўthĭa psўthĭus adj. psythian; Neutr. subst; a kind of raisin - wine Psyttălĭa a small island in the Saronic Gulf; near Salamis ptarmĭcus causing to sneeze; subst; that which causes sneezing -ptĕ self; own Ptĕlĕum A port in Thessaly; over against Eubœa; Pteleo; A city in Messenia; A city in I… Ptĕnĕthu a district of Lower Egypt Ptĕrĕlas A prince of Taphus; One of Actœon's hounds ptĕris a species of fern pternix the straight stem of a plant ptĕrōma the colonnade on the two sides of a Grecian temple ptĕron the side walls